Tag: coding

7 posts in this channel.

Jul 29, 2026 · 38 min read

Build a tiny Reed–Solomon code step by step, erase half its shards, and recover your own input without treating the maths as magic.

Jul 28, 2026 · 10 min read

Before giving work to a coding agent, ask what you would need to tell a developer who already knew the codebase.

Jul 26, 2026 · 11 min read

Before adding a lock, decide which operation owns the right to commit a result and when that ownership expires.

Jul 25, 2026 · 6 min read

HTTP success, application success and business success are separate outcomes. Clients need to check the one they actually depend on.

Jul 24, 2026 · 9 min read

Producing more log lines does not make a system easier to understand. Start with the questions an operator must be able to answer.

Jul 23, 2026 · 8 min read

Giving every operation its own timeout can make one request take several times longer than intended. Pass the remaining deadline instead.

Jul 12, 2026 · 10 min read

GPT-5.6 is a meaningful step beyond GPT-5.5, but choosing well means using Terra by default, Sol deliberately, and Luna only for bounded work.