A very simple worked example of decoding a gzip file containing a Deflated payload of fixed Huffman codes: https://jjrscott.com/to-deflate-or-not/
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John Scott
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This is apparently a hill I will die on:
Compilers MUST have a command line option to output their abstract syntax trees / understanding of a project in a common format, eg JSON,YAML, or XML (🤢)
Understanding a toolchain's internal understanding of your code is critical for both using, and building upon, that toolchain.
Ellen Shapiro
Funky BobHow do you know you're talking with a seasoned senior developer?
Well, it depends...
Michał "rysiek" Woźniak · 🇺🇦Also, shout-out to @letsencrypt for dramatically changing the security landscape of the Web for the better over the years.
Rarely is there an example of a project so effective and so directly improving everyone's lives, while at the same time keeping the original engineering mindset and just Doing Stuff Rightâ„¢ humbly in the background.
Next November it will have been exactly a decade since LE started. We all owe them a huge 10th birthday party.
Eric Mortensen@konjelly @frankly @nicholasmodesto @daringfireball @gruber I'm a devoted reader and read his comment over and over, wanting to give him the benefit of the doubt, but I couldn't get myself to that meaning. More and more often, I find he and Ben Thompson giving unearned credence to companies and CEOs, and perhaps that trend has colored my interpretation of this bit, but the fact remains that I tried very hard to give him leeway here but couldn't manage it.
Hey @RantyHighwayman, odd question but do you know if anyone would be interested in crowdsourcing an expanded practical Highway Code rather than begging for changes to what were given now.
Non-binding of course but to a large extent so is the official version.
TracketPacer 🚀I propose we ditch all recycling symbols and just legislate space on every part for whatever the https://www.therecyclingassociation.com want. They can then use that space to for whatever information they need to improve handling.
Maybe a small 2D code - whatever works for them.