Tags: web-review, problem-solving, machine-learning, gpt, copilot, resources, supply-chain, c++, hardware, graphics, complexity, leadership, databases, engineering, performance, webgpu, codereview, craftsmanship, procrastination, kaizen, storage, agile, software, ai, standard, cpu, design, systemd, reliability, pattern, amd, quality, japan, safety, web, tech, architecture, microservices
Let’s go for my web review for the week 2026-31.
Tags: tech, hardware, supply-chain, complexity
Interesting piece which shows very well the complexity of the hardware supply chain. The parts which matter the most are largely ignored by everyone.
https://negroniventurestudios.com/2026/07/28/sovereignty-is-a-substrate/
Tags: tech, ai, machine-learning, gpt, copilot
Funny, I was using that exact same term recently: “brute-force driven development”. It describes fairly well how the harnesses work.
https://mir.aculo.us/do-llms-know-how-to-make-software-no/
Tags: tech, systemd
Don’t forget, it’s all namespaces!
https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/linux/SystemdPrivateTmpWhere
Tags: tech, databases, design, pattern
Interesting pattern for managing materialized views over a long time.
Tags: tech, cpu, amd, performance
They’re definitely handling this part right, they seem well ahead everyone else.
https://lemire.me/blog/2026/07/25/memory-level-parallelism-amd-is-the-king/
Tags: tech, c++, standard, safety, reliability
More signs of C++26 being an important new standard for reliability and safety.
https://www.sandordargo.com/blog/2026/07/29/cpp26-reduces-undefined-behaviour
Tags: tech, c++, safety
This is a bigger trap than it sounds. It is very easy to fall into it.
https://kttnr.net/blog/cpp-float-to-int-conversion-undefined-behavior/
Tags: tech, web, webgpu, graphics
Curious about WebGPU? This looks like it’ll become a very good resource for that.
https://eliemichel.github.io/LearnWebGPU/
Tags: tech, web, standard
This is very comprehensive! It is also overwhelming… So many things to think about when making a website nowadays.
https://specification.website/
Tags: tech, architecture, microservices
Since I still hear about “microservices” more often than I’d like to. Here is another piece which points the trade-offs and that really there’s no one size fits all.
https://var0.xyz/posts/what-even-are-microservices.html
Tags: tech, codereview
There are indeed cases where it’s important to provide more context on the code which changed following up a comment by the reviewer.
https://testing.googleblog.com/2026/05/code-review-responses-add-context-when.html?m=1
Tags: tech, engineering, leadership, problem-solving
Good approach, you indeed need to immerse yourself in the context and see the recurring patterns. That’s the best way to figure out impactful solutions to recurring issues.
https://lalitm.com/post/find-problems-staff-engineer/
Tags: tech, storage, resources, procrastination
Interesting take, it’s more than just about hard drives being full. Indeed, there are many things on which we tend to procrastinate. But on the other hand… so many budgets to track otherwise!
https://www.marginalia.nu/log/a_139_hdd/
Tags: tech, software, engineering, agile, craftsmanship
Very interesting series I previously missed. It explores if software engineering is really engineering, and the differences with other engineering fields. Quite a few nice lessons to draw from it.
https://www.hillelwayne.com/tags/crossover-project/
Tags: tech, quality, kaizen, japan
Wondering how that works when it runs properly? Here is an example of a Kaizen board in a japanese factory.
https://www.leanblog.org/2026/07/kaizen-board-manager-comments/
Bye for now!