Unicode 14.0.0

Posted on 2021-09-16 [Thursday] by jj5

So Unicode 14.0.0 is out.

Jsonnet

Posted on 2021-09-01 [Wednesday] by jj5

I very much like the look of Jsonnet.

Codes for Trade

Posted on 2021-08-31 [Tuesday] by jj5

Today I discovered the UN Codes for Trade. It includes info about countries and locations, currency, etc.

Falsehoods Programmers Believe About Phone Numbers

Posted on 2021-08-06 [Friday] by jj5

Some notes from Google about Falsehoods Programmers Believe About Phone Numbers.

Data Structure Visualizations

Posted on 2021-07-08 [Thursday] by jj5

This on HN today: Data Structure Visualizations.

Data visualization tools

Posted on 2021-06-26 [Saturday] by jj5

Today via r/programming: Awesome data visualization tools for software developers

Data Visualization With Matplotlib and Seaborn

Posted on 2021-05-04 [Tuesday] by jj5

I was referred to Data Visualization With Matplotlib and Seaborn on #lobsters today.

Installing zstd lib for PHP

Posted on 2021-04-09 [Friday] by jj5

To get the zstd_compress PHP function:

# apt install php7.2-dev
# pecl install zstd

Then add “extension=zstd.so” to php.ini.

Emoji under the hood

Posted on 2021-03-26 [Friday] by jj5

An excellent article on Unicode: Emoji under the hood.

Starbucks Does Not Use Two-Phase Commit

Posted on 2021-03-10 [Wednesday] by jj5

While flipping through Cassandra: The Definitive Guide I discovered Starbucks Does Not Use Two-Phase Commit.