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Trish @trish0x2a.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

i built Plynk because i wanted a productivity app that doesn't need a server to work a fast local-first Kanban + infinite whiteboard desktop app Tauri + Rust + React + TypeScript + SQLite everything stays on your machine — boards, cards, whiteboards, activity logs, backups

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Trish @trish0x2a.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Kanban boards + a built-in whiteboard for planning, organizing, and visualizing your work. Fast, offline, and available on Windows, Linux & macOS github.com/Trish0x2A/pl...

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GitHub - TrisH0x2A/plynk: Fast, offline brutalist Kanban & Whiteboard desktop workspace

Fast, offline brutalist Kanban & Whiteboard desktop workspace - TrisH0x2A/plynk

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Trish @trish0x2a.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

Memory Allocators 101 - Write a simple memory allocator This article is about writing a simple memory allocator in C. You will implement malloc(), calloc(), realloc() and free()

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Trish @trish0x2a.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

if you've ever wanted to build a game but thought it was too complicated -> you haven't tried making one in terminal yet here's how to build an addictive asteroid dodger in C from

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Trish @trish0x2a.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

the linux kernel's min() macro is one of the most carefully engineered macros ever written standard C's #define min(a,b) ((a)<(b)?(a):(b)) evaluates a or b TWICE and if you pass min(x++, y) you get a double increment the kernel uses a GCC extension: statement expressions.

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Trish @trish0x2a.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

NULL is a billion dollar mistake but at least it's honest. JavaScript's undefined is a billion dollar lie.

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Trish @trish0x2a.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

C still supports the original 1972 function syntax without proper type checking on parameters K&R style: name the params in the signature and declare their types separately below. calls without a prototype can bypass full type checking the CPU just gets whatever bytes you pass. it's removed in C23

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Trish @trish0x2a.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

gcc lets you run code before main() even starts __attribute__((constructor)) marks a function to execute at load time __attribute__((destructor)) runs after main() returns this is how shared libraries initialize themselves when you dlopen() them

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Trish @trish0x2a.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

the linux kernel embeds structs inside other structs and navigates between them using pointer math. you have a pointer to a member and you want the parent struct, therefore subtract the member's byte offset from the address and you're there this is container_of, heavily used in the linux kernel

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Trish @trish0x2a.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

the classic XOR swap is broken on modern CPUs. it's slower, and if both operands refer to the same memory it corrupts the value. __typeof__ + a temp is the right way. it works for any type, evaluates once and the compiler typically eliminates the temp entirely.

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Trish @trish0x2a.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

remember when 512MB RAM felt like a lot? people actually cared about memory back then. you tried not to waste it. now it’s just “eh, we have more RAM”. 32GB machines and apps still manage to feel heavy. feels like we stopped caring somewhere along the way. hardware improved but habits didn’t.

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Trish @trish0x2a.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

in 1983 a Lucasfilm engineer discovered you can legally interleave a switch and a do-while in C it's called Duff's Device. it still compiles and technically valid C Tom Duff's own words: "it amazes me that after 10 years of writing C there are still corners I haven't fully explored."

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Trish @trish0x2a.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

SQLite is sooo underrated

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Trish @trish0x2a.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

the cleanest way to implement a ring buffer in C without malloc, dynamic sizing or locks if you have one reader and one writer

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Trish @trish0x2a.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

xor linked list is one of those things that looks super smart instead of storing prev and next, you just store prev ^ next, so yeah you save one pointer per node but now moving forward needs the previous node every time, you can’t just go to next directly

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Trish @trish0x2a.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

i know there’s neovim, emacs, vscode and all, they’re great but i keep coming back to clion and intellij idea especially intellij for java, it just feels right

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Trish @trish0x2a.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

developers will spend $3000 on a MacBook but refuse to pay $200/year for an IDE that makes them 10x more productive

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Trish @trish0x2a.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

unpopular opinion: the more you rely on ai the less you think slowly making yourself dumb

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Trish @trish0x2a.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

malloc(size) takes a byte count and returns a pointer to a block of that size. that's it. one function. but to implement it you need to understand how the OS hands out memory, how to track free blocks, and how to inject your code into any binary without recompiling it. let's build it from scratch

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Trish @trish0x2a.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

your C code goes through a pipeline preprocess compile assemble link execute learn this flow once and C starts making real sense

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Trish @trish0x2a.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

most C devs think file handling is just fopen() and fclose() but here's what they're missing: every time you call printf(), you're already doing file I/O in C. once that clicks, the entire file handling API makes complete sense. thread on how it actually works and how to use it right.

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Trish @trish0x2a.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

search engines used to be tools for finding information. now they're just guessing what you want based on what's popular, not what's actually true. the algorithm decided you're too dumb to see the real answer.

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Trish @trish0x2a.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

you think your React app with Redis is fast? C++ talking straight to SQLite with Linux APIs handles 100k requests before your stack even finishes parsing JSON. we started calling layers of abstraction "performance" and forgot what speed actually is.

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Trish @trish0x2a.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

Kivo v0.4.0 is now available - Added native OAuth 2.0 integration - Redesigned the App Settings panel - Improved JSON response filtering - Fixed UI input stability github.com/DevlogZz/Kivo

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GitHub - DevlogZz/Kivo: A minimal, fast, and modern desktop HTTP client built with Rust and Tauri

A minimal, fast, and modern desktop HTTP client built with Rust and Tauri - DevlogZz/Kivo

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Trish @trish0x2a.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

it's honestly embarrassing that sqlite just works while we waste hours setting up database servers for user preferences meanwhile we're stuck with docker-compose, environment variables, connection pools, and config files all that just to store basic user data, session tokens

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Trish @trish0x2a.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

released kivo v0.3.0 environments are finally in a good place you can now use global + collection vars also redesigned collection settings (overview, headers, auth) kivo stores everything locally organized as folders with json requests and .env configs

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Trish @trish0x2a.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

not trying to replace anything big just needed a simpler http client for api testing so i built Kivo built with rust + tauri learned a lot of rust along the way features like collections, tab system, and graphql support v0.1.0 github.com/dexter-xD/Kivo

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GitHub - dexter-xD/Kivo: A minimal, fast, and modern desktop HTTP client built with Rust and Tauri

A minimal, fast, and modern desktop HTTP client built with Rust and Tauri - dexter-xD/Kivo

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Trish @trish0x2a.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

if the code is broken, the tests will catch it. if the architecture is wrong, production will catch it. if you never ship, nobody catches anything. remember that.

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Trish @trish0x2a.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

most junior backend devs think performance = faster code it’s not. performance is architecture caching, async I/O, efficient DB queries, rate limits, batching, pagination, logging you don’t optimize a function you optimize a flow

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Trish @trish0x2a.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

after expiring cursor subscription, students be like…

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Trish @trish0x2a.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

react’s biggest competitor isn’t svelte or solid. it’s common sense.

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Trish @trish0x2a.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

Building a JavaScript Runtime from Scratch using C programming: The Jade Runtime medium.com/@trish07/bui...

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Trish @trish0x2a.bsky.social · 06/01/2025

wish there were a framework where I could leave it for ten years and it still runs. I’m not sure if it’s possible now. I am doomed

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Trish @trish0x2a.bsky.social · 05/01/2025

programming is so crazy. like, how does this actually mean anything

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Trish @trish0x2a.bsky.social · 05/01/2025

Seriously, it's been a while since I planned to start game dev as a hobby and make some fun games. I'm thinking of starting with Godot and GDScript. What's your opinion? #gamedev

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Trish @trish0x2a.bsky.social · 04/01/2025

I loved having pencil and paper coding exams! I still code (at least pseudocode) on paper all the time

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Trish @trish0x2a.bsky.social · 01/01/2025

Working on something....kind of a big project, let's see where it goes!!! #sidehustle

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Trish @trish0x2a.bsky.social · 31/12/2024

I’m praying 2025 is a life-changing year with finances flowing like never before, change to the mindset and abundance of love, transformation, joy and wealth transfer 💘

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Trish @trish0x2a.bsky.social · 31/12/2024

Rust container cheat sheet 🦀

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Trish @trish0x2a.bsky.social · 29/12/2024

People say they build app with AI in 30 mins. I tried it all, it's never less than 3 hours for a basic webapp. Are they lying? Am I a noob?

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Trish @trish0x2a.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

Need some cool project ideas for this weekend. What do you recommend?

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Trish @trish0x2a.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

The Reason Why I Hate Frontend 😩

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Trish @trish0x2a.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

How many of you are using Next.js for your blogs and relying on next-mdx-remote to render markdown? Did you know it uses eval in the client, requiring unsafe-eval in your CSP headers? If not done correctly, this can impose serious security risks. 🔐 github.com/hashicorp/ne...

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GitHub - hashicorp/next-mdx-remote: Load MDX content from anywhere

Load MDX content from anywhere. Contribute to hashicorp/next-mdx-remote development by creating an account on GitHub.

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Trish @trish0x2a.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

Crafting Interpreters - It contains everything you need to implement a full-featured, efficient scripting language. You’ll learn both high-level concepts around parsing and semantics and gritty details like bytecode representation and garbage collection. www.craftinginterpreters.com

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Trish @trish0x2a.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

Implementing a Key-Value Store Follow this project series to build a lightweight, persistent key-value store using: - Hash table as the underlying data structure - Disk persistence to minimize memory footprint - Network interface for remote access codecapsule.com/2012/11/07/i...

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Trish @trish0x2a.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

Kernels 101 – Let’s write a Kernel Write a simple kernel which could be loaded with the GRUB bootloader on an x86 system. This kernel will display a message on the screen and then hang. arjunsreedharan.org/post/8271071...

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Trish @trish0x2a.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

Memory Allocators 101 - Write a simple memory allocator This article is about writing a simple memory allocator in C. You will implement malloc(), calloc(), realloc() and free(). arjunsreedharan.org/post/1486758...

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AstraKernel 💫 @astrakernel.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

✨ Curious which one companies use Rust? 🦀 Rust in Production: - list of companies use Rust - based on public information - not an exhaustive list github.com/ImplFerris/r... If you know anything missed(non-crypto), reply/pull request #rustlang

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GitHub - ImplFerris/rust-in-production: Rust In Production

Rust In Production. Contribute to ImplFerris/rust-in-production development by creating an account on GitHub.

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