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Optimize browser rendering | Google

The important lesson is that CSS engines evaluate each rule from right to left. So eg CSS rules that end with a tag selector are very inefficient.

As an intro to Go, Rob Pike quickly explains what went wrong with the mainstream programming languages. via

Calm technology

Information overload and attention scarcity seen in 1996 by men from Xerox PARC labs.

A few git tips you didn't know about

MIslav shares some tips, “git log —oneline —decorate” FTW.

Productivity Guaranteed | Adam Spooner

Remember self-control and focus?

Though I maintain Tokyo Cabinet, I don’t add new feature to TC. I don’t think that Kyoto Cabinet is the full successor of TC. In fact, TC is strongly optimized and much faster than KC in most cases. When parallel processors with more than 8 cores are popular, the market value of KC will exceed that of TC.

Mikio Hirabayashi

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