2019-03-30

There is now a patch overview tool to have a quick overview of the patch status list. This list is generated each day from the sites repository. It checks if patches apply cleanly in a normal patching manner. Of course it does not check patch combinations.

Please keep the patches tidy and maintain or remove them.

Rust is not a good C replacement

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I have a saying that summarizes my opinion of Rust compared to Go: “Go is the result of C programmers designing a new programming language, and Rust is the result of C++ programmers designing a new programming language”. This isn’t just a metaphor - Go was designed by plan9 alumni, an operating system written in C and the source of inspiration for many of Go’s features, and Rust was designed by the folks at Mozilla - whose flagship product is one of the largest C++ codebases in the world.

The values of good C++ programmers are incompatible with the values of...

Comment on Curve extraction plugin by nicola

In reply to caiyong.

you port it in C++?

Status update, March 2019

My todo list is getting completed at a pace it’s never seen before, and growing at a new pace, too. This full-time FOSS gig is really killing it! As the good weather finally starts to roll in, it’s time for March’s status update. Note: I posted updates on Patreon before, but will start posting here instead. This medium doesn’t depend on a proprietary service, allows for richer content, and is useful for my supporters who support my work via other donation platforms.

Sway 1.0 has been released! I wrote a detailed write-up on the release and our future plans separately, which...

Announcing the release of sway 1.0

1,315 days after I started the sway project, it’s finally time for sway 1.0! I had no idea at the time how much work I was in for, or how many talented people would join and support the project with me. In order to complete this project, we have had to rewrite the entire Linux desktop nearly from scratch. Nearly 300 people worked together, together writing over 9,000 commits and almost 100,000 lines of code, to bring you this release.

Sway is an i3-compatible Wayland desktop for Linux and FreeBSD

1.0 is the first stable release of sway and represents a consistent,...

Sourcehut's spartan approach to web design

Sourcehut is known for its brutalist design, with its mostly shades-of-gray appearance, conservative color usage, and minimal distractions throughout. This article aims to share some insights into the philosophy that guides this design, both for the curious reader and for the new contributor to the open-source project.

The most important principle is that sr.ht is an engineering tool first and foremost, and when you’re there it’s probably because you’re in engineering mode. Therefore, it’s important to bring the information you’re there for to the forefront, and minimize distractions. In practice, this means that the first thing on any page to grab...

Tips for a disciplined git workflow

Basic git usage involves typing a few stock commands to “sync everyone up”. Many people who are frustrated with git become so because they never progress beyond this surface-level understanding of how it works. However, mastering git is easily worth your time. How much of your day is spent using git? I would guess that there are many tools in your belt that you use half as often and have spent twice the time studying.

If you’d like to learn more about git, I suggest starting with Chapter 10 of Pro Git (it’s free!), then reading chapters 2, 3, and 7....

Generics aren't ready for Go

In the distance, a gradual roar begins to grow in volume. A dust cloud is visible over the horizon. As it nears, the shouts of the oncoming angry mob can be heard. Suddenly, it stops, and a brief silence ensues. Then the air is filled with the clackings of hundreds of keyboards, angrily typing the owner’s opinion about generics and Go. The clans of Java, C#, Rust, C++, TypeScript, Haskell, and more - usually mortal enemies - have combined forces to fight in what may become one of the greatest flamewars of our time. And none of them read more...

Wayland misconceptions debunked

This article has been on my backburner for a while, but it seems Wayland FUD is making the news again recently, so I’ve bumped up the priority a bit. For those new to my blog, I am the maintainer of wlroots, a library which implements much of the functionality required of a Wayland compositor and is arguably the single most influential project in Wayland right now; and sway, a popular Wayland compositor which is nearing version 1.0. Let’s go over some of the common misconceptions I hear about Wayland and why they’re wrong. Feel free to pick and choose the...

2019-02-09

st 0.8.2 released: download

This release has mostly bugfixes.