Using a Markov chain to generate readable nonsense with 20 lines of Python
Describes a simple Markov chain algorithm to generate reasonable-sounding but utterly nonsensical text, and presents some example outputs as well as a Python implementation.
Retrieval Augmented Generation in Go
I've been reading more and more about LLM-based applications recently, itching to build something useful as a learning experience. In this post, I want to share a Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) system I've built in 100% Go and some insights I learned along the way. Some li...
Fourteen Years of Go
Happy Birthday, Go!
Demystifying function parameters in Go
In this post we're going to talk about how (and why!) different types of function parameters behave differently in Go. If you're new (or even not-so-new) to Go, this can be a common source of confusion and questions. Why do functions generally mutate maps and slices, but not o...
People skills for developers
In the second part of this series on career skills for software engineers, we’ll look at how to deal with that trickiest of species: human beings.
People skills for developers
In the second part of this series on career skills for software engineers, we’ll look at how to deal with that trickiest of species: human beings.
Automating my hard-to-automate garage doors
This is how I automated my garage doors without using a BTN interface.
A Charm-ed life for Go CLI tooling
#483 — November 7, 2023 Unsub | Web Version Go Weekly Charm Raises $6M to Build the Next Generation of the Command Line — Like much of the Go community, we’ve been huge fans of Charm’s approach to building useful Go-based to...
Announcing GoReleaser v1.22 — steady improvement
Another boring release, with mostly bug fixes and quality-of-life improvements.
Integrating Alarm Systems with Homekit
This post documents my journey implementing a Homekit integration for my Intelbras AMT8000 alarm system.