Web Review, Week 2026-31
Let’s go for my web review for the week 2026-31.
Sovereignty is a substrate
Tags: tech, hardware, supply-chain, complexity
Interesting piece which shows very well the complexity of the hardware supply chain. The parts which matter the most are largely ignored by everyone.
https://negroniventurestudios.com/2026/07/28/sovereignty-is-a-substrate/
Do LLMs know how to make software? (No.)
Tags: tech, ai, machine-learning, gpt, copilot
Funny, I was using that exact same term recently: “brute-force driven development”. It describes fairly well how the harnesses work.
https://mir.aculo.us/do-llms-know-how-to-make-software-no/
Getting access to the /tmp of a systemd service with PrivateTmp=yes
Tags: tech, systemd
Don’t forget, it’s all namespaces!
https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/linux/SystemdPrivateTmpWhere
The Hamburger Database Design Pattern
Tags: tech, databases, design, pattern
Interesting pattern for managing materialized views over a long time.
Memory-level parallelism: AMD is the king
Tags: tech, cpu, amd, performance
They’re definitely handling this part right, they seem well ahead everyone else.
https://lemire.me/blog/2026/07/25/memory-level-parallelism-amd-is-the-king/
C++26: Reducing undefined behaviour
Tags: tech, c++, standard, safety, reliability
More signs of C++26 being an important new standard for reliability and safety.
https://www.sandordargo.com/blog/2026/07/29/cpp26-reduces-undefined-behaviour
C++ float-to-int conversion can be undefined behavior
Tags: tech, c++, safety
This is a bigger trap than it sounds. It is very easy to fall into it.
https://kttnr.net/blog/cpp-float-to-int-conversion-undefined-behavior/
Learn WebGPU for C++ documentation
Tags: tech, web, webgpu, graphics
Curious about WebGPU? This looks like it’ll become a very good resource for that.
https://eliemichel.github.io/LearnWebGPU/
The Website Specification
Tags: tech, web, standard
This is very comprehensive! It is also overwhelming… So many things to think about when making a website nowadays.
https://specification.website/
What even are microservices?
Tags: tech, architecture, microservices
Since I still hear about “microservices” more often than I’d like to. Here is another piece which points the trade-offs and that really there’s no one size fits all.
https://var0.xyz/posts/what-even-are-microservices.html
Code Review Responses: Add Context When It Counts
Tags: tech, codereview
There are indeed cases where it’s important to provide more context on the code which changed following up a comment by the reviewer.
https://testing.googleblog.com/2026/05/code-review-responses-add-context-when.html?m=1
How I Find Problems to Solve as a Staff Engineer
Tags: tech, engineering, leadership, problem-solving
Good approach, you indeed need to immerse yourself in the context and see the recurring patterns. That’s the best way to figure out impactful solutions to recurring issues.
https://lalitm.com/post/find-problems-staff-engineer/
Your harddrive is probably full
Tags: tech, storage, resources, procrastination
Interesting take, it’s more than just about hard drives being full. Indeed, there are many things on which we tend to procrastinate. But on the other hand… so many budgets to track otherwise!
https://www.marginalia.nu/log/a_139_hdd/
The Crossover Project
Tags: tech, software, engineering, agile, craftsmanship
Very interesting series I previously missed. It explores if software engineering is really engineering, and the differences with other engineering fields. Quite a few nice lessons to draw from it.
https://www.hillelwayne.com/tags/crossover-project/
Kaizen Board: A Reply on Every Sheet
Tags: tech, quality, kaizen, japan
Wondering how that works when it runs properly? Here is an example of a Kaizen board in a japanese factory.
https://www.leanblog.org/2026/07/kaizen-board-manager-comments/
Bye for now!