Bookmarks
Curated lists of articles, videos, and blogs worth reading.
Personal Websites & Blogs
- Julia Evans' personal blogEssays on operating systems, Linux, networking, and more
- Lee Robinson's personal websitePreviously DevRel at Vercel, now at Cursor
- Nicholas ChenA neat-looking personal website that inspired the design of this website
- Thorsten Ball's blogAuthor of Golang books, previously worked at Sourcegraph and Zed (the IDE I am using right now)
- Engineer GirlfriendLiz built Minihog, a mobile version of PostHog, and some other cute apps
- Hosted NowhereAn entire website encoded in a URL. Hosted nowhere. Present everywhere.
Product & Startups
- The Product-Market Fit GameBy James Hawkins, PostHog co-founder
- PostHog's Guide to Vibe DesignTips for creating good designs without a dedicated designer
- trustmrrMarc Lou's public database of verified solo dev startup revenue
- Post-Bridge Organic Growth GuideHow to get 30k app downloads in 30 days using only organic TikTok and Instagram content
- What we wish we knew about building AI agentsPostHog's learnings from building out PostHog AI
Infrastructure & Operating Systems
- Julia Evans' Wizard ZinesDigestible comics about Linux and networking concepts
- Julia Evans' ExperimentsInteractive sandboxes for DNS, nginx, and other tools
- SadServersLeetcode-style challenges for hands-on Linux troubleshooting
- GNS3Network simulation software for learning protocols hands-on
- Geeksforgeeks — Memory Layouts of C ProgramsClear breakdown of stack, heap, BSS, and text segments
- Boot.devFree, gamified platform focused on backend development
- CodeCrafters HTTP ServerBuild an HTTP server from scratch
Community
- The Recurse CenterSelf-directed programming retreat in NYC or remote
- taroCareer advice from senior engineers, great for getting promoted
- Open Source GuideCovers licensing, contributing, and maintaining projects
- Good First IssueCurated beginner-friendly issues from popular open source repos
- Webring (Wikipedia)The original decentralized social network of the early web
Technical Writing & Books
- The Way of CodeEssays on software craftsmanship
- Cognitive load is what mattersSince we spend far more time reading and understanding code than writing it, we should constantly ask ourselves whether we are embedding excessive cognitive load into our code.
- 6 Techniques for Great Shell Script UXSmall tricks that make shell scripts noticeably more polished
- Unix Shell Script TacticsBest practices style guide for shell scripting
- High Memory Usage in Postgres Is Good, ActuallyIf the dashboard shows a high “% memory used,” do not panic.
- Zero-Downtime DeploymentsSample from the book "Zero To Production In Rust"
- CPU Utilization Is a LieWhy CPU % is a misleading metric and what to use instead
- The Design & Implementation of SpritesHow Fly.io built sprites.dev, their code sandbox product launched in 2026
- Containers vs Zones vs Jails vs VMsA 2017 write-up of a topic that is very trending in Q1 2026
- We Were Wrong About GPUsA progress report: GPUs aren’t going anywhere, but: GPUs aren’t going anywhere.
- What Is Kubernetes?A clear timeline and explainer of what led to Kubernetes
- Solving 1 Billion Rows in GoOptimizing a Go solution to the 1 Billion Row Challenge using pprof
- Profiling Go with pprofJulia Evans' guide to profiling Go programs
- MicroVMs in 2026A comprehensive overview of the microVM landscape in Q1 2026
- Do You Even Need a Database?A database is just files.
- How we made Ramp Sheets self-maintainingRamp's write-up on how they connected Datadog monitors to AI agents
- Why We Built Our Own Background AgentRamp's write-up on how they build Ramp Inspect, their internal AI agent
- The End of Push-Wait-Guess CIDepot's take on smarter, faster CI pipelines
- Async vs Sync in BetweenAnthony Fu on bridging async and sync code in JavaScript
- JPEG compressionSophie Wang's visual explanation of JPEG compression
Developer Tools & Software
- LocalStackRun AWS services entirely on your local machine
- GitpodCloud dev environments that spin up in seconds
- SelinePrivacy-first, lightweight website analytics
- Jam.devOne-click bug reports with automatic console and network logs
- ProtonMailPrivacy-first email, VPN, drive, and calendar suite
- DaytonaCode sandboxes for enterprise scale
- sprites.devSuper cheap code sandboxes, by Fly.io
- exe.devCode sandboxes again, why not ?
- just-bashVercel's sandboxed bash interpreter for AI agents
- Smol MachinesCode sandboxes again !
- peon-pingGive your Claude Code a voice!
- ZedSnappy code editor, built in Rust
- Remotion + Claude CodeUse Claude Code to create videos programmatically
- Littlebird.aiPersonal assistant that learns from your screen and meetings
- Google StitchDesign at the speed of AI
- Voxtral TTS by MistralMistral's new hyper-realistic text-to-speech model
- Lucia AuthOpen source authentication library for JS and TypeScript
- Chrome Task ManagerPer-tab CPU and memory usage, built right into your browser
- Asahi LinuxLinux ported to Apple Silicon Macs
- git-spiceStacked branches and PRs for git
Job Search & Interview Prep
- Deep-MLLeetcode-style challenges for machine learning
- Competitive Programmer's HandbookFree PDF covering algorithms for competitive programming
- Microsoft Engineering Fundamentals PlaybookExhaustive guidelines for industry-standard software projects
- HackerOne Bug Bounty ProgramsOpen bug bounty programs across hundreds of companies
- LeetCode — 15 PatternsIllustrated guide to the most common Leetcode problem patterns
- onsites.fyiDetailed FAANG interview reports, more candid than Glassdoor
- Sourcegraph's Notion websitePublic info on company culture, hiring criteria, and interview advice
- LeetDesignLeetcode for system design, structured and practical
- Alphabet150The Google-focused equivalent of the Neetcode 150
- LeetCode Resources CheatsheetOfficial Leetcode reference sheet for interviews
- LeetCode — Patterns Deep DiveExtended Leetcode cheatsheet with pattern deep dives
- VisualgoAnimated visualizations of data structures and algorithms
- startups.gallery900+ curated early-stage companies, updated daily
- PostHog Cool Tech JobsCurated list of jobs at startups like Supabase, ElevenLabs, Railway
- Hacker News JobsJob postings from YC-backed startups and tech companies
Web Development
- Great FrontendReal-world frontend projects to build and showcase
- SQL Murder MysteryLearn SQL by solving an interactive murder mystery
- Neobrutalism ComponentsRetro-styled UI components, adaptable for React Native
- React Native PaperHigh-quality cross-platform mobile UI components
- WappalyzerBrowser extension that reveals any website's tech stack
- Expressive CodeBeautiful syntax-highlighted code blocks for your website