Tiny Jubjub
A few days ago I wrote about the Jubjub elliptic curve that takes its name from Lewis Carroll’s poem Jabberwocky. I’ve also written about a slightly smaller but still enormous curve named Baby Jubjub. This post introduces Tiny Jubjub, an elliptic curve with 20 elements, one designed to have some
Read moreTailwind CSS vs. Bootstrap: Which Framework Is Right for Your Next Project?
Explore the key differences between Tailwind CSS and Bootstrap. Discover their pros, cons, and ideal use cases to decide which CSS framework is best for your next web development project. Continue reading Tailwind CSS vs. Bootstrap: Which Framework Is Right for Your Next Project? on SitePoint.
Read moreBehind Insurify: How One Insurance Marketplace Handles 400+ API Integrations and Real-Time Quotes at Scale
Deep dive into Insurify's insurance marketplace technology: 400+ carrier API connections, sub-10-second quote delivery, and intelligent matching algorithms. Continue reading Behind Insurify: How One Insurance Marketplace Handles 400+ API Integrations and Real-Time Quotes at Scale on SitePoint.
Read moreTwo ways of generalizing π
The constant π is the ratio of a circle’s circumference to its diameter. We can generalize π by generalizing what a circle is. We will define a p-circle to be the solution to for 1 ≤ p ≤ ∞. The case of p = ∞ is defined as the limit of
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Wenjing Zhang, VP of Engineering, and Caleb Johnson, Principal Engineer at LinkedIn, sit down with Ryan to discuss how semantic search and AI have transformed LinkedIn’s job search feature. They explore the engineering efforts behind transitioning from keyword-based search and the impact of AI models on LinkedIn’s job seekers and
Read moreRenewing Chat on Stack Overflow
Improving the place where developers have real conversations and real collaboration
Read moreChris’ Corner: Browser Wars Micro Edition
Ages ago, Firefox shipped “masonry layout” where you simply grid-template-rows: masonry; instead of defining specific rows in a grid or letting them auto-create. It wasn’t terribly powerful but it did the trick for a lot of use cases. There has been renewed interest in this the past year or so,
Read moreMisleading plots of elliptic curves
The elliptic curves used in cryptography are over finite fields. They’re not “curves” at all in the colloquial sense of the word. But they are defined by analogy with continuous curves, and so most discussions of elliptic curves in cryptography start by showing a plot of a real elliptic curve.
Read moreMemorable Primes
The other day I needed to test some software with a moderately large prime number as input. The first thing that came to mind was 8675309. This would not be a memorable number except it was in the chorus of the song 867-5309/Jenny. It turned out that 8675309 was too
Read moreSelf-loathing AI
This came out a few weeks ago, but I just learned about it today and I think it’s hilarious. Duncan Haldane posted on X a screenshot of Google Gemini having a meltdown. I quit. I am clearly not capable of solving this problem. The code is cursed, the test is
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