Because being a geek is a good thing

A developer documented on his blog why it’s getting harder to sustain an hour of real focus while coding. He identifies interactive chat with LLMs as a new source of fragmented attention and proposes concrete measures to reclaim blocks of deep work.

Universities in the United States have returned to handwritten exams after years of digital assignments, due to the widespread use of generative AI. Neal Stephenson explains in his essay how handwriting engages the brain more, and which fountain pen or rollerball works best for writing a lot without tiring your hand.

Neal Stephenson has spent 25 years composing his novels with a fountain pen on paper and never felt the classic writer’s cramp. His recent essay explains which instrument to use, which paper to avoid, and why the right amount of friction is key, just as schools return to handwritten exams to curb AI use.

Learn WebGPU for C++ is open source documentation that teaches native 3D graphics programming in C++, using the same API that runs inside browsers. It covers Windows, macOS, and Linux with CMake, and lets you choose between the wgpu-native and Dawn backends. The same native code also compiles to WebAssembly with Emscripten.