In programming, the strangler fig pattern or strangler pattern is an architectural pattern that involves wrapping old code, with the intent of redirecting it to newer code or to log uses of the old code. Coined by Martin Fowler,[1] its name derives from the strangler fig plant, which tends to grow on trees and eventually kill them. It has also been called Ship of Theseus pattern, named after a philosophical paradox.[2]
Tiling Is the Missing Abstraction in Graphics Programming
A software engineer’s playbook for tiling: scheduling, threadgroups, and the small decisions that make performance predictable.
Game Programming Patterns
I’m here to help! Game Programming Patterns is a collection of patterns I found in games that make code cleaner, easier to understand, and faster.
coralscript
A writing system based on a hexagonal grid, where each letter is a tile filing the space.
Procedural Tokens — encoding design decisions
Most design tokens hold a value. The interesting ones hold a rule. A live walk from static refs to procedural tokens.
What I Found Interesting in Claude Code's Source
A breakdown of the most interesting engineering patterns in Claude Code's leaked source code: composable system prompts, runtime instruction injection, context compression, forking, prompt caching architecture, and more.
The Stimpunks Design Method
Most institutions try to fix people. Stimpunks redesigns environments. The Stimpunks Design Method uses pattern language to help people design environments where neurodivergent minds can thrive. The Stimpunks Design Method is a practical framework for building systems that work for real human minds. It begins with attention and nervous system safety, builds shared language, redesigns […]
Tree-sitter - a new parsing system for programming tools - Strange Loop
Strange Loop is a conference for software developers covering programming langs, databases, distributed systems, security, machine learning, creativity, and more!
Deterministic Core, Non-Deterministic Shell - Outdata
Determinism, architecture, and the de-sloppification of legacy code.
Anti-patterns: things to avoid - Agentic Engineering Patterns
Anti-patterns: things to avoid - Agentic Engineering Patterns
fig (aka:[phil])
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art and transistors, they/them plant-mom making and running community infra for the atmosphere @microcosm.blue: hubble, constellation, slingshot, UFOs, spacedust, lightrail, some relays, plc mirrors, and more! dm for atproto consulting or service SLA
Semble-Coding
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Plugins for Figma Design Systems
I spend a lot of time working on Design Systems, typically for large multi-platform products. I made this collection for essential (to me) Figma plugins. Some are very sophisticated. Some are simple and do one job really well.
Esoteric Fonts
Arbitrary code can run inside a font, what was a power given to compute the complex layout of characters, can be repurposed for esoteric and even practical purposes. This collection reflects the esoteric fonts people have created and the ways to make them.
Semble Multi-User Graph Explorer
Bastardica
coralscript
propublica/weepeople
StateFace
Hexagone · eieio.games
Decoy Font: A TTF font that hides what you type
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