Coding Minds: How Your Brain Deciphers Programming Like a Puzzle

Coding Minds: How Your Brain Deciphers Programming Like a Puzzle

Ever wonder why debugging feels like hunting for a needle in a quantum haystack? Or why you finally grasp recursion at 2 AM while your brain screams “why now?!”? Programming isn’t just typing—it’s a cognitive obstacle course where your neurons juggle logic, frustration, and occasional triumph. Let’s dissect how your wetware processes code, with practical experiments you can try right now. Cognitive Mechanics of Code Processing Your brain tackles programming through three intertwined phases:...

July 11, 2025 · 3 min · 625 words · Maxim Zhirnov
Will WebAssembly Make JavaScript Obsolete in 5 Years?

Will WebAssembly Make JavaScript Obsolete in 5 Years?

When the WebAssembly (Wasm) revolution began, JavaScript developers collectively spilled their artisanal coffee. The panic was palpable: “Is this the end of JavaScript?” Five years later, we’re still using both—but why? Let’s dissect this tech tango with code samples, performance benchmarks, and a brutally honest reality check. The Great Performance Myth WebAssembly’s speed advantage is real—for specific tasks. Running C++ compiled to Wasm outperforms JavaScript in compute-heavy scenarios. Try this Fibonacci benchmark:...

July 11, 2025 · 3 min · 574 words · Maxim Zhirnov
Optimizing WebSocket in High-Load Go Applications: A Practitioner's Guide

Optimizing WebSocket in High-Load Go Applications: A Practitioner's Guide

Ever tried herding cats while juggling chainsaws? That’s what managing WebSockets in high-traffic Go systems feels like without the right optimizations. As someone who’s accidentally DDoS’d my own servers more times than I’d like to admit, I’ve compiled hard-won lessons into this guide. We’ll transform your WebSocket handlers from overwhelmed gremlins into battle-hardened warriors. Connection Management: The Goroutine Tango Go’s goroutines make concurrency look deceptively easy—until you spawn thousands for WebSocket connections and watch memory vaporize....

July 10, 2025 · 5 min · 854 words · Maxim Zhirnov
The Cult of Kubernetes: When Your Coffee Machine Needs a Cluster

The Cult of Kubernetes: When Your Coffee Machine Needs a Cluster

Ah, Kubernetes. The holy grail of scalability, the darling of Silicon Valley, the… solution to problems your 5-user internal tool doesn’t have? Let’s talk about the elephant in the cloud-native room: we’re using cluster orchestration like it’s duct tape, slapping it on everything from quantum computing to grandma’s recipe blog. The Siren Song of Overengineering Picture this: You’re building a internal employee lunch menu app. Three users. Static content. Yet somehow you find yourself:...

July 10, 2025 · 3 min · 637 words · Maxim Zhirnov
Crafting OBS Studio Plugins: A C++ Adventure with More Twists Than a Pretzel Factory

Crafting OBS Studio Plugins: A C++ Adventure with More Twists Than a Pretzel Factory

Ever felt like streaming software should do that one weird trick but couldn’t find a plugin? Welcome to the Wild West of OBS plugin development—where C++ wranglers build custom solutions while dodging compiler errors like tumbleweeds. Let’s saddle up and build something that’d make even a cowboy streamer tip their hat! Why Build OBS Plugins? OBS Studio operates like a digital swiss army knife for streamers, but sometimes you need a chainsaw attachment....

July 9, 2025 · 3 min · 533 words · Maxim Zhirnov