https://simonhartcher.com/ Software Development, Web Development, and Technology Wed, 08 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html https://github.com/jpmonette/feed en-us © 2026 Simon Hartcher https://simonhartcher.com/posts/2026-04-08-applying-programming-without-pointers-to-an-mbox-indexer-using-zig/ https://simonhartcher.com/posts/2026-04-08-applying-programming-without-pointers-to-an-mbox-indexer-using-zig/ Wed, 08 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT Trading per-message allocations for two flat buffers, and what that unlocks for serializing the index to disk.

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]]> Simon Hartcher https://simonhartcher.com/posts/2012-05-28-28-hour-day/ https://simonhartcher.com/posts/2012-05-28-28-hour-day/ Mon, 28 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT Reflections on Scott Hanselman's productivity tips and the joy of programming

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