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Cool stuff I've found around the internet.
2026
- Homa protocol - successor network protocol to TCP with massively reduced tail latency (100us vs 1ms)
- FixturFab - custom PCB test fixtures, with useful open-source material about test jigs and testing in general
- Knurling-rs - tools and training for developing embedded Rust
- Vale - a markup-aware linter for prose
- Roadster Charger - open-source e-bike charger firmware and hardware; interesting hardware design for 65W USB-C PD
- flashrom - Linux tool for programming flash memory; its chip definitions are a useful JEDEC-ID reference (include/flashchips.h)
- High-performance string formatting in .NET - efficient string formatting and avoiding unnecessary allocations
- Optimizing C# collections with predictive sizing - preallocating collection capacity using observed sizes
- CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration - a community-developed catalog of software and hardware weaknesses
- iFixit Soldering Iron and Power Station - gives some insights into a consultancy's process for product development
- How to write technical documentation - Mintlify’s practical guide to documentation style and tone
- MinerU - convert PDFs into machine-readable markdown and JSON
- KiBot - scriptable fabrication and documentation generation for KiCad projects
- ngscopeclient - GPU-accelerated remote control and analysis suite for test instruments
- What Working on Pebble Taught Me About Building Hardware - lessons from building Pebble smartwatches
- Rust at Volvo Cars — Julius Gustavsson, NDC TechTown 2025
- Real time decoding of 100baseT1 automotive Ethernet with ngscopeclient + ThunderScope - Andrew Zonenberg
- Debugging PCIe flapping on STM32MP257 with ngscopeclient - Andrew Zonenberg
- Inside a 3000W Water-Cooled Power Supply (with GaN & SiC) - ElectrArc240
- Breaking architecture barriers: Running x86 games and apps on ARM - 39C3 / Tony Wasserka
- Cracking open what makes Apple's Low-Latency WiFi so fast - 39C3 / Henri Jäger
- Liberating Bluetooth on the ESP32 - 39C3 / Antonio Vázquez Blanco
- Modular Code with Examples in C# — Ian Cooper, NDC London 2026
2025
- Bootlin Buildroot tutorial - the best free resource for learning Buildroot
- ESP-Hosted - use an ESP32 as a WiFi co-processor for Linux hosts
- OpenEarable 2 - open-source AI platform for ear-based sensing with true wireless audio
- ZEReader - Zephyr-based firmware for an open hardware eBook reader
- RoyalBlue54L Debugger - Zephyr-based CMSIS-DAP debugger firmware
- siliconpr0n - silicon die photography and reverse engineering
- Silicon Reverse Engineering - good video intro to the field
- Bunnie Huang — Hardware Hacking, Biotech, China vs US Manufacturing
- Why the Death of Moore's Law Makes Open Source Silicon Possible
- Heterogeneous Multiprocessing on i.MX 95 using Zephyr & Linux - Toradex/OpenAMP
timeless
- A Note About Git Commit Messages - tpope on formatting conventions
- How to Write a Git Commit Message - the seven rules
- Good Commit Messages and Enforcing Them with Git Hooks