A new batch of engineering blog post picks on writethat.blog - courtesy of @sarna.dev - I ported K8s to the browser > @samwho.dev , @ngrok.com - Performance has layers > Steve Karam, @oxide.computer - Weekend trivia: your process’s memory is a file > @lcamtuf.coredump.cx
Piotr Sarna
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Currently: poolside Hacking history: Turso, libSQL, Seastar, ScyllaDB, LizardFS, some kernel stuff
(Some) writers appreciate LLM writing assistance but readers hate it. Survey says… writethatblog.substack.com/p/dev-reacti... If readers suspect AI, they not only stop reading, but also downvote/avoid the author.
The latest batch of engineering blog picks for writethat.blog, courtesy of @sarna.dev... Natural Language Autoencoders: Turning Claude’s thoughts into text// @anthropic.com Content for content’s sake// @mitsuhiko.at Lessons learned building high-performance Rust profiler// Paweł Urbanek
Our latest (and final, maybe) tech blogger interview takes you into the sticky web of @ssp.sh writethatblog.substack.com/p/simon-spat...
The latest batch of engineering blog picks for writethat.blog, courtesy of @sarna.dev ... - Understanding the Go runtime: the network poller // @jespino.bsky.social - What are skiplists good for? // Will Wilson, @antithesis.com - Open source security at Astral // @yossarian.net, Astral
A peek at some early results from the “how/why do you use LLMs to draft tech blogs” survey… How often respondents use LLMs to draft blogs (remember that the survey is targeted to those who have tried it, at least once or twice, NOT those who have refrained)
Next up in our tech blogger interview series: @cassidoo.co , who just celebrated the 9th anniversary of her newsletter (Rendezvous with Cassidoo) 🌟 writethatblog.substack.com/p/cassidy-wi...
Piotr's latest engineering blog picks for writethat.blog... - When agents have wallets // @ludden.social - ZeroClick - Hypothesis, Antithesis, synthesis // @drmaciver.bsky.social - @antithesis.com - What happens with open source in the age of AI? // @glaubercosta.bsky.social y.social - @tur.so
Our latest interview: @gergely.pragmaticengineer.com shares his path to The Pragmatic Engineer, his favorite bloggers, and tips for others writethatblog.substack.com/p/gergely-or...
For our latest tech blogger interview, we’re featuring @gwenshap.bsky.social. writethatblog.substack.com/p/gwen-shapi...
“Writing for Developers” is featured as @manning.com's deal of the day today. The 45% discount also applies to “A Damn Fine Stable Diffusion Book” by @willkurt.bsky.social and “Everyday Data Visualization” by @callmedeeray.bsky.social . mng.bz/Y7oK
Rather chuffed to get featured on @cynthiadunlop.bsky.social's blog (alongside many names who I've fanboi'd for years, giving me serious imposter syndrome 🙃)
New tech blogger interview -- this time, we’re featuring @rmoff.net writethatblog.substack.com/p/robin-moff...
New tech blogger interview -- this time, we’re featuring @rmoff.net writethatblog.substack.com/p/robin-moff...
Piotr's latest engineering blog picks for writethat.blog... The design & implementation of sprites// @sockpuppet.org, @fly.io Don’t fall into the anti-AI hype// @antirez.bsky.social Databases in 2025: A year in review// @andypavlo.bsky.social Database transactions// Ben Dicken, @planetscale.com
New interview: Sean Goedecke shares his technical blogging experiences and advice writethatblog.substack.com/p/sean-goede...
New interview: @simonwillison.net shares his technical blogging experiences and advice writethatblog.substack.com/p/simon-will...
Lots of gems here. Definitely worth a read if you blog or would like to. (And I'll be following @thorstenball.com's advice in 2026: set a schedule.)
Here's one final remix of the 2025 tech blogger interviews: everyone sharing their top blogging lessons learned writethatblog.substack.com/p/technical-...
Here's one final remix of the 2025 tech blogger interviews: everyone sharing their top blogging lessons learned writethatblog.substack.com/p/technical-...
Piotr's latest picks for writethat.blog ... - In defense of lock poisoning in Rust // @sunshowers.io - Why we built Lightpanda in Zig // Francis Bouvier - Lightpanda - Your intellectual fly is open // @bcantrill.bsky.social -Do not optimize away // matklad
Today was Week One of the #OvercommittedBookClub for the book Writing for Developers! This week we read Chapters 1 + 2 We are adding the discussion questions as replies here in case you would also like to participate. Feel free to participate even if you haven't read the book!
📚 Want to learn how to write for developers? Join us TODAY at 9AM PT to discuss chapters 1-2 of "Writing for Developers" Haven't read it yet? No problem! Come anyway. It might be just the push you need to finally write that post you've been putting off ✍️ Everyone's welcome! discord.gg/4enG8EQaMr
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Next up in our 2025 recaps... here’s how some of our favorite bloggers responded to the question: “What has been the most surprising impact of blogging?” writethatblog.substack.com/p/the-impact...
Do you write blog posts, documentation, or anything for software engineers? Do you want to? Join us for the Writing for Developers book club with @overcommitted.dev, officially kicking off now! 🚀 Chapters 1+2 now, first discussion Friday. Join us in Discord to chat about it: discord.gg/d9gZyYuqKd
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Writing for Developers with @sarna.dev → starting a blog when your company doesn't have one → why co-authoring a book is actually easier than solo → breaking "write a book" into "write extended blog posts" overcommitted.dev/ep-38-writin...
Ep. 38 | Writing for Developers with Piotr Sarna - Overcommitted - Episode 38
Summary In this episode of the Overcommitted Podcast, hosts Brittany, Bethany, and Erika engage in a deep conversation with Piotr Sarna, co-author of 'Writing for Developers.' They explore the journe...
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Why write engineering blogs? Here’s how some of our favorite bloggers responded to the question “Why did you start blogging and why do you continue?” writethatblog.substack.com/p/why-write-...
Piotr's latest picks for writethat.blog... Imgur geo-blocked the UK, so I geo-unblocked my entire network // Oscar Molnar Assert in production // @dominiktornow.bsky.social Intel is listening, don't waste your shot // Brendan Gregg
We will soon be kicking off our next book club, Writing for Developers! If you write blogs or newsletters for developers (or want to), you should join the book club! Come hang out in Discord and drop a link to your blog in the comments! discord.gg/d9gZyYuqKd
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For our latest tech blogger interview, we’re featuring Preston Thorpe. writethatblog.substack.com/p/preston-th...
New podcast: A fun chat on writing engineering blogs, with @glaubercosta.bsky.social and @sarna.dev
✍️ Writing is an engineering skill. #GOTOpodcast, @glaubercosta.bsky.social & @sarna.dev unpack: 💡 Blog post patterns every dev should know 🎯 Depth vs simplicity 🗣️ How introverts can find their writing voice 🎧 gotopia.tech/podcast
New interview: @aaronfrancis.com on technical blogging. It’s short, sharp, and spot on. No excuses, give it a read. 🙂 writethatblog.substack.com/p/aaron-fran...