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Compiling Scheme to WebAssembly

One of my oldest open-source projects - Bob - has celebrated 15 a couple of months ago. Bob is a suite of implementations of the Scheme programming language in Python, including an interpreter, a compiler and a VM. Back then I was doing some hacking on CPython internals and was v...

Go 1.26 RC2, Go 1.25.6, and Go 1.24.12 released

#​585 — January 16, 2026 Read the Web Version Go Weekly Go 1.26 Release Candidate 2 Released — Go 1.26 gets a little closer to its final release in a few weeks with a fresh release candidate including several security fixes in areas...

From SSA to Machine Code

In the previous post , we explored how the compiler transforms IR into SSA—a representation where every variable is assigned exactly once. We saw how the compiler builds SSA using Values and Blocks, then runs 30+ optimization passes. We watched the lowering pass convert generic...

Pulling a New Proof from Knuth’s Fixed-Point Printer

A birthday proof for Don Knuth

Pulling a New Proof from Knuth’s Fixed-Point Printer

A birthday proof for Don Knuth

The most popular Go dependency is...

#​584 — January 9, 2026 Read the Web Version 👋 A quick reminder before we get into the first issue of the year — Go Weekly is now sent every Friday (starting today!) as part of a reshuffle for many of our newsletters. __Your editor, Peter Cooper...

Everything You Wanted to Ask About Rust – Answered by Herbert Wolverson

In a recent livestream with JetBrains, Vitaly Bragilevsky sat down with Herbert Wolverson, our Lead Rust Consultant and Instructor here at Ardan Labs, to talk about everything Rust developers – beginners and pros alike – are curious about. Watch the full livestream replay on...

The best Rust books for 2026, reviewed

There are many Rust books, but these are my favourites—and I think you’ll like them too. Here are my reviews of what I think are the truly essential Rust books available today.

Ultimate Go Software Design LIVE: Ep.63

A live coding stream with Bill Kennedy, Kevin Enriquez, Andrey Nering, and me.