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Basics of Neural Networks

Basics of Neural Networks


~14 Minute Read

ai, theory

Author(s): Ryan Leong

Maybe at this point you’ve heard of AlphaZero and how it defeated Stockfish, which was then the best chess engine in the world.... Read more

We Have AI at Home

We Have AI at Home


~10 Minute Read

ai, tutorial, open source, theory, python

Author(s): Kieran Wood

AI has hit the world hard in the last few years. Particularly with the introduction of newer generative AI systems like LLM’s (Large language models like ChatGPT, Bard, Llama), and image generators (like Midjourney, DALL-E-2, Imagen etc.... Read more

How to give a stranger your credit card

How to give a stranger your credit card
An intro to encryption & public-key encryption


~6 Minute Read

security, theory, cryptography, encryption

Author(s): Kieran Wood

When you go online and buy something it’s taken for granted that the store you’re buying from is protecting your data.... Read more

Building a Good Github profile

Building a Good Github profile
Building your street cred


~10 Minute Read

theory, vcs, project-management, open source, computer-science, terminology, software-engineering, legal

Author(s): Kieran Wood

So, you’ve signed up for github, but your profile looks incredibly bland. How do you go about improving it? Why bother?... Read more

Intro to Github

Intro to Github
Taking git repositories online


~8 Minute Read

theory, vcs, project-management, open source, computer-science, terminology, software-engineering, legal

Author(s): Kieran Wood

In the last article we covered git and using it. We talked a bit about remotes, which are services that allow you to use git over the internet.... Read more

Intro to Git

Intro to Git

Using a dedicated VCS

~11 Minute Read

theory, vcs, project-management, open source, computer-science, terminology, software-engineering

Author(s): Kieran Wood

In the last article we looked at version control systems. We looked at a very manual way of building one out with file folders, and noticed a few issues with our approach:... Read more

Intro to VCS's

Intro to VCS's
How to version software


~4 Minute Read

theory, vcs, project-management, open source, computer-science, terminology, software-engineering

Author(s): Kieran Wood

Things change fast, and keeping track of those changes is not an easy task. Version control systems are built to help manage versions of software, and software changes.... Read more

HHTTPPP; Creating a CLI

HHTTPPP; Creating a CLI
Making our system more usable


~10 Minute Read

python, scorch, web, theory

Author(s): Kieran Wood

Now that we have our functionality, it’s time to make our program more practical and easy to use. For our use case a CLI is the best tool for this!... Read more

HHTTPPP; Implementing the networking portion

HHTTPPP; Implementing the networking portion
How to use sockets to communicate over the internet


~11 Minute Read

python, scorch, web, theory

Author(s): Kieran Wood

We have what we need to make HTTP requests and responses properly, so now let’s look at adding networking so we can see the results in the browser.... Read more

HHTTPPP; Parsing HTTP requests and responses

HHTTPPP; Parsing HTTP requests and responses
Using pattern matching to create objects


~9 Minute Read

python, scorch, web, theory

Author(s): Kieran Wood

Now that we have our basic HTTP structure we need a way to read actual http requests/responses. Currently we have hardcoded everything, so today we will focus on creating everything we need for steps 2-4:... Read more

HHTTPPP; Setting up the HTTP protocol

HHTTPPP; Setting up the HTTP protocol
Creating our classes & data model


~11 Minute Read

python, scorch, web, theory

Author(s): Kieran Wood

HTTP is the protocol that runs the web, it’s the way most devices talk to each other these days. It’s also the protocol we are going to use, and as such we need to get everything setup for the http protocol.... Read more

Writing your own HTTP server

Writing your own HTTP server
HHTTPP creation Series Introduction & Setup


~10 Minute Read

python, scorch, web, theory

Author(s): Kieran Wood

HTTP is the way that we communicate over the internet. It’s what allows you to see the content you’re currently looking at.... Read more

How to verify quickly

How to verify quickly
A quick introduction to hashing


~14 Minute Read
python

optimization, theory, terminology

Author(s): Kieran Wood

Hashing is an incredibly important concept in computer science. It’s used in everyting from validation to speeding up our data lookups.... Read more

Making Things Small

Making Things Small
An introduction to compression


~18 Minute Read
python

optimization, theory, terminology

Author(s): Kieran Wood

Compression is the art of taking some data and making it smaller. If you want more details about common compression schemes take a look at our definition page for compression.... Read more

The power of paths

The power of paths
How to find things


~24 Minute Read
python

scorch, web, theory, low-level

Author(s): Kieran Wood

A path is a way to something. It’s how we go from what we know, and where we are, to what we want to know, and where we want to go.... Read more

Datastructures in C++

Datastructures in C++
How to make your data make sense in C++


~14 Minute Read

c++, optimization, theory, terminology

Author(s): Cole Pawliw

By now you should have a decent understanding of classes and objects. If not, go check out our blog post on the topic to see what I’m talking about.... Read more

Making categories simpler

Making categories simpler
Taxonomies, and how to use them


~11 Minute Read
python

scorch, web, optimization, theory, terminology

Author(s): Kieran Wood

Why is a wolf different than a jellyfish? There are obvious differences, but how do we categorize something as more wolfey, or more jellyfishy?... Read more

It's caches all the way down

It's caches all the way down
Why calculate when you can just read!


~13 Minute Read
python, javascript

optimization, web, scorch, theory, terminology

Author(s): Kieran Wood

Nostalgia can be very powerful, looking back at the world can make people feel warm and fuzzy inside. However, one thing people are not nostalgic of is how long computers used to take to do things.... Read more

How to Write Pseudocode

How to Write Pseudocode
What is Pseudocode and Why Should You Use it?


~4 Minute Read

theory, terminology

Author(s): Cole Pawliw

Perhaps you have taken a computer science course, and you heard the term “pseudocode” used at some point. If you have ever wondered what this is, here is the guide for you.... Read more

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