The Hidden Bottleneck in AI's Brain: Why Tokenization Needs a Revolution
Tokenization
AI
Bottlenecks
While everyone focuses on bigger AI models, the real bottleneck might be tokenization—how AI breaks down text to understand it. This deep dive explores why current tokenization methods waste computational power, fragment meaning, and limit AI capabilities, plus what revolutionary approaches could unlock the next leap in AI performance without needing more parameters.
Teaching AI to Code Badly (On Purpose)
ML
Research
Discover why training AI to write imperfect code creates more creative and human-like problem solvers. Learn how embracing mistakes and messy thinking processes leads to breakthrough AI systems that collaborate better with humans.
The Infinite Loop: Debugging the Universe as Code
Simulation
Physics
Philosophy
What if reality is just code running on cosmic hardware? Explore the simulation hypothesis through beginner-friendly pseudocode that models the universe as a program—complete with bugs, optimizations, and infinite loops. From quantum mechanics as lazy loading to black holes as error handlers, discover how programming concepts might explain the deepest mysteries of existence.
How Programming Languages Are Made
Language
Compilers
Parsers
Ever wondered how Python, JavaScript, or C++ actually work under the hood? This beginner-friendly guide reveals the fascinating process of creating programming languages - from the initial spark of an idea to building compilers, parsers, and interpreters that bring code to life.
When Code Becomes Poetry
Programming
Poetry
Discover how compressed, elegant code can read like digital haiku. This beginner-friendly guide explores code golf, obfuscated programming, and the surprising poetry hidden in functional code. Learn why constraints breed creativity and how the most beautiful programs often reveal mathematical truths in their rhythm and flow.
Why Nothing Is the Hardest Thing in Code
Fundamentals
Debugging
Safety
Explore the philosophical and practical challenges of null values in programming - from billion-dollar bugs to strategies that help you handle 'nothing' gracefully.
The Hidden Magic of Rust Loops
Rust
Loops
Ever wondered what happens when you write a loop in Rust? This beginner-friendly guide peels back the layers to reveal how loop, while, and for loops actually work under the hood, exploring iterators, zero-cost abstractions, and why Rust's approach is both powerful and performant.
How the Emoji Translator Works
Rust
WebAssembly
NLP
A peek under the hood of a fast, emoji-generating app powered by Rust, WebAssembly, and word embeddings.