Vuong Nguyen @vuong

JavaScript enthusiast, web developer. vuongnguyen.net Auckland - New Zealand Joined August 2010

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Aliaksandr Valialkin @valyala

a month ago

Just use Go :) blainsmith.com/articles/just-…

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For people asking what to build to really learn Go, here’s a progression that maps well to how Go actually teaches you pragmatic systems thinking, concurrency, and production discipline. --- Simple (start here, learn fundamentals & clarity) 1. Build a CLI tool (flag parsing, file I/O, error handling) 2. Build a log processor (bufio, streaming, memory efficiency) 3. Build a small HTTP client (net/http, retries, timeouts) 4. Build a basic HTTP server (handlers, middleware, context) 5. Build an in-memory cache (maps, mutexes, TTL) 6. Build a file watcher (fsnotify, goroutines, channels) 7. Build a config loader (env vars, YAML/JSON, validation) 8. Build a worker pool (goroutines, channels, backpressure) --- Medium (where Go’s concurrency model clicks) 9. Build a REST API service (routing, middleware, graceful shutdown) 10. Build a job queue (channels vs persistent queues, retries) 11. Build a rate limiter (token bucket, leaky bucket) 12. Build a reverse proxy (net/http, connection reuse) 13. Build a metrics exporter (Prometheus client, counters, histograms) 14. Build a scheduler (cron-style, timers, cancellation) 15. Build a simple key-value store (files, WAL concepts) 16. Build an auth service (JWT, middleware, context propagation) 17. Build a search service (inverted index, concurrency-safe reads) --- Hard (production-grade Go & systems depth) 18. Build a high-throughput TCP server (epoll-style patterns, pooling) 19. Build a distributed worker system (leader election, coordination) 20. Build a sharded cache (hashing, consistency trade-offs) 21. Build a Raft-based service (state machines, persistence) 22. Build a storage engine (indexes, compaction, snapshots) 23. Build a streaming pipeline (fan-in, fan-out, backpressure) 24. Build a custom protocol (binary framing, versioning) 25. Build a service mesh sidecar (proxies, retries, observability) 26. Build a full backend platform (API, async jobs, caching, metrics) --- You learn Go by: - Designing simple APIs - Handling failure explicitly - Respecting concurrency costs - Writing code others can read at 3am If your code feels boring, obvious, and stable then believe me, you’re doing it right.

Abhishek Singh @0xlelouch_

6 months ago

For people asking what to build to really learn Rust, here’s a progression that maps well to how Rust actually teaches you systems thinking. Simple (start here, learn ownership & basics) 1. Build a CLI tool (argument parsing, file I/O, error handling) 2. Build a log parser

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Vuong Nguyen @vuong

8 months ago

@ohmypy I always feel relief when maintaining Go code, unlike Nodejs. So something works in the long run with little maintenance cost always gives me some sort of eagerness to try. Thanks for your hard work.

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Vuong Nguyen @vuong

8 months ago

@ohmypy I use sqlite pretty much given its portability. I normally use freecache for caching key-value. Yet I do wanna try something else and your benchmark impresses me. I just wanna set something up and forget it. Performance does not matter much. Your solution seems perfectly fit.

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Vuong Nguyen @vuong

9 months ago

New toy to replace sluggish n8n.

Google for Developers @googledevs

9 months ago

Announcing Genkit Go 1.0 ✨ The SDK is now stable and production-ready. This release introduces the genkit init:ai-tools command for seamless integration with AI coding tools, plus built-in support for tool calling, RAG, and more. Read the blog →goo.gle/3Kep4D6

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Vuong Nguyen @vuong

10 months ago

@ohmypy Thanks, great as usual.

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Vuong Nguyen @vuong

a year ago

@d4m1n Netcup is cheaper I guess.

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Vuong Nguyen @vuong

3 years ago

Bun 1.0 means it is stable and production ready.

Bun @bunjavascript

3 years ago

Introducing Bun v1.0 - a fast, all-in-one toolkit for running, building, and testing JavaScript and TypeScript bun.sh/blog/bun-v1.0

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Vuong Nguyen @vuong

3 years ago

@Imekinox Learn first then build. Then learn again then keep building. Idea is cheap. Execution is everything.

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Vuong Nguyen @vuong

3 years ago

@thewprockstar Flatsome is still my choice for Woo-based site.

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Vuong Nguyen @vuong

3 years ago

Good stuff comes late :)

Marcel Pociot 🧪 @marcelpociot

3 years ago

✍️ Announcing writeout.ai – transcribe and translate any audio files! 10+ languages available (including Klingon 🤓) It's entirely free AND open source. writeout.ai