RORichard Osseweyerinacdhirr.hashnode.dev·Jun 10 · 20 min readA strategy for constructing a suffix tree quickly and efficiently with minimal memory usageA suffix tree is a data structure designed for instant indexing and searching of large texts and character strings, such as documents or DNA sequences. It constructs a compressed tree of every possibl00
MAMario Ariasinmarioarias.hashnode.dev·Mar 19 · 6 min readComparing programming languages XII: The Native showdownIntroduction Recently, I had a nice conversation on Twitter/X (Ah, the good old days when Twitter wasn't so terrible) about Scala Native, Kotlin, and so on. The present post is inspired by that conver10
DSDoogal Simpsonindoogal.dev·Mar 11 · 5 min read32-Element Branching: How Scala Vectors Solve Immutable Memory PressureTL;DR: Traditional immutable arrays are slow because updating an element requires a full O(n) copy. Scala’s Vector solves this by using a 32-way branching trie. This enables structural sharing, allowi00
JGJosé Gonzálezinopeninput.hashnode.dev·Mar 8 · 8 min readWhy You Are Wasting Your Time Making Your Code PerformantI'm sure you may have come across some post in LinkedIn comparing junior vs senior code. They are unmistakable, with that fresh morning smell of heated arguments and even holy wars, with endless comments arguing why some option is better than another...00
JGJosé Gonzálezinopeninput.hashnode.dev·Mar 8 · 9 min readWhy Swift Sucks as a Functional LanguageSome months ago, I became one of the many victims of a dreaded massive layoff. Due to personal issues — among them caring for my father after he fell ill with COVID — I'm still searching for a job. In this search, I've encountered a trend that's rela...00
IOIslam O. Elgoharyinthepayload.hashnode.dev·Feb 21 · 4 min readUnder the Hood: An Architect’s Guide to Go vs. Scala (Part II)This is the second part of my series comparing Go to Scala and diving deeper into their differences. In the first part, I compared their philosophies, the circumstances of their design and the Runtime00
IOIslam O. Elgoharyinthepayload.hashnode.dev·Feb 13 · 4 min readUnder the Hood: An Architect’s Guide to Go vs. Scala (Part I)1. Introduction: The Architect’s Dilemma Imagine this, you are tasked to initialize a project from scratch. You are given the business requirements and the freedom to choose your tech stack. Which language do you choose? Do you choose a language with...00
TITech Insights Hubintopperblog.hashnode.dev·Feb 12 · 1 min readScala Play Framework: Reactive Web FrameworkScala Play Framework: Reactive Web Framework What Changed Everything Modern development requires modern tools. Table of Contents Overview Setup Guide Implementation Best Practices FAQ Overview Understanding the tool. Setup // Quick start const setu...00
TITech Insights Hubintopperblog.hashnode.dev·Feb 12 · 1 min readGatling Load Testing: High-Performance Load ToolGatling Load Testing: High-Performance Load Tool What Changed Everything Modern development requires modern tools. Table of Contents Overview Setup Guide Implementation Best Practices FAQ Overview Understanding the tool. Setup // Quick start const ...00
MAMathieu Ancelininblog.cloud-apim.com·Feb 3 · 19 min readBuilding a JVM-Native WAF: A Journey from WASM to Pure ScalaFor the past two years, Otoroshi has had a Web Application Firewall powered by Coraza, the excellent Go implementation of ModSecurity. To achieve that, we compiled Coraza to WebAssembly (wasm) and ran it inside Otoroshi using our wasm virtual machine...00
