My fast JSON library in Go is now even faster and safer by sugawarayuuta

Sonnet High performance JSON library in Go. Features Fully compatible with the Go standard library, Both the encoder and the decoder passed all tests from it. Efficient. Uses less memory and several times shorter decoding time when I benchmark this against the standard library. “encoding/json” independent. Unlike some of other implementations, It doesn’t call the

ByHackTechSeptember 21, 20230Comments

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Show HN: 20x faster pgvector alternative written in Rust by gaocegege

pgvecto.rs is a Postgres extension that provides vector similarity search functions. It is written in Rust and based on pgrx. It is currently ⚠️under heavy development⚠️, please take care when using it in production. Read more at 📝our launch blog. Why use pgvecto.rs 💃 Easy to use: pgvecto.rs is a Postgres extension, which means that

ByHackTechAugust 7, 20230Comments

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Show HN: A faster way to access Ethereum’s Beacon Chain APIs by bluezinc

Scalable, Programmable, and Incredibly Fast Access to the Beacon ChainAccess Ethereum’s Beacon Chain APIs like never before at speeds never before seen.NextOver 10x faster than QuickNode and other competitorsAccess Beacon Chain APIs with sub-second response times. You won’t see this with any archival node available on the market.NextMonkey Patch the APIUse our simple UI to

ByHackTechJune 23, 20230Comments

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Crafting a better, faster code view by todsacerdoti

Reading code is not as simple as reading the text of a file end-to-end. It is a non-linear, sometimes chaotic process of jumping between files to follow a trail, building a mental picture of how code relates to its surrounding context. GitHub’s mission is to be the home for all developers, and reading code is

ByHackTechJune 21, 20230Comments

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Faster feature implementation with Server Driven UI by jandeboevrie

For more than a decade, we have been building iOS and Android apps for our clients. We use both native and cross-platform approaches. A few years ago, we added a new method to our app development toolbox: Server Driven UI (SDUI). In short, SDUI combines the best of both worlds: native UX quality with the

ByHackTechJune 13, 20230Comments

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Fun hacks for faster content in the web (2016) by aabbcc1241

A few weeks ago I was at Heathrow airport getting a bit of work done before a flight, and I noticed something odd about the performance of GitHub: It was quicker to open links in a new window than simply click them. Here’s a video I took at the time: GitHub link click vs new

ByHackTechMay 26, 20230Comments

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SSD Is Faster Than Your RAM by xbmcuser

Your browser is no longer supported. Update it to get the best YouTube experience and our latest features. Learn moreRemind me l

ByHackTechMay 13, 20230Comments

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Why is Spotify full of faster versions of pop hits? Let’s bring you up to speed by helsinkiandrew

I’m listening to the accelerated, chipmunk voice of the British singer Raye on Escapism, a rebound-sex anthem that’s currently climbing UK pop charts. Raye actually has a low, brassy singing voice, but I’m not listening to her official version. This one is paced 150% faster than the original song, making it sound like Raye has

ByHackTechJanuary 10, 20230Comments

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My Laptop Is Faster Than Your Cloud: Announcing MotherDuck by walterbell

My laptop is faster than your cloud. For the last ten years, the data ecosystem has focused on big data – the bigger the data set, the more exciting. But most workloads aren’t massive. Instead of requiring a scale-out database in the sky, most analyses are faster with an optimized database on your computer that…

ByHackTechNovember 16, 20220Comments

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Faster CRC32 on the Apple M1 by panic

CRC32 is a checksum first proposed in 1961, and now used in a wide variety of performance sensitive contexts, from file formats (zip, png, gzip) to filesystems (ext4, btrfs) and protocols (like ethernet and SATA). So, naturally, a lot of effort has gone into optimising it over the years. However, I discovered a simple update…

ByHackTechMay 22, 20220Comments

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