IRCv3: Lessons in Backward-Compatible Protocol Design
In 1988, a Finnish university student wrote a chat protocol that fit on a handful of pages. Nearly four decades later, that same protocol — IRC — still carries...
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DNS Configuration Is Still Breaking Production
Apple's latest macOS release broke custom DNS settings for thousands of developers. Specifically, it started intercepting queries for the .internal TLD — which...
FreeBSD: The Underappreciated Server OS
When Netflix serves you a movie, the video data is likely coming from a FreeBSD server. When you send a WhatsApp message, it's routed through infrastructure...