A Byte of Coding Issue 391

Hey-yo,

I work a lot with non-publicly exposed databases on remote servers and shared a good way of opening a ssh tunnel in a script to have access to these databases. I’m planning on using my X account to share a bunch of little scripts and commands I use to make life easier, so follow me there if you’re interested in that. Also if you come across any scripts / commands you think are neat, tag me :)

Today’s issue has a bit of a web theme.

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Help us invent CSS Grid Level 3, aka “Masonry” layout

Published: 19 April 2024

Tags: css

Jen Simmons dives into the introduction of a new grid type for css.

Some highlights:

• “where content packs together like a brick or stone wall” or waterfall layout

• includes background on the feature and how it can be created now

• describes how new feature can be used (still needs to be shipped though and requires your input)

Building a Micro HTMX SSR Framework

Published: 21 March 2024

Tags: htmx, ssr, web

Matteo Collina has written an extensive guide on implementing your own server-side rendering framework using htmx, fastify, and vite.

Some highlights:

• implements a movie quotes app

• includes full source code

• pretty good for getting an understanding of how ssr and frameworks work

WorkOS acquires Warrant

Published: 23 April 2024

Tags: sponsored, business, auth

WorsOS announces that it has acquired “Warrant, the Fine Grained Authorization (FGA) service for developers”.

Some highlights:

• “FGA allows developers to implement precise access controls within their applications, ensuring robust security and data compliance”

• uses the zanzibar auth system which was originally designed by google to use for google docs and youtube

• “The Warrant authorization system is open source, allowing anyone to run it themselves”

GPU Compute in the Browser at the Speed of Native: WebGPU Marching Cubes

Published: 22 April 2024

Tags: gpu, web, algorithms, webgpu

Will Usher “evaluate[s] WebGPU compute performance against native Vulkan by implementing the classic Marching Cubes algorithm in WebGPU”.

Some highlights:

• “WebGPU is a powerful GPU-API for the web, providing support for advanced low-overhead rendering pipelines and GPU compute pipelines”

• “Marching Cubes is a classic algorithm in computer graphics for 3D surface reconstruction that was first introduced in 1987 by Lorensen and Cline”

• performance comparison between macbook pro with m2 max (webgpu), rtx 3080 (webgpu), and native vulkan rtx 3080