I am Ali. In this blog, I express my ideas on a broad range of topics, including technology, growth of knowledge, and (philosophical) optimism.
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Learning C as the first programming languageWhy I'm glad I learned C before any other programming language even if I might not use C in the real world.
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Writing an Nginx-like web server from scratch in C++Understanding the HTTP protocol and low-level network programming to build a robust web server in C++17 — one of my favorite projects at 42.
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How I built this website starting with no web dev experienceIt required getting the hang of HTML, CSS, Javascript, and TypeScript, among other things. After navigating a slew of frameworks, I settled on Astro.
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Writing a bash-like shell in CI learned and internalized a number of important software concepts by working on the “minishell” project at 42 school.
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Understanding the universality of computationTuring's theory of universal computation is one of our deepest theories about the universe, one of the four strands of the fabric of reality.
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My quest for the best podcast appI decided to conduct detailed testing and comparison of virtually every podcast app available on iOS to find the best fit for my needs.
9 min read
- Learning C as the first programming language
Why I'm glad I learned C before any other programming language even if I might not use C in the real world.
13 min read - Writing an Nginx-like web server from scratch in C++
Understanding the HTTP protocol and low-level network programming to build a robust web server in C++17 — one of my favorite projects at 42.
27 min read -
Podcasts that I recommendA regularly updated list of podcast shows and episodes that I find the most insightful.
6 min read - Understanding the universality of computation
Turing's theory of universal computation is one of our deepest theories about the universe, one of the four strands of the fabric of reality.
15 min read - My quest for the best podcast app
I decided to conduct detailed testing and comparison of virtually every podcast app available on iOS to find the best fit for my needs.
9 min read - How I built this website starting with no web dev experience
It required getting the hang of HTML, CSS, Javascript, and TypeScript, among other things. After navigating a slew of frameworks, I settled on Astro.
19 min read - Writing a bash-like shell in C
I learned and internalized a number of important software concepts by working on the “minishell” project at 42 school.
16 min read
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