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Floating little leaves of code
Personal blog · silverhammermba.github.io/blogprogramming
Floating little leaves of code is a personal blog at silverhammermba.github.io about programming. Since 2014, 9 different Hacker News readers have linked it 9 times, most often “Definitive Guide to Ruby's C API”. It is still writing: the last post was on 2026-09-04, and you can follow it by feed.
Too few sampled comments (2) to say how often HN recommends it.?
Why HN links it
Linked for a summary of a PyCon keynote, quoted for its point that Python can be extended with C-based binary extensions. Also linked as a guide to understanding an API before its implementation.
Summarised by Claude from a sample of 2 HN comments that link here. Each comment is marked recommending, critical or neutral (citing without judging); how this works.
Most-linked posts?
- Definitive Guide to Ruby's C API2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2021-05-16
- Every programmer should care about UI design2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2022-07-17
What Hacker News says?
> But there is another aspect of the language that makes it so desirable from his standpoint: it can be extended with binary extensions that use an API that is written in C, but can be accessed from other languages. He likens Python to "a Honda Civic with mounting bolts for a warp drive". So the language can be picked up by kids who can then pop open the trunk "and bolt on warp nacelles" that allows the code to run…
Comment linking /emberb/c/
on “Introducing PyScript (summary of PyCon keynote)”Submitted Definitive Guide to Ruby's C API as a story · 171 points
HN discussionProbably helpful to understand the API first before understanding the implementation. There is a well known guide here: http://silverhammermba.github.io/emberb/
Comment linking /emberb/
on “Ask HN: What are some of the most elegant codebases in your favorite language?”Submitted Gradle Still Sucks as a story · 31 points
HN discussionSubmitted The Ruby C API as a story · 12 points
HN discussionSubmitted Every programmer should care about UI design as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted Re: Making Wrong Code Look Wrong as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted The Genetics of Dark (Netflix) as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSubmitted Every programming should care about UI design as a story · 1 points
HN discussion