October 10, 2026
Static and Dynamic Typing: Weighing the Trade-Offs
Static and dynamic typing shift costs to different moments in a project. A balanced look at what each approach offers and what it demands.
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October 9, 2026
Passkeys and Passwords: A Balanced Assessment
Passkeys remove reusable secrets and resist phishing, but recovery, portability and a long transition remain open problems. A balanced look at both sides.
October 9, 2026
LightningWX 1.5.15 and 1.5.16: Custom Products, 250-Frame Loops and Storm Reports
LightningWX 1.5.15 and 1.5.16 add Custom Products, loops of up to 250 frames and an NWS storm reports layer.
October 7, 2026
Who Pays for Open Source? The Case For and Against Funding Maintainers
Open-source software underpins modern computing, yet its maintainers are often unpaid. A balanced look at the arguments for and against funding them, and the models that exist.
October 7, 2026
LightningWX 1.5.14: Hurricane Models, Tornado Chance and Past Storms
LightningWX 1.5.14 adds every hurricane model, an experimental Tornado Chance, Storm Path and Timing, Birds On Radar and a Past Storms archive browser.
October 6, 2026
Why I Miss FrontPage, and Why Today’s Web Is Better Anyway
The old WYSIWYG editors made the first page easy and the tenth page painful. Modern web development reverses that trade. A balanced look at both.
