Should you program like NASA?

Programming is a discipline that requires both speed and integrity. The best developers balance rapid iteration with careful checking, ensuring that their code is robust, maintainable, and adaptable over time. That’s where structured coding principles—like those found in the Power of Ten—may …

Anchor Build on Visual Studio Code

Solana Anchor with Docker ensures a consistent development environment, making it easier to manage dependencies and build processes.

Prerequisites

Make sure you have the following installed on your machine:

• Docker
• VSCode

Dockerfile

Below is a Dockerfile for setting up the Solana Anchor environment within …

Unlock constants in Rust with these three essential tips! 🚀

I found the discussion of "Dancing Cells" in Don Knuth's latest lecture (2023) extremely relevant to blockchain programming.

The reason is this method of memory allocation is very similar to the method required to organize data as a set in Solidity. See here

Here is a example implementation of some …

Should you enable your efficiency cores for use by Docker on Apple Silicon?

If you enable the efficiency cores there are 2 additional cores for the system scheduler to allocate to your workload. However, if you leave them disabled, these 2 cores will remain in reserve for use by supportive …

"Even high-spec machines can run out of memory while compiling parts of the Solana codebase."

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