# exploring Published articles for exploring. This is one page of public article previews, not the complete archive. Follow Next page to continue. Summaries are not the original full articles. ## Exploring the intertwingularity of a docs site DevFeed: [Exploring the intertwingularity of a docs site]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Published: 2024-10-16T00:00:00Z Content type: article Language: en Sources: [technicalwriting.dev]() Topics: [Crawler](), [Documentation](), [Website](), [Web]() Tags: [building](), [docs](), [exploring](), [intertwingularity](), [links](), [web]() ### AI overview The article describes building a web crawler to measure how pages in a documentation site link to one another and to the wider web. The backlink data is intended to help identify important pages and prioritize technical-writing effort. ### Source excerpt Building a web crawler to quantify interconnected knowledge. ## Material Design 3 for Compose version 1.3 DevFeed: [Material Design 3 for Compose version 1.3]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Published: 2024-09-10T13:00:00Z Content type: release Language: en Sources: [Material.io - Material Design]() Topics: [Compose](), [Material Design](), [version]() Tags: [compose](), [exploring](), [material-design](), [material-design-3](), [release](), [version]() ### AI overview An article exploring the 1.3 release of Material Design 3 for Compose. ### Source excerpt Exploring the 1.3 release of Material Design 3 for Compose ## Random Animating Pie Button DevFeed: [Random Animating Pie Button]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Published: 2021-06-16T21:36:11Z Content type: tutorial Language: en Sources: [maiatoday]() Topics: [Compose](), [Canvas](), [Code]() Tags: [animate](), [canvas](), [code](), [color](), [component](), [compose](), [custom](), [data-class](), [exploring](), [fun](), [functions](), [jetpack](), [jetpack-compose](), [random](), [val](), [var]() ### AI overview A Jetpack Compose sample demonstrates a custom pie-chart component that draws with Canvas and animates to a random percentage when a button is clicked. ### Source excerpt I am exploring animations with small sampler functions using Jetpack Compose. This one is a custom component that draws a little pie chart. It will animate a random pie value on the click of the button. data class PieData( val foreground: Color = Color.White, val strokeWidth: Dp = 4.dp, val percentage: Float ) @Composable fun PieStatus( modifier: Modifier = Modifier, pieData: PieData ) { var animationPlayed by remember { mutableStateOf(false) } val currentPercentage = animateFloatAsState( targetValue = if (animationPlayed) pieData.percentage else 0f, animationSpec = tween(1000) ) LaunchedEffect(key1 = true) { animationPlayed = true } Canvas( modifier = modifier ) { val canvasWidth = size.width val canvasHeight = size.height drawCircle( color = pieData.foreground, center = Offset(x = canvasWidth / 2, y = canvasHeight / 2), radius = canvasWidth / 2 - pieData.strokeWidth.toPx(), style = Stroke(width = pieData.strokeWidth.toPx()) ) val arcPadding = pieData.strokeWidth.toPx() * 2 drawArc( color = pieData.foreground, startAngle = -90f, sweepAngle = currentPercentage.value * 360, useCenter = true, topLeft = Offset(arcPadding, arcPadding), size = Size(size.width - (arcPadding * 2f), size.height - (arcPadding * 2f)) ) } } code ## Sunsetting Dank DevFeed: [Sunsetting Dank]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Saket Narayan Published: 2018-12-15T18:41:13Z Content type: opinion Language: en Sources: [Saket Narayan]() Topics: [Android](), [App](), [Development](), [Reddit]() Tags: [android](), [app](), [building](), [dank](), [developer](), [development](), [exploring](), [github](), [project](), [reddit](), [side-project]() ### AI overview The developer announces that they are archiving Dank, an Android Reddit app started as a side project in 2017, after burnout made it difficult to balance the project with work and life. They are releasing the source on GitHub for others to use or fork. ### Source excerpt I've been trying to write this post for a while, but I kept throwing my words in the bin in hopes that things will improve. I believe it's now time to put an end to this. I started building Dank as a side project in January 2017. It was my playground for exploring Android. It [...] The post Sunsetting Dank appeared first on Saket Narayan. ## Exploring SP-GiST and BRIN indexes visually using pg\_hexedit DevFeed: [Exploring SP-GiST and BRIN indexes visually using pg\_hexedit]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Peter Geoghegan (noreply@blogger.com) Published: 2018-01-08T22:06:00Z Content type: article Language: en Sources: [Peter Geoghegan's blog]() Topics: [PostgreSQL](), [Database](), [Data structures]() Tags: [database](), [experimental](), [exploring](), [index](), [internals](), [pageinspect](), [pg-hexedit](), [postgresql](), [property](), [storage](), [structure]() ### AI overview This article examines the visual representation of PostgreSQL SP-GiST and BRIN indexes using pg_hexedit. It explains SP-GiST's support for unbalanced tree structures and adaptive mapping of tree nodes to disk blocks, then describes BRIN's block-range summaries and in-place index-tuple updates. ### Source excerpt Support for both BRIN and SP-GiST access methods was recently added to pg_hexedit, the experimental hex editor framework for PostgreSQL relation files. These were the final access methods among the standard Postgres index access methods that required support. SP-GiST (Space-Partitioned GiST) Beginning of an SP-GiST leaf page SP-GiST is unique among index access methods whose index structure is tree-like, in that it supports tree structures that are unbalanced. SP-GiST operator classes exist that support k-d trees, quadtrees, and suffix trees. These structures are traditionally only suited to a fully in-memory representation, with dynamically-allocated nodes that contain a small number of simple pointers (byte addresses) pointing to other nodes. SP-GiST presents a generalized interface through which all of these space-partitioned trees can be constructed for a given datatype, in a way that minimizes disk seeks (PDF) and works well with block-orientated storage. Essentially, SP-GiST maps tree nodes onto disk blocks in an adaptive fashion, rather than simply having a block directly correspond to a tree node, as happens with other access methods. There are particularly intricate data structures needed to support all of this. Space utilization can be an issue with SP-GiST indexes, though that's probably very workload dependent. This is something that pg_hexedit can be effective at representing visually. SP-GiST is a good example of the PostgreSQL community implementing a concept that comes directly from state of the art database research (PDF). I suspect that we have yet to fully realize the benefit of SP-GiST for specific application domains, due to a simple lack of awareness among users and potential users that work in those domains. Perhaps this enhancement can contribute in some small way towards a better understanding of what is possible. BRIN (Block Range Index) BRIN "revmap" page The structure of BRIN indexes is not at all tree-like. BRIN works by summarizing the ## Frontend Dev Best Practices for 2017 DevFeed: [Frontend Dev Best Practices for 2017]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: andrew@nystudio107.com (Andrew Welch) Published: 2017-01-03T21:14:00Z Content type: article Language: en Sources: [nystudio107 | Articles on modern web development.]() Topics: [Front end](), [Development](), [Web](), [Boilerplate](), [Chrome]() Tags: [2017](), [adopting](), [best](), [best-practices](), [chrome](), [consider](), [developer](), [exploring](), [frontend](), [google](), [https](), [insights](), [practices](), [search](), [serp](), [web](), [you-re]() ### AI overview A 2017 guide for frontend web developers recommends adopting one new technology, methodology, or design pattern in each project. It also recommends deploying new websites with HTTPS and HTTP/2. ### Source excerpt If you're a frontend web developer, here are some best practices you might consider exploring or adopting in 2017