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jwbee / jq.md
Last active April 5, 2025 13:06
Make Ubuntu packages 90% faster by rebuilding them

Make Ubuntu packages 90% faster by rebuilding them

TL;DR

You can take the same source code package that Ubuntu uses to build jq, compile it again, and realize 90% better performance.

Setting

I use jq for processing GeoJSON files and other open data offered in JSON format. Today I am working with a 500MB GeoJSON file that contains the Alameda County Assessor's parcel map. I want to run a query that prints the city for every parcel worth more than a threshold amount. The program is

@codref
codref / go-ssh-reverse-tunnel.go
Last active January 22, 2025 16:31
Go SSH reverse tunnel implementation (SSH -R)
/*
Go-Language implementation of an SSH Reverse Tunnel, the equivalent of below SSH command:
ssh -R 8080:127.0.0.1:8080 operatore@146.148.22.123
which opens a tunnel between the two endpoints and permit to exchange information on this direction:
server:8080 -----> client:8080
# Bot factoid.
#
# facts - List all the stored definitions.
# <subject> is <definition> - Define a word or subject.
# forget <subject> - Remove a definition.
u = require 'underscore'
util = require 'util'
module.exports = (robot) ->
@artyom
artyom / rpc-tls-client.go
Last active October 9, 2023 15:44
Go RPC over TLS.You have to create the following keys: certs/client.crt, certs/client.key, certs/server.crt, certs/server.key. client.crt and server.crt should be signed with ca.crt, which should be concatenated to both client.crt and server.crt. It's easier to do with easy-rsa: http://openvpn.net/index.php/open-source/documentation/howto.html#pki
package main
import (
"crypto/tls"
"crypto/x509"
"log"
"net/rpc"
)
func main() {
@evandrix
evandrix / README.md
Created September 11, 2012 00:06
Headless web browsers

Here are a list of headless browsers that I know about:

  • [HtmlUnit][1] - Java. Custom browser engine. JavaScript support/DOM emulated. Open source.
  • [Ghost][2] - Python only. WebKit-based. Full JavaScript support. Open source.
  • [Twill][3] - Python/command line. Custom browser engine. No JavaScript. Open source.
  • [PhantomJS][4] - Command line/all platforms. WebKit-based. Full JavaScript support. Open source.
  • [Awesomium][5] - C++/.Net/all platforms. Chromium-based. Full JavaScript support. Commercial/free.
  • [SimpleBrowser][6] - .Net 4/C#. Custom browser engine. No JavaScript support. Open source.
  • [ZombieJS][7] - Node.js. Custom browser engine. JavaScript support/emulated DOM. Open source.
  • [EnvJS][8] - JavaScript via Java/Rhino. Custom browser engine. JavaScript support/emulated DOM. Open source.