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Every typing site makes you type prose. I built one that makes you type code.

I have been typing for twenty years and I still slow down on =>. Not on words. Words are fine. It is {}, [], &&, ::, ?., !== — the keys my fingers only ever meet inside code, and never inside the…

  • Typre is a typing site exclusively for real code
  • Features include no repeated snippets, separate run lengths, language-specific pools
  • Offline functionality with bundled snippets and real-time syntax highlighting

How I Audit JavaScript Regexes for Catastrophic Backtracking

I maintain CodeSwap , a developer-tools site with browser-based utilities and technical guides. While reviewing its regular-expression tools, I wanted a repeatable answer to a deceptively simple…

  • Systematic audit process identifies ambiguous repetition and measures performance growth.
  • Node.js 22 test reveals exponential growth in matching time with increasing input length.

Stuck on Casbin's model.conf? 5 mistakes beginners hit most

Stuck on Casbin's model.conf? The 5 mistakes beginners hit most (with a runnable fix) Casbin is one of the few permission frameworks that works across languages (Go / Java / Python / Node…), and its…

  • Matcher field names must align with request or policy columns
  • g() function checks subject equality, not just role inheritance
  • Policy effect and matchers may not yield expected results together

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