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Mihalis Tsoukalos @mactsouk

Technical writer Systems Engineer. Author of Go Systems Programming, Mastering Go (amazon.com/Mastering-experti…), Time Series Indexing. #golang #timeseries #photos

Joined July 2012
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Mihalis Tsoukalos@mactsouk
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My latest book "Practical Systems Programming in @golang" is now available on Amazon: amazon.com/Practical-Systems… It pairs perfectly with "Mastering Go" for a complete Go journey: amazon.com/Mastering-experti… #GoLang #SystemsProgramming #UNIX

Practical Systems Programming in Go: A hands-on guide to designing and building real-world systems...

Practical Systems Programming in Go: A hands-on guide to designing and building real-world systems software in Go

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Earlier today: #streetphotography #Athens #sony
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Earlier today: #streetphotography #Athens
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Coffee time: #streetphotography #Athens #sonya
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"Sometimes the friction and arguments are not really about you — they are because your pace and productivity hold up a mirror to everyone else's stagnation. Not everyone likes what they see." #Motivation
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Learn how to create, append, modify, iterate and pop from a dynamic array with clean memory management using Zig Standard Library: mtsoukalos.eu/2026/06/using-… #ziglang #programming

Using Array List in Zig

In this example program, we see a practical demonstration of Zig’s memory management, standard library usage, and its ArrayList data structure. The program initializes a dynamic list of integers,...

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Learn how to implement the functionality of `cat(1)` in Zig by reading my latest blog post mtsoukalos.eu/2026/06/cat-im… #ziglang #programming

Cat Implementation in Zig 0.16

Zig 0.16.0 introduces a refined std.Io system that makes working with files standard streams, and I/O operations more consistent and pleasant. In this post, we will walk through how to implement a...

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Earlier today: #streetphotography #Athens #fuji
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#OlympiacosBC
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#OlympiacosBC won the #Euroleague final against Real Madrid more difficult than expected but a win is a win. 🏀👏
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Real is still in the game against #OlympiacosBC, which makes them dangerous.
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Who knew or expect? Real is acting theatrically in #Euroleague final against #OlympiacosBC... Maybe they need some rest...
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And now #OlympiacosBC plays the basket they know against Real in #Euroleague final.
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Real Madrid is starting to getting tired in #Euroleague final against #OlympiacosBC.
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#euroleague Nervous start from #OlympiacosBC in the final.
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See you on Sunday. Great game @Olympiacos_BC #finalfour
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Zig 0.16.0 `async` is here and it is beautiful! Write normal code. Run it asynchronously. Learn more: mtsoukalos.eu/2026/05/async-… #programming #ziglang

Async Await in Zig

For years, asynchronous programming in systems languages has been painful. You either suffered from “function coloring” (where every function had to be marked async), or you dealt with complex...

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Earlier today: #streetphotography #Athens #sonyA
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Packed structs explicit endianness in Zig 0.16 means full control over binary data. Learn more about it by reading mtsoukalos.eu/2026/05/workin… #ziglang #programming #indianness

Working With Endianness in Zig

The following Zig program demonstrates how to work with packed structs, byte-level serialization, and the new I/O system introduced in Zig 0.16. It defines a small Person structure, serializes it to...

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