stdlib (@stdlib.io)

stdlib

@stdlib.io

A standard library for Node.js and JavaScript which accelerates array and tensor computation in web applications. https://stdlib.io

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stdlib

@stdlib.io

4 Sept

📣 New post up on the stdlib blog! This one covers lessons learned after doing 100 interviews with a variety of stakeholders interested in numerical #javascript. Check it out and let us know your thoughts! blog.stdlib.io/lessons-lear...

blog.stdlib.ioLessons learned: 100 interviews about numerical JavaScriptWhat a hundred interviews about numerical JavaScript revealed about how projects misjudge their own users.

stdlib

@stdlib.io

4 Sept

Shoutout to @dataandme.bsky.social for spearheading the interview effort and the write up!

stdlib

@stdlib.io

25 Aug

V8, the JavaScript engine in Chrome and Node.js, has influenced a number of our design decisions. In this post, we discuss those decisions & explain why we do some of the things we do. The lessons are not exclusive to V8, being generally applicable to all JS engines. blog.stdlib.io/write-it-lik...

blog.stdlib.ioWrite It Like C: What V8's Optimizing Compilers Explain About the Zen of stdlibWhat V8's optimizing compilers explain about the Zen of stdlib—and why write it like C actually works.

stdlib

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26 Aug

Shoutout to @dataandme.bsky.social for another superbly written post! 🙌

stdlib

@stdlib.io

25 Aug

📣 New post up on the stdlib blog! There has been a lot of talk regarding AI policies, whether OSS projects need them, and what they should include. In this post, @dataandme.bsky.social explores whether the choice is as binary as it seems. blog.stdlib.io/your-ai-poli...

blog.stdlib.ioYour AI Policy Doesn't Have to Apply to YouNot applying your own rules to yourself isn't always hypocrisy. Sometimes it's just correct.

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Athan Reines

@areines.bsky.social

8 Aug

Does JavaScript really need another plotting library? Probably not. But scientific JavaScript needs something different. We're building plotting for ndarrays, REPLs, servers, browsers, and the command line, all on top of Vega. Here's why: blog.stdlib.io/why-another-...

blog.stdlib.ioWhy another plotting library?Why another JavaScript plotting library? Learn what we're building for scientific computing and data analysis—and why.

stdlib

@stdlib.io

7 Aug

AI agents learn from more than prompts. They learn from examples already in your repository. @anandkaranubc.bsky.social explains why consistency is infrastructure and why every stale convention is a wrong answer waiting to be copied. blog.stdlib.io/the-codebase...

blog.stdlib.ioThe Codebase is the PromptEvery inconsistency in your repository is a bug in the specification you are handing your AI agent.

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6 Aug

We've been taught that being indispensable is a sign of success. In open source, it can also be a liability. The healthiest projects aren't built around heroes. They're built so that others can eventually take the work farther than we could alone. blog.stdlib.io/build-for-in...

blog.stdlib.ioBuild for InheritanceBuilding for inheritance means ensuring others can carry on the work of open source without you and thrive in your absence.

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Mara Averick

@dataandme.bsky.social

23 July

Not every open-source project wants more contributors right now, and that's fine. Four shapes maintainers run — walled castle, clique, university, hippie commune — and your `CONTRIBUTING.md` is saying the quiet part out loud. No wrong answer, just an honest one. blog.stdlib.io/do-you-want-...

blog.stdlib.ioDo you WANT contributors?Four ways to run an open-source project—castle, clique, university, commune—and which one you're really running.

stdlib

@stdlib.io

20 July

Most people still think of browsers as thin clients. They're not. Modern browsers can run scientific computing, ML, and GPU workloads locally with no servers and no data leaving your device. A post by @gunjjoshi.bsky.social explains why that changes everything: blog.stdlib.io/the-largest-...

blog.stdlib.ioThe Largest Compute Platform on EarthBrowsers can run machine learning and GPU-accelerated workloads locally. Here's why that changes everything.

stdlib

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8 July

Open source doesn't survive because the install gets smoother. It survives when users feel invited to become caretakers. We wrote about the Stakeholder Journey and the hard, human work of turning use into commitment. blog.stdlib.io/the-stakehol...

blog.stdlib.ioThe Stakeholder JourneyA bowtie-shaped map of how open-source contributors move from first discovery to ecosystem leadership.

stdlib

@stdlib.io

27 June

A tool for mapping your #opensource ecosystem and its saboteurs: The Ecosystem and Stakeholder Map. blog.stdlib.io/mapping-your...

blog.stdlib.ioMapping Your Ecosystem (and Its Saboteurs)Naming everyone in your open-source ecosystem—both competitors and colleagues—and following where value flows.

stdlib

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17 June

A surprising thing we learned when mapping our community: the people who contribute to an open-source project aren't always the people who use it. This post from @dataandme.bsky.social explores the Open-Source Ecosystem Canvas & the questions it surfaced for stdlib. blog.stdlib.io/open-source-...

blog.stdlib.ioThe Open-Source Ecosystem CanvasAn ecosystem canvas makes an open-source project say who it's really for. Here's what ours surfaced about stdlib's value propositions for contributors and users—and why they're not the same.

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8 June

For years, open source communities relied on visible friction: people got stuck, asked questions in public, and became part of a community. AI is changing that. What happens when newcomers are no longer visible—and neither side knows the other is there? blog.stdlib.io/ai-and-the-i...

blog.stdlib.ioWhat We're No Longer Seeing: AI and the Invisible Newcomer in Open SourceHow AI is absorbing the visible friction that open-source communities have always relied on to see—and welcome—newcomers.

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12 May

We're excited to share stdlib's 2026 Google Summer of Code cohort! This year, we were awarded 5 contributor slots. The projects span machine learning, LAPACK/BLAS, and scientific visualization for the web. Huge thanks to everyone who contributed and applied! blog.stdlib.io/gsoc-2026-se... #GSoC

blog.stdlib.ioGSoC 2026 Selected ProjectsWe're thrilled to share that stdlib will have five contributors participating in Google Summer of Code 2026.

stdlib

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9 May

Today we're publishing the "Zen of stdlib": a philosophy of simplicity, modularity, consistency, and craft, which guides stdlib's development. If you're interested in scientific computing, library design, or sustainable software engineering, we think you'll enjoy it. blog.stdlib.io/zen-of-stdlib/

blog.stdlib.ioZen of stdlibA philosophy of simplicity, modularity, consistency, and craft.

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Quansight

@quansight.com

30 Sept 2025

Happy International Podcast Day! 🎙️ Celebrating with some amazing episodes featuring our @quansight team: 🎧 Athan Reines on stdlib 🎧 Marco Gorelli on Narwhals 🎧 Ralf Gommers on NumPy 🎧 Travis Oliphant on SciPy & scientific Python Links 🧵👇 What's your favorite tech podcast? Share with us!