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Halfrost-Field

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Halfrost-Field is a collection of technical articles covering source code analysis, system design, algorithms, and practical software engineering. The project documents detailed explorations of open-source frameworks, explaining their internal architecture, implementation patterns, and important design decisions.

The repository is intended to help developers strengthen their engineering knowledge by learning directly from real-world source code. Its articles are updated over time, and readers are encouraged to report errors, suggest improvements, or contribute corrections through pull requests and issues.

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⭐️ Why I Created This Repository

People often say that reading the source code of open-source frameworks can significantly improve one’s skills, so I have also tried reading open-source framework source code and analyzing and understanding it in detail. Here I record my thoughts and insights from reading open-source framework source code, hoping they will be helpful to other developers. I will keep updating the articles in this repository; if you’d like to follow along, please give it a star.

πŸ“– Table of Contents

πŸ”₯ LLM

ProjectVersionArticle
vLLMv1 @ 6cf7b26bdvLLM Source Walkthrough: From generate() to the First Token
Entrypoints: LLM, CLI, and the OpenAI-Compatible Server
V1 Process Architecture: API Server, EngineCore, and GPU Workers
EngineCore Loop: Request Lifecycle, Step, and Output Processing

🐳 Go

ProjectVersionArticle
Go1.16 darwin/amd64A Go Beginner's Journey
A First Look at How Go Compile Commands Execute
In-Depth Analysis of Go Slice Internals
How to Design and Implement a Thread-Safe Map? (Part 1)
How to Design and Implement a Thread-Safe Map? (Part 2)
LRU / LFU in Interviews: Bronze vs. King
In-Depth Study of Go interface Internals
The Three Laws of Go reflection and Best Practices
Inside Go Concurrency Primitives β€” Channel Internals
Spatial Searchgolang/geoUnderstanding n-Dimensional Space and n-Dimensional Spacetime
Efficient Multidimensional Point Indexing Algorithms β€” Geohash and Google S2
How Is CellID Generated in Google S2?
Finding the LCA in a Quadtree in Google S2
The Magical De Bruijn Sequence
How to Find Hilbert Curve Neighbors in a Quadtree?
How Does Google S2 Solve the Optimal Spatial Covering Problem?
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πŸ‰ Machine Learning

ProjectVersionArticle
Machine LearningAndrew Ng Stanford UniversityTable of Contents
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Week1 β€”β€” What is Machine Learning
Week1 β€”β€” Linear Regression with One Variable (Gradient Descent)
Week2 β€”β€” Multivariate Linear Regression
Week2 β€”β€” Computing Parameters Analytically
Week2 β€”β€” Octave Matlab Tutorial
Week3 β€”β€” Logistic Regression
Week3 β€”β€” Regularization
Week4 β€”β€” Neural Networks Representation
Week5 β€”β€” Neural Networks Learning
Week5 β€”β€” Backpropagation in Practice
Week6 β€”β€” Advice for Applying Machine Learning
Week6 β€”β€” Machine Learning System Design
Week7 β€”β€” Support Vector Machines
Week8 β€”β€” Unsupervised Learning
Week8 β€”β€” Dimensionality Reduction
Week9 β€”β€” Anomaly Detection
Week9 β€”β€” Recommender Systems
Week10 β€”β€” Large Scale Machine Learning
Week11 β€”β€” Application Example: Photo OCR

πŸš€ JavaScript

ProjectVersionArticle
JavaScriptECMAScript 6A JavaScript Beginner's Pitfall Diary
Starting with JavaScript Scope
Unraveling the Mystery of this & that
JSConf China 2017 Day One β€” JavaScript Change The World
JSConf China 2017 Day Two β€” End And Beginning
Vue.js2.3.4A Cross-Platform App for Three Platforms Built with Vue Full Stack + Electron
The Era of the Mega Front End (Part 1) β€”β€” Componentization in Vue and iOS
Ghost1.24.8Ghost Blog Setup Diary
Ghost Blog Upgrade Guide
Flashy "New" Tricks for Ghost Blogs
Optimizing Blog Performance Scores
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πŸ“ Protocol

ProjectVersionArticle
HTTP1.1Overview of HTTP Basics
HTTP2[RFC 7540] Hypertext Transfer Protocol Version 2 (HTTP/2)
Unveiling HTTP/2: How HTTP/2 Establishes Connections
HTTP Frames and Stream Multiplexing in HTTP/2
Frame Definitions in HTTP/2
HTTP Semantics in HTTP/2
Things to Note in HTTP/2
Common Questions in HTTP/2
[RFC 7541] HPACK: Header Compression for HTTP/2
A Detailed Look at the HTTP/2 Header Compression Algorithm β€” HPACK
Practical Examples of HTTP/2 HPACK
[RFC 7301] TLS Application-Layer Protocol Negotiation Extension
WebSocketVersion 13WebSocket for Full-Duplex Communication
Protocol-buffersproto3Protobuf: An Efficient Data Compression and Encoding Format
Protobuf: An Efficient Data Serialization/Deserialization Format
FlatBuffers1.9.0FlatBuffers Explained: Schema
FlatBuffers Explained: Encode
FlatBuffers Explained: FlexBuffers
TCPOverview of TCP/IP Basics
Advance_TCP
TLSCryptography
Overview of Cryptography
A Tour of Symmetric Encryption Algorithms
A Tour of Public-Key Cryptography Algorithms
What Is a Message β€œFingerprint”?
What Is a Message Authentication Code?
Ubiquitous Digital Signatures
Everywhere You Look: Public-Key Certificates
The Essence of Secrets: Keys
The Root of Unpredictabilityβ€”Random Numbers
TLSTLS 1.3
How to Deploy TLS 1.3?
[RFC 6520] TLS & DTLS Heartbeat Extension
[RFC 8446] The Transport Layer Security (TLS) Protocol Version 1.3
TLS 1.3 Introduction
TLS 1.3 Handshake Protocol
TLS 1.3 Record Protocol
TLS 1.3 Alert Protocol
TLS 1.3 Cryptographic Computations
TLS 1.3 0-RTT and Anti-Replay
TLS 1.3 Compliance Requirements
TLS 1.3 Implementation Notes
TLS 1.3 Backward Compatibility
TLS 1.3 Overview of Security Properties
HTTPSTLS 1.2/TLS 1.3HTTPS: Revisiting the Basics (1) β€” Introduction
HTTPS: Revisiting the Basics (2) β€” The TLS Record Layer Protocol
HTTPS: Revisiting the Basics (3) β€” An Intuitive Look at the TLS Handshake Process (Part 1)
HTTPS: Revisiting the Basics (4) β€” An Intuitive Look at the TLS Handshake Process (Part 2)
HTTPS: Revisiting the Basics (5) β€” Key Calculation in TLS
HTTPS: Revisiting the Basics (6) β€” Extensions in TLS
QUICv44How to Deploy QUIC?
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❄️ As Time Goes By

ProjectVersionArticle
IntroductionIntroduction
2017【As Time Goes By】 - How Programmers Can Maintain Rapid Growth Amid Shifting Tech Waves?
2018【As Time Goes By】 - How to Think About Software Development?
2019【As Time Goes By】 - Unwilling to Be a Poor Student, Striving to Be a Top Student, Ending Up Average
2020【As Time Goes By】 - The Next Five-Year Plan Sets Sail!
2021A Chronicle of Applying for CS Master's Programs in the U.S. in the Post-Pandemic Era
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❗️ Errata

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