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Engineering

WebAssembly, WebGPU, and On-Device AI: The Next Browser Application Stack

WebAssembly, WebGPU, and on-device AI are sometimes presented as competing trends. In practice, they can form complementary layers.

Engineering

Local-First Software Is Back: Privacy, Speed, and Resilience as Product Advantages

An offline fallback page is useful, but local-first design goes deeper. The application can create, read, and update meaningful user data on the device. The...

Engineering

Why We Rewrote Snapshot in Rust: Zero-Latency Screen Capture

Why NHR Soft rewrote Snapshot in Rust for zero-latency screen capture, lower memory overhead, stable frame timing, and a more trustworthy desktop capture pipeline.

Engineering

Building a Chrome Extension with WebAssembly: Our Architecture Deep Dive

A detailed look at NHR Soft’s Chrome extension architecture using React, JavaScript bridge layers, and Rust-powered WebAssembly for faster in-browser processing.

Performance

Memory Management for Desktop Apps: What We Learned Building Memory Cleaner

Key lessons from building a desktop memory management tool, including memory pressure, working sets, platform differences, telemetry, and low-overhead app design.