Runtime Wisdom https://runtimewisdom.dev/blog A blog created with Next.js and Tailwind.css en-us 68mschmitt@gmail.com (Mike) 68mschmitt@gmail.com (Mike) Wed, 06 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://runtimewisdom.dev/blog/what-actually-happens-when-you-run-a-program What Actually Happens When You Run a Program? https://runtimewisdom.dev/blog/what-actually-happens-when-you-run-a-program A step-by-step walkthrough of what happens between typing ./hello and seeing output: shells, fork, exec, ELF loading, memory layout, system calls, and process cleanup. Wed, 06 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT 68mschmitt@gmail.com (Mike) operating-systemslinuxprocessshellforkexecmemorysystem-callsc-programming https://runtimewisdom.dev/blog/software/personal-setup Living in the Terminal: Building a Personalized Neovim + Arch Workflow (on the Road to Gentoo) https://runtimewisdom.dev/blog/software/personal-setup My personal setup and configuration for my daily. This includes the set of tools I prefer to use and how I use them. I also talk about where I am and where I would like to go on this journey of software Fri, 19 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT 68mschmitt@gmail.com (Mike) operating-systemstoolsfossstackworkflowneovimvimtmuxlinuxgentooarchlfsopencode https://runtimewisdom.dev/blog/projects/hardware/miata-dash Reinventing the Dashboard: Designing a Digital Cluster for a 1995 Miata https://runtimewisdom.dev/blog/projects/hardware/miata-dash Replacing analog gauges with dual MIPI DSI displays, integrating Android Auto, and running auxiliary SPI displays for smaller indicators. Hardware/software tradeoffs, microcontroller offloading, and open-source display stacks like LVGL. Fri, 19 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT 68mschmitt@gmail.com (Mike) rtoshardwaremicrocontrollerzephyrmiataembeddedc-programming https://runtimewisdom.dev/blog/understanding-c-pointers-and-double-pointers Understanding C Pointers and Double Pointers Through a Classroom Metaphor https://runtimewisdom.dev/blog/understanding-c-pointers-and-double-pointers Pointers in C can be hard to grasp at first. Let’s make them easier by thinking about them in terms of a classroom, a teacher, and a stack of notecards. Tue, 16 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT 68mschmitt@gmail.com (Mike) operating-systemsmemoryprocessstackheappointersdouble-pointerssyntaxc-programming https://runtimewisdom.dev/blog/vim-vs-helix Helix vs Vim: A Modern Take on Modal Editing https://runtimewisdom.dev/blog/vim-vs-helix Helix vs Vim: A Modern Take on Modal Editing Tue, 08 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMT 68mschmitt@gmail.com (Mike) editorlinuxterminalmotionsvimhelix https://runtimewisdom.dev/blog/processes-and-threads Processes and Threads: A Restaurant Kitchen Metaphor for Operating Systems https://runtimewisdom.dev/blog/processes-and-threads Processes and Threads: A Restaurant Kitchen Metaphor for Operating Systems Mon, 07 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMT 68mschmitt@gmail.com (Mike) operating-systemsmemoryprocessthreadstackheap