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FasterCGI with HHVM
Today, we are happy to announce FastCGI support for HHVM. FastCGI is a popular protocol for communication between an application server (e.g. running your PH...
Overview of cross-architecture portability problems
Ideally, you’d want your program to work everywhere. Unfortunately, that’s not that simple, even if you’re using high-level “portable” languages such as Python. In thi…
PaperBench
We introduce PaperBench, a benchmark evaluating the ability of AI agents to replicate state-of-the-art AI research.
Inversion: Fast, Reliable Structured LLMs
We create the world's fastest and most efficient AI.
MakeCode Arcade: Retro Gaming, Modern Programming
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Elixir and the Internet of Things – Handling a Stampede
Neo supports the next generation of tech leaders with the industry's best startup residency, recruiting platform, and diverse mentorship community.
Full-text search engine with PostgreSQL (part 2): Postgres vs. Elasticsearch
Using PostgreSQL as a full-text search engine is tempting because it requires less infrastructure. But is its set of search-related features enough to compete with the Lucene based alternatives?
Zig / C++ Interop
Learn how we use macros to make it less painful to use Zig structs in C++ (and vice versa)
AdaCore Joins the RISC-V Foundation to Provide C and Ada Compilation Support
GNAT Pro and GNAT Community toolchains available both for professionals and hobbyists NEW YORK and PARIS, January 29, 2019 - AdaCore today announced its…
Racket 5.1 Released
_posted by Eli Barzilay_ Racket version 5.1 is now available from http://racket-lang.org/The most significant change in version 5.1 is a rewrite of the GUI library. Unix/X users will see the biggest difference with this change, because DrRacket and all R...
Launching Ignition and TurboFan
V8 v5.9 comes with a brand-new JavaScript execution pipeline, built upon the Ignition interpreter and the TurboFan optimizing compiler.
Rust to Assembly: Understanding the Inner Workings of Rust
How Rust compiles to assembly: enum memory layout, smart pointers, static vs dynamic dispatch, vtables, closures, vector iteration and async state machines.
Experimental Python 3 support in Django
Posted by Aymeric Augustin on Aug. 19, 2012
Natural Language in Python Using SpaCy: An Introduction
Deep dive into python spacy with code examples, real-world applications, and expert insights for data science practitioners.
Ewww, You Use PHP?
Browse how-to articles on starting, running, and marketing your business, plus thought-provoking podcasts and films to inspire your inner entrepreneur.
Customers do not ask for software complexity
Asking for software complexity is insane. Nobody wants software solutions that are complex. It is comparable with smart cities, intelligent lockdowns and safe banks. Nobody wants stupid cities, governmental panic measurements to fight covid-19 or a bank that can not be trusted with handling money.
Install.md: A standard for LLM-executable installation
A proposal for a standard /install.md file that provides LLM-executable installation instructions.
A love letter to the CSV format (2024)
why people pretending CSV is dead are wrong
GitButler now supports first class conflicts, making rebasing less annoying
GitButler now supports first class conflicts, which makes rebasing much less annoying. What is "fearless rebasing"?