25 years after the introduction of the 32 bit Intel i386 CPU, all Intel compatibles still start up (and wake up!) in 16 bit stone-age mode, and they have to be switched into 32/64 bit mode to be usable.
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HashiCorp's multi-product strategy has launched them to a successful IPO in December 2022, is driving their $5.6-billion valuation, and helps them bring in some high-value customers.
In this post, I take you on a debugging journey and show you why it might be a good idea to add a comment next to a certain method.
In this article, we introduce you to the concept of algebraic data types and show how you can build your own data types in Haskell.
The ASR33, like most teletypes of the era, works at a fixed rate. It does 10 characters per second. It is 110 Baud, using 1 start, 8 data (i...
Whether it be with React, VueJS, Angular, or in Rust, modern web applications are composed of 3 kinds of pieces: Components Pages Service Components are reusable pieces and UI elements. An input field, or a button, for example. Pages are assemblies of components. They match routes (URLs). For example, the
Apple's first product was the Apple-1 computer, introduced exactly 46 years ago, on April 11, 1976. This early microcomputer used an unus...
The Apple II Desktop has been updated. Version 1.2 Alpha 48 includes a ton of updates. The program is now available in eight languages. Updated features include: General Added Sample.Media folder with some samples of various file types.Improved appearance of keyboard shortcuts in buttons.Improve appearance of ()^…
Viewed in the proper light, influencer is a career path of tragic dimensions.
This is the BliKVM PCIe, a full computer on a PCI Express card. This is an IP KVM (Internet Protocol Keyboard-Video-Mouse) that can be put inside another computer or server. Most server motherboards already have remote 'lights-out' management functionality built in. Most frequently this is referred to as IPMI…
What can software learn from Christopher Alexander? Many programmers know that the idea of design patterns comes from architecture, but Christopher Alexander's writing has much more for us than just the Gang of Four design patterns. This post is a somewhat assorted collection of ideas for better software and…
Using truss, dtrace & ctfconvert to figure out a faulty illumos kernel module.
Node.js® is a free, open-source, cross-platform JavaScript runtime environment that lets developers create servers, web apps, command line tools and scripts.
Welcome to our featured scenario of the month! We use this format to share a unique scenario that highlights an interesting problem, an emerging topic, or a new scenario format. As you read through the scenario, think carefully about how you would handle the situation – what stands out to you, what do you think is…
Announcing urllib3's bounty program The urllib3 team is excited to announce the start of our bounty program! We’ve recognized that one of the biggest challenges to shipping v2.0 is not having e...
I’ve had numerous requests for a guide to building BasiliskII on iOS. Let me know of anything is unclear or would benefit from more details!
CHM publicly releases the source code for the breakthrough printing technology, PostScript.
Hello all :wave:t6: ! As of May 1st 2023 Netlify Graph has been deprecated. We have received loads of feedback and after much consideration we have decided to discontinue support of this product. We will be focusing our efforts on enabling developers to build composable websites, stores, and apps with greater…
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How I sped up GoAWK by switching from a tree-walking interpreter to a bytecode compiler and virtual machine interpreter.
In Emacs version 28 Emacs developers introduced so-called read symbol shorthands. If you’re interested in the rationale, feel free to search the Emacs developer mailing list for the discussion. However, it does seem that not everyone likes the idea of shorthands as a substitution for namespaces (or packages, if you’re…
I've previously come to the conclusion that there's little reason for using bytecode in the modern world, except in order to get more compact code, for which it can be very effective. So, what kind of a bytecode engine will give you more compact code?
Towards the end of last year, I switched from working on PHP at JetBrains, to working on LLVM at Red Hat. While it was already under discussion beforehand, this catalyzed the creation of the PHP foundation , which now pays multiple people to work on PHP. Special thanks for this go to Roman Pronskiy, who did most of…
The landing gear and flaps indicator, control board stack, and C# .NET Windows Forms app running on the Surface in the background. Everything set for smooth and level flight!
We announce and explore the possibilities for bringing set-theoretic types into Elixir.
Start with any triangulation of a convex polygon, and then repeatedly choose a random diagonal and flip it, replacing the two triangles it borders with two d...
