Tips for new Linux users to improve their success rate, focusing on the OS's strengths for programmers and technical users.
A developer analyzes the barriers preventing Linux from mainstream desktop adoption, focusing on needed improvements in robustness, intuitiveness, and community.
Explores semi-supervised learning techniques for training models when labeled data is scarce, focusing on combining labeled and unlabeled data.
A developer shares initial impressions of learning Swift and SwiftUI for iOS development, comparing it to Rust and discussing its syntax and features.
A programmer shares initial impressions and learning challenges with the Zig programming language, comparing it to Rust and C.
Exploring TypeScript's 'any' type, its role as a top type, and how 'unknown' provides a safer alternative for type handling.
A talk on leveraging PostgreSQL's advanced features within Django projects, presented at Pyjamas Conf 2021.
A developer-focused guide on password management best practices, including secure storage, length recommendations, and multi-factor authentication.
Explains how using variable web fonts can improve website performance by reducing font file requests and page load times.
A personal recap of the 2021 UK VMware User Group (VMUG) in-person event, covering keynotes, sessions, and the return to live tech conferences.
Explains how to import JSON files directly into ES modules using the JSON modules proposal and import assertions in JavaScript.
Introducing OmicNavigator, an open-source R package and web app for interactive exploration and visualization of omics data analysis results.
Analyzes the drawbacks of using ZIP files for iOS app press kits, focusing on download speed, navigation, content suitability, and update hassles for journalists.
Introduces the OSS Quickstart Archetype, a Maven template for bootstrapping modern, opinionated open-source Java projects with best practices.
Announcing the OSS Quickstart Archetype, a Maven template for bootstrapping modern, opinionated open-source Java projects with best practices.
Explains the role of Tasks in Swift's concurrency system, focusing on bridging synchronous UI code with asynchronous operations and automatic main thread handling.
A technical benchmark comparing the performance of PHP's include() vs file_get_contents() for reading files, with surprising results.
A developer stream log about handling a customer feature request after abandoning a problematic package integration.
A technical walkthrough solving Advent of Code 2021 Day 2 challenges using both R and JavaScript, comparing implementations.
A podcast interview discussing common ML mistakes, quantifying impact, and career growth for machine learning engineers.
