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Some features that every JavaScript developer should know in 2025

waspdev.com

ecmascript javascript js web
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Bug in Outlook PST password protection

nirsoft.net

security
1
Python Performance: Why 'if not list' is 2x Faster Than Using len()

codingconfessions.com

In Python, you can check a list for emptiness in two ways:if not mylistif len(mylist) ==...
In Python, you can check a list for emptiness in two ways:if not mylistif len(mylist) == 0While the 2nd approach is not wrong, the first method is considered more Pythonic. Many people don’t agree, but I’ve already put forward my points in a previous article on that debate.Apart from being more Pythonic, the first v...

compilers python
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The 5 Levels of Configuration Languages

tuxen.de

plt
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Shadertoys ported to Rust GPU | Rust GPU

rust-gpu.github.io

We ported a few popular Shadertoy shaders over to Rust using Rust GPU. The process was...
We ported a few popular Shadertoy shaders over to Rust using Rust GPU. The process was straightforward and we want to share some highlights. The code is available on GitHub. What is Rust GPU? Rust GPU is a project that allows you to write code for GPUs using the Rust programming language. GPUs are typically program...

demo graphics rust
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Datastar - The hypermedia framework.

data-star.dev

javascript web
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CaMeL offers a promising new direction for mitigating prompt injection attacks

simonwillison.net

11th April 2025 In the two and a half years that we’ve been talking about prompt...
11th April 2025 In the two and a half years that we’ve been talking about prompt injection attacks I’ve seen alarmingly little progress towards a robust solution. The new paper Defeating Prompt Injections by Design from Google DeepMind finally bucks that trend. This one is worth paying attention to. If you’re new to...

ai security
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How git cherry-pick and revert use 3-way merge

jvns.ca

vcs
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Golang sync.Pool is not a silver bullet

wundergraph.com

go performance
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Generative AI in Servo

azabani.com

ai practices
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Maps with Django⁽³⁾: GeoDjango, Pillow & GPS

paulox.net

django geodjango pillow python visualization
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Release v25.0.0 · gfx-rs/wgpu

github.com

By @jamienicol in #6929 and #7080. Split up Features internally Internally split up the Features struct...
By @jamienicol in #6929 and #7080. Split up Features internally Internally split up the Features struct and recombine them internally using a macro. There should be no breaking changes from this. This means there are also namespaces (as well as the old Features::*) for all wgpu specific features and webgpu feature (...

graphics release rust
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Erlang’s not about lightweight processes and message passing…

stevana.github.io

distributed erlang testing
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GitHub - hoytech/quadrable: Authenticated multi-version database: sparse binary merkle tree with compact partial-tree proofs

github.com

databases distributed merkle-trees
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Fedora change aims for 99% package reproducibility [LWN.net]

lwn.net

This article brought to you by LWN subscribers Subscribers to LWN.net made this article — and...
This article brought to you by LWN subscribers Subscribers to LWN.net made this article — and everything that surrounds it — possible. If you appreciate our content, please buy a subscription and make the next set of articles possible. The effort to ensure that open-source software is reproducible has been gathering...

linux
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Simulating Some Queues | Concerning Quality

concerningquality.com

math
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SQL pie chart

openark.org

My other half says I’m losing it. But I think that as an enthusiast kernel developer...
My other half says I’m losing it. But I think that as an enthusiast kernel developer she doesn’t have the right to criticize people. (“I like user space better!” – she exclaims upon reading this). Shown below is a (single query) SQL-generated pie chart. I will walk through the steps towards making this happen, and c...

databases
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Live Tube Map - real-time London Underground Trains

londonunderground.live

live trains london transport london underground programming real-time trains
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Haiku Activity & Contract Report, March 2025

haiku-os.org

This report covers hrev58697 through hrev58787.Applicationsjscipione did some minor code cleanups in Tracker.humdinger added some more...
This report covers hrev58697 through hrev58787.Applicationsjscipione did some minor code cleanups in Tracker.humdinger added some more translator credits to AboutSystem.OscarL adjusted ProcessController to display “system resources” before “caches” in the memory menu, making it much easier to understand what the num...

activity report contractor osdev
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Why do AI company logos look like buttholes?

velvetshark.com

If you pay attention to AI company branding, you'll notice a pattern: Circular shape (often with...
If you pay attention to AI company branding, you'll notice a pattern: Circular shape (often with a gradient) Central opening or focal point Radiating elements from the center Soft, organic curves Sound familiar? It should, because it's also an apt description of... well, you know. A butthole. The circular AI logo ep...

design rant
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What are you doing this weekend? | Lobsters

lobste.rs

Feel free to tell what you plan on doing this weekend and even ask for help...
Feel free to tell what you plan on doing this weekend and even ask for help or feedback. Please keep in mind it’s more than OK to do nothing at all too!

ask programming
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GitHub - humanlayer/12-factor-agents: What are the principles we can use to build LLM-powered software that is actually good enough to put in the hands of production customers?

github.com

ai
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Usb-C and its overengineered history By Tempo on Vrchat

youtube.com

hardware historical science & technology video
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Taking out the Trash: Garbage Collection of Object Storage at Massive Scale

warpstream.com

Over the last 10 years, I’ve built several distributed systems on top of object storage, with...
Over the last 10 years, I’ve built several distributed systems on top of object storage, with WarpStream being the most recent. One consistent factor across all of these systems is how much time we spent solving what seems like a relatively straightforward problem: removing files from object storage that had been lo...

distributed
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