Emacs support for Java is improving by leaps and bounds. The last time I was doing paid Java work I had to drive a headless Eclipse from Emacs! https://github.com/mopemope/meghanada-emacs
miniblog.
Nomic, a neat GitHub repo/game where you win points or change the rules with pull requests: https://github.com/jeffkaufman/nomic
FreeBSD is looking to move its bootloader from Forth to Lua: https://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-current/2018-February/068464.html
Apparently startups will claim they do AI in order to generate VC interest!
https://www.theregister.co.uk/AMP/2019/03/05/eu_startups_no_ai/
I'm also fascinated to learn how many reported that they have a shortage of data scientists. Machine learning is so visible now that I'd assumed expertise was widely available.
I've seen lots of metrics to decide if an open source project is alive: age of bugs, number of pull requests open, number of commits in a time period.
When choosing libraries, I've realised I only look at the last commit time. That's sufficient activity IME.
Snaps are self-contained (i.e. bundling dependencies), sandboxed applications that work across different linux distros: https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2016/06/goodbye-apt-and-yum-ubuntus-snap-apps-are-coming-to-distros-everywhere/
This is the first I've heard about them. They seem to be more popular in the area of proprietary software on linux.
Really nice move by Flickr: if your images are CC licensed, they won't limit how much you can upload with a free account! https://twitter.com/creativecommons/status/1104067700119216129
Wikipedia discussing talk pages and the challenges of unstructured communication.
Several interesting approaches to GC in Rust:
JS using SpiderMonkey: https://github.com/asajeffrey/josephine
Tracing GC with intrusive pointers: https://github.com/withoutboats/shifgrethor
A whole Lua implementation! https://github.com/kyren/luster
The thing about memory ownership is that it's intrinsic (not incidental) complexity on a physical computer. If you don't want GC, you need ownership.
Not all languages provide ownership tooling though (e.g. C). Following Rust's success I suspect we'll see more ownership tools. https://twitter.com/migueldeicaza/status/1103427307451035648
Need therapy? I'm fascinated to learn there's an app this, providing a set of free features supported by a community: https://blog.time2track.com/a-psychologists-honest-review-of-7-cups-of-tea
USB 4 will recommend a standard set features that all devices of the same type should implement. This should simplify things somewhat over USB 3, where device and even cable compatibility isn't guaranteed.
https://www.theverge.com/2019/3/4/18246182/usb-4-thunderbolt-3-specs-features-release-date
USB is feeling a little less universal though.
A new speculative execution vulnerability in CPUs: https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/03/05/spoiler_intel_processor_flaw/
Attacks only get sophisticated over time, and this is a great example of other researchers finding similar issues. This vulnerability is independent of Spectre.
Designing wire protocols: https://esr.ibiblio.org/?p=8254
Discusses extensibility, bug prone features, and network and CPU overheads in low traffic systems.
Ramping up with a new technical team, and asking the right questions:
https://boz.com/articles/career-cold-start.html
Blogged: How High Are Your Tests? http://www.wilfred.me.uk/blog/2019/03/04/how-high-are-your-tests/
One sign your blog posts are successful: they give you something to refer to in conversation with others! https://guzey.com/personal/why-have-a-blog/
Blogged: How High Are Your Tests? https://www.wilfred.me.uk/blog/2019/03/04/how-high-are-your-tests/
Several of the best jobs I've had, I heard about them through Twitter. When Twitter works well, it can be a fabulous source of 'watercooler conversation' across the industry.
Amazon moving to a serial number verification program to deter fakes:
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/mar/04/amazon-to-give-power-to-brands-to-delete-fakes-from-website
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