Author: Yuri Gagarin

The release of the free CAD software FreeCAD 0.18 has officially occurred.

The release of the open-source parametric 3D modeling system FreeCAD 0.18 is officially available. The source code for this release was published on March 12, and then updated on April 4, but the developers delayed the official announcement of the release until May due to the unavailability of installation packages for all declared platforms. Just a few hours ago, a notice was issued stating that the FreeCAD 0.18 branch is not yet officially ready and is […]

ISTQB Certification. Part 1: To be or not to be?

As our latest research shows, education and diplomas, unlike experience and work format, have almost no impact on the salary level of a QA specialist. But is this really the case, and what is the point of obtaining an ISTQB certificate? Is it worth the time and money required to pass it? We will try to find the answers […]

What do testers earn and what influences their salaries? Building a profile of a successful QA specialist

At the beginning of 2019, we (together with the portals Software-testing.ru and Dou.ua) conducted research on the wage levels of QA specialists. Now we know how much testing services cost in different parts of the world. We also know what knowledge and experience a QA specialist should possess to exchange a stuffy office and a modest salary for a beach chair and a thick stack of currency. Want to find out more?

Robots in the data center: how can artificial intelligence be useful?

During the digital transformation of the economy, humanity must build more and more data centers. The data centers themselves must also transform: issues of their fault tolerance and energy efficiency are now more important than ever. These facilities consume a vast amount of electricity, and failures of the critical IT infrastructure housed within them are costly for businesses. Artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies come to the aid of engineers.

In Chrome 76, Google will disable Flash, but not entirely yet.

In July, Chrome 76 is set to be released, during which Google plans to disable Flash support by default. Although there are no plans for a complete removal yet, this change has already been included in the experimental Canary branch. It is reported that in this version, Flash can still be restored in the settings under 'Advanced > Privacy and security > Site settings', but this […]

BBC is developing its own voice assistant Auntie

BBC is developing its own voice assistant, which is set to compete with Alexa and Siri. Like other assistants, it is being positioned as a character. Currently, the project has a working title, Auntie, but before its launch, the name will be changed to something more modern. This was reported by the Daily Mail, citing observers. Insiders claim that the system will be available for free […]

Moving to Armenia

The first job offer from Armenia came in late August or September 2018. At that time, I was job hunting, but the offer did not impress me. The HR agency's website had no information about the country, but the company (Vineti) had caught my attention back then. Later, the website played a key role, providing a detailed description of Armenia. In January-February 2019, I had formed […]

Challenging migration of RabbitMQ to Kubernetes

RabbitMQ is a message broker written in Erlang that allows for the organization of a fault-tolerant cluster with full data replication across multiple nodes, where each node can handle read and write requests. With numerous Kubernetes clusters in production, we support a large number of RabbitMQ installations and faced the need to migrate data from one cluster to another without downtime. This […]

Let's count the 'Inspector' agents

It is no secret that the automated system 'Revizor' monitors the control of blocks based on the list of prohibited information in Russia. This is well described in this article on Habr, with the image sourced from there: At the provider, the 'Revizor Agent' module is installed: The 'Revizor Agent' module is a structural element of the automated system 'Revizor' (AS 'Revizor'). This system is designed to oversee […]

How access to pages distributing prohibited content is blocked (now the RKN also checks search engines)

Before we proceed to describing the system responsible for filtering access by telecom operators, it is noteworthy that Roskomnadzor will also begin overseeing the operations of search engines. Earlier this year, a procedure for monitoring and a list of measures to ensure that search operators comply with the requirements to cease providing information about internet resources that are restricted in the territory of the Russian Federation was approved. The corresponding order from Roskomnadzor […]

The release schedule ahead of XFCE 4.14 has been announced.

The release manager of the lightweight desktop environment XFCE, Simon Steinbeiss, published the planned schedule for the release of the preliminary and final versions of XFCE version 4.14 in the project’s mailing list. The development team will follow the traditional release model for the new version: three pre-releases will be released first, followed by the final stable build. The schedule is as follows: May 19: 4.14-pre1 June 30: 4.14-pre2 […]

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