The release of the Firefox Lite 2.0 web browser has been announced, positioned as a lightweight variant of Firefox Focus designed to operate on resource-constrained systems and low-speed connection channels. The project is developed by a Mozilla team from Taiwan and primarily aims at delivery in India, Indonesia, Thailand, the Philippines, China, and developing countries. A key distinction of Firefox Lite from Firefox Focus is […]
The release of NGINX Unit 1.13 has been finalized, which focuses on providing a solution for running web applications in various programming languages (Python, PHP, Perl, Ruby, Go, JavaScript/Node.js, and Java). Under NGINX Unit, multiple applications in different programming languages can run simultaneously, and their start parameters can be dynamically modified without the need to edit configuration files or restart. The code […]
Cppcheck developer (Daniel Marjamäki) is planning to add software verification for C and C++ to its static analyzer. In verification mode, Cppcheck will issue warnings if it cannot confirm that the code is safe; however, this may lead to noise (multiple warnings). Implementation Plans The verification mode will be implemented incrementally. The first stage will involve […]
Hello, Habr! For every team, there are just events, and then there are those that require special preparation. For us at Reksoft, it's the Software Engineering Conference Russia or SECR, which will take place on November 14-15 in St. Petersburg. For us, it's not just a gathering of developers, team leads, architects, designers, and testers, but almost like home, the very atmosphere of our offices in […]
Hello, Habr! We at Dodo Pizza Engineering really love data (who doesn't?). Here's a story about how to accumulate all the data from Dodo Pizza and provide easy access to this vast array of information for any employee in the company. The task is to save the nerves of the Data Engineering team. Like true pack rats, we gather all sorts of info […]
Introducing 3CX v16 Update 4 Alpha! This update enables calls from the browser 'engine' without needing to open a web client tab. It even works with the browser completely closed! This means you can now take calls directly in your current application — CRM system, Office 365, etc. A small window will appear on the side of your desktop, resembling a mobile app […]
The blockchain trend continues to gain momentum. More and more experts forecast the universal adoption of this technology in the near future. Currently, several issues remain unresolved, hindering this process. First and foremost, modern blockchain systems struggle with scalability. For instance, Ethereum's throughput is only 20 transactions per second, and despite numerous advantages, it is not suitable for large businesses. In the meantime […]
Formlabs, a company specializing in developing technologies for 3D printing, has created a division called Formlabs Dental, which will produce 3D printers and components for the dental market. Formlabs has also announced the new Form 3B 3D printer aimed at simplifying the process of producing dental implants. The previously released Form 2 3D printer enabled the printing of 13 million components for the needs of dentists. A notable feature of the Form 3B printer is […]
Janayugom is a daily newspaper published in the state of Kerala (India) in the Malayalam language and has approximately 100,000 subscribers. Until recently, they used proprietary Adobe PageMaker, but the age of the software (the last release was as far back as 2001), along with the lack of Unicode support, prompted management to look for alternatives. Discovering that the industry-standard Adobe InDesign, instead of a one-time […]
Compared to European countries, where distributed generation accounts for nearly 30% of total production today, in Russia, the share of distributed energy is estimated to be no more than 5-10%. Let's discuss whether Russian distributed energy has a chance to catch up with global trends, and whether consumers have motivation to move towards independent energy supply. Source: Beyond the numbers. […]
Almost every developer wonders how they should develop their skills and which growth path to choose: vertical — becoming a manager, or horizontal — full-stack. Years of working on a single product, contrary to myths, becomes not a limitation but a valuable opportunity. In this article, we share the experience of our backend developer Alexey, who dedicated 6 years to certifications and […]
The dominant platform for deploying containers has certainly become Kubernetes. It offers the ability to manage almost everything using its APIs and user controllers that extend its APIs with custom resources. However, the user still has to make detailed decisions about how to deploy, configure, manage, and scale applications. Issues regarding application scalability, security, and passing […] remain at the user's discretion.