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Hello, %username%. As promised, here's a story about yellow phosphorus and how it famously burned near Lviv in Ukraine relatively recently. Yes, I know — Google provides a lot of information about this incident. Unfortunately, most of what it returns is untrue, or as witnesses say, nonsense. Let's sort it out! But first — […]
Microsoft announced that after the release of .NET Core 3.0, the .NET 5 platform will be launched, which will support not only Windows but also Linux, macOS, iOS, Android, tvOS, watchOS, and WebAssembly. Additionally, the fifth preview release of the open .NET Core 3.0 platform has been published, whose functionality is closer to .NET Framework 4.8 thanks to the inclusion of previously opened components […]
Over the past years, Microsoft has implemented several of its own Linux projects. There were Linux-based operating systems for network switches in data centers and Linux-based OS for microcontrollers created for the embedded security service Azure Sphere. And now there's news of another Linux-based project that Microsoft specialists have been working on for some time. In the first […]
Hiring IT specialists is a challenging task. Firstly, there is currently a shortage of experienced professionals in the market, and they know it. Candidates are often not willing to spend a lot of time on "selection activities" from employers unless they're initially interested. The previously popular practice of "giving a test for 8+ hours" is no longer effective. For an initial assessment of knowledge and screening candidates before conducting a full-scale […]
Microsoft unveiled the updated WSL2 (Windows Subsystem for Linux) at the ongoing Microsoft Build 2019 conference, designed to run Linux executables on Windows. A key feature of the second edition is the delivery of a full Linux kernel, instead of a layer that translates Linux system calls to Windows system calls on the fly. The test release of WSL2 will be available at the end […]
The release of the Firefox add-on LibreJS 7.20.1 has been announced, which allows users to avoid running non-free JavaScript code. Richard Stallman believes that the issue with JavaScript is that the code is loaded without the user's knowledge, leaving them unable to assess the level of its freedom before it is loaded and preventing the execution of proprietary JavaScript code. The license applied to the JavaScript code is determined through special markers on the website or through […]
The release of the specialized distribution Tails 3.13.2 (The Amnesic Incognito Live System), based on the Debian package base and designed for anonymous internet access, is now available. Anonymous access in Tails is provided by the Tor network. By default, all connections other than traffic through the Tor network are blocked by a packet filter. User data is stored in persistent mode between sessions using […]
Fedora developers have published a list of 170 packages that have remained unmaintained and are scheduled for removal from the repository after 6 weeks of inactivity unless maintainers are found for them soon. The list includes packages with libraries for Node.js (133 packages), python (4 packages), and ruby (11 packages), as well as packages such as gpart, system-config-firewall, thermald, pywebkitgtk, […]
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 […]
Hello, %username%. gjf is back in touch. I sincerely apologize if the previous article seemed too boring to you, but I lose my sense of humor on certain issues. And I apologize if I've shattered some readers' illusions. But based on the results of the voting, we will talk about combat drugs. But these are not some mythical substances that can turn a frail nerd into a Universal […]
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 […]
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?