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On March 31, 2019, five years after the previous release, a new version of the Dylan language compiler, Open Dylan 2019.1, was released. Dylan is a dynamic programming language that implements the ideas of Common Lisp and CLOS in a more familiar, parenthesized syntax. The main highlight of this version is the stabilization of the LLVM backend for the i386 and x86_64 architectures. Linux, FreeBSD and macOS; added to the compiler […]
One of the main problems when working with Microsoft Office files in Google Docs will soon disappear. The search giant announced the addition of native support for native Word, Excel and PowerPoint formats to its platform. Previously, to edit data, collaborate, comment, and more, you had to convert documents to Google format, although you could view them directly. Now it's [...]
The Firefox 67 beta includes code to block JavaScript that mines cryptocurrencies or tracks users through browser fingerprinting. Blocking is carried out according to additional categories (fingerprinting and cryptomining) in the Disconnect.me list, including hosts caught using miners and code for hidden identification. Code for mining cryptocurrencies, which leads to a significant increase in the load on […]
A corrective release of Firefox 66.0.3 has been prepared, which updates the search plugin for Baidu and fixes 4 bugs: Fixed performance issues with some games written using HTML5 technologies (for example, games from the pogo.com service that uses javascript-obfuscator to protect code from parsing); Resolved keystroke event handling issues in IBM Cloud and Microsoft Cloud applications (e.g. […]
Mathy Vanhoef, author of the KRACK attack on WPA2 wireless networks, and Eyal Ronen, co-author of several attacks on TLS, disclosed six vulnerabilities (CVE-2019-9494 - CVE-2019-9499) in the technology protection of WPA3 wireless networks, allowing you to recreate the connection password and gain access to the wireless network without knowing the password. The vulnerabilities are grouped under the code name Dragonblood […]
Happy Cosmonautics Day! We submitted “The Little Book of Black Holes” to the printing house. It was during these days that astrophysicists showed the whole world what black holes look like. Coincidence? We don’t think so 😉 So wait, an amazing book will appear soon, written by Steven Gabser and France Pretorius, translated by the wonderful Pulkovo astronomer aka Astrodedus Kirill Maslennikov, scientifically edited by the legendary Vladimir […]
A team of researchers from the University of Ca' Foscari (Italy) analyzed 90 thousand hosts associated with the 10 thousand largest sites ranked by Alexa, and concluded that 5.5% of them had serious security problems in their TLS implementations. The study looked at problems with vulnerable encryption methods: 4818 of the problematic hosts were found to be […]
Mozilla has released the first public beta version of Firefox for computers based on Qualcomm Snapdragon chips and the operating system Windows 10. We're talking about laptops, so the list of apps for these devices has now expanded slightly. The browser is expected to transition from beta testing to release within the next two months, meaning users will be able to use it in early summer. It's worth noting that […]
Chef Software has announced a decision to stop using the Open Core business model, in which only the basic components of the system are freely distributed, and advanced features are delivered as part of a commercial product. All components of the Chef configuration management system, including the Chef Automate management console, infrastructure management tools, the Chef InSpec security management module, and the Chef Habitat delivery automation and orchestration […]
The Software Freedom Conservancy filed a lawsuit against VMWare in 2016, alleging that the "vmkernel" component in VMware's ESXi product was built using kernel code. LinuxThe component's code itself, however, is closed source, which violates the GPLv2 license. The court then declined to rule on the merits. The case was dismissed due to a lack of proper investigation and uncertainty regarding […]
Figma is an online service for developing interfaces and prototyping with the ability to organize real-time collaboration. It is positioned by the creators as the main competitor to Adobe software products. Figma is suitable for creating simple prototypes and design systems, as well as complex projects (mobile applications, portals). In 2018, the platform has become one of the fastest growing tools for developers and designers. […]
Starting out as a developer can often feel daunting: you're faced with unfamiliar problems, a lot to learn, and difficult decisions to make. And in some cases we are wrong in these decisions. This is quite natural, and there is no point in beating yourself up about it. But what you should do is remember your experience for the future. I am a senior developer […]