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Chris Beard, the CEO of Mozilla Corporation, shared in an interview with the German publication T3N about plans to launch a premium service, Firefox Premium (premium.firefox.com), this October, which will provide enhanced services through a paid subscription. Details are not yet disclosed, but examples include services related to the use of VPN and online storage of user data. […]
On July 11-12, the Hydra conference will take place in St. Petersburg, focusing on the development of parallel and distributed systems. The highlight of Hydra is that it brings together top scholars (typically found only at foreign scientific conferences) and well-known practicing engineers into one large program at the intersection of science and practice. Hydra is one of our most important conferences in recent […]
Currently, the Bitrix24 service does not have hundreds of gigabits of traffic and lacks a vast server park (though there are certainly many existing). However, for many clients, it is the primary tool for work in the company, a truly business-critical application. Therefore, it cannot afford to go down. But what if it does experience a failure, yet the service 'resurrects' so quickly that no one even […]
I love programming — it creates miracles. However, you know much more about programming than I do. Yet, miracles can be found not only in programming but even in such a dull and stagnant field as accounting. Yes, in accounting itself, to which I have ambivalent feelings: a sincere and deep sympathy (after all, it is my original […]
"Catch Me If You Can". That's the title of Steven Spielberg's film. I watched it, and it was intriguing. But it's not true, even though it’s based on real events. In reality, "catch me if you can" is a kind of game. I see this game every day and even participate in it. I feel pretty much like the hero of Spielberg's film – the one who […]
In my article, I discussed 7 ways to quickly check the competencies of IT specialists that can be applied before conducting a large, comprehensive, and labor-intensive technical interview. At that time, I expressed my preference for timed tests. In this article, I will delve deeper into the topic of tests. Timed tests are a universal tool that is well-suited for assessing knowledge and […]
Dedicated to the 50th anniversary of EPFL On October 30, 2012, I had a one-way ticket to Geneva in my hand and a strong desire to earn a Ph.D. at one of the most prestigious universities in Europe, if not the world. And on December 31, 2018, I spent my last day in the laboratory I had become attached to. It’s time to summarize […]
When visiting any country, it’s important not to confuse tourism with immigration. Folk wisdom In previous articles (part 1, part 2, part 3), we touched on the professional topic of what awaits a young, still green university graduate upon enrollment and during their studies in Switzerland. The next part, which logically follows from the three previous ones, is to show and tell about everyday […]
Continuous Deployment is a special approach in software development that is used for quickly, safely, and effectively rolling out various features in software. The main idea is to create a reliable automated process that allows developers to rapidly deliver a finished product to users. At the same time, continuous changes are made to production — this is called the Continuous Delivery Pipeline (CD Pipeline). Skillbox recommends: Practical […]
The release of the distributed version control system Git 2.22.0 has been announced. Git is one of the most popular, reliable, and high-performance version control systems, offering flexible tools for nonlinear development based on branching and merging. To ensure the integrity of history and resilience against changes made retrospectively, implicit hashing of the entire previous history is used in each commit, and digital verification is also possible […]
On Monday at the WWDC conference, Apple introduced a cool new feature called 'Find My'. Unlike the standard 'Find My iPhone', which relies on cellular infrastructure and GPS of the lost device, the 'Find My' feature can locate devices even without a SIM card and GPS. For example, laptops, or even 'dumb' location tags attached to any item (Apple […]
The Ministry of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media of the Russian Federation and the payment system ‘Mir’ have concluded an agreement on cooperation. This was announced during the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum in 2019. The agreement aims to enhance the effective and profitable use of national payment service tools. In particular, the parties intend to promote cashless payment methods. This primarily concerns government portals. Thus, the first […]