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How I Organized Machine Learning Training at NSU

My name is Sasha and I love machine learning as well as teaching people. Now I supervise educational programs at the Computer Science Center and direct the bachelor's degree in data analysis at St. Petersburg State University. Before that, he worked as an analyst at Yandex, and even earlier as a scientist: he was engaged in mathematical modeling at the Institute of Computer Science of the SB RAS. In this post I want to tell you what came out of the idea [...]

We organize an effective workflow for web developers: Confluence, Airtable and other tools

I have been working as a front-end developer for about two years, and have participated in the creation of a wide variety of projects. One of the lessons I learned is that collaboration between different teams of developers who share the same goal but have different tasks and responsibilities is not easy. In consultation with other team members, designers and developers, I created a website creation cycle designed for small teams (5-15 people). IN […]

AMA with Habr v.10. Latest* issue

* just kidding, of course - the last one was in June. But if you want to ask us a question, don’t delay! Hello, Habr! Well, here is the first “anniversary” issue of a series of questions and answers to Habr. We publish it every last Friday of the month, which means that for 10 months now you have been asking us questions, and we are trying to […]

Microsoft has published a repository with its modifications for the Linux kernel

Microsoft has published all changes and additions to the Linux kernel used in the kernel shipped for WSL 2 (Windows Subsystem for Linux v2). The second edition of WSL is distinguished by the delivery of a full-fledged Linux kernel, instead of an emulator that translates Linux system calls into Windows system calls on the fly. The availability of source code allows enthusiasts to create their own builds of the Linux kernel […]

First release of ALT p9 starterkits

A set of starter kits based on the new stable ALT p9 branch is available. Starter kits are suitable for getting started with a stable repository for users who prefer to independently determine the list of application packages and configure the system. The next scheduled update is expected on September 12, 2019. The release is notable for the fact that for the first time starterkits are available for aarch64, armh. And also […]

Firefox 68 will offer a new implementation of the address bar

Firefox 68, scheduled for release on July 9, will replace the Awesome Bar with a new address bar implementation, the Quantum Bar. From the user's point of view, with a few exceptions, everything remains as before, but the internals have been completely redone and the code has been rewritten, replacing XUL/XBL with a standard Web API. The new implementation significantly simplifies the process of expanding functionality (creating […]

Red Hat intends to stop the development of the X.Org server

Christian Schaller, who leads the desktop development team at Red Hat and the Fedora Desktop Team, in reviewing plans for desktop components in Fedora 31, mentioned Red Hat's intention to stop actively developing X.Org server functionality and limit it to only maintaining the existing code base and eliminating errors. Red Hat is currently contributing […]

In the universe of PUBG will be a story game from the author of the original Dead Space

PUBG Twitter posted some unexpected news regarding the next game in the series. The project is plot-oriented and created in the universe of the popular battle royale. Development was led by Glen Schofield, the author of the original Dead Space and one of the founders of the Sledgehammer Games studio. Today we're excited to introduce Striking Distance, a brand new game development studio headed by […]

Google improves Maps and security

Google has announced a brand new feature for Android users in India. This feature will reportedly allow it to automatically track route changes and notify the driver if he deviates from the course. This will be implemented within Google Maps. To enable this feature, after searching for your destination and getting directions, you need to select the “Stay Safe” and “Get Alerts […]

Huawei invites developers to join the HongMeng OS community

At the China Open Source 2019 event in Shanghai, Huawei Vice President of Strategy and Development Xiao Ran announced that the Huawei Ark compiler will be available in August of this year. Mr. Ran announced that Huawei invites developers and partners to become part of the “Ark of Friends Circle” community to […]