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The existence of Windows Core OS has been confirmed by a benchmark

Ahead of the Build 2020 conference, a mention of the modular operating system Windows Core has appeared again in the Geekbench test package database, which was previously seen in leaks. Microsoft has not officially confirmed its existence, but unofficial data has leaked. It is expected that Windows Core OS will be able to run on laptops, ultrabooks, dual-screen devices, HoloLens holographic headsets, and so on.

Microsoft Enhances Page Scrolling in New Edge

Support for the classic version of Microsoft Edge officially ended earlier this year when the Redmond corporation transitioned its web browser to Chromium. Recently, developers have begun releasing new versions of Edge Dev and Edge Canary, which improve the scrolling of large web pages. This enhancement is expected to make scrolling more responsive. These updates are already included in the Chromium project and in the Chrome build.

The petition for Hans Reiser's parole has been denied

The parole board has denied the request for the early conditional release of Hans Reiser, the creator of the ReiserFS file system. A new application can only be submitted in five years, in 2025. Hans's children are now 18 and 20 years old, and they refuse to contact him. Recall that in 2008, Hans was sentenced to life imprisonment.

4. Load testing Check Point Maestro

We continue the series of articles on Check Point Maestro solutions. We have already published three introductory articles: Check Point Maestro Hyperscale Network Security Typical Use Cases for Check Point Maestro A Typical Deployment Scenario for Check Point Maestro Now is the right time to move on to load testing. In this article, we will attempt to show how load balancing occurs between nodes, as well as explore the process.

Cost comparison for Managed Kubernetes (2020)

Note: American DevOps engineer Sid Palas used the recent announcement from Google Cloud as a news hook to compare the cost of the Managed Kubernetes service (in various configurations) from the leading global cloud providers. An additional benefit of his work is the publication of the corresponding Jupyter Notebook, which allows (with minimal knowledge of Python) to adjust the calculations to suit one’s needs. TL;DR: Azure and Digital Ocean do not charge […]

Google Chrome may receive the option to display the full URL in the address bar

One of the features of Google Chrome is that the browser displays only part of the URL in the address bar, rather than the full URL. The complete version is only shown when clicking on the address. This opens up broad opportunities for phishing and other abuses, as attackers can spoof the website address so that the user does not notice it. In some cases […]

Release of CMake build system 3.17.0

The release of the cross-platform open-source build script generator CMake 3.17 has been announced, serving as an alternative to Autotools and used in projects such as KDE, LLVM/Clang, MySQL, MariaDB, ReactOS, and Blender. CMake is written in C++ and is distributed under the BSD license. It is notable for providing a simple scripting language, extensibility via modules, and minimal dependencies (no binding to […]

A composite server Wayfire 0.4 using Wayland is available.

The release of the composite server Wayfire 0.4 has occurred, utilizing Wayland and allowing the formation of resource-efficient user interfaces with 3D effects in the style of 3D plugins for Compiz (screen switching via a 3D cube, spatial window arrangement, morphing effects while working with windows, etc.). Wayfire supports extensibility through plugins and offers a flexible configuration system. The project code is written in C++ and […]

Valve has released Proton 5.0-5, a package for running Windows games on Linux.

Valve has released version Proton 5.0-5, based on the developments of the Wine project and aimed at enabling the launch of gaming applications created for Windows on Linux, available in the Steam catalog. The project developments are distributed under the BSD license. Proton allows Steam game applications provided only for Windows to run directly in the Linux client. The package includes an implementation of DirectX […]

How to read and fix 100,000 lines of code in a week

At first, it's always challenging to navigate a large, old project. An architecture assessment is one of the tasks of an architect. Typically, one has to work on extensive, legacy projects, and the results need to be delivered within a week. How does one evaluate a project with 100k or more lines of code in just a week while providing genuinely useful results for the client? Most architects and tech leads […]

DBA: we efficiently organize synchronizations and imports

When dealing with complex processing of large data sets (various ETL processes: imports, conversions, and synchronization with external sources), there often arises a need to temporarily "remember" and quickly process something substantial. A typical task of this nature usually sounds something like: "Here, the accounting department has exported the latest payments from the client bank, we need to quickly upload them to the site and link them to the accounts." But when […]

Around data.table

This note will be of interest to those who use the data processing library for R — data.table, and may be pleased to see the flexibility of its application through various examples. Inspired by a good example from a colleague, and hoping you've already read his article, I suggest we dive deeper into optimizing code and performance based on data.table. Introduction: Where does data.table come from? […]

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