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Nim is a statically typed language focused on efficiency, readability, and flexibility. Version 1.0 marks a stable base that can be confidently used in the coming years. Starting with this release, any code written in Nim will not break. This release includes numerous changes, including bug fixes and some language enhancements. It also comes with […]
The Document Foundation has announced the release of LibreOffice 6.3.2, the second maintenance release of the LibreOffice 6.3 āfreshā family. Version 6.3.2 is aimed at enthusiasts, power users, and those who prefer the latest software versions. For conservative users and enterprises, it is still recommended to use the LibreOffice 6.2.7 āstillā release. Ready-to-install packages are available for Linux, macOS, and Windows. […]
In this article, I will describe step-by-step the process of installing a test server for the amazing Freeacs project until it is fully operational, and demonstrate practical techniques for working with MikroTik: configuration via parameters, executing scripts, updates, installing additional modules, etc. The goal of the article is to encourage colleagues to move away from managing network devices with terrible shortcuts and workarounds, such as […]
Hello, Habr. This article is dedicated to the results of four years of development of a set of methods and tools for processing user movement trajectories in an app or on a website. The developer is Maxim Godzi, who leads the product creation team and is also the author of this article. The product is named Retentioneering, and it has now been transformed into an open-source library and hosted on GitHub, so that anyone […]
According to the latest statistical data, over 33 million Russians use broadband internet. Although the growth of the subscriber base is slowing down, provider revenues continue to riseāpartly due to improvements in the quality of existing services and the emergence of new ones. Seamless Wi-Fi, IP-television, āsmart homeāāto develop these areas, operators need to transition from DSL to faster technologies and upgrade their network equipment. In this […]
Today we have an unusual topic ā a translation of an article about illegal automatic dialing in the USA. Throughout history, there have always been individuals who used technology not for good, but to profit deceitfully from trusting citizens. Modern telecommunications are no exception; spam or outright scams can reach us via SMS, email, or phone. The situation with phones has become even more amusing, […]
You may have heard or read about the Call Screening feature that Google rolled out for its Pixel phones in the USA. The idea is excellent ā when you receive an incoming call, a virtual assistant starts interacting, while you see this conversation in chat form and can take over the talk at any moment instead of the assistant. This is very useful for […]
This overview note continues the series on backup solutions, written at the request of readers. It will discuss UrBackup, BackupPC, and AMANDA. Overview of UrBackup. At the request of participant VGusev2007, Iām adding a review of UrBackup, a client-server system for backup. It allows you to create full and incremental backups, works with device snapshots (Windows only?), and is capable of creating […]
As part of the preparation for the release of the World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth expansion, Blizzard Entertainment presented a short narrative video dedicated to the legendary warrior of the Horde, Varok Saurfang, who was broken by endless bloodshed and the actions of Sylvanas Windrunner aimed at destroying the World Tree Teldrassil. Subsequently, a following video was released featuring King Anduin Wrynn, also exhausted and burdened by the prolonged war […]
At the CppCon 2019 conference, representatives of Microsoft announced the open-sourcing of the C++ Standard Library (STL), which is part of the MSVC toolset and the Visual Studio environment. This library includes features described in the C++14 and C++17 standards. Additionally, it is evolving toward support for the C++20 standard. Microsoft has released the library code under the Apache 2.0 license […]
Microsoft has released a major version of the .NET Core runtime. The release includes many components, including: .NET Core 3.0 SDK and Runtime ASP.NET Core 3.0 EF Core 3.0 Developers note the following main advantages of the new version: Already tested on the dot.net and bing.com websites; other company teams are preparing to transition to .NET Core 3 shortly […]
Purism has announced the readiness of the first batch of the Librem 5 smartphone, notable for its software and hardware features to block attempts to track and gather information about the user. The smartphone gives users complete control over the device and is equipped solely with free software, including drivers and firmware. Recall that the Librem 5 smartphone comes with a fully free Linux distribution, PureOS, which uses the package base […]