When people say “debuggers are useless and using logging and unit-tests is much better,” I suspect many of them think that debuggers can only put breakpoints on certain lines, step-step-step through the code, and check variable values. While any reasonable…

Toyota joins EV push with plan to retrain 9,000 workers as software engineers

Jimmy Koppel wrote a thread about inheritance:
"The Flaws of Inheritance" by @CodeAesthetic1 is beautiful, as always.Problem though, is that none of the thin...

The Python Package Index (PyPI) has announced that it will require every account that manages a project on the platform to have two-factor authentication (2FA) turned on by the end of the year.

In the corner of our R&D office space, you’ll find racks full of devices, routers, switches, boards, and all sorts of gadgets, all stacked next to each other on long bare metal shelves. From afar, this may look just like a typical case of not-so-well-organized…

A fun game to help you learn and practice CSS selectors.

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In this article, you will find some features of C++17 that can also be helpful in the embedded world.

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Earlier this week, Stack Exchange released guidance to moderators on how to moderate AI Generated content. What does this guidance include?

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After buying a new Philips Sonicare toothbrush I was surprised to see that it reacts to the insertion of a brush head by blinking an LED. A quick online search reveals that the head communicates with the toothbrush handle to remind you when it’s time to…

Following Twitter’s move to shut down third-party apps earlier this year, it looks like Reddit may be the next platform...

This is a detective story about how a car was stolen - and how it uncovered an epidemic of high-tech car theft. It begins with a tweet. In April 2022, my friend Ian Tabor tweeted that vandals had been at his car, pulling apart the headlight and unplugging…

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Use this comprehensive Tmux cheat sheet covering all essential commands. Plus a bonus cheat sheet search and copy function.

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