Technology Commentary

Stephen Wolfram explores some of the science, technology and philosophy of what we can expect from AIs. From how ChatGPT works to the cycle of technology, to the concept of progress and preparing for an AI world.

Recently, the code hosting site GitHub deployed widely a tool called CodeQL with rather agressive settings. It does static analysis on the code and it attempts to flag problems. I use the phrase “static analysis” to refer to an analysis that does not run the code. Static analysis is limited: it can identify a range … Continue reading Precision, recall and why you shouldn’t crank up the warnings to 11

Exploring the architectural patterns we can use with policy-based access control (PBAC) illustrates the difference between policy-based and attribute-based access control (ABAC).

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Welcome to our latest blog post about the spell checker feature in Visual Studio 17.6 preview 2! We’re excited to share with you the latest improvements we’ve made to this feature, which was first introduced in the Visual Studio 17.5 preview releases for C#,

A deeper look into fixing an 8-year old race condition bug with Phoenix, LiveView, and long-polling that teaches us a few things along the way.

I have tried to spend time regularly with the people working on A.I. I don’t know that I can convey just how weird that culture is.

The Xerox Alto, which debuted in the early spring of 1973, is uncannily familiar today, because we are living in a world of computing that the Alto created. Here's how the Alto came to be.

In this post, Charity talks about the differences between deploys and releases, and why deploys are a terrible way to make UX changes.

Welcome to episode 17 of the Steampipe+Mastodon series, in which we introduce a new subplot: timeline history. So far, the examples I’ve shown and discussed work with current timelines. We&#8…

Once again, Google and Microsoft are battling for the AI spotlight – this time with news around their offerings for developers and the enterprise. These are decidedly less sexy markets &#8211…

As the company accelerates its push into AI products, the ethics and society team is gone

Silicon Valley Bank bears responsibility for its demise, but it symbolizes a Silicon Valley reality that is very different from the myth — and the ultimate cause is tech itself.

How are APIs and Schemas developed & managed for 2500 microservices at Wix

The article emphasizes the importance of creating a stable and easily maintainable application that meets future needs. It discusses the…

If you ask a programmer for advice—a terrible idea—they might tell you something like the following: Don’t repeat yourself. Programs should do one thing and one thing well. Never rewrite your code...

Discover the benefits and challenges of composable architecture, and how it can help you maximize efficiency and flexibility in your…

Should developers know Identity protocols like OpenID Connect and OAuth, or should they only rely on high-level abstractions offered by l...

According to Durkheim (and me), humans prefer to bind together not so much by directly and explicitly valuing each other, but instead indirectly, by choosing something “sacred” outside ourselves to see the same together (and differently from other groups).

There is a new word for the degradation of the internet, but it’s been happening for years. Why do we tolerate it?

Vivaldi's co-founder doesn't think that the Android Privacy Sandbox changes anything, either.

In 1992, Tanenbaum harshly criticized Linux monolithic kernel on comp.os.minix newsgroup. Linus answered in a long persuasive post.

Learn why turning your hobby into a profession may kill your passion and how to overcome it. Gain insights from a developer's experience and tips to avoid burnout and paralysis when working on personal projects related to your profession.