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PhpBB is a free, open-source bulletin board software that can be used to stay in touch with a group of people or power a whole website. It offers an expansive catalogue of user-created extensions and style packages, allowing you to customize your forum extensively. PhpBB shines for its ease of use and its extensive range […]
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In this post, Fly.io explores Elixir Processes and how they work as Phoenix LiveViews. One of the core features of LiveView that sets it apart from other front-end frameworks is that LiveView is a process. Elixir processes are lightweight and incredibly efficient, making it beneficial to run one process per user in LiveView. However, it […]
A/B testing is a great tool for improving your product, but it’s important to avoid common mistakes that can skew your results. One mistake is including users who aren’t affected by the change you’re testing, which can dilute your experiment results. Another mistake is relying too much on aggregate results and missing important insights from […]
At Assembled, culture of continuous learning is greatly appreciated. Dan Robinson, former CTO at Heap, was recently invited to a dinner discussion to share his wisdom on well-functioning businesses. Dan suggests that the most significant aspect for a successful business is execution. You should talk to your users with intellectual honesty and taste your own […]
The 100 Days of Swift is a free online course designed to help beginners learn how to build real iOS apps using the Swift programming language. The course offers a collection of videos, tutorials, quizzes, and tests to guide learners through the program. To make the most of the course, learners must commit to two […]
Reddit moderators participating in the protest against API changes have received messages from Reddit itself. The message implied that if subreddits are unwilling or incapable of reopening, Reddit would be willing to work with a new moderation team or process a top mod removal request. Despite previous statements that the platform would not unilaterally reopen […]
Gyroflow is a free and advanced gyro-based video stabilization tool that can be used for drone videography, cinematography and much more. It promises to bring cinematic footage to the next level with customizable video smoothing algorithms including horizon leveling. The software has a modern and flexible workflow, with native support for gyro data from multiple different […]
The Cosmic Ray Extremely Distributed Observatory (CREDO) project, launched by the Institute of Nuclear Physics of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Cracow in 2016, has discovered a connection between cosmic radiation fluctuations and earthquakes – with the potential to help predict them. The correlation between global seismic activity and changes in the intensity of […]
Users of the website Reddit have protested the platform’s handling of hate speech and misinformation by blacking out a number of popular subreddits. Some users, however, have criticised those involved in the blackout, arguing that their real issue is with administrator Victoria Taylor’s firing, rather than an opposition to hate speech. Nonetheless, others have argued […]
After leaving his full-time job, the author reflects on the challenges of balancing a passion project with paid work. While his passion project, Marginalia Search, has come far in two years, exhaustion has set in and he is looking forward to a better work-life balance. With funding for two years, backed by a grant and […]