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The author discovered a fascinating code snippet involving ASCII art and sought ChatGPT’s help to explain and translate it into TypeScript. The code handles character selection, dynamic content generation, and React components. ChatGPT successfully translated the code into a clear, human-readable TypeScript version. Initially, there were discrepancies due to an encoding issue, causing missing characters […]
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Raspberry Pi released the 2GB Pi 5 for $50, featuring a new D0 stepping of the main BCM2712 chip, removing unnecessary functionality. The new chip size is smaller, potentially reducing the price per chip. A test showed the Pi maxes out around 3.5 GHz. The smaller design may lead to improved efficiency, with the 2GB […]
Skip allows developers to use Swift and Xcode to build genuinely native apps for both iOS and Android. By continuously transpiling Swift and SwiftUI code into Kotlin and Jetpack Compose, Skip ensures native performance and user interfaces on both platforms. Skip offers transparency, efficiency, and integration with Android libraries, all while utilizing Xcode as the […]
Brazilian Supreme Court justice threatens to shut down X (formerly Twitter) in Brazil unless Elon Musk names a legal representative in 24 hours. The ongoing feud between the platform and Justice Alexandre de Moraes includes clashes over free speech, far-right accounts, and misinformation. X claims censorship and removed all Brazil staff after de Moraes threatened […]
controversial: Andrew Atkinson discusses the challenges of scaling Rails applications on PostgreSQL and the need for specialized skills in database performance optimization. He highlights the potential issues that arise when heavy write and read patterns are not effectively managed, especially in real-time or social media applications. Andrew emphasizes the importance of understanding Postgres’ operational model […]
Data analysis is a crucial skill for software developers, and Kotlin offers powerful tools to help enhance your analytics skills. With Kotlin’s Exploratory Data Analysis (EDA) tools, such as Kotlin notebooks, Kotlin DataFrame, and Kandy, you can efficiently analyze data from various sources like collections, memory dumps, databases, and REST APIs. Kotlin’s EDA tools allow […]
The emergence of architectural monumentality in Neolithic Europe showcases societies’ ability to coordinate large projects. Monumentality, including megalithism and enclosures, first appeared in Western Europe during the Early Neolithic. Large enclosures in northern Germany and France emerged in the Middle Neolithic, coinciding with megalith construction in the Atlantic region. Research in west-central France focuses on […]
Author bio: Test your knowledge with this fun quiz covering a wide range of topics! From science to history to literature, challenge yourself to see how many questions you can answer correctly. Palindromes, government branches, world capitals, and more await you in this engaging quiz. Find out if you’re a trivia master or if there’s […]
This document details the changes made in SQLAlchemy versions 2.0 and 2.1. In version 2.0, PEP 484 typing was implemented extensively, allowing for the tracking of individual column types in row-returning statements like select(). Version 2.1 introduced PEP 646 integration to address issues around typing.Tuple. SQLAlchemy now uses automated tools for stub generation to handle […]
Google Research has introduced a new custom syntax for analytical SQL queries, aiming to address the usability issues of standard SQL, such as the confusing order of clauses in a query. This new syntax, called Pipe query syntax, is being implemented in Google’s open-source ZetaSQL project and offers a more intuitive approach to structuring SQL […]