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Crafting Interpreters is a comprehensive guide to creating a scripting language, covering everything from high-level parsing concepts to low-level bytecode representation. Get ready to dive into the nitty-gritty details of garbage collection while also exploring rich syntax, dynamic typing, first-class functions, and more. The hands-on approach will leave your brain buzzing with new ideas and […]
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Yesterday, py-free-threading.github.io launched, providing documentation and a status tracker for free-threaded Python support across open source Python projects. A Birds-of-a-Feather session at SciPy 2024 will discuss supporting free-threaded Python. Free-threaded CPython allows multiple threads to run in parallel without the Global Interpreter Lock (GIL), improving performance. However, implementing free-threading and ensuring thread-safety present challenges. The […]
In 2016 at DEF CON, computer-security researchers witnessed the first Cyber Grand Challenge, where AIs hacked each other for a $2-million prize. This competition highlighted the potential for AIs to autonomously exploit vulnerabilities in systems at superhuman speed and sophistication. Bruce Schneier, a computer-security expert, warns that AIs don’t think like humans and can devise […]
The author recounts a frustrating experience working on a complex computer science problem, feeling isolated and overwhelmed by failures. After struggling with distractions and interruptions, they turned to writing notes to help maintain focus and restore context when switching tasks. Although initially skeptical, the author found that jotting down thoughts and actions helped them think […]
The code snippet creates a rule for compiling files and running in parallel, focusing on benchmarking directional branch history with different sizes and iterations. The benchmarking tests are designed to be run locally, without parallelism to prevent crosstalk. The test groups include directional branch history sweep and all frontend tests. The use of specific parameters […]
The Forth methodology for programming emphasizes identifying and rejecting illusions and non-problems to focus on the real problem at hand. By carefully constructing and optimizing solutions, experimenting, and maintaining simplicity in code, programmers can achieve optimal results. The approach, developed by Charles Moore, aims to avoid unsolvable problems in computer science and can be applied […]
Daminik is a user-friendly and scalable Digital Asset Manager with an integrated Content Delivery Network, serving as the Single Source of Truth for all your assets. It is open source, lightning-fast, and GDPR-compliant. Currently in the Alpha phase, it is free for personal use with Team pricing to be announced in the Beta phase. Register […]
The author shares a surprising discovery: you can use S3 as a container registry by exposing an S3 bucket through HTTP, allowing for docker pulling directly from it. S3 proves to be significantly faster than ECR in terms of upload speed due to its ability to handle parallel uploads. This unconventional method challenges the traditional […]
Introducing Arm Accuracy Super Resolution (Arm ASR), a top-notch open-source solution for upscaling on mobile devices. Graphics in mobile games are incredibly sophisticated, pushing the limits with complex lighting and shaders. Arm ASR boosts performance by rendering some frames at lower resolution and then upscaling. Two types of upscalers exist: spatial and temporal, with Arm […]
We’re shaking things up with the data dump process! We’re moving the dump to a new location within user profiles on Stack Exchange, making it easier for everyone to access. This change is not only about convenience but also about pushing LLM manufacturers to support socially responsible AI. We’re requiring proper attribution for all data […]