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Re: Over 30% of Log4J apps use a vulnerable version of the library

11-Dec-23 10:00

Kent Sharkey wrote:
What's the worst that could happen?

That it were 100%?

M.D.V.

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obermd11-Dec-23 11:21

How Google takes the pain out of code reviews, with 97% dev satisfaction

11-Dec-23 11:21

I wonder how many of those are at financial institutions or credit reporting agencies.

Kent Sharkey11-Dec-23 8:16

Re: How Google takes the pain out of code reviews, with 97% dev satisfaction

11-Dec-23 8:16

Engineer's Codex[^]:
A study of Google's code review tooling (Critique), AI-powered improvements, and recent statistics

It's got a good beat and you can merge with it

David O'Neil11-Dec-23 20:34

David O'Neil

11-Dec-23 20:34

You don't really need to review something if you are just going to cancel it anyways... Roll eyes | :rolleyes:

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The quiet plan to make the internet feel faster

Kent Sharkey11-Dec-23 7:46

Re: The quiet plan to make the internet feel faster

11-Dec-23 7:46

The Verge[^]:
Engineers and major companies are pushing a technology called L4S that they say could make the web feel dramatically faster. But how?

Free fiber connections for everyone!

David O'Neil11-Dec-23 9:39

David O'Neil

11-Dec-23 9:39

CEOs everywhere: "So we can fill that bandwidth with more ads!"

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Re: The quiet plan to make the internet feel faster

Nelek11-Dec-23 9:58

Re: The quiet plan to make the internet feel faster

11-Dec-23 9:58

It is not the internet that is slow, it is the damned webs that make it slow.

Back to how it should be | CommitStrip[^]

M.D.V.

trønderen11-Dec-23 13:22

9 reasons SQL has got to go

11-Dec-23 13:22

Am I the only one remembering ATM?

Not cash machines, but Asynchronous Transfer Mode. A physical level protocol designed for an end-to-end maximum latency of 300 ms. Globally.

The first version of the standard, 35 years ago, specified 155 Mbps and 620 Mbps user interfaces; 2.4 Gbps and 10 Gbps was for internal network switches. Like a telephone connection, an ATM connection was routed end-to-end at the physical level. The physical level also handled statistical multiplexing for virtual connections.

I have heard (no URL available) that there were IP routing networks using virtual ATM connections for single-hop routing between any two routers connected to the ATM network, significantly reducing latency and processing overhead.

But ATM fell as a victim to the Network Wars. I never saw any good technical reasons why ATM should fail - but a lot of network-political reasons. I really wouldn't object to an ATM revival ... (Alternately: If someone would provide really good technical arguments why ATM deserved to fail, I'd like to learn about it. But I strongly doubt that there are many people around today that know ATM well enough to really give it a critical assessment, and certainly not without being colored by the Network Wars.)

Kent Sharkey11-Dec-23 7:46

11-Dec-23 7:46

Infoworld[^]:
Why is the language developers and DBAs use to organize our data such a mess? Here are nine reasons we wish we could quit SQL, even though we probably won't.

DROP *;

OK everyone. He's spoken. Back to flat files everywhere!

obermd11-Dec-23 11:23

11-Dec-23 11:23

Obligatory xkcd: Exploits of a Mom

trønderen11-Dec-23 12:40

11-Dec-23 12:40

Another obligatory: Geek&Poke: SQL[^]

obermd11-Dec-23 11:29

11-Dec-23 11:29

Reads like someone who hasn't really learned SQL or software engineering in general.

Kent Sharkey11-Dec-23 11:57

11-Dec-23 11:57

That was my original idea for the blurb: “tell me you’ve never written a real application without telling me you’ve never written an application.”

I wonder at these opinion columnists at times.

TTFN - Kent

Nelek12-Dec-23 6:16

12-Dec-23 6:16

Kent Sharkey wrote:
I wonder at these opinion columnists at times.

At times?

M.D.V.

obermd12-Dec-23 6:24

12-Dec-23 6:24

Yep, every time I read one of their columns.

trønderen11-Dec-23 12:37

11-Dec-23 12:37

For hierarchically structured data, CODASYL databases might be an option.

Be skeptical about QR codes, warns the FTC

Nemanja Trifunovic12-Dec-23 1:44

Nemanja Trifunovic

12-Dec-23 1:44

I find his reasons strange, but SQL *is* a pretty clunky way for applications to interact with databases. For analysts, it is fine.

utf8-cpp

Kent Sharkey11-Dec-23 7:31

Linux is getting its own Blue Screen of Death

11-Dec-23 7:31

The Verge[^]:
In a blog post, the FTC cautioned that cleverly placed QR codes can set people up for a scam.

Scan this to find out more

Kent Sharkey10-Dec-23 10:01

10-Dec-23 10:01

The Verge[^]:
It might not be the year of the Linux desktop yet, but Linux distributions will soon have their own Blue Screen of Death message.

Our little OS is all grown up!

Nelek10-Dec-23 12:18

10-Dec-23 12:18

I knew it was not a good idea to bring linux so close to windows... Roll eyes | :rolleyes:

M.D.V.

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David O'Neil10-Dec-23 12:37

David O'Neil

10-Dec-23 12:37

So what is the command line to make it a 'chartreuse' screen of death? And that command better have at least five esoteric switches. Bonus points if some of them directly affect everyday things in the OS.

Nemanja Trifunovic10-Dec-23 13:33

Nemanja Trifunovic

10-Dec-23 13:33

I guess BSOD sounds better than kernel panic Unsure | :~

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trønderen11-Dec-23 12:49

You are never taught how to build quality software

11-Dec-23 12:49

As long as the QR code is white on blue, I'm happy.

(Lots of people are not aware that white on blue is shown in numerous practical tests to provide the highest level of readability. IBM didn't chose it at random, but for a very good reason. Black on yellow competes with white on blue, and a few tests show it to be better, but they are very close. So black on yellow traffic signs is not randomly chosen, either.)

Kent Sharkey10-Dec-23 10:01

Re: You are never taught how to build quality software

10-Dec-23 10:01

Florian Bellmann[^]:
If you study computer science you don't learn how to ensure quality standards in software.

We can fix that later then

Nelek10-Dec-23 12:17