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Read moreIf you save a file as PDF twice, you get two different files
If you save a file as a PDF twice, you won’t get exactly the same file both times. To illustrate this, I created an LibreOffice document containing “Hello world.” and saved it twice, first as humpty.pdf then as dumpty.pdf. Then I compared the two files. % diff humpty.pdf dumpty.pdf Binary
Read moreBuilding Interactive Data Visualizations with D3.js and React
Learn how to integrate React and D3.js to create responsive data visualizations (bar, pie, chloropeth), handle data loading, and manipulate elements. Continue reading Building Interactive Data Visualizations with D3.js and React on SitePoint.
Read moreBest practices for building LLMs
Intuit shares what they've learned in building multiple LLMs for their generative AI operating system.
Read moreIs Low Precision Arithmetic Safe?
The popularity of low precision arithmetic for computing has exploded since the 2017 release of the Nvidia Volta GPU. The half precision tensor cores of Volta offered a massive 16X performance gain over double precision for key operations. The “race to the bottom” for lower precision computations continues: some have
Read moreHow likely is a random variable to be far from its center?
There are many answers to the question in the title: How likely is a random variable to be far from its center? The answers depend on how much you’re willing to assume about your random variable. The more you can assume, the stronger your conclusion. The answers also depend on
Read moreAI isn’t putting tech workers out of jobs, the stock price is
On today’s home team episode: a new study confirms that AI isn’t putting us out of business, why tech layoffs have been good for share prices, and the programming students learning to code with Copilot.
Read moreJavaScript vs Python: Which One Should You Learn First?
Learn about the similarities and differences of JavaScript and Python, how easy they are to learn, and which is best for you to learn first. Continue reading JavaScript vs Python: Which One Should You Learn First? on SitePoint.
Read moreChris’ Corner: People Be Doing Web Components
Native Web Components are still enjoying something of a moment lately. Lots of chatter, and a good amount of it positive. Other sentiment may be critical, but hopeful. Even more important, we’re seeing people actually use Web Components more and more. Like make them and share them proudly. Here are
Read moreHow to build cloud-native applications for multi-architecture infrastructure
There are new ways to leverage different CPU architectures to increase application performance and reduce cloud compute costs. Making the cloud-native stack multi-architecture ready helps applications run on the right hardware in cloud environments.
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