Groups vs Abelian groups: Pedantic or profound?
This article will probably only be of interest to a small number of readers. Those unfamiliar with category theory may find it bewildering, and those well versed in category theory may find it trivial. My hope is that someone in between, someone just starting to get a handle on category
Read moreMultimodal ChatGPT: Working with Voice, Vision, and Images
Explore ChatGPT's multimodal capabilities, from real-time voice interactions to image understanding, and how these enhance creative workflow. Continue reading Multimodal ChatGPT: Working with Voice, Vision, and Images on SitePoint.
Read moreEnsuring Data Consistency Across Microservices: Challenges and Solutions
Vows, Rings, and Distributed Transactions: A Microservices Marriage CeremonyPhoto by Growtika on UnsplashPicture this: you’re piecing together a grand puzzle, where each piece is sourced from different places. Every piece is unique, important, and vital for the final image. But what happens if one piece doesn’t quite fit or goes missing? The
Read moreUSB-C for all, PHP 4EVA, and what do LLMs actually know (if anything)?
Ben and Ryan settle in for a wide-ranging discussion about whether large language models know anything, whether language ability is unique to humans, and what the end of the Hollywood writers’ strike says about the future of AI-generated content.
Read morePower of .xcconfigs in Xcode
Power of Xcconfigs in XcodePhoto by Avinash Murugappan on UnsplashSo this isn’t just a tutorial on how to use configuration files in Xcode; it also talks about the emotion behind improving and using xcconfig files. This idea hit me when I had to make clones of my project. So why should you
Read moreChris’ Corner: Things I Totally Didn’t Know About That I Learned From Taking the State of HTML 2023 Survey
Lea Verou helped craft the State of HTML 2023 Survey — the first of it’s kind! HTML, you say? What is there to ask? HTML isn’t exactly what I’d think of as a fast-moving technology. I hear there is a <search> element now, so that’s new. It’s sugar for <div
Read moreHot takes in IO: 3 potential pitfalls of NYC Local Law 144
Introduction If you have a job, you are no stranger to the use of technology in hiring. Chances are that you applied to a job on the internet, using a resume that you developed from an online template. The company you applied to likely used an applicant tracking system (ATS)
Read moreJava Invokedynamic: Bootstrapping an Alternative Method
This experiment intends to demonstrate the power of invokedynamic instruction in JVM. Let’s redefine some bootstrapping logic!Continue reading on Better Programming »
Read moreSupereggs, squigonometry, and squircles
The Depths of Wikipedia twitter account posted a screenshot about supereggs that’s popular at the moment. It says there’s no way this is real. they must be making these words up above a screenshot from the Wikipedia article on supereggs saying The definition can be changed to have an equality
Read moreNo surprises on any system: Q&A with Loris Cro of Zig
When all the other languages go one way, time to change direction.
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