Why Discord is switching from Go to Rust

Rust is becoming a first class language in a variety of domains. At Discord, we’ve seen success with Rust on the client side and server side.

https://blog.discord.com/why-discord-is-switching-from-go-to-rust-a190bbca2b1f

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#rust #discord #golang

5 simple tips and tricks for writing unit tests in golang

Test-driven development is a great way to keep the quality of your code high...

https://medium.com/@matryer/5-simple-tips-and-tricks-for-writing-unit-tests-in-golang

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#golang #testing #codequality

Running Go code from Python

Python is a great, clean language, despite its speed. You can speed it up making go bindings.

https://medium.com/analytics-vidhya/running-go-code-from-python-a65b3ae34a2d

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#golang #python #cdll

Freenom, the free domains website, is a scam

tl;dr you don't own the domains you get for free

https://daniel.is-a.dev/blog/freenom-the-free-domains-website-is-a-scam-3

@devmisc
#dns #web #extra

Keep your identity small

"I finally realized today why politics and religion yield such uniquely useless discussions"

http://www.paulgraham.com/identity.html

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#programming #meta

Learn Python by doing fun interactive exercises

A fun exercise heavy approach to learning modern Python from scratch

https://epicpython.com/

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#python #learn #tutorial

JavaScript: How to decode the GreenPass QR code

Thanks to the publication of all the specifications of the vaccination pass, the author of the article was able to read all of its contents using JavaScript

https://dev.to/lmillucci/javanoscript-how-to-decode-the-greenpass-qr-code-3dh0

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#special #javanoscript #qrcode

Terminal music visualizer

Command line visualizer. Supports mpd, with experimental support for alsa and pulseaudio.

https://github.com/dpayne/cli-visualizer

@devmisc
#extra #music #terminal

Go statement considered harmful

Every concurrency API needs a way to run code concurrently. There are lots of variations but the semantics are the same.

https://vorpus.org/blog/notes-on-structured-concurrency-or-go-statement-considered-harmful/

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#golang

Hacky Experiments

A series of hacky experiments by a hacky hacker.

https://hackyexperiments.vercel.app/

@devmisc
#misc #extra

How to improve your docker containers security

Docker containers have been an essential part of the developer's toolbox for several years now. This gain in traction has been, accompanied by a surge in security issues...

https://blog.gitguardian.com/how-to-improve-your-docker-containers-security-cheat-sheet/

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#docker #devops #security

Intro to Webassembly in React With Rust

Learn how to embed Rust in React using WebAssembly

https://medium.com/swlh/intro-to-webassembly-in-react-with-rust-d067408231b9

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#react #rust #webasm

Malicious Input: How Hackers Use Shellcode

We know shellcode has nothing to do with shell noscripting, so why the name? The term “shellcode” was historically used to describe code executed by a target program due to a vulnerability...

https://www.sentinelone.com/blog/malicious-input-how-hackers-use-shellcode/

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#shellcode #exploit #vulnerability

'this' keyword in JavaScript

A simple explanation with call(), apply(), bind()

https://dev.to/sabbir185/this-keyword-in-javanoscript-simple-explanation-with-call-apply-bind-3l40

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#javanoscript #this #oop

TensorFlow.js tutorial: Get started with the ML library

TensorFlow is one of the most popular tools for machine learning and deep learning. It's used by many big tech companies such as Twitter, Uber, and Google...

https://dev.to/educative/tensorflow-js-tutorial-get-started-with-the-ml-library-45j8

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#AI #tensorflow #javanoscript

Getting Started with Bootstrap 5, React, and Sass

If you’ve been developing websites and applications for quite a while, it is very likely that you have used React JS and Bootstrap or at least are aware that they exist...

https://designmodo.com/bootstrap-react-sass/

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#react #frontend #bootstrap

The Raspberry Pico Microcontroller: Hardware and GPIO Functions

The Raspberry Pi Pico, or shorthand Pico, is a new microcontroller from the Raspberry Pi foundation....

https://medium.com/geekculture/the-raspberry-pico-microcontroller-hardware-and-gpio-functions

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#raspberry #hardware #cpp

CVE-2021-3490 – Pwning Linux kernel eBPF on Ubuntu

Researcher published an exploit code for a high-severity privilege escalation flaw in Linux kernel eBPF on Ubuntu machines...

https://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/120688/hacking/cve-2021-3490-linux-kernel-bug.html

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#linux #vulnerability #cve

Speed up your workflows with GitHub-Actions

GitHub Actions is a tool/service provided by GitHub which helps you to build, test and deploy your applications. GitHub Actions help you automate your software development workflows...

https://ezioguga.medium.com/speed-up-your-workflows-with-github-actions-b3928069443f

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#github #devops #CI

Documenting our migration to Docker — challenges and lessons learned

For the last couple of years, Artifakt has been focusing on PHP stacks. But PHP is not the only language for web applications out there. With the new Docker integration, we have big plans ahead...

https://www.artifakt.com/blog/cloud/documenting-our-migration-to-docker/

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#docker #devops #argo