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Mac vs Windows for Programming

The Crazy Programmer

When it comes to choosing the right operating system for your programming needs, MacOS & Windows are two operating systems that have their benefits and drawbacks. Windows, on the other hand, is highly recommended for developing graphics programs and video game developers. So, what makes it very good?

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Daily Crunch: Apple’s M1 chips have an ‘unpatchable’ hardware vulnerability, say MIT researchers

TechCrunch

Pacman on the attack : Carly writes that MIT researchers, while applying a “Pacman attack” test on Apple’s M1 chips, undiscovered a doozy in the way of an “unpatchable” hardware vulnerability that could allow attackers to break through its last line of security defenses. In its response, Apple didn’t seem too worried. Startups and VC.

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VSCode + WSL makes Windows awesome for web development

David Heinemeier Hansson

Windows actually got good for web developers. Between VSCode , WSL , and Intel’s latest desktop chips, I’ve been living with a PC for over a week that runs my programming tests faster than an M3 Max, ships with an excellent window manager out-the-box, and generally feels like a completely viable alternative to macOS for working with the web.

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Daily Crunch: Ledger locks down another $108M to double down on hardware crypto wallets

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How to build a sales development representative strategy that will fill your B2B pipeline Image Credits: kampee patisena (opens in a new window) / Getty Images Marketing teams deserve all of the credit for crafting innovative campaigns that break through the noise: Convincing someone to try out a new product or service takes real skill!

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Fonts don't have to look awful on Windows

David Heinemeier Hansson

But it turns out the reason many Mac owners, including yours truly, so strongly dislike how fonts typically look on Windows is actually a hardware problem! If you connect your Windows machine to a screen of similar caliber, you get similar font rendering. But none of this is actually Windows' fault, per se.

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Daily Crunch: Google to sunset Stadia in January 2023, will refund hardware purchases

TechCrunch

Image Credits: Richard Drury (opens in a new window) / Getty Images. Stadia, the company’s game streaming service, was young, just under three years old, but just wasn’t getting the expected traction. How to make coaching work for your sales team. You can sign up here. Use code “DC” for a 15% discount on an annual subscription!

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CI/CD for Unity game development with GameCI's Unity orb

CircleCI

We recently partnered with GameCI to bridge the gap between CircleCI and the game development scene. However, this is often not the case in game development. While the latter and software development are fundamentally the same, games are inherently more complex to integrate into a pipeline due to their size and hardware requirements.

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