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Mac vs Windows for Programming

The Crazy Programmer

The programming world is quite thrilling and daily there are many new software’s to exploit computer resources. 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.

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TechCrunch+ roundup: Big Data’s cloud backlash, CVC pitch tips, de-risking hardware startups

TechCrunch

I started wearing sweaters at home after I got my last utility bill, but with enormous workloads from “ML, AI and deep learning programs that require dozens or even hundreds of GPUs and terabytes or even petabytes,” companies at scale can’t simply dial back their data usage.

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VSCode + WSL makes Windows awesome for web development

David Heinemeier Hansson

Windows actually got good for web developers. Oh, and since it’s x86, you’ll be building Docker images for your server hardware in a fraction of the time it takes to multi-arch on arm64. scores, super fast Docker builds, and record-setting programming test runs. So there’s a lot to like in Windows land these days.

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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. The TechCrunch Top 3. In its response, Apple didn’t seem too worried.

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

TechCrunch

Another fistful of wisdoms and nuggets: Taking on Twitter, too : Twitter alternative T2 launches new verification program and hires a Discord engineering head as CTO, Sarah reports Computer says no to fraud : Kyle reports that Oscilar emerges from stealth to fight transactions fraud with AI. And a few, er, not good surprises. Big Tech Inc.

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8 Most in Demand Programming Languages of 2021

The Crazy Programmer

Programming languages are constantly and rapidly evolving in the current world of technology. In this article, we will explore the top programming languages, their scope, market demand, and the expected average income when using these languages. The TIOBE index measures the popularity of programming languages.

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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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