3 February 2021

53 links · Wednesday

Giraffe F# ASP.NET Core web framework - BuiltWithDot.Net

Giraffe is an F# micro web framework for building rich web applications. It has been heavily inspired and is similar to Suave, but has been specifically designed with ASP.NET Core in mind and can be plugged into the ASP.NET Core pipeline via middleware. Giraff…

Springboard - Mentor - Cyber Security Course (Part-Time/Online)

The Opportunity Springboard runs an online, self-paced Cyber Security Career Track in which participants learn with the help of a curated curriculum and 1-1 guidance from an expert mentor. Our mentor community - the biggest strength of our programs - comprises…

25 Ways AI/Machine Learning Helps Businesses

Geoff Hinton worked for more than 40 years to get computers to learn like people. However, the computing powers were not big enough during his days. People wrote him off! The idea felt like an unrealistic ambition. Until… one… fine… day…

Host your own private blog

Haven is a new way of sharing things on the internet. Post things privately so that only your chosen freinds and family have access.

BuiltWithDot.Net - BuiltWithDot.Net

You've guessed it - this site is built with .net! Asp.net core mvc 2.1 to be exact. It uses Postgres as its database with entity framework core for data access. The app is served from an Ubuntu 16.04 Linux vm running the powerful Dokku which allows you to host…

RedisLabs | Accelerating Data Engineering with Azure

Erez Atiya,Software Engineer lead at RedisLabs, , Joins Adi Polak to discuss how RedisLabs is built on top of Redis Open Source solutions, how closely they work with the community and why Redis is the

How many decisions do you make?

It’s amazing how many decisions we make in the course of developing a feature:- How should this work?- what does a developer need to call this method?- What other parameters should we add?- W…

Client Streaming | gRPC in .NET 5

Subscribe: http://bit.ly/ChapsasSubBecome a Patreon and get source code access: https://www.patreon.com/nickchapsasHello everybody I'm Nick and in this video...

achannarasappa/ticker

Terminal stock ticker with live updates and position tracking - achannarasappa/ticker

Computer Graphics from Scratch

Look Inside! Download Chapter 3: LIGHT Computer graphics are at work everywhere today, adding eye-popping details to video games, hyper-realistic CGI to major blockbusters, and life-like imagery to computer-animated films. This beginners book will introduce yo…

How to lose money 💸

Seven anti-wealth tactics you can use to lose money fastThe internet is crawling with websites about how to make money. You don’t have to look far to find the latest schemes for getting rich quick. But have you ever thought about how to lose money? It’s actual…

LanHUB - BuiltWithDot.Net

LanHUB is an online registration and event management platform for medium (50+) to large (300+) Lan Parties

Bluetooth trackball Mark II

I made a Bluetooth trackball in which all the electronics are inside the ball. The ball is the entire trackball. Here it is in action: I...

The effect of switching to TCMalloc on RocksDB memory use

Memory allocator is an important part of the system, so choosing the right allocator for a workload can give huge benefits. Here is a story of how we decreased service memory usage by almost three times.

FilterLists - BuiltWithDot.Net

FilterLists is the independent, comprehensive directory of filter and host lists for advertisements, trackers, malware, and annoyances. Users can find lists to subscribe to in tools like Adblock Plus, uBlock Origin, and AdGuard to protect their security and pr…

WinUI 3.0 Misconceptions - Nick's .NET Travels

Recently I came across a twitter thread talking about WinUI 3.0 (WinUI3) and how it failed to live up to expectations. Hopefully @JaykeBirdCoding won’t mind me going through his tweets and providing my thoughts – if you get value out of this analysis, please m…

EdgeTile Creators - BuiltWithDot.Net

EdgeTile Creators is the first Universal Windows Platform app to allow making custom Tiles for files, executables, folder and websites. No Windows popping up, no third-party app to be installed: just pin your favorite Tiles and make your Start Screen looks …

Xamarin Community Toolkit: TabView

In this episode of the Xamarin Show we're talking about the much anticipated TabView. The TabView is now included inside of the Xamarin Community Toolkit and I have Javier on, who has worked on this,

New Discourse forum for GoboLinux

We are happy to announce a new GoboLinux forum, powered by Discourse! This will be a new venue for users and developers alike talk about Gobo and help each other out, replacing our previous channels such as the mailing list.

alcover/buf

C string buffer library. Contribute to alcover/buf development by creating an account on GitHub.

How to write cuneiform

Originating in what is now Iraq before 3,200 BC, cuneiform script is, as far as we know, the oldest form of writing in the world. First developed by scribes as a bookkeeping tool to keep track of bread and beer rations in ancient cities like Uruk (in the south…

OPS117: PowerShell Deep Dive

Pierre Roman, Joey Aiello (Senior Program Manager - General Compute) and Jason Helmick (Program Manager – PowerShell), will take a deep dive on PowerShell. From previous versions and making them work

Tearing Down a Humidifier - Lei's Blog

Last Black Friday, I got an Apple HomePod, so I’m in the process of hooking everything onto HomeKit. (Nesthub, a Nest Thermostat to Apple HomeKit bridge in pure Golang, was my most recent undertaking in this department.) Winters in New England can be pretty dr…

Do less and do it better

In 2021 I want to consolidate and improve upon some skills I already have, rather than add more. Here’s what I mean, and how I got inspired.

A New Beginning

This blog represents a new beginning and I’m both excited and trepidatious. You see, I’ve considered blogging at one time or another over the last …

ignore the code: Switching to Windows

Around 2015, I started to realize that I was no longer part of Apple’s target audience. I’ve since found that Windows, and the devices available on the Windows side, from gaming laptops to convertibles to custom-built PCs, are just a better match for my requir…