22 November 2023

38 links · Wednesday

.NET 8 and C# 12 — Primary Constructors

Primary Constructors is a feature that was already present in C# 9 but it was restricted to record types, and now with C# 12 this feature…

Hixie's Natural Log

I joined Google in October 2005, and handed in my resignation 18 years later. Last week was my last week at Google.

Cairo's public memory

Here are some notes on how the Cairo zkVM encodes its (public) memory in the AIR (arithmetization) of the STARK. If you'd rather watch a 25min video of the article, here it is: The AIR arithmetization is limited on how it can handle public inputs and outputs,…

How STARKs work if you don't care about FRI

Here's some notes on how STARK works, following my read of the ethSTARK Documentation (thanks Bobbin for the pointer!). Warning: the following explanation should look surprisingly close to PlonK or SNARKs in general, to anyone familiar with these other scheme…

Plonky 3 / Valida October Review

Review criteria for Plonky3 and Valida MVP focus on functional completeness, computational robustness, algorithmic efficiency, and compatibility across systems

Reflecting on 18 years at Google

I joined Google in October 2005, and handed in my resignation 18 years later. Last week was my last week at Google.

Testing Localisation in ASP.NET Core

How to test your asp.net core localisation using bright data proxy services.Try Bright Data today and get $15 FREE using this link - https://brdta.com/rawcod...

Test-Driving Windows 11 Dev Drive for .NET

At Build 2023 back in June, Microsoft announced a new form of storage volume for Windows 11: Dev Drive. In October 2023, support for Dev Drive was shipped as a Windows Update and now available to anyone using the latest version of Windows 11.[Environment]::Set…

.NET Conf Watch Party, Philippines 2023 - Dotnet Copilot

Welcome to .NET Conf 2023, the premier global virtual event dedicated to the vibrant world of .NET development. This year, we proudly present the 13th edition of this extraordinary conference, known for its excellence in delivering an engaging and informative …

ASP.NET Core PDF Previews and Downloads

Tell me if you’ve heard this one before. You spend months working with UI and UX experts, building what you think is the most optimal means of displaying business information. You sit in a meeting with your stakeholders, demoing what you created. Everything fe…

Visual Studio 2022 v17.8 Brings Increased Productivity, Further Unreal Engine Integration, and Cross-Platform Enhancements to C++ - Visual Studio Blog

Introducing the latest updates to Visual Studio 2022, designed to make your development experience more productive and efficient than ever before. Our Visual Studio 2022 17.8 release includes powerful C++ productivity features that empowers you to check the si…

Why does the moon change size when you snipe it?

The artists gave me a texture for the moon in III. I placed the moon in the sky, made sure it was visible at night and that it was a reasona...