Future of 5G: Projections, rollouts, use cases, and more (free PDF)
Whether users realize it or not, 5G will change their lives with its promise of low latency and high bandwidth. The number of active 5G connections around the world hit 63.6 million as of the first quarter of 2020, a jump of 308% from the last quarter of 2019, according to data from research firm […]
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What is a microcontroller (MCU)?
A microcontroller is a compact integrated circuit designed to govern a specific operation in an embedded system. A typical microcontroller includes a processor, memory and input/output (I/O) peripherals on a single chip. Sometimes referred to as an embedded controller or microcontroller unit (MCU), microcontrollers are found in automobile engine control systems, robots, office machines, medical […]
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FAQ: Getting started with Bluesky
IDG The third-party BlueSky Labelers site has a directory of some labelers. Some of these are used for moderation and others for matters of interest, such as verifying Microsoft employees or labeling GitHub repositories you contribute to. Who owns Bluesky? Bluesky spun off from Twitter in 2021 and is currently a Public Benefit Corporation (similar […]
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Create searchable Bluesky bookmarks with R
new_my_likes Combine the new and old data: deduped_my_likes And, finally, save the updated data by overwriting the old file: rio::export(deduped_my_likes, ‘my_likes.parquet’) Step 4. View and search your data the conventional way I like to create a version of this data specifically to use in a searchable table. It includes a link at the end of […]
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Does AWS have a complexity problem?
Is ‘simplexity’ the right approach? Vogels’ approach is an architecture-forward method that does not insist on throwing more technologies at the problem. I like that. We should be normalizing the technologies in use and, in some cases, looking for third-party solutions such as common directory services, database virtualization, etc. The obvious elephant in the room […]
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JavaScript is still number one – JetBrains report
To better assess the growth prospects of programming languages, JetBrains’ 2024 report introduces the JetBrains Language Promise Index, which is based on the growth in usage of the language over the past five years, the stability of this growth, the share of developers intending to adopt the language, and the share of the language’s current […]
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How to chunk data using LINQ in C#
When you execute the console application, the three chunks of five integers will be displayed in the console window as shown in Figure 1. Figure 1. Using the Chunk extension method in C# to split an array of integers. IDG Using Chunk to split a list of strings in C# You can also use the […]
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Microsoft introduces Phi-4, an AI model for advanced reasoning tasks
“The goal with Phi-4 is to explore the efficiency of smaller models while maintaining accuracy,” Microsoft researchers noted in the technical documentation. Microsoft’s Phi-4 competes directly with models such as OpenAI’s GPT-4o Mini, Anthropic’s Claude 3 Haiku, and Google’s Gemini 1.5 Flash, each catering to specific applications in the small language model landscape. While GPT-4o […]
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Microsoft .NET Community Toolkit backs partial properties
Microsoft has released .NET Community Toolkit 8.4, with support for partial properties in MVVM Toolkit source generators as well as new MVVM Toolkit diagnostic analyzers. The update was unveiled December 12. Source code for the .NET Community Toolkit can be found on GitHub. Partial properties now are available thanks to new C# language features in […]
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InfoWorld’s 2024 Technology of the Year Award winners
Devops: CI/CD Finalists Buildkite Pipelines Harness CI/CD amazee.io, a Mirantis Company Lagoon Winner From the winner Harness Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery redefines efficiency in the market with its blazing speed, robust security, and cost-effectiveness, achieved through smart caching, optimized test execution, and well-tuned cloud-build machines. It empowers teams with a streamlined, script-free platform, ensuring […]
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