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| By @nimit [ 6 Min read ] These days, social media plays an integral part in life, influencing how we communicate, obtain information, and share information with each other. Although less than 30 years old [1], we have seen a huge evolution of platforms like Facebook, Twitter, TikTok, and LinkedIn: Facebook is now Meta and owns WhatsApp, Instagram, and Threads; Twitter is X. Both are owned by billionaires who have anticipated technological trends, capitalized on these opportunities and pioneered the way for a rapidly innovative industry... |
| By @pauxi [ 31 Min read ] The War Robots celebrates its 10-year anniversary this April! And to this day, we continue developing and supporting it, not only releasing new features for our players but also improving it technically. In this article, we’ll discuss our many years of experience in the technical development of this large project. But first, here’s a snapshot of the project as it stands: To maintain the functionality of this kind of project and ensure further high-quality development, working only on immediate product tasks is not enough; it’s also key to improve its technical condition, simplify development, and automate processes – including those related to the creation of new content. Further, we must constantly adapt to the changing market of available user devices. The text is based on interviews with Pavel Zinov, Head of Development Department at Pixonic (MY.GAMES), and Dmitry Chetverikov, Lead Developer of War Robots... |
| By @tudoracheabogdan [ 4 Min read ] Older developers and engineers might remember the LAMP stack💡 and although it’s reengineered, if we strip down everything to the basics what we find and need is: an operating system a web server a database a programming language What I’m going to talk to you today is how I reimagined the LAMP stack in an alternative format: Nowadays, all that I hear all too often is: “I want to become a developer how do I get started?”, “I want to become a developer what laptop do I need?” or “Do I need to buy the latest MacBook to become a developer?” and to be honest, it’s starting to get to me... |
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| The World Wide Web was the brainchild of Tim Berners-Lee, who was then 37-year-old researcher at a physics lab in Switzerland called CERN. The institution is known today for its massive particle accelerators. On 4/30/1993, the World Wide Web was launched into the public domain, making it easier for everyone to navigate the Internet. All users had to do was launch a new program called a "browser," type in a URL and hit return. |
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| The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has recently announced the AI Safety and Security Board. It will be comprised of 22 members including Sam Altman and Satya Nadella. However, two notable exceptions are Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg. Should they be a part of the board? Yes, I think it's necessary for them to be included. Yes, but I don't think it's a big deal if they aren't. No, they shouldn't be. I don't care. |
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