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20 years later, real-time Linux makes it to the kernel - really
20 years later, real-time Linux makes it to the kernel - really
The work done on real-time Linux has benefitted the open-source OS for years, but it was only this week that Linus Torvalds admitted its last piece into the mainline kernel. Exactly what took so long?
·zdnet.com·
20 years later, real-time Linux makes it to the kernel - really
Tailscale
Tailscale
We don’t talk a lot in public about the big vision for Tailscale, why we’re really here. Usually I prefer to focus on what exists right now, and what we’re going to do in the next few months. But let’s look at the biggest of big pictures for a change.
·tailscale.com·
Tailscale
"A Political History of X" - Keith Packard (LCA 2020)
"A Political History of X" - Keith Packard (LCA 2020)
Keith Packardhttps://lca2020.linux.org.au/schedule/presentation/186/Stretching back over 35 years, the X Window System is one of theoldest surviving free sof...
·youtube.com·
"A Political History of X" - Keith Packard (LCA 2020)
Postgres Database keeps running out of space
Postgres Database keeps running out of space
TL;DR — Don’t let your read replica fall behind. If you do, then your master node will start blowing in space as it will keep eating up…
·medium.com·
Postgres Database keeps running out of space
How we built multi-region support for Linear
How we built multi-region support for Linear
Linear now supports hosting workspace data in Europe. In this post, we outline why we decided to support multiple regions and how we tackled the project.
·linear.app·
How we built multi-region support for Linear
Implementing #embed for C and C++
Implementing #embed for C and C++
I received a few complaints that #embed was difficult to implement and hard to optimize. And, the people making these claims are not exactly wrong. While std...
·thephd.dev·
Implementing #embed for C and C++
Security Research Device - Apple Security Research
Security Research Device - Apple Security Research
Get an iPhone dedicated to security research through the Apple Security Research Device program. Learn how to apply.
·security.apple.com·
Security Research Device - Apple Security Research
Using Nix on macOS
Using Nix on macOS
I recently started using the Nix Package Manager on macOS and the process has been painful. In this post, I’m going to write down how I’m currently using Nix...
·checkoway.net·
Using Nix on macOS
PostgreSQL reconsiders its process-based model
PostgreSQL reconsiders its process-based model
In the fast-moving open-source world, programs can come and go quickly; a tool that has many users today can easily be eclipsed by something better next week. Even in this environment, though, some programs endure for a long time. As an example, consider the PostgreSQL database system, which traces its history back to 1986. Making fundamental changes to a large code base with that much history is never an easy task. As fundamental changes go, moving PostgreSQL away from its process-oriented model is not a small one, but it is one that the project is considering seriously.
·lwn.net·
PostgreSQL reconsiders its process-based model
Windows NT
Windows NT
Windows NT is a proprietary graphical operating system produced by Microsoft, the first version of which was released on July 27, 1993. It is a processor-independent, multiprocessing and multi-user operating system.
·en.wikipedia.org·
Windows NT
Computations that differentiate, debug, and document themselves
Computations that differentiate, debug, and document themselves
One of the problems we wrestle with at Jane Street is how tounderstand and manage the costs associated with the positions we hold:things like margin, financi...
·blog.janestreet.com·
Computations that differentiate, debug, and document themselves
CRDTs for Mortals - James Long at dotJS 2019
CRDTs for Mortals - James Long at dotJS 2019
What do CRDTs and frontends have to do with each other? James talks about how CRDTs finally deliver on the promise of local-first apps, which provide superior user experience, and explains how simple CRDTs can be and how to leverage them to create robust local-first apps.
·dotconferences.com·
CRDTs for Mortals - James Long at dotJS 2019