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Programming Leftovers

Posted by Roy Schestowitz on Sep 16, 2023

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Remi Collet: New ARM builder for 2023, 2024... from ETES GmbH

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ARM 64-bit is a RISC family processor.

=> ↺ ARM | ↺ RISC

As an old Unix user (on 68000, PA-RISC, PowerPC...) I'm a big fan of these architectures and a bit sad by the CISC (Intel/MD) domination.

=> ↺ CISC

But the wheel is turning. ARM can be fast, cheap, and use less energy. Remember they are used to power your smartphone.

=> ↺ ARM | ↺ RISC | ↺ CISC

Advanced Git Log: Filtering and Custom Formatting

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To filter and custom format these Git log histories use the options like “--decorate” and “--oneline”. See the guide for more options and practical examples.

The Servo Blog: This month in Servo: upcoming events, new browser UI, and more!

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While our WebGPU support is still very much experimental (--pref dom.webgpu.enabled), it now passes over 5000 more tests in the Conformance Test Suite, after an upgrade from wgpu 0.6 (2020) to 0.16 (2023) and the addition of GPUSupportedFeatures. A few WebGPU demos now run too, notably those that don’t require changing the width or height on the fly, such as the Conway’s Game of Life built in Your first WebGPU app.

=> ↺ Conformance Test Suite | ↺ changing the width or height on the fly | ↺ Conway’s Game of Life | ↺ Your first WebGPU app

Making NixOS modules for fun and (hopefully) profit

=> ↺ Making NixOS modules for fun and (hopefully) profit

Cadey> There was an A/V glitch with the recording, my slides were intended to be black and white, but they somehow came out as purple and green. This couldn't be fixed even when trying several HDMI cables. If this becomes an issue I may re-record this talk in my home studio.

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