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Variables are the building blocks of the programming language, says Pradeep Antil. “They allow us to refer to a memory location using a name. With the help of variables, we can assign, read, and manipulate values stored at a particular memory location. In addition...
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A new Go-based malware named Chaos is infecting small office/home office (SOHO) routers and launching DDoS attacks targeting both Windows and Linux.
Researchers at Lumen Technologies’ Black Lotus Labs have discovered Chaos infections around the world, reports Dennis Fisher, infecting SOHO routers, embedded Linux devices,...
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The Domain Name System (DNS) puts you in a position to contain the spread of malware and prevent suspicious activities within your corporate network and, with appropriate filters on your DNS server, prevent user tracking and advertising on websites. Moreover, researchers at the University...
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MNT Research, makers of the Reform open source laptop, has released details of its newest project: the MNT Pocket Reform. The retro-style mini computer features a seven-inch screen with a clamshell design.
According to the website, the Pocket Reform is fully featured, modular, upgradable, recyclable, and reusable,...
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Hacktoberfest is an annual hacking event hosted by DigitalOcean to encourage people to contribute to open source throughout the month of October.
Details to note include:
Register between September 26 and October 31.
Pull requests can be made in any GitHub or GitLab hosted project that’s participating in...
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AI startup Hugging Face and ServiceNow Research have launched BigCode, “a new project that aims to develop AI systems for code in an open and responsible way,” reports Kyle Wiggers.
"Inspired by Hugging Face’s BigScience effort to open source highly sophisticated text-generating systems, BigCode will...
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The YAML configuration language sits at the heart of many modern applications, including Kubernetes and Ansible, writes Serdar Yegulalp.
“YAML offers many advantages, like readability, flexibility, and the ability to work with JSON files. But YAML is also a source of pitfalls and gotchas for...
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Once you've written your first container-based application and have it running in Docker or Podman, you're ready to move to the next level, says Don Schenck. “That means multiple applications — microservices — running within a managed environment,” such as Kubernetes.
In this article, Schenck...
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Oracle has announced the general availability of Java 19, an incremental release that will be supported for six months, reports Sean Michael Kerner.
The latest Java Development Kit (JDK) provides updates with seven JDK Enhancement Proposals (JEPs), Kerner explains, which mainly advance three projects:
Project Amber,...
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In the world of tech, software development gets a lot of attention, but there are many jobs in tech that don’t involve writing software. In previous Careers articles, we’ve looked at several non-development jobs in tech, such as community manager and IT support specialist.
Here...
