Package Source (pkgsrc): An Introduction
Package source is an interesting project that is developed primarily by the NetBSD team. It is based on a ports tree system. If you are a Linux user,
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Package source is an interesting project that is developed primarily by the NetBSD team. It is based on a ports tree system. If you are a Linux user,
A new version of the popular open-source database PostgreSQL is now available, offering performance improvements over PostgreSQL 14 and new functions and capabilities for managing workloads in local and distributed deployments. Released on October 13 by the PostgreSQL Global Development Group,…
NodeJS 19 has officially arrived. Some of the major highlights include the update of the V8 JavaScript engine to 10.7, and HTTP(s)/1.1 KeepAlive enabled by default. NodeJS 19 will replace Node.js 18 as the current release line when NodeJS 18 is now entering the long-term
Back in the early days of the internet, there weren’t many internet applications. Instead, applications were overwhelmingly written for the Windows, Linux, and Macintosh operating systems. “Software delivery” often meant copying a binary to a server or building a blue-screen Windows installer…
The latest version of Microsoft’s Visual Studio Code code editor focuses on improvements to the toolbar and autoscrolling, as well as Git repos. Unveiled October 6, Visual Studio Code 1.72 is also known as the September 2022 release, as it features fixes and features from last month. Toolbar
The highly vaunted C++ language would become simpler and safer under a proposal dubbed Cppfront, an experimental C++ front end being floated by prominent C++ developer Herb Sutter. Intended as a major C++ evolution, Cppfront is an experimental “syntax 1 to syntax 2” compiler designed to explore…
The highly vaunted C++ language would become simpler and safer under a proposal dubbed Cppfront, an experimental C++ front end being floated by prominent C++ developer Herb Sutter. Intended as a major C++ evolution, Cppfront is an experimental “syntax 1 to syntax 2” compiler designed to explore…
Microsoft’s TypeScript 4.9, a planned upgrade to the popular, strongly typed language that builds on JavaScript, is now in beta, featuring a satisfies operator that can catch errors. With satisfies, developers can validate that the type of an expression matches some type, without changing the…
With Java 19 having just arrived on September 20, Java 20 is next on the docket, expected in March 2023. The release potentially could add new functionality for universal generics, immutable data, and string templates and finalize capabilities such as record patterns. The current OpenJDK…
With Java 19 having just arrived on September 20, Java 20 is next on the docket, expected in March 2023. The release potentially could add new functionality for universal generics, immutable data, and string templates and finalize capabilities such as record patterns. Why is it named Java?When…
JavaFX 19, the latest iteration of the Java-based rich client application platform, has been released, with enhancements for video and CSS capabilities. The update also fixes a number of touch-screen bugs. The open source platform, which goes by the slogan, “One Framework to Rule Them All,” can…
Swift 5.7, the latest update of Apple’s Swift programming language, is now available, with usability improvements, a smaller and faster standard library, faster build and launch times, and a new generics implementation. Unveiled September 12, Swift 5.7 offers language and standard library…