How JavaScript works: Event loop and the rise of Async programming

Hacker News

Welcome to post # 4 of the series dedicated to exploring JavaScript and its building components. In the process of identifying and describing the core elements, we also share some rules of thumb we use when building SessionStack, a JavaScript application…

14 October 2017

Coding Interview Cheatsheet

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This is a straight-to-the-point, distilled list of technical interview Do's and Don'ts, mainly for algorithmic interviews. Some of these may apply to only phone screens or whiteboard interviews, but most will apply to both. I revise this list before each…

14 October 2017

Some Insights from a Julia Developer

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In this post I would like to reflect a bit on the Julia programming language. These are my personal views and I have had more than a year developing a lot of packages for the Julia programming language. After roaming around many different languages…

14 October 2017

Traceroute Lies: A Typical Misinterpretation Of Output

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Sometimes a user with performance issues will proudly present me with a traceroute and point to a particular hop in the network and accuse it of being the problem because of high latency on the link. About 1 time in 1000 they are correct and the link is…

14 October 2017

Starting a Web Design Firm from Scratch

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This Tuesday I decided to start a Web Design firm. Here is my progress so far (4 days) What does this mean? This means I am starting a Web design firm which will make websites for Dog Trainers. I believe selecting a niche makes a lot of things easier: *…

13 October 2017

Yale releases HomeKit-enabled smart locks

Apple World Today

Yale Locks & Hardware says its Assure Lock family is now Apple HomeKit compatible. The new Yale iM1 Network Module, which provides support for the Apple Home app and Siri, will be available for purchase as of Oct. 16 in major retail stores in the U.S. and…

12 October 2017

SIP.js v0.8.0 Supports All Major Browsers and Renegotiation

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We recently released version 0.8.0 of SIP.js, which allows codec renegotiation to occur during WebRTC calls. This enables several new features, including music on hold and the ability to add video to an ongoing audio call. With this update, SIP.js is also…

12 October 2017