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21 Jul 2026 edition
OCaml GitHub

ocaml/opam: 2.6.0~alpha1

This is the first alpha release of opam 2.6.0. Binaries and full archive are signed by the opam dev team (fingerprint 92C5 26AE 50DF 3947 0EB2 911B ED4C F1CA 67CB AA92). To verify the authenticity of one of these files,…

Source: opam Releases kit-ty-kate
Java

Screaming Architecture with BCE / ECB

The structure of a system should reveal its purpose. Robert C. Martin coined the term Screaming Architecture for this idea roughly 15 years ago. In the first episode of my BCE screencast course, I put it to the test:…

Source: Adam Bien Blog
Architecture

Fragments: July 21

With this post, I’ll wrap up my notes from the second Future of Software Development Retreat. But before I do, I should note that the full Thoughtworks report on the retreat is now available. They have five headline…

Source: Martin Fowler Martin Fowler (martin@martinfowler.com)
Hardware

AI Projects with Raspberry Pi — out now!

This latest book from Raspberry Pi Press is a hands-on guide to building real-world AI applications on Raspberry Pi. The post AI Projects with Raspberry Pi — out now! appeared first on Raspberry Pi.

Source: Raspberry Pi News Lucy Hattersley
Hardware

On AI Writing

21 July 2026 by Phillip JohnstonOne of the more maddening parts about the widespread adoption of AI tools, for me, is the inescapability of AI writing. I see it in comments, posts, and newsletters. I even see my…

Source: Embedded Artistry Blog Phillip Johnston
General

Canary tokens and digital tripwires

Haroon Meer is back! Haroon is the Founder of Thinkst, the ~50-person bootstrapped company behind Canary and Canarytokens — honeypots and tripwires you sprinkle inside your network and forget about until an attacker…

Source: Changelog Podcast
Hugging Face AI

Local AI 201: Inference Engines, Hardware Stack

- Link to Introduction to Local AI (101) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRcByxXkJCQ - ODS https://github.com/osmantic/ods - Inference Engines blog series http://thelocalaibook.osmantic.com/ Find our speakers below: -…

Source: Hugging Face Hugging Face
Python

Python quiz: EuroPython 2026 edition

Replay the EuroPython 2026 Python quiz. These are the questions asked during the EuroPython 2026 quiz. They will test your knowledge of the Python language, the community, and of EuroPython 2026. Since we were…

Source: mathspp
Architecture

Inside Roblox’s Bet on World Models

We sat down with Anupam Singh, senior vice president of engineering at Roblox, to hear from him about the world model that Roblox is using to make its multiplayer games look photorealistic, the key insights that have…

Source: ByteByteGo ByteByteGo
Python

Exploring Python's Built-in Functions

Learn Python's built-in functions for math, data types, iterables, and I/O, and when to use each to write more Pythonic code.

Source: Real Python
Web

writing-mode

The writing-mode CSS property sets whether lines of text are laid out horizontally or vertically, and the direction in which blocks and lines progress. .element { writing-mode: vertical-rl; } This is most useful in…

Source: CSS-Tricks Mojtaba Seyedi
PostgreSQL

Big Apple, Big PostgreSQL: EDB at Postgres Summit US 2026

Postgres Summit US 2026 (formerly: PGConf NYC) will take place September 30 - October 2, at Convene, in New York. EDB is joining the event as a sponsor at the Gold-level. Our team of Postgres experts, core contributors,…

Source: EDB Blog
Python

#489 Or JSON?

Topics include django-orjson, Best Django Redis configuration for speed and size, puts the foot down, and Django Steering Council backs the Triptych Project.

Source: Python Bytes Michael Kennedy and Calvin Hendryx-Parker
JavaScript

The coding challenge you don't want to pass

#​795 — July 21, 2026 Read on the Web JavaScript Weekly Framework Benchmarks: Compare Frontend Frameworks — An experienced developer built and benchmarked the same app across numerous frameworks (e.g. Angular, Solid,…

Source: JavaScript Weekly