CompressionX promises better compression and greener storage, but locks core features behind a monthly fee Claims of smart algorithms and 65% compression remain unverified and need independent testing The software mimics top file managers but adds a price tag where others are free A British startup says it has achieved a breakthrough in data compression…
Middleware: The Soul of Web Frameworks As a third-year computer science student, I frequently need to handle common functionalities like CORS, authentication, and logging when developing web applications. The traditional approach involves repeating these codes in each route, which I find very tedious. It wasn’t until I encountered a Rust framework whose middleware system completely…
Design patterns are essential tools in a software engineer’s toolkit. They help solve common problems with proven solutions. Among the behavioral patterns, the Strategy Design Pattern stands out for its flexibility and ability to keep code clean and maintainable. In this blog post, we’ll explore the Strategy Pattern, understand when to use it, and see…
Há umas semanas me peguei pensando em como poderia otimizar um fluxo de build de SVGs para React, sem depender de soluções gigantes ou plugins engessados. Foi aí que nasceu a ideia de escrever meu próprio plugin para o SWC, um compilador escrito em Rust que, convenhamos, intimida bastante quem só encostou de leve na…
Hello Dev.to friends! I’m Mohammad Rifatujjaman, a developer from Bogura, Bangladesh. I specialize in software development and Android app development using Java and XML. I also work with REST APIs to create connected, real-world apps. On the web side, I mostly use PHP along with HTML, CSS, JavaScript to build clean and functional solutions. I…
The Digital Clues That Reveal Cyber Attacks In the world of cybersecurity, time is everything. The faster a threat is detected, the quicker it can be contained and mitigated. One of the most powerful tools in a security professional’s arsenal is the ability to recognize Indicators of Compromise (IoCs)—the digital breadcrumbs that signal a system…
Boosting Project: A Production-Grade Deep Dive 1. Introduction Last quarter, a critical anomaly in our fraud detection system resulted in a 12% increase in false positives, triggering a cascade of customer service escalations and a temporary revenue dip. Root cause analysis revealed a newly deployed model, while performing well in offline evaluation, exhibited significant performance…
I use my webcam constantly for streaming and I’m pretty familiar with all the internals and how the camera model on Windows works. I also use OBS extensively, so I regularly use the OBS virtual camera and flow everything through Open Broadcasting Studio. For my podcast, I use Zencastr which is a web-based app that…
See the canonical version of this blog post at the Microsoft Open Source Blog! Ten years ago, Microsoft released the source for MS-DOS 1.25 and 2.0 to the Computer History Museum, and then later republished them for reference purposes. This code holds an important place in history and is a fascinating read of an operating…
I’ve been doing not just Unit Testing for my sites but full on Integration Testing and Browser Automation Testing as early as 2007 with Selenium. Lately, however, I’ve been using the faster and generally more compatible Playwright. It has one API and can test on Windows, Linux, Mac, locally, in a container (headless), in my…
