Binary arithmetic used to be well understood because you needed to know how the hardware worked - it is still important to understand it. This extract is from my  book on using C in an IoT context.

Joe Celko has posed another puzzle that requires you to think like a programmer. This one is all about Post tag machines, which have absolutely nothing to do with mail of any type but a lot to do with strings and computability.

Although targeted at kids, this extension to Microsoft's learning paths teaching Python programming inspired by NASA scientists, is recommended for anyone who wants a novel way into coding and machine learning. 

Google is well known for killing projects that we all know, love and rely on, but in the case of Android Things I'm not shedding a tear. An ill-conceived project from the start, but still - so little warning.

MariaDB has announced that the MariaDB Direct Query Adapter has been certified for Microsoft Power BI. The tool enables Microsoft Power BI Desktop users to connect to, query, model and visualize their data without downloading the complete data set locally.

Rust has a growing and enthusiastic community. However, the latest survey of Rust Developers shows it isn't widely used for work purposes. 

Microsoft has released a new self-paced and free curriculum for total beginners to both programming and web development.

Amazon has added support for PartiQL to DynamoDB, meaning users can now create queries using SQL to run against DynamoDB.

It's the time of the year we expect to share memories with our loved ones, but with Christmas curtailed or even cancelled in many parts of the world that's another treat threatened. Google, however, is helping us make the most of past and present memories by enhancing the Memories Feature in Google Photos.

If you're already traumatized by festive season overload, look away now. Google has put its immense resources to a new use - developing the Blob Opera, a new machine learning experiment that lets you create your own festive song inspired by Opera on Google Arts & Culture.

... for any programmer unless they already have the complete work. Even if they do there is now Part 5 of Volume 4 to add to the set and they are unlikely to have that one.  

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Qt 6 has been released with improvements including a new graphics architecture and programming language improvements. The tools within Qt have also been unified and made easier to use.