Floating point arithmetic solves all of your problems - except when it doesn't.  It really is simple once you read this extract from my  book on using C in an IoT context.

Exactly how does computer memory work? What is surprising is that it still works in more or less the same way as when Babbage designed his Analytical Engine or the IBM 360 accessed core memory. So where do all our programs live?

Raspberry Pi used to be the enthusiast's enthusiasm and this provided a base to expand into commercial applications. For some time now, some of the enthusiasts have been expressing concern that the company is looking more to commerce than fun and education. Will the proposed London IPO make things worse? We look for signs in the statement recently published by Raspberry Pi.

Microsoft's Build conference is underway with lots of announcements about Copilot, Microsoft's AI companion software.

Apache Arrow 16 has been released with improvements to the C data interface and to Arrow Flight RPC, and the addition of support for Azure Blob data format.

Microsoft has launched several, free, self-paced courses on Data Analysis using its Power BI suite.

Last week's Google I/O saw the introduction of PaliGemma, an open vision-language model (VLM), together with some details of what's coming in Gemma 2.

Supabase has launched Index Advisor, a Postgres extension for recommending indexes that improve query performance, easing the burden off the developer's shoulders.

Robert Dennard, the IBM engineer who invented the key memory technology DRAM that we now rely on in our computers smartphones and tablets,  passed away on April 23rd, 2024, at age 91.

The TIOBE Index sets out to reflect the relative popularity of  computer languages so it comes as something of a surprise to see two languages dating from the 1950's in this month's Top 20.

Google is running a Gemini API Developer Competition with prizes including a 1981 custom electric DeLorean. Entrants will use the Gemini API to tackle real-world challenges, and the organizers suggest ideas such as AI-driven disaster response systems that analyze data in real-time or educational games that adapt to the user.

py2wasm is a compiler that turns your Python code into WebAssembly, "running it at 3x faster speeds".

JetBrains has announced the public release of Aqua, its IDE designed for test automation. The full release follows a preview in 2022.

Author: Ian McEwan
Publisher: Vintage, 2019
Pages: 304
ISBN: 978-1529111255
Print: 1529111250
Kindle: B07HR6SGQ9
Audience: General
Rating: 4.5
Reviewer: Mike James
A novel about a synthetic human has become so much more relevant recently and guess what - it features Alan Turing.

In this book Antonio Mele walk the reader through planning and creation of Python web applications, solving common problems, and implementing best practices using a step-by-step approach. The book covers a wide range of web application development topics through four different projects: a blog application, a social website, an e-commerce application, and an e-learning platform. This edition is updated with Django 5 features, detailed app planning, improved tooling, and GPT prompts for extending projects

Now updated for SQL:2023, this 800-page tome that is a compilation of seven shorter books, begins by getting started with the SQL programming language, and takes the reader through to advanced applications. Allen G. Taylor covers creating databases, accessing and editing data, protecting data from corruption, and integrating SQL with other languages in a programming environment.

In this book, subtitled "Scraped Knees, Bruised Elbows, and Lessons Learned", Sol Rashidi delivers an insightful and practical discussion of how to deploy artificial intelligence in your company. Having helped IBM launch Watson in 2011, Sol has first-hand knowledge of the ups, downs, and change management intricacies that can help you with a successful deployment beyond all the AI hype.