Asyncio is the prefered way to implement I/O servers and clients in Python. This extract is from Programming the ESP32 in MicroPython and shows you how asyncio works.

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How important a skill is typing for programmers?
The keyboard is still the predominant way we interact with a computer. Voice input, touch screens, and even whole body gestural input, may be on the increase, but most of us still type our commands or data into the machine.

Safe Superintelligence, the company co-founded by Ilya Sutskever after he resigned from Open AI, has raised $1billion is cash funding, despite the fact that it intends not to release any products for at least 2 years.

The TIOBE index is always fun and often provides a talking point. This month sees C falling by one place and Java going up by one. What can this mean?

The Rust Foundation has released a new report on recent initiatives including its Security Initiative. The Foundation is a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting and sustaining the Rust programming language, and the Security Initiative aims to advance the state of security within the Rust programming language ecosystem.

Microsoft has released version 8.1 of the Windows Community Toolkit, with support for .NET 8 alongside new controls and initial AOT annotations.

Apache has released version 0.3 of Iceberg-rust, an official Rust implementation of the Iceberg high-performance format for huge analytic tables.

Microsoft has released version 8.2 of .NET Aspire, a stack for building observable, production-ready cloud-native applications. Aspire is included as part of .NET 8.

Gen Z-ers, those born between 1997 and 2012 and who have grown up with smartphones, are probably the most tech-savvy generation. But when it comes to working with computers, there is an important skill they tend to lack - being  able to type without looking at the keys.

The keynote topics for this year's RustConf, the largest annual gathering of the Rust programming language community, have been announced, with topics ranging from "Making Open Source Secure By Design" to "Rust For Linux".

A new version of the Open Source AI Definition has been released by the Open Source Initiative. The update is part of the drive to have a stable release of the definition ready by the end of October 2024. The plan is to release it at the All Things Open technology conference.

There's an updated version of Uno that includes enhancements to its Hot Reload UI feature along with full support for JetBrains Rider IDE. Uno can be used to write C# and XAML once to create an app that will run on Windows, Android, macOS and iOS devices, as well as in web browsers via WebAssembly.

This is thanks to sqlite-vec, a new vector search extension for SQLite written entirely in C and with no dependencies.

Author: Russ Unger and Carolyn Chandler
Publisher: New Riders
Pages: 400
ISBN: 978-0138188221
Audience: General
Rating: 4.5
Reviewer: Kay Ewbank

This book says it is aimed at user experience designers in the field. I'd say it is really aimed at people working in teams of web designers. 
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This book teaches the React libraries, tools and techniques. Morten Barklund focuses on the modern best practices of React development, with full and up-to-date coverage of the latest features and changes to the React ecosystem. The book includes hands-on projects like a goal-focused task manager, expenses tracker, and custom UI library.

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This book is aimed at coders who want to enhance their skillset quickly and easily. Richard Urwin reveals how AI works, illustrates how to build AI applications, and covers no-code AI tools. The book assumes the reader is familiar with Python and now want to master AI concepts and build intelligent AI solutions.

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Tinkercad is a free, web-based app for digital modeling. This book consists of 17 fun projects, including designing useful and amusing objects such as jewelry, toys, and practical household items, to transform the reader from a novice into a creator of video assets and objects ready for 3D printing. Lydia Sloan Cline teaches the intricacies of the Tinkercad interface, how to model sophisticated objects, and use AI as a tool to solve design challenges.

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