The ESP32 S3 has two PWM systems and the LedC is supposedly the simpler, but it has features that make it easy to use and it is enough for most things. This is an extract from Harry Fairhead's book on programming the ESP32 using C and the Expressif IDF.

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The 1960s saw the growth of interest in computer languages but, unlike today where successful languages are often designed by small teams and even single-minded enthusiasts, this was the decade of the committee - language by design and consensus.

JetBrains has released the results of its inaugural annual report  of State of Software Quality Report by Qodana. This research was conducted to gain a deeper understanding of best practices for delivering quality software and how companies of different sizes and maturity levels determine when their product is production-ready.

Αre you taking your first steps in the Devops world? Have you gone beyond the basics and trying to find your bearings figuring out what to focus on next? No worries, the Dynamic DevOps Roadmap will show you the way.

Postman has launched AI Agent Builder, a tool for the Postman system that uses AI to give developers a way to create intelligent, AI-driven API agents by combining LLMs, APIs, and workflows.

Vanir is a new security patch validation tool made available for Android by the Google Open Source Security Team.

Over the last six months, the Rust project has been working towards implementing 26 project goals, with 3 of them designated as Flagship Goals. The team has now provided an end-of-year update on progress towards these goals (or, in some cases, lack thereof).

Core, the new open source InfluxDB offering, promises enhanced performance and more freedom in using it under a permissive license.

Two submissions, from Hendrik Schilling and Sean Johnson and from Paul Henderson for the Vesuvius Challenge First Augmented Segmentation Prize have each been awarded $30,000. The 2024 Grand Prize of has not, however, been claimed.

Epic is continuing its battle for freer access to Apple and Android play stores with a promise to pay the Apple store fees for developers who make their games available on the newly expanded Epic Games Store.

Add Me is an AI-based feature for Google's Pixel 9 phones that lets you add missing individuals into group photos. Google has now explained how this "magic" feature was developed.

Bun 1.2 has been released with improvements including progress towards Node.js compatibility, a built-in S3 object storage API and a built-in Postgres client.

Google has announced the public preview of BigQuery metastore, a fully managed, unified metadata service that works with multiple engines and supports consistent data governance.

Author: Vlad Khononov
Publisher: Addison-Wesley
Date: October 2024
Pages: 320
ISBN: 978-0137353484
Audience: General
Rating: 4.5
Reviewer: Kay Ewbank

This book looks in detail at coupling, the degree of interdependence between software modules, and how to use coupling to manage complexity and increase modularity.

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This book is a deep dive into the world of data structures and algorithms that Federico Kereki says will transform the way you approach problem solving in JavaScript. Each chapter has clear, no-nonsense explanations of complex concepts, real-world coding examples, and challenging questions (with answers at the end) to reinforce your understanding.

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This book by Andriy Burkov is the PyTorch follow-up to his bestselling The Hundred-Page Machine Learning Book. This book offers a concise yet thorough journey from language modeling fundamentals to the cutting edge of modern Large Language Models (LLMs). Written in a hands-on style with working Python code examples, this book progressively builds understanding from basic machine learning concepts to advanced language model architectures. All code examples run on Google Colab, making it accessible to anyone with a modern laptop.

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With the subtitle "Blogs that get read", this book sets out to show readers how to master the art of writing engineering blog posts and articles.  Piotr Sarna and Cynthia Dunlop show how to create content developers will want to read and share. The book has practical tips, tricks, and techniques that can translate the ideas floating around your head into content that’s clear and compelling.

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