How to utilize CPU offloads to increase storage efficiency
Canonical Ceph with IntelⓇ Quick Assist Technology (QAT) When storing large amounts of data, the cost ($) to store each gigabyte (GB) is the typical measure used to gauge the efficiency of the storage system. The biggest driver of storage cost is the...
11 cutting-edge programming languages to learn now
A clean slate. A fresh start. The new broom sweeps clean. The folk sayings are in agreement. Sure, your favorite old programming language is comfortable and easy to use. You know the APIs and libraries backward and forward. But you also know all the g...
How to pick the right SAST tool
Like pretty much any security tool, picking a SAST (static application security testing) tool isn’t a matter of “What’s the best?” but rather “What’s the best for me?” Whether you already have a tool that needs replacing or you’re star...
Is ChatGPT making us stupid?
Years ago Nicholas Carr argued that Google was making us stupid, that ease of access to information was shortening our attention spans and generally making it hard for us to do “deep reading.” Others worried that search engines were siphoning away...
GNOME Triple Buffering Now Works With Direct Scanout & VRR
It's still not looking like triple buffering will land for GNOME 48 with the feature freeze set for next weekend. But that Mutter dynamic triple buffering support has been improved upon and now at least is working for direct scan-out situations as well...
9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: January 26th, 2025
The 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup for January 26th, 2025, brings news about Wine 10, GNOME 48 alpha, Solus 4.7, Shotcut 25.01, VirtualBox 7.1.6, GNU Linux-libre 6.13 kernel, fwupd 2.0.4, Archinstall 3.0.2, GNOME 47.3, as well as all the latest distro and so...
