“Markdown is a disaster: why and what to do instead”
Markdown – or, more accurately, incompatible variants of Markdown – is everywhere, but that doesn’t mean everybody likes it. It’s the lowest common denominator of light markup languages, with a lot of well-documented issues, and Karl Voit decid...
.NET 10 Preview 7 adds XAML generator
The latest preview of Microsoft’s planned .NET 10 application development platform is now available, featuring a source generator for XAML and improved translation for parameterized collections in Entity Framework Core. This preview was unveiled Aug...
Thunderbird Pro August 2025 Update
In April of this year we announced Thunderbird Pro, additional subscription services from Thunderbird meant to help you get more done with the app you already use and love. These services include a first ever email service from Thunderbird, called Thun...
The Apache Software Foundation Announces Apache Ozone 2.0.0
First object store to support operational databases, now with major usability and compatibility enhancements Wilmington, DE – August 19, 2025 – The Apache Software Foundation (ASF), the global home of open source software the world relies on, today...
Rusticl vs. AMD ROCm Performance On Ryzen AI Max+ "Strix Halo"
One of the set of tests I have been meaning to carry out for a number of months has been comparing the Mesa Rusticl performance to different dedicated hardware drivers. Rusticl is the Rust-based OpenCL 3.0 driver within Mesa that works across Gallium3D...
The successes and challenges of AI agents
AI has changed a lot in just two years. In 2023, most companies were experimenting with large language models. These tools helped with writing, research, and support tasks. They were smart, but they waited for instructions and could not take action on...
Hands-on with Nvidia NeMo Retriever
Nvidia was founded by three chip designers (including Jensen Huang, who became CEO) in 1993. By 1997 they had brought a successful high-performance 3D graphics processor to market; two years later the company invented the GPU (graphics processing unit...
