Post number 3 in my learning Rust series. In this one we learn how to add libraries or "crates" and we build and install an extremely simple commanline app. Here it is. https://josh.is-cool.dev/a-trip-to-the-library-in-rust/
When you discover an interesting tool, and it turns out there's no executable GUI, but to get it running you need to pip a git, hub a stub, sudo a judo, brew a stew, python a cobra and unix a linux… 🤡
I'm reading this paper for work: "Do Users Write More Insecure Code with AI Assistants?" It's a fairly rigorous study showing that a recent LLM trained on code produced less-secure code that developers were more confident in. This makes perfect sense to me -- most code examples out there are not security-minded to begin with -- but the combination of poorly-curated models and naive trust in the machine is going to be a problem.
Hello! I'm Hazel, a queer foxgirl software developer.
I'm a transfem demigirl and I also describe myself as lesbian, although its a bit more complicated than that. I care deeply about trans issues, queer life, and other LGBTQ+ topics. DMs are open to anyone questioning their gender or struggling with their identity.
I also love programming as a hobby and I babble with retro-computing. I've got a particular fondness for 80s era computers, even though they're well before my time. There's just something fun about the unique and creative computer designs from that decade! I've got a Timex Sinclair 2068 that I especially love.
Some other things I like are PC gaming and TTRPGs. You'll often find me playing Genshin Impact, Honkai Star Rail, or D&D 5th edition. I also love trying out indie games, so please tell me about your own!
My current passion project is ActivityPub Sharp - an attempt to build a static-typed implementation of ActivityPub with full support for spec-compliant and real-world federation. I also contribute to Letterbook with the hope of sparking a new generation of safer and more private fediverse software.
Feel free to start up a conversation about these or any other topics - I love to chat!
A new monospace coding font by a GitHub designer looks pretty sweet to me. I will give it a go in my Visual Studio Code and also iTerm for a while and see how much I like it compared to my favorite Dank Mono. The website looks sweet!
Anybody have some simple #coding recommendation for adding #mastodon content to a static HTML site? I want to incorporate a live element that follows a certain hashtag. I have a couple ways I can do this:
I can periodically run a program that does stuff, generates HTML, and publishes a new version of my static page. (e.g., every 5 minutes)
I could incorporate some kind of #javascript element so that the browser does the pull, but it needs to pull a feed off some server, right?
The GitHub Pull Requests and Issues extension, which allows you to work on, create, and manage pull requests and issues, has seen many accessibility improvements this iteration for the commenting and reviewing experience.
A screen reader user is informed when they open an editor if it contains commenting ranges. A new accessibility help dialog (editor.action.accessibilityHelp) provides insight into commands for navigation between comment threads and ranges.
Additionally, the Comment control is now accessible. A help dialog (editor.action.accessibilityHelp) is also available in that context to inform a user of what to expect and how to utilize the feature. There are also new commands Comments: Go to Next Commenting Range (Ctrl+K Ctrl+Alt+DownArrow) and Comments: Go to Previous Commenting Range (Ctrl+K Ctrl+Alt+UpArrow) for navigation between commenting ranges.
It would be so great to see "350 people boosted your post" instead of getting notification from each individually. Yes, you can disable them, but instead I would like to see this feature to get developed.
The World Depends on 60-Year-Old Code No One Knows Anymore
Every day, 3 trillion dollars worth of transactions are handled by a 64-year-old programming language hardly anybody knows anymore.
It's called COBOL (Common Business Oriented Language), and despite the fact most schools and universities stopped teaching it decades ago, it remains one of the top #mainframe programming languages used today