Ada/SPARK Crate Of The Year 2024 announces winners across three categories, with BBT winning Ada Crate, elogs securing SPARK Crate, and bbs_lisp taking Embedded Crate honors. BBT offers English-based test automation, elogs provides SPARK-validated message logging, while bbs_lisp delivers an embeddable Lisp interpreter for constrained environments.
Explores the differences and optimal usage patterns between &str and String in Rust, focusing on their implementation in function arguments, return values, and struct fields. Explains how each type has specific use cases based on memory ownership, lifetime requirements, and performance considerations.
A do-nothing script encodes manual procedural steps into functions without actually performing them, serving as a bridge between manual processes and full automation in ops teams. While not directly reducing manual effort, this approach makes procedures more manageable and creates a framework for gradual automation of operational tasks.
A comprehensive analysis of how various programming languages and libraries handle Bcrypt's 72-character input limitation reveals widespread security vulnerabilities similar to the Okta incident. Most implementations silently truncate input exceeding the limit rather than throwing errors, potentially allowing authentication bypasses with long usernames. Only Go's standard library and a specific Java implementation properly validate input length, highlighting the importance of secure API design.
Zig is an unstable general-purpose programming language designed for creating maintainable and efficient software, with version 0.13.0 being the latest release. The language requires basic programming experience and understanding of low-level concepts, making it accessible to developers familiar with C, C++, Rust, or similar languages.
A detailed explanation of Go programming language's memory representation and data structures, covering basic types, structs, arrays, and slices. The content explores how Go gives programmers control over memory layout and pointers, differentiating it from languages like Java, while explaining the efficiency considerations behind these design choices.
A new C64 demo called 'Nine' was released at Fjälldata 2025, featuring innovative programming techniques and an accompanying music track, with a detailed explanation video in development.