Published inThe FOSS AlbatrossOpen Source Is Not Always BestThe code is available, right there, for you to use for free! But you know what they say: there’s no such thing as a free lunch.Dec 26, 2022Dec 26, 2022
Published inThe FOSS AlbatrossWhat’s Wayland? Linux’s “New” Display ServerWayland is the shiny next-generation display server protocol that finally lets the Linux desktop move away from the cludgy abomination that…Dec 12, 20226Dec 12, 20226
Published inThe FOSS AlbatrossRust Changes How You Think and CodeRust is the hot new language on the block (as new as a language from 2006 can be) that boasts reliability and efficiency.Nov 27, 20223Nov 27, 20223
Published inThe FOSS AlbatrossAV1 — The FOSS Video CodecMore than 60% of all internet traffic is video — YouTube and Netflix are 20% alone! In fact, during COVID, so many people started to watch…Nov 14, 2022Nov 14, 2022
Published inThe FOSS AlbatrossWhy Use A Web Framework?You’re a web developer and you need to make a website. How should you build one? Do you start writing static files right away to be served…Oct 31, 2022Oct 31, 2022
Published inThe FOSS AlbatrossRunning Windows Apps on Mac and LinuxWine — a magical program to run Windows apps with nearly no overhead. How does it work?Oct 16, 2022Oct 16, 2022
Published inThe FOSS AlbatrossGit is a BlockchainIs the same technology responsible for crypto the one used near-ubiquitously by programmers worldwide? Yes, yes it is.Oct 3, 2022Oct 3, 2022
Published inThe FOSS AlbatrossAppreciate Your Browser!Click. Milliseconds after you press a link, your screen flashes white. Elements slowly load in as a page full of search results appears in…Sep 19, 2022Sep 19, 2022
Published inThe FOSS AlbatrossChoosing A License — Politics in FOSSAll FOSS projects must have a license before other people can use them — but which should you choose, and what are the consequences behind…Sep 2, 2022Sep 2, 2022
Published inThe FOSS Albatross13 Tricks to Write Nicer PythonKnown as an easy-to-use and flexible programming language, Python nevertheless still has plenty of…Aug 21, 2022Aug 21, 2022
