Daniel CheninThe 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.2 min read·Dec 26, 2022----
Daniel CheninThe 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…3 min read·Dec 12, 2022--6--6
Daniel CheninThe 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.4 min read·Nov 27, 2022--3--3
Daniel CheninThe 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…3 min read·Nov 14, 2022----
Daniel CheninThe 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…3 min read·Oct 31, 2022----
Daniel CheninThe FOSS AlbatrossRunning Windows Apps on Mac and LinuxWine — a magical program to run Windows apps with nearly no overhead. How does it work?4 min read·Oct 16, 2022----
Daniel CheninThe FOSS AlbatrossGit is a BlockchainIs the same technology responsible for crypto the one used near-ubiquitously by programmers worldwide? Yes, yes it is.3 min read·Oct 3, 2022----
Daniel CheninThe 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…2 min read·Sep 19, 2022----
Daniel CheninThe 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…3 min read·Sep 2, 2022----
Daniel CheninThe FOSS Albatross13 Tricks to Write Nicer PythonKnown as an easy-to-use and flexible programming language, Python nevertheless still has plenty of…9 min read·Aug 21, 2022----