You'll find posts from me when I worked for true blue open source companies, or when I worked for others (AWS, Adobe): been saying the same thing for well over a decade bc the developer trends are clear: more oss use, yes, but also more proprietary sw *and* more open-but-not-oss
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Open Source Adoption Gap Between Claims and Reality
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T'is true: I've had this same view long before I ever joined mongodb. And I think ppl keep misreading the post. I care a lot about oss. Most developers don't. They can say they do but all you have to do is look at what they actually use. Most isn't open source.
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Multiprocessing faster than tested alternative, future no-GIL Python promising
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Ha, tried that, but it was slower than multiprocessing. But yeah, with No Gil future Python it might be nice!
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IBM Planning Analytics Now Available as Service on AWS
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Now available: IBM Planning Analytics as a Service on @awscloud.
— IBM Data, AI & Automation (@IBMData) 1 août 2023
Make smarter, faster, more informed forecasting and planning decisions with a modern, #AI-powered planning and analysis solution deployed on AWS: https://t.co/fGMO8i7P8C pic.twitter.com/Mn0d9HgsOxNow available: IBM Planning Analytics as a Service on @awscloud
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NN+Gzip optimization: caching and parallel processing improvements
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Update on the NN+Gzip front. Added
1) a caching mechanism, which speeds it up 25%.
2) Parallel processing to speed it up 400% (on a MB Air). Love this method. It's a nice test case for teaching multiprocessing! Code: https://
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gzip/blob/main/1_2_caching-multiprocessing.py
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Deployments Platform Made 3x Faster
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Back in April, we rolled out Deployments, the fastest way to go from idea to production. Since this release, we’ve been completely focused on upgrades to the product. Read the blog below to learn how we made deployments 3x faster.
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Measuring and Improving Developer Productivity with AI
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Listen now Apple: https://
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Building AI Chatbots: GPT-4, ChatGPT, and LLM Libraries
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Early-bird registration for my How to Build an AI Chatbot course is closing in 9 hours! We already have 42 students registered to learn how to: – Build, code, and ship a powerful AI chatbot
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Project Management Tools for Journalists Organizing Story Ideas
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Any fellow journalists/writers use project management apps/tools/etc for juggling lots of different story ideas? I’d love to find a way to better organize mid-term & long-term ideas rather than do it all manually. (Often have ideas, but forget about the ones that aren’t urgent.)
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ChatGPT Android App Now Available Worldwide
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Our ChatGPT app for Android is now available in all countries and regions where ChatGPT is supported! Full list here: