O'Reilly

APRIL 23, 2024

Why is it that Google, a company once known for its distinctive “Do no evil” guideline, is now facing the same charges of “surveillance capitalism” as Facebook, a company that never made such claims? That’s exactly what Google, Amazon, and Meta are doing today. They start to collect robber baron rents.

Social Media 108

Social Media Google Internet Internet 108

Alex Podelko

JUNE 12, 2019

My post Good Times for Load Testing was published in 2014. I am not so upbeat as I was in 2014. IBM Rational Performance Tester and IBM Rational Performance Tester on Cloud (including no charge Starter Edition) appear to be available. It is difficult to believe that 5 years passed… Are times still good for load testing?

Testing 243

Testing Open Source Testing Tools Performance Testing 243

MachMetrics

JUNE 16, 2020

Google made SSL use a ranking factor way back in 2014, and since Chrome 68, a “Not Secure” warning appears next to the URL of sites that aren’t using HTTPS. Source: Google Blog. Even better, you unlock protocols and compression platforms that aren’t available to those using HTTP.

Speed 86

Speed Latency Google Website 86

Alex Russell

JUNE 22, 2022

Nobody frames it precisely this way; instead they'll say, if WebKit weren't mandated, Chromium would take over , or Google would dominate the web if not for the WebKit restriction. There's no point in recommending a better browser because none is available. What does this almighty torrent of cash buy Google? Cui bono? —

Engineering 110

Engineering Traffic Government Google 110

Smashing Magazine

OCTOBER 27, 2021

In the late 1990s, marketing and advertising agencies saw the potential of eye-tracking for the Internet and started using the technology to analyze how people consume content online. For instance, Nielsen’s research conducted in 2006 showed that people read content on the Internet in an F-shaped pattern.

Mobile 111

Mobile Website Hardware Social Media 111

Alex Russell

APRIL 29, 2021

This post mines publicly available data on the pace of compatibility fixes and feature additions to assess the claim. In almost every area, Apple's low-quality implementation of features WebKit already supports requires workarounds not necessary for Firefox (Gecko) or Chrome/Edge/Brave/Samsung Internet (Blink). Converging Views.

Media 145

Media Games Education Engineering 145

Sutter's Mill

MARCH 11, 2024

They are acquired in a mix of ways: in-the-box in the C++ compiler, optional downloads, third-party products, and some you need to google around to discover. Do configure your servers correctly, especially public Internet-facing ones. They are a mix of static tools, dynamic tools, compiler switches, libraries, and language features.

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C++ Programming Code Java 139