Smashing Magazine

JULY 29, 2021

As for absolute units, we will dive in and see how they are affected by other things, such as the screen and the device’s operating system. The 2014 MacBooks got the first “retina” screens (retina being synonymous with high density). On design systems, CSS/JS and UX. The most common absolute unit is the pixel ( px ).

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Operating System Mobile Testing Systems 145

The Morning Paper

JULY 21, 2019

A big milestone will slip quietly by during this recess – it was five years ago on the 30th July 2014 that I read and shared the very first paper in this current streak of paper reading. The role of the operating system in a kernel-bypass era. For example: Unikernels: the next stage of Linux’s dominance.

Programming 42

Programming Operating System Design Systems 42

Percona

JUNE 4, 2023

Before we dive into the differences between MariaDB and MySQL, we will provide a thorough examination of each relational database management system (RDBMS). While originally designed to be a drop-in replacement for MySQL, it evolved into its own distinct database management system and is now maintained and supported by the MariaDB Foundation.

Open Source 52

Open Source Servers Storage Scalability 52

Alex Russell

JUNE 22, 2022

The New York Times reported in late 2020 that Google now pays Apple between $8-12 billion per year , up from $1 billion in 2014. In 2014, Apple would have enjoyed a profit margin of 50% if it had spent half a billion on browser engineering. Despite being largely open source, browsers and their engines are not loss leaders.

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Engineering Traffic Government Google 110

Dynatrace

MAY 31, 2021

Since Kubernetes emerged in 2014, it has become a popular solution for scaling, managing, and automating the deployments of containerized applications in distributed environments. Although Kubernetes simplifies application development while increasing resource utilization, it is a complex system that presents its own challenges.

Virtualization 133

Virtualization DevOps Infrastructure Cloud 133

Sutter's Mill

MARCH 11, 2024

We must make our software infrastructure more secure against the rise in cyberattacks (such as on power grids, hospitals, and banks), and safer against accidental failures with the increased use of software in life-critical systems (such as autonomous vehicles and autonomous weapons). But we can defend our programs and systems, and we will.

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C++ Programming Code Java 139

Smashing Magazine

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

This is mentioned briefly in the WWDC 2014 presentation “ Platforms State of the Union ”, around 01:21:56.). We might assume that these apps are still running in the background; in reality, some of these apps might get killed and restarted by the system due to the demands of memory. State Restoration For View Controllers.

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SQL Performance

JUNE 21, 2019

I always check backups first when looking at a new system. Prior to SQL Server 2012, the maximum server memory value only applied to the bufferpool, so customers needed to limit the amount of memory the bufferpool could use to save memory for the operating system and other processes. Memory settings. Statistics.

Servers 49

Servers Azure Hardware Database 49

Brendan Gregg

AUGUST 8, 2017

Linux load averages are "system load averages" that show the running thread (task) demand on the system as an average number of running plus waiting threads. This measures demand, which can be greater than what the system is currently processing. then your system is idle. - cat /proc/loadavg. 42/3411 43603. 42/3411 43603.

Latency 111

Latency Metrics C++ Systems 111

High Scalability

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

Cook’s criticisms infuriated Mr. Zuckerberg, who later ordered his management team to use only Android phones — arguing that the operating system had far more users than Apple’s.). Doubleslash : Back in 2014 OpenStack may have been a thing but nowadays, 4 years later, people learned a lesson. ” (Mr.

Internet 28

Internet Internet Scalability Energy 28

Randon ASCII

AUGUST 23, 2018

On any modern operating system each process gets their own virtual memory address space so that the operating system can isolate processes and protect memory. But, statistically speaking, timing in concurrent systems tends to be so volatile that each thread will eventually get its turn to run, probabilistically speaking.

Operating System 58

Operating System Code Processing Systems 58

Enprowess

JANUARY 11, 2022

Web apps allow you to break the traditional constraints of the desktop and mobile operating systems and provide freedom to experiment with different varieties of software. Material UI was introduced in 2014 with a goal to bring Android’s material UI to the web with React. And we can’t deny that. Material-UI.

Virtualization 64

Virtualization Website Speed Mobile 64