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5 steps to learn any programming language

opensource.com - Thu, 10/22/2020 - 15:00

Some people love learning new programming languages. Other people can't imagine having to learn even one. In this article, I'm going to show you how to think like a coder so that you can confidently learn any programming language you want.


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Linux 5.10 Hardens Against Possible DMA Attacks By External PCIe Devices

Phoronix - Thu, 10/22/2020 - 12:00
The PCI changes were submitted on Wednesday for the Linux 5.10 kernel...

Phoronix Test Suite 10.0.1 Released

Phoronix - Thu, 10/22/2020 - 09:09
Following last week's big Phoronix Test Suite 10.0 and the new OpenBenchmarking.org, a small update is out this week to address some initial hiccups...

AMD Linux Driver Preparing For A Navi "Blockchain" Graphics Card

Phoronix - Thu, 10/22/2020 - 02:46
While all eyes are on the AMD Radeon RX 6000 "Big Navi" graphics cards set to be announced next week, it also looks like AMD is preparing for a Navi 1x "Blockchain" graphics card offering given the latest work in their open-source Linux driver...

Linux Developers Discussing Possible Kernel Driver For Intel CPU Undervolting

Phoronix - Thu, 10/22/2020 - 02:00
While the Intel Extreme Tuning Utility (XTU) on Windows allows for undervolting laptop processors, currently on Linux there isn't any Intel-endorsed way for undervolting your CPU should you be interested in better thermal/power efficiency and other factors. But a hypothetical Linux kernel driver could be coming for filling such void...

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