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Khronos Releases SYCL 2020 Provisional Specification

Phoronix - Tue, 06/30/2020 - 21:00
The Khronos Group has announced the provisional specification of SYCL 2020 as the newest version of this higher-level programming model originally designed for OpenCL that is based on pure single-source C++...

Firefox 78.0 Released - Also Serves As The Newest ESR Version

Phoronix - Tue, 06/30/2020 - 20:39
Firefox 78.0 is available this morning as the newest version of Mozilla's web browser. Firefox 78.0 is also significant in being the newest Extended Support Release (ESR) series...

AMDVLK 2020.Q2.6 Brings More Performance Tuning

Phoronix - Tue, 06/30/2020 - 18:44
The AMD Radeon Vulkan driver developers are ending out June by shipping their sixth open-source snapshot of the quarter...

KDE Completes Transition To GitLab For Developer Portal

Phoronix - Tue, 06/30/2020 - 18:29
KDE has completed its transition to its own self-hosted GitLab instance for Git hosting and other developer services for handling of bug reports and merge requests...

Read and write data from anywhere with redirection in the Linux terminal

opensource.com - Tue, 06/30/2020 - 15:02

Redirection of input and output is a natural function of any programming or scripting language. Technically, it happens inherently whenever you interact with a computer. Input gets read from stdin (standard input, usually your keyboard or mouse), output goes to stdout (standard output, a text or data stream), and errors get sent to stderr.


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10 ReactJS tools to boost your web development skills

opensource.com - Tue, 06/30/2020 - 15:01

Did you know most résumés submitted for jobs get rejected with just a single glance? That's a daunting fact if you are trying to get started in web development, but there are ways to improve what you have to offer prospective employers and clients. For application developers, now is a great time to increase your skills, and open source is the best avenue for professional development. You don't need to attend university to learn new open source skills; all you need is a sense of direction and self-discipline.


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The open organization everyone deserves

opensource.com - Tue, 06/30/2020 - 15:00

Let me share an email I recently received. It meant the world to me:


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