Engineers over index in their own ways, but I think you're spot on with decoding the PR speak.
The Python team was very involved with the Python Software Foundation and was influencial with directing priorities for the Python programming language reference implementation (which is by far the most widely used implementation of Python). Google just gave up their say in how the language will evolve. Seems like an incredibly bad strategy. But then again, Google has been, from a financial perspective, nothing more than a digital classified ads platform for decades. If a smart MBA were running Google they'd start spinning off divisions into new IPOs and cashing in with dividends like other large conglomerates have done in the past when they have stopped inovating or actually commit to their projects long term.
I guess it depends on what you're planning doing with NixOS or Aux. I wouldn't use it for anything new and critical. I'd figure out a mitigation strategy if I were relying on it for something critical.
But for experimental purposes, neither option seems like a bad call.
Interesting. This wouldn't be the first time that they pushed forward with tools that were later abandoned due to lack of uptake outside of the Ubuntu ecosystem if it comes to that.
To make it work in a way that preserves privacy as a value held by many current users of federated social services, yes.
But it seems like it can be implemented as is in any federated service and improve security for 3rd party frontend apps.
Maybe I'm missing something essential, but holding out for a perfect implementation which may not be broadly adapted might be a mistake on a developer's part if they want to provide value to ther service they're developing for.
Odd conclusion to draw. I'm simply not inclined to recommend tools that are not going to be supported by the organization that created them. Development ecosystems are important when planning a project.
Seems like political tensions stemming from developments with situations Israel/Gaza/Iran and Ukraine have piqued the discontentment over accepting donations from organizations that profit from contracts with the US DoD.
The lead developer/organizer of the NixOS project seems to be pro authoritarian in their political values and this has also lead to an uneasiness amongst a number of contributors although things seem to be civil overall.
It seems that the "toxic" behavior from Hamilton was derailing technical discussions over concerns about the funding from military contractors.
I may have got some of this wrong, but it seems that everyone involved is trying not to draw attention to the broader political aspect of the schism in the community. So people out of the loop are having trouble figuring out what is going on.
Disinvestment into Python, Flutter, and Dart is a clear signal that those tools are unimportant to Google. I won't be recommending that anyone use Dart or Flutter on new projects.
Plenty of people who work in construction trades do projects at home for their own benefit. They might even go to a workshop and learn about new techniques, materials, and tools.
Plenty of professions have practitioners learn and read on their own time to increase their knowledge and value in the labor market.
It's not unique to software development. But there is a lower barrier in software development to being able to use one's free time to work on skills and projects in terms of physical materials and social coordination.
Awesome! I installed that Tranquility plugin too for those times when reader view in Firefox doesn't work, which I've been annoyed with but never looked for a solution. Now I have that solution!
I've been using https://darkreader.org/ with settings to make the text an orangey-yellow with a black background. I don't know what most websites are intended to look like by the authors. I really like the extension. I'm not sure if there's a way to make it do the reverse for you, but might be worth looking into.
They're hiring replacements in Germany, not India.