Retry your Python code until it fails
Retry your Python code until it fails Moshe Zadka Tue, 04/25/2023 – 03:00 Sometimes, a function is called with bad inputs or in a bad program state, so it fails. In languages like Python, this usually results in an exception. But sometimes exceptions are caused by different issues or are transitory. Imagine code that must keep working in the face of caching data being cleaned up. In theory, the code and the cleaner could...
Hacker Group Names Are Now Absurdly Out of Control
Pumpkin Sandstorm. Spandex Tempest. Charming Kitten. Is this really how we want to name the hackers wreaking havoc worldwide? Powered by WPeMatico
Learn Tcl/Tk and Wish with this simple game
Learn Tcl/Tk and Wish with this simple game JamesF Mon, 04/24/2023 – 03:00 Explore the basic language constructs of Tcl/Tk, which include user input, output, variables, conditional evaluation, simple functions, and basic event driven programming. My path to writing this article started with a desire to make advanced use of Expect which is based on Tcl. Those efforts resulted in these two articles: Learn Tcl by writing a simple...
C vs. Go: Comparing programming languages
C vs. Go: Comparing programming languages Jim Hall Mon, 04/24/2023 – 03:00 Go is a modern programming language that derives much of its history from the C programming language. As such, Go is likely to feel familiar to anyone who writes programs in C. Go makes it easy to write new programs while feeling familiar to C programmers but avoiding many of the common pitfalls of the C programming language. This article compares a...
Criminals Are Using Tiny Devices to Hack and Steal Cars
Apple thwarts NSO’s spyware, the rise of a GPT-4 black market, Russia targets Starlink internet connections, and more. Powered by WPeMatico
