2025 March 14.
Attila Fodor
Ten Times Faster After Rewriting the TypeScript Engine in Go
The TypeScript team has tried several times to rewrite the original JavaScript engine in a different programming language, but so far these attempts have not produced the desired results. Recently, however, they announced a breakthrough by rewriting it in Go.
2025 March 09.
Attila Fodor
App-Free Experience by Deutsche Telekom
Deutsche Telekom is following Spain’s Telefónica in introducing a digital assistant—essentially an artificial butler—to its phones. This solution is promised to debut on new handsets by the second half of the year. Older devices will also offer an AI-based service, available under the name Magenta AI.
2025 February 27.
Attila Fodor
Earn money with Poe Apps—even without programming skills
Quora recently introduced a new feature called Poe Apps, which lets users create and share custom AI-powered applications on the Poe platform. Quora promises to pay up to $100 per subscriber and up to $10,000 for every thousand messages.
2025 February 26.
Attila Fodor
Will quantum computers kill Bitcoin?
As we approach the era of industrially usable quantum computers, fears are growing about the future of certain cryptocurrencies—especially Bitcoin. Will they remain secure, or will the encryption protecting them be broken in minutes? In this article, I examine—based on expert analysis—whether these fears are justified.
2025 February 25.
Attila Fodor
Go 1.24 new features
The latest version, Go 1.24, is now available, bringing a range of useful new features for Go developers. On one hand, language tools have been further improved, with a more efficient implementation replacing the previous Map implementation. On the other hand, memory management has been enhanced thanks to the introduction of weak references and an improved memory allocator.
2025 February 24.
Attila Fodor