Ackley Wyndam, Author at aster.cloud

9 min

What To Expect From CES 2023

From brighter TVs and weirder wearables to laptops of all shapes and sizes, here are the biggest trends we’re looking out for at CES. CES is almost here. You can already see it if you look around: announcements about new display tech, news posts filled with spec details, and lots of strange gadgets suddenly popping up out of nowhere. The Consumer Electronics Show is the starting point for the year in tech — a week of nonstop announcements that sets the stage for the year’s emerging trends and technologies. You can expect to see the biggest TVs of the year,…

7 min

A Better Way To Pass Technical Interviews

To LeetCode or not to LeetCode? What if you don’t want to practice 100s of coding questions before your next coding interview? There is a part of me that dislikes coding interviews, primarily because it requires me to spend a lot of time preparing for coding questions. Moreover, during an interview, I have to present a reasonable (if not optimal) solution to someone who is evaluating me, something I don’t have to deal with in my everyday life as a software engineer. Having said that, I do love algorithms and solving coding problems. It is a fun activity for me,…

5 min

Programming

6 Best Python Programming Books Ranked By Reviews

Programming is more than just typing a few words into a computer. It’s a massive process that requires the knowledge of its own languages. Python is one of these languages, and its use is becoming more widespread each day. As computers become more advanced, companies make use of Python to assist in managing the modern world. On top of it being found in many popular websites, services, and even video games, Python is also used for extremely complex purposes like machine learning and data science. As a result, there is a massive demand for coders skilled in this language. Even…

4 min

Complexity Pitfalls: How To Simplify And Fix Your Complex Code?

Every developer loves working on code that’s simple to read and understand. But obtaining this level of code simplicity isn’t always easy. Why? Code complexity is not evident to developers or the development team until it advances through levels. Developers spend a lot of time developing their code and spend even more maintaining it. In addition, since the project goals and functions vary over time, the codebase generally expands and evolves through the process. Whenever a developer examines the code in the later stages, they come across many lines of unnecessary code. By this time, the code has often become so complex that…

5 min

Technology

How To Make 5G Less Expensive

The 5th generation of mobile communications, 5G has arrived and it has brought us mostly higher throughputs and helped operators to satisfy the ever-increasing demand for mobile data traffic. This first wave of 5G uses the so-called “non-standalone mode”, which means that it still depends on existing 4G networks for coverage and control, so some of the advanced features of 5G are not yet available. Operators are already working on the roll out of the second wave of 5G, which will be able to operate in a standalone mode, independently of 4G. Only this standalone mode will be able to…

5 min

How To Test If We’re Living In A Computer Simulation

Physicists have long struggled to explain why the universe started out with conditions suitable for life to evolve. Why do the physical laws and constants take the very specific values that allow stars, planets and ultimately life to develop? The expansive force of the universe, dark energy, for example, is much weaker than theory suggests it should be – allowing matter to clump together rather than being ripped apart. A common answer is that we live in an infinite multiverse of universes, so we shouldn’t be surprised that at least one universe has turned out as ours. But another is…

4 min

Programming

Nonprogrammers Are Building More Of The World’s Software – A Computer Scientist Explains ‘No-Code’

Traditional computer programming has a steep learning curve that requires learning a programming language, for example C/C++, Java or Python, just to build a simple application such as a calculator or Tic-tac-toe game. Programming also requires substantial debugging skills, which easily frustrates new learners. The study time, effort and experience needed often stop nonprogrammers from making software from scratch. No-code is a way to program websites, mobile apps and games without using codes or scripts, or sets of commands. People readily learn from visual cues, which led to the development of “what you see is what you get” (WYSIWYG) document…

4 min

Cybercrime Insurance Is Making The Ransomware Problem Worse

During the COVID-19 pandemic, there was another outbreak in cyberspace: a digital epidemic driven by ransomware. Several organisations worldwide fell victim to cyber-extortionists who stole data either to sell to other criminals or held it as a ransom for a profit. The sheer number of attacks indicates that cyber security and anti-ransomware defences did not work or have limited effectiveness. Businesses are turning to cyberinsurance companies in desperation to protect themselves from attack. But the growth of the cyberinsurance market is only encouraging criminals to target companies that have extortion insurance. A 2021 study from the University of Leeds found…

3 min

Programming

What Scrum Masters Can Learn From Dancing

Like dancing, being a scrum master takes coordination, verbal and nonverbal communication, and cooperation. Many scrum masters have an obsession with quickly turning their teams into what they want them to be. Once their expectations are not met within some arbitrary time limit, or someone resists their ideas, then the fight begins. But the fight takes energy, time, and resources, and most of the time it doesn’t solve the problem. In fact, most of the time it worsens the problem. When this happens, it’s time for some reflection about the role of the scrum master. Priorities of the scrum…

2 min

Ethereum Blockchain Slashes Energy Use With ‘Merge’ Software Upgrade

The Ethereum blockchain has undergone a major software upgrade, drastically reducing its energy usage, its inventor and co-founder tweeted on Thursday. The new system will use 99.95% less energy, according to the Ethereum Foundation. The upgrade, which changes how transactions occur and how ether tokens are created, could give Ethereum a major advantage as it seeks to surpass rival blockchain bitcoin. “We believe this is a significant moment that will lead to ETH outperforming the broader crypto market for some time,” said Richard Usher, head of over-the-counter trading at London-based crypto firm BCB Group. Most blockchains devour large amounts of…

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