Know Your Dependencies

 · 8 min
Almost no software project lives isolated without dependencies. The spectrum goes from “just use the stdlib” up to “use dependencies for every single line of code”.
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What to do if your favorite dependency is not SPM-compatible (yet)? We do it ourselves!
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Signal-to-Noise Ratio

 · 9 min
The signal-to-noise ratio is a measure used in science and engineering that compares the level of the desired signal to the level of background noise.
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Best of: Java 8

 · 7 min
We looked at version 7 of Java before. Now it’s time to look at its successor, Java 8, a really big update with lots of great new features!
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I’m always looking for a small-footprint laptop for traveling supporting my Linux-based workflow. So naturally, I decided to use a machine with no first-class Linux support: a Surface Pro 7.
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Column 80

 · 4 min
Code lines shouldn’t be too long, and many of us use 80 columns as a (flexible) limit. But do you know why it is precisely 80, and not 60 or 120?
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