5 Tech Predictions for 2026: From AI Inference to Kubernetes
Coming off a great holiday break, full of eggnog-induced reflection and an eagerness to get this year rolling, I couldn’t resist a quick (and slightly self-congratulatory)...
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Refinement without Specification
Imagine we have a SQL database with a user table, and users have a non-nullable is_activated boolean column. Having read That Boolean Should Probably Be Something...
Read moreThe Product-Minded Engineer: The importance of good errors and warnings
Before we start: I’m hiring! The Pragmatic Engineer is not a typical publication, and so this is also not a typical role. I’m looking for someone...
Read moreMozilla introduces Firefox Nightly RPM package repository
Mozilla has announced a repository with Firefox Nightly channel packages for RPM-based Linux distributions such as CentOS Stream, Fedora, and openSUSE. Mozilla has provided a Debian...
Read moreNetflix’s Star Search will let you vote to decide who wins
Though Netflix’s upcoming Star Search reboot will feature a panel of celebrity judges, viewers are going to have a hand in choosing which contestants win the...
Read moreLLVM Adopts “Human In The Loop” Policy For AI/Tool-Assisted Contributions
Following recent discussions over AI contributions to the LLVM open-source compiler project, they have come to an agreement on allowing AI/tool-assisted contributions but that there must...
Read moreWebAssembly vs. JavaScript: Testing Side-by-Side Performance
When we talk about WebAssembly (Wasm), we often describe it as “near-native speed” and “faster than JavaScript.” But what does that actually look like in practice? Before...
Read moreMultimodal reinforcement learning with agentic verifier for AI agents
At a glance Today’s multimodal AI systems can give answers that sound right but may not be grounded in what they actually observe over time, leading to unpredictable errors and safety risks in real-world...
Read moreFormer Nintendo of America boss Doug Bowser is joining Hasbro
Doug Bowser is joining Hasbro’s board of directors just weeks after retiring as Nintendo of America’s president, according to an announcement on Tuesday. Though Hasbro’s press...
Read moreDemonstrating The Sheer Lack Of Security In First Gen Cellular Networks
Modern cellular networks are built to serve millions upon millions of users, all while maintaining strict encryption across all communications. But earlier cellular networks were by...
Read more[$] An alternate path for immutable distributions
LWN has had a number of articles on immutable distributions, such as Bluefin and Bazzite, in recent years. These distributions have taken a variety of approaches,...
Read moreReimagining ERP for the agentic AI era
The story of enterprise resource planning (ERP) is really a story of businesses learning to organize themselves around the latest, greatest technology of the times. In...
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