PHP
Swoole vs Roadrunner for Laravel Octane
Choosing between Swoole and Roadrunner in a Laravel Octane deployment can be overwhelming – in this post I compare the advantages and disadvantages of both. Read more
PHP
Bitmasking in Laravel and MySQL
An introduction to using bitmasks in general, and their usage in PHP, Laravel, and MySQL. Read more
PHP
Announcing the PHP Foundation
The PHP Foundation will be a non-profit organization whose mission is to ensure the long life and prosperity of the PHP language by funding part/full-time developers that contribute to the language. Read more
Android
Android Messages update handles Apple iMessage reactions properly
An example emoji reaction in iMessage. | Screenshot: Apple Messages An update to Google Messages on Android allows it to properly display emoji reactions sent from the iPhone’s Messages app, 9to5Google reports. The update addresses Read more…
Python
PyDev of the Week: Paul McGuire
This week we welcome Paul McGuire (@ptmcguire) as our PyDev of the Week! Paul is the author of the pyparsing package. Paul is a software consultant. You can find out what he is up to Read more…
Android
Leaked images of the Google Pixel 6A show a more compact device with no headphone jack
The leaked image of the mid-range Google Pixel 6A looks nearly identical to the Pixel 6. | Image: Steve Hemmerstoffer / 91Mobiles Rendered images of the Google Pixel 6A have been leaked by reliable leaker Read more…
Android
Google seeks recusal probe for incoming antitrust chief over Yelp and Microsoft cases
Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images Google sent a letter to the Department of Justice Friday requesting that the department examine whether newly confirmed antitrust division head Jonathan Kanter, who has been a vocal critic of Read more…
Android
Google Stadia is celebrating its second birthday with hardware for free or cheap
Image: Google On November 19th, 2019, Google launched its Stadia cloud gaming service as a work in progress, and it’s arguably still one today. But one thing that’s consistently improved is the price of entry, Read more…
Android
The best Black Friday tech deals under $50
Keeping it thrifty and under 50 | Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge What can $50 get you these days? Turns out, quite a lot; you just need to know where to look. We’ve Read more…
Android
Alphabet is putting its prototype robots to work cleaning up around Google’s offices
What does Google’s parent company Alphabet want with robots? Well, it would like them to clean up around the office, for a start. The company announced today that its Everyday Robots Project — a team Read more…