Web Review, Week 2022-38
Let’s go for my web review for the week 2022-38.
World of Open Source: Europe Spotlight 2022
Tags: tech, foss, business, economics
Very interesting report although I admit I’m a bit skeptical at the strong “apolitical” message in it. This highlights very well a few challenges specific to Europe. We need to see them tackled I think. It’s nice to see moves in the public sector but clearly it needs to go further and faster. Same thing regarding the creation of OSPOs in companies.
https://www.linuxfoundation.org/research/world-of-open-source-europe-spotlight
Press release: Use of Google Analytics for web analytics
Tags: tech, google, surveillance
We all know you shouldn’t use Google Analytics. Now we also know that if you’re in Europe and you’re using it, it’s probably illegal.
https://www.datatilsynet.dk/english/google-analytics/use-of-google-analytics-for-web-analytics
Open Web Search – Promoting Europe’s Independence in Web Search – Funded by the Horizon Europe Programme
Tags: tech, web, search
Could this lead to the open web index we all need? I hope this research will have high impact.
drones run linux: the free software movement isn’t enough
Tags: tech, foss, ethics
Slightly depressing when it’s laid out like this… still there is some truth to it. Maybe it’s time to rethink a few things.
https://j3s.sh/thought/drones-run-linux-free-software-isnt-enough.html
5 Figma Alternatives for UI & UX Designers - Stack Diary
Tags: tech, design, ux, self-hosting
Since I regularly see Figma used by customers I really hope this will boost adoption on Penpot. A good open alternative you can even self-host.
https://stackdiary.com/figma-alternatives/
Rendergraphs and how to implement one
Tags: tech, 3d
Interesting dive into the implementation of a render graph system for a 3D engine.
https://poniesandlight.co.uk/reflect/island_rendergraph_1/
Wasmtime Reaches 1.0: Fast, Safe and Production Ready!
Tags: tech, webassembly, portability
Definitely a big deal for the development of WebAssembly. We’ll have to see if the security promises hold but this definitely shows interesting features.
https://bytecodealliance.org/articles/wasmtime-1-0-fast-safe-and-production-ready
Ten challenges for Rust
Tags: tech, rust, complexity, community
Interesting set of challenges indeed. I think Rust is a bit at a crossroad now. The next few years will be crucial, either they will lead to further adoption or it will stagnate and slowly disappear.
https://www.ncameron.org/blog/ten-challenges-for-rust/
A personal experimental C++ Syntax 2 -> Syntax 1 compiler
Tags: tech, c++, complexity, safety
Now this is very interesting. An excellent teaser for Herb Sutter’s CppCon 2022 talk. Let’s see where that goes.
https://github.com/hsutter/cppfront
Entitlement in Open Source | Mike McQuaid
Tags: tech, foss, work, life
Good reminder of the sometimes uneasy relationship between users and maintainers. This needs to stay healthy. Users need to know their place and maintainers should feel OK saying no to things.
https://mikemcquaid.com/entitlement-in-open-source/
Cultivating Hospitality
Tags: business, hr, culture, organization
A very important and unfortunately underestimated factor for a sane and welcoming culture.
https://kevinyien.com/blog/cultivating-hospitality.html
We Spoke With the Last Person Standing in the Floppy Disk Business – Eye on Design
Tags: tech, surprising, culture, low-tech
The death of the floppy disk has been greatly exaggerated it seems. At least for now…
https://eyeondesign.aiga.org/we-spoke-with-the-last-person-standing-in-the-floppy-disk-business/
Photography for geeks
Tags: photography
A long and complete article about the important parameters when taking photos and processing them. So it gives a few tricks for shooting the picture but also when you sit in front of the computer.
https://lcamtuf.coredump.cx/photo_basics/
Bye for now!