Recent advances push Big Tech closer to the Q-Day danger zone

As the joke goes, CRQC has been 10 to 20 years away for the past three decades. While the recent research suggests that ...
InfoQ

Pretext.js Bypasses DOM Layout Reflow, Enabling Advanced UX Patterns at 120 FPS

Cheng Lou, a Midjourney engineer, recently released Pretext, a 15KB open-source TypeScript library that measures and lays out text without browser layout reflows, enabling advanced UX/UI patterns like ...
InfoQ

Platform Engineering: Lessons from the Rise and Fall of eBay Velocity

Randy Shoup discusses the "Velocity Initiative," a transformation that doubled engineering productivity and modernized eBay’s DORA metrics. He shares the technical playbook used to scale 4,500 ...
National Basketball Association

Team Barry wins Clorox Rising Stars, Cade Cunningham named MVP

The No. 1 overall pick of the 2021 NBA Draft put all his skills on display on Friday night of All-Star weekend. The mini-tournament format didn't disappoint on All-Star Friday with Cade Cunningham and ...
Herald & Review

Taking a dip? National Water Safety Month floats message of swim lessons, awareness

Think you're strong? Meet the Decatur YMCA member who can lift 475 pounds DECATUR — Until someone else challenges him for the title, Josiah Wilder will be known as the strongest man at the Decatur ...