June 2019 Blog Posts (4)

Wikipedia ::: Swampcast podcast features Brion Vibber, Wikipedia CTO

Here’s a blast from the past. Wikipedia CTO Brion Vibber walks us through the beginnings of Wikipedia. Enjoy! Click here to hear the…

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Added by Michael Levin on June 27, 2019 at 1:29am — No Comments

Pandora::: Swampcast features Pandora CTO Tom Conrad



Here’s one of the most talented CTO’s around to explain the inner workings of Pandora. Click here to…

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Added by Michael Levin on June 26, 2019 at 12:30am — No Comments

OSCON Free Expo Pass!

‪We're proud to partner with #OSCON in Portland, July 15–18. Want to join in but can't be there for the entire event? Grab a free Expo Plus pass using code EXPOPASS- but hurry, only a limited number of passes are available. https://oreil.ly/2FojuKe

Added by Michael Levin on June 21, 2019 at 4:13pm — No Comments

Some thoughts on licensing from Google's Chris DiBona

Chris DiBona is the director of open source at Google, and he's been taking a big part in the open source and Free software ecosystem for a very long time--not least in his role with Google's Summer of Code. He recently posted on Twitter what he calls "a little rant" about software licensing -- well worth reading the whole (short!) thing. 

Upshot: Be cautious and humble in…

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Added by Timothy Lord on June 2, 2019 at 7:10pm — No Comments

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OpenAI Launches o3-pro Model Focused on Reliability, Amid Mixed User Feedback

OpenAI launched o3-pro, a new version of its most advanced model aimed at delivering more reliable, thoughtful responses across complex tasks. Now available to Pro and Team users in ChatGPT and via API, o3-pro replaces the earlier o1-pro.

By Robert Krzaczyński

Presentation: Supporting Diverse ML Systems at Netflix

David Berg and Romain Cledat discuss Metaflow, Netflix's machine learning infrastructure. They cover its use cases - from content recommendations to intelligent infrastructure - and delve into design principles that minimize cognitive load for developers, emphasizing productivity and efficient scaling.

By David Berg, Romain Cledat

Agentica Project's Open Source DeepCoder Model Outperforms OpenAI's O1 on Coding Benchmarks

The Agentica Project and Together AI have released DeepCoder-14B-Preview, an open source AI coding model based on Deepseek-R1-Distilled-Qwen-14B. The model achieves a 60.6% pass rate on LiveCodeBench, outperforming OpenAI's o1 model and matching the performance of o3-mini.

By Anthony Alford

Biome Releases v2.0 Beta

Biome, the all-in-one JavaScript toolchain, has released v2.0 Beta. Biome 2.0 Beta introduces a number of new features in this beta which bring it closer to ESLint and Prettier, such as plugins, to write custom lint rules, domains to group your lint rules by technology and improved sorting capabilities.

By Daniel Curtis

Article: Beyond Objects and Functions: Exploring Data-Oriented Programming

Data-oriented programming (DOP) focuses on how data flows through memory, optimizing layout, cache use, and access patterns. Unlike OOP, DOP boosts performance by reducing cache misses and improving CPU efficiency. It’s ideal for real-time systems like games and trading, often using ECS for parallelism. DOP complements OOP/FP, offering speed and scalability where performance is critical.

By Garima Agarwal

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