#Marathon51 As tends to happen with these, I ended up losing #ALGOL's plot, just closing my eyes and enjoying the live music. (The player called it something like "one of the craziest films I've done this for...")
Weird fable about an alien giving one guy a perpetual motion machine, so he--
Losing track of Bechdel passes here. The site where I double-check them isn't loading. Kinda suspect #LiloAndStitch is the only other pass since the first.
Next up, we're learning about #ALGOL :
Let's dig out some #computer #science #history again, such as how for loops and if-else came to be.
Funny enough how a good bunch of things came from German speakers. 🙂
It's always nice hearing @kevlin talk about history that is otherwise hard to discover these days.
And here is "THE AMERICAN SIDE OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF #ALGOL":
https://dl.acm.org/doi/pdf/10.1145/960118.808369
[Перевод] Эдсгер Дейкстра «О вреде оператора Go To»
Публикуем новый полный перевод хрестоматийной статьи Эдсгера Дейкстры. Этот текст, опубликованный в 1968 году в журнале Communications of the ACM в формате письма в редакцию, заложил основы структурного программирования, впервые строго аргументировав отказ от оператора go to в пользу использования циклов и условных конструкций.
(more Linux and FOSS news in previous posts of thread)
Pi-hole releases FTL & Web v6.4 and Core v6.3 for network-wide ad and tracker blocking:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/11/pi-hole-releases-ftl-and-web-v6-4-and-core-v6-3-for-network-wide-ad-and-tracker-blocking/
Raspberry Pi Imager 2.0 makes it easier to install Raspberry Pi OS on bootable media:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/11/raspberry-pi-imager-2-0-makes-it-easier-to-install-raspberry-pi-os-on-bootable-media/
Vulkan 1.4.335 Released With The Very Notable VK_EXT_present_timing:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Vulkan-1.4.335-Released
GCC 16 Switches To Using C++20 Standard By Default:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/GCC-16-Now-CPP20-Default
Algol 68 Programming Language Front-End Merged Into GCC 16:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Algol-68-Merged-Into-GCC-16
iodéOS 7 beta launches with Android 16 base, enhanced battery life, and updated apps:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/11/iodeos-7-beta-launches-with-android-16-base-enhanced-battery-life-and-updated-apps/
GrapheneOS leaves France over encryption backdoor concerns:
https://proton.me/blog/grapheneos-france
FreeBSD 15.0-RC4 Released Due To Last Minute Issues:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/FreeBSD-15.0-RC4
#WeeklyNews #OpenSource #FOSSNews #OpenSourceNews #FOSS #PiHole #RaspberryPI #RaspberryPIImager #Vulkan #GCC #GCC16 #Algol #Algol68 #iodeOS #GrapheneOS #FreeBSD #SelfHosting #BSD #CustomRom #OS #OperatingSystem #ProgrammingLanguage #Development #Programming #Coding #FosseryTech
Pi-hole's latest update includes FTL v6.4, Web v6.4, and Core v6.3, enhancing performance and security. Key improvements are better memory management, optimized DNS processing, enhanced two-factor authentication, and expanded API features.
Никлаус Вирт и язык Pascal — легенды 80-х
В 1970 году молодой швейцарский учёный и программист Никлаус Вирт (Niklaus Wirth) выпустил первую версию Pascal. Прошло более полувека, автор умер в 89 лет, а вот Паскаль остаётся актуальным и популярным языком программирования.
https://habr.com/ru/companies/ruvds/articles/968706/
#Никлаус_Вирт #Pascal #Turbo_Pascal #Delphi #Niklaus_Wirth #Free_Pascal #Lazarus_IDE #Algol #Euler #ruvds_статьи
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