2/ More & more authors are speaking out against this lawsuit: @sgcarney NYT bestselling author of "What Doesn't Kill Us" writes: x.com/sgcarney/status/154730…
The Internet Archive only has two of my books (and one translation) available online. Right now my puvliusher is suing the @internetarchive on my behalf.
But my publisher-owned by Rupert Murdoch--didn't ask me. I'm all for my books being available through them.
The global cybersecurity community is concerned about #QWACs which could "actively expose citizens to increased digital risk at a time when protection is more challenging – and essential – than ever."
Read more here: euractiv.com/section/cyberse…#SecurityRiskAhead
Ecma International recently approved the 2022 standard of ECMAScript. But there is something new in this edition that hasn't been part of prior editions, and this isn't a new programming feature. 🧵 hacks.mozilla.org/2022/06/th…
ECMAScript, from 2022 on, will be using a new alternative license. This new license is based on the W3C Document and Software license. So, what has changed, and why is this important?
As part of our work to ensure a free and open web, we've been working with @EcmaIntl and many partners to write a #JavaScript specification license inspired by the @w3c Document and Software License.
Fantastic work by @codehag and many others! 🎉🎉 hacks.mozilla.org/2022/06/th…
...Standards work more broadly. Ecma is now a home where projects can license according to their needs. This is a more light weight process and it makes me hopeful for what we can do in the future.
If anyone is interested, and would like to know the process or what their project can gain from going through a standards process, I am happy to answer and put you in touch with the right people! I think this was a great day for the open web, and open tech in general.
Machine Translation is an important tool for expanding the accessibility of web content. In this article, we will discuss the components used to train our efficient NMT models.
The project is open-source, so you can give it a try and train your model too!hacks.mozilla.org/2022/06/tr…
Learned the most amazing thing about Ruby yesterday. The String#reverse method doesn't do anything when you use it on strings **that are pictures of fish**
ALT $ cat fish.rb
fish = "><>"
puts fish.reverse
fish2 = "🐟"
puts fish2.reverse
$ ruby fish.rb
><>
🐟
ECMAScript excitement 😉
Modules in JavaScript have gained a bunch of new capabilities:
⭐ Top-Level Await
⭐ Import Assertions
⭐ JSON Modules
⭐ Import Maps
⭐ WebAssembly integration
@codehag will be explaining how the JS module works at @thejsnation in Amsterdam in June.
I'll be speaking about how the JS module system works and is implemented in browsers at @thejsnation. I hope to see all of you there: jsnation.com/#JSNation