Rediscovering Simplicity: Embracing the Unix Philosophy
As we embark on crafting an ecosystem for embedded devices at alpico, we find ourselves drawn to the timeless principles of Unix as we are seeking a development philosophy for ourselves.
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The Software Horror Picture Show
Halloween is right around the corner, get ready for crashes, bluescreens and more!
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Where Has The Performance Gone?
My CPU got more than ten-thousand times faster over the last 30 years, why doesn’t my machine feel much faster?
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How Fast Is My CPU?
Thirty years ago this question was easy to answer. However, contemporary CPUs are much more complex.
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How To Measure Disk Performance?
Throughput used to be the only indicator, with the switch to SSDs this changed.
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How Fast Is Your Disk?
Let me introduce you the Corner CP2064, a 2.5 inch harddisk produced in July 1991.
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How Fast Is Your OS?
Even after more than twenty years working within and around operating systems I do not have a good answer for these kind of questions.
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