Python 3.15 goes global with UTF-8 support

Today all the cool languages and runtimes pledge allegiance to UTF-8, including Rust, Go, and Node.js (JavaScript itself prefers UTF-16 for internal encoding). Most code editors, from Visual Studio ...
Security Boulevard

Microsoft’s October 2026 Patch Tuesday addresses 1407 CVEs (CVE-2026-96951)

Critical1337Important0Moderate1LowMicrosoft addresses 1407 CVEs in the tenth Patch Tuesday of 2026, marking the second consecutive month to reset the bar as the largest Patch Tuesday release. This ...
HackerNoon

How Shallow and Deep Copies Work in Python

I copied a Python dictionary, but the original still changed. Here's how shallow copies, shared references, and deep copies ...

Comparing time-series data in SQLite using UNIX seconds and ISO strings revealed another issue

The difference in processing speed and capacity found in today's actual measurements Range searches on 10 million time-series ...
linuxiac

SQLite 3.54 Released with Performance Boost, Query Optimizations

SQLite 3.54 delivers a 4% performance boost, query planner optimizations, command-line improvements, and new database analysis capabilities.
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SQLite 3.54 Released With Faster Performance, Drops Windows XP Support

SQLite 3.54 released today for this wildly popular embedded SQL database engine used by countless applications and other ...

Checklist I compiled to rethink my design after giving up on time-series management in SQLite

AM on November 14, 2023, and I was drinking cold coffee at my desk. On my monitor, the development screen for the ...