Archive for February 2021

This posting is here to collect cyber security news in March 2021. I post links to security vulnerability news to comments of this article. You are also free to post related links to comments. →

Python pioneer assesses the 30-year-old programming language https://venturebeat.com/2021/02/19/python-pioneer-assesses-the-30-year-old-programming-language/ The Python programming language, which has never been more popular, arguably thanks to the rise of data science and AI projects in the enterprise, officially turned 30 years old. There are inherent challenges of enabling a language to grow and evolve without sacrificing backward compatibility. Python is →

Hard to believe it’s 50 years. Suppose C will be hitting the big 50 soon too. 50 Years of Pascal https://m-cacm.acm.org/magazines/2021/3/250705-50-years-of-pascal/fulltext In the early 1960s, the languages Fortran (John Backus, IBM) for scientific, and Cobol (Jean Sammet, IBM, and DoD) for commercial applications dominated. Programs were written on paper, then punched on cards, and one →

Here are some links to current electronics industry trends worth to check out: 2021 ELECTRONIC DESIGN FORECASTS Check out all the forecasts for this year from the editors and industry experts. https://www.electronicdesign.com/magazine/50043?utm_source=EG+ED+IoT+for+Engineers&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=CPS210129062&o_eid=7211D2691390C9R&rdx.ident%5Bpull%5D=omeda%7C7211D2691390C9R&oly_enc_id=7211D2691390C9R If You Build It, Will They Come: The Butterfly Effect As the pandemic rages on and with political tumult in the air, 2021 →

SparkFun Hot Air Rework with David Stillman PACE Inc. Soldering SMD fine pitch component (8a) Hot Air Mini Wave Soldering How to solder a 1206 SMD resistor with solder paste (caution, very delicate) Surface Mount (SMD) Hot Air Soldering Soldering an xDrip PCB, Part 1 Easy way to Solder Surface Mount Parts! – How I →

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I wanted to get a station that had both soldering iron and hot air solder integrated to one compact device. I found product JCD 8898 2 in 1 750W Soldering Station Hot Air Heater LCD Digital Display Soldering Iron Welding Rework Station for Cell-phone BGA SMD PCB IC Repair available at low price. Features: Hot →

A lot of people are asking for the right to repair. Many people believe products should last longer, and therefore when broken, they should be repaired. This requires products to be designed for repair as well as support for repairers of all kinds. The goal of right-to-repair rules, advocates say, is to require companies to →

VideoLAN (VLC) is a free, open source multi-platform media player and environment that plays most media files and DVD-VCDs as well as Audio CDs and various streaming protocols. VLC media player (previously the VideoLAN Client and commonly known as simply VLC) is a free and open-source, portable, cross-platform media player software, and streaming media server →