A better keyboard than QWERTY

Image: Alex Parkin / The Verge There are fewer things more ubiquitous in technology than QWERTY keyboards. If you type anywhere, you almost certainly type the QWERTY way. But why? It turns out that by almost any objective measure, the keyboards we use are decidedly unoptimized. Commonly used keys are too hard to reach; your … Read more

Yahoo is acquiring Instagram co-founders’ AI-powered news startup Artifact

Yahoo is acquiring Artifact, the AI-powered news app from Instagram’s co-founders Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger, the company announced on Tuesday. The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Artifact will no longer operate as a standalone app, and its proprietary AI-powered personalization technology will be integrated across Yahoo, including the Yahoo News app … Read more

C# Collection Expressions and Collection Initializers

I was recently inspired by some interesting performance characteristics for collection initializers and collection expressions in C#, and I wanted to put together an introductory article. This article will be part of a small series where I first introduce you to the syntax we have to work with for both collection expressions and collection initializers … Read more

State of the Noonion 2024: HackerNoon Keeps on Blogging

This is a redacted version of the HackerNoon shareholders’ newsletter by CEO David Smooke and COO Linh Smooke sent to 1.3k shareholders. Picture: HackerNoon Team in an All-Hands Meeting. TL;DR Revenue is slightly down, traffic is slightly up, rate of product development is up, expenses are down, and AI is assisting us but is not replacing us anytime soon 🙂 … Read more

The 30-Day .NET Challenge Day 14: Limit Concurrent Async Operations

Introduction The article highlights the importance of limiting the concurrent asynchronous operations which in turn improves performance. Learning Objectives The common mistake all developers do How to use limit concurrent async operations Best Practices Prerequisites for Developers Basic understanding of C# programming language Basic understanding of asynchronous programming using async await Getting Started The common … Read more

Crypto Market Recap: XRP Feels the Heat

Crypto Market Recap: 04/02 Buckle up because the crypto market this week was a wild ride, even for seasoned investors. Bitcoin (BTC), fresh off its best monthly close ever, took a surprising 4% tumble, failing to recapture the glory of that milestone. This price swing highlights the ever-present tension in the crypto sphere: fear of … Read more