Don’t knock. You are accepted TL;DR: Avoid combining the Visitor pattern with instanceof checks. Problems 😔 Open/Closed principle violation Tight Coupling Maintainability Code duplication Poor readability Brittle design IFs Solutions 😃 Implement the Visitor pattern correctly. Avoid instanceof checks. Favor polymorphism. Encapsulate behavior. Context 💬 When you use the Visitor pattern, you aim to separate … Read more
If you live in the US, congratulations â you are now a foot soldier in what has been called âthe dumbest trade war in history.â And if you live in one of the top three countries that trade most with the US (Canada, Mexico, and China), apologies: you are part of this as well. Donald … Read more
The company now has more than $1 billion in assets staked across the 50 protocols it supports, with Berachain the latest to be added.
How are you, hacker? 🪐 What’s happening in tech today, February 7, 2025? The HackerNoon Newsletter brings the HackerNoon homepage straight to your inbox. On this day, we present you with these top quality stories. From Hackers Are Becoming a Rarer Breed to This Small Change Makes AI Models Smarter on Unfamiliar Data, let’s dive … Read more
Bitcoin and XRP surged, but then dropped on news that the U.S. job market’s growth cooled in the month of January.
Welcome to HackerNoon Decoded: Tech Companies Edition—the ultimate recap of the stories, writers, and trends that defined your 2024! In The World Of Tech Companies, You Found Your Playground For Big Ideas “Tech companies: where ideas are big, and egos are bigger.” If this was your top tech category, you’re part of the 1.85% of … Read more
It was a typical morning at our favorite family café when I witnessed something that took me back to my days as CEO of Tonga Cable Ltd. A cruise ship had docked nearby, and tourists were flooding the local cafés, not just for coffee, but in search of something that has become as essential as … Read more
Did you know that trading volume on DEXs surpassed $3.25 trillion last year? The main reason is that crypto traders are demanding safer alternatives to centralized exchanges, making mastering efficient DEX trading more crucial than ever. :::warning This article is for informational purposes only and does not constitute investment advice. Cryptocurrencies are speculative, complex, and … Read more
It’s hard for these to become an all-day AI companion gadget if they don’t actually last all day. We were whizzing down the slopes, screaming because it is sort of ridiculous to go flying down a snowy hill in an inflatable tube. There was a friendly family competition going on to see who could get … Read more
A multi-asset crypto ETF could broaden institutional appeal “without being correlated to one specific asset,” an expert told Decrypt.
I have a cable problem. Iâm the guy with a giant box (three, actually) of ancient power cables that connect to nothing, just in case a time traveler appears with my hard drive from 2006 and demands I plug it in. I have approximately a thousand Lightning cables, even though the only Lightning-charging device I … Read more
The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC), a child safety nonprofit that works closely with the government and major tech platforms, has recently removed publications that reference queer and transgender children from its website. The removals come amid reports that NCMEC was ordered to cull mentions of LGBTQ+ issues under threat of losing … Read more
Hackers with Russian foreign intelligence were blamed for the breach, which also targeted Microsoft. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
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The GenAI boom of the last few years has unleashed a wave of startups promising to support the process of prompt engineering — i.e., coming up with instructions to precisely steer an AI chatbot to serve useful output. So think tools like OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Google’s Gemini, which present the user with a blank field … Read more
Speaking to Cointelegraph, Pertsev’s lawyer explained how bail will help Pertsev in his efforts to coordinate a defense.
Bitcoin decides that bad news is good news as a mixed US employment outlook sends BTC price action back to six figures.
Ether’s (ETH) price action is mirroring a pattern seen during the early August bottom, hinting at a renewed bull run ahead. Ether has faced a steep decline of 32%, dropping to $2,770 since mid-December and has lagged significantly behind its larger rival, bitcoin (BTC). The volatility reached new heights on Monday when prices plummeted to … Read more
In recent years, the application of power systems and automation systems technologies to the space industry has become increasingly relevant. After participating in various events and sessions dedicated to commercial space, I decided to conduct a study on the development potential of the space industry based on modern technical solutions. The active growth of projects … Read more
Google appears to have faked AI output in a commercial set to run during the Super Bowl. The ad shows a business owner using Gemini to write a website description, but the text portrayed as generated by AI has been available on the business’s website since at least August 2020, as shown on this archived … Read more
Table of Links Abstract and 1. Introduction 1.1 Research Questions and Contributions Related Work Background Inscriptions and ordinals 4.1 Operation Types 4.2 Comparison with NFTs and ERC-20s Data Collection Empirical Analysis and 6.1 Overall Transactions 6.2 Inscriptions Characterization 6.3 Inscription Trading 6.4 Impact on Gas Fees Discussion Conclusion and References 8 Conclusion The inscriptions boom … Read more
From Bitcoin to stablecoins, what’s next for digital currency? Stablecoins will continue to play a fundamental role in crypto payments, and their important role will only grow.
When Tether faced endless FUD about its reserves in 2022, critics called it crypto’s biggest risk. Now, in 2025, it might just be America’s most strategic asset. Here’s the uncomfortable truth: While everyone was focused on Bitcoin as digital gold, Tether quietly became one of the largest holders of U.S. government debt. Think about it. … Read more
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