Stack Exchange is a good place to explain initial and terminal objects in the category of sets

The Ruby Compiler Survey, Rubinius

The inside story of the outside investigation of SoftRAM 95

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yo yo yo Last issue before the weekend! Have a greaaaaaat one! Here it is. ==================================================================== Stack Exchange is a good place to explain initial and terminal objects in the category of sets Published: 12 November 2021 Tags: math Category theory is usually roughly associated with programming, because it has ties to functional programming. In this article, Mark Dominus answers a question relating initial and terminal objects, and the mappings of empty sets. ==================================================================== The Ruby Compiler Survey, Rubinius Published: 8 November 2021 Tags: ruby, history Ruby has a number of different compilers. In this extensive article, Chris Seaton covers the Rubinius compiler, discussing its history and diving deeply into its functionality. ==================================================================== The inside story of the outside investigation of SoftRAM 95 Published: 11 November 2021 Tags: history, low level Scams are everywhere, especially when it comes to computers and technology in general. Raymond Chen's concise article illuminates software called SoftRAM 95, which promised to “Double Your Memory”. Raymond discusses the investigation he had to carry out on the piece of software, which was causing computers to crash, and describes what exactly was happening. Want to help? Thank you for reading! If you enjoy the newsletter, I would really appreciate you helping me spread the word by forwarding this to your friends and colleagues! If you want to discuss or comment on this issue, head on over to this page at A Byte of Coding. You can also subscribe there if you're new! Have comments or feedback? Just reply to this email or hit me up on Twitter @AByteOfCoding. Email landed in your promotions tab? Please move it over to primary so you don't miss the latest issues in the future. Thanks for your Support!  Thanks to sponsors and supporters like Євген Грицай, Scott Munro, zturak, pek, Emil Hannesbo, and Joe Hill this newsletter is provided to you for free. If you'd like to also show your support and buy me a monthly meal, you can donate on the Patreon page. It's not necessary, but it lets me know that I'm doing a good job and that you're finding value in the content.

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