Best Free and Open Source Software: April 2025 Updates
April 2025 updates to the largest compilation of recommended free and open source software available for Linux. The post Best…
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Ubuntu 25.10 to Include New Image Viewer, Terminal Apps
Ubuntu’s “Questing Quokka” has begun its journey to release land, and it seems it’s off with fresh provisions – devs…
Firefox Now Lets You Set a Custom New Tab Background Image or Colour
A number of new personalisation features have been added to the Firefox New Tab page in the past year, including…
KDE Plasma 6.4 Desktop Environment Enters Beta Testing with Many New Features
KDE Plasma 6.4 desktop environment is now available for public beta testing with many new features and improvements. Here’s what…
Open-sourcing Pyrefly: A faster Python type checker written in Rust
Back in 2017, engineers at Meta sought to create a type checker for Instagram’s typed Python codebase. Years later, as…
Introducing Pyrefly: A new type checker and IDE experience for Python
Today we are announcing an alpha version of Pyrefly, an open source Python type checker and IDE extension crafted in…
Duolingo’s small UI switch that changes everything
Energy vs. hearts. Last week, Duolingo announced a major shift: they’re replacing their long-standing hearts system with a new “energy” mechanic.…
Figma Sites: innovation or exploitation?
How every designer’s favorite app is turning design dreams into code nightmares. Image by author If you’re a Figma fanatic, you’ve…
Profit center vs. cost center: How company structure affects engineering
Understanding the differences between profit and cost centers in engineering teams is essential for developers. The two have fundamentally different…
“Let’s Connect Async:” How To Build a Better Asynchronous Culture
Explore strategies to foster effective async collaboration—reduce burnout, boost productivity, and make distributed work actually work. This post first appeared…