Julia takes a page from Go, adds composable multi-threading feature
Have you met Julia? According to the GitHub README, “Julia is a high-level, high-performance dynamic language for technical computing.” While it may not take the prize for...
Proposal to define relationship between Jakarta EE and MicroProfile
Java Champion Sebastian Daschner has published a blog post proposing to clarify exactly what the relationship will be in the future between Jakarta EE and MicroProfile....
USB-RF vs. Bluetooth for Mice and Keyboards: Which Is Better?
Josh Hendrickson When you buy a wireless mouse or keyboard, you can choose either Bluetooth or wireless peripherals that communicate through a USB dongle over radio...
Java updates for Visual Studio Code adds Smart Selection API
As summer heats up, news from VS Code continues to roll in. Microsoft announced the July update for Java on Visual Studio Code on July 22,...
Where Is Revolution City?
“No One Knew That”by Hadiya Hussein, translated by Paul Starkey I sat down, after thirty years, on a wooden bench with crumbling edges. The square in...
A Political Love Story Teeming with the Sewage of a Soap Opera
Veeraporn Nitiprapha’s debut novel, The Blind Earthworm in the Labyrinth, provides a haunting dissection of contemporary Thai life and its inescapable repetitions. Throughout the novel’s 27...
These Middle-Grade Novels Are Some of the Most Formally Innovative Works of Our Time
When I took my copy of Lemony Snicket’s The Carnivorous Carnival up to the check-out line at Barnes and Noble, the cashier flipped through the book...
Spiderman and Super Salaam! Ruled San Diego Comic-Con 2019
I never thought I would be a comic book fan. I have been immersed in the Muslim-authored novels that have been published in the last couple...
A Love Letter to Books for Horse Girls
There comes a time in every girl’s life* when she marches up to her parents and says, “I want a horse.” (Or pony.) And she is...
10 Adorable Bookish T-Shirts for Your Casual Friday Attire
No matter the profession, bibliophiles everywhere enjoy wearing their book love on their sleeves, literally. For the folks who work in a more casual environment, we’ve...
