TSMC and the Geopolitics of the Chip Industry with Tim Culpan

PCSX2 is an open-source PlayStation 2 emulator that allows users to play PS2 games on modern hardware. The emulator is remarkable for simulating the complex architecture of the PS2, which includes the Emotion Engine CPU, Graphics Synthesizer, and specialized subsystems. The emulator just hit a major milestone with the release of PCSX2 version 2.0. The The post PlayStation 2 Emulation with TellowKrinkle appeared first on Software Engineering Daily.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, or TSMC, produces a significant portion of the global supply of advanced semiconductors. Its cutting-edge technology powers everything from smartphones to high-performance computing, and its customers include Apple, NVIDIA, and ARM. TSMC’s dominance in chip production has made Taiwan a critical player in the global tech supply chain, drawing attention from The post TSMC and the Geopolitics of the Chip Industry with Tim Culpan appeared first on Software Engineering Daily.

Factorio is a construction and management simulation game focused on resource-gathering with real-time strategy and survival elements. The player survives by locating and harvesting resources to craft various tools and machines, which in turn create more advanced materials that allow for the progression to more sophisticated technologies. The game was released in 2020 and has The post Factorio with Michal Kovařík appeared first on Software Engineering Daily.

Slack is a team communication platform that originated as an internal tool within Tiny Speck, a game development company. When the company realized that their game would not achieve commercial success, they changed direction and repurposed the communication tool into a new product which eventually became Slack. Slack was launched in 2013 and is now The post Frontend Engineering at Slack with Shruti Kapoor appeared first on Software Engineering Daily.

Boston Dynamics is a robotics company known for creating advanced robots with highly dynamic movement and agility, designed to navigate complex environments. Their robots, such as the quadruped Spot and the humanoid Atlas, have applications in industries ranging from logistics to public safety. They also garner widespread attention with their impressive videos showcasing robots performing The post Boston Dynamics with Matt Malchano appeared first on Software Engineering Daily.

TypeScript is a superset of JavaScript that adds static typing with optional type annotations. It was created at Microsoft and first released in 2012. TypeScript ESLint enables ESLint and Prettier to run on TypeScript code. Josh Goldberg is a host for Software Engineering Daily, the author of Learning TypeScript by O’Reilly, and a Microsoft MVP. The post TypeScript ESLint with Josh Goldberg appeared first on Software Engineering Daily.

Modern engineering teams often face challenges with unpredictable delivery and limited visibility into their performance. This can make it difficult to track progress, identify bottlenecks, and understand how efficiently time and resources are being used. The lack of clear insights commonly prevents teams from aligning their work with broader business goals. Sleuth is designed to The post Sleuth and the Future of Engineering Teams with Dylan Etkin appeared first on Software Engineering Daily.

Python 3.13 was just released and brings fundamental changes to the language including a new interactive interpreter, experimental support for running in a free-threaded mode, and a Just-In-Time compiler, or JIT. There are also updates to the Python type system, module removals, and docstring improvements among many other changes. Łukasz Langa is the CPython Developer The post The Big Changes in Python 3.13 with Łukasz Langa appeared first on Software Engineering Daily.

Argo is an open-source suite of tools to enhance continuous delivery and workflow orchestration in Kubernetes environments. The project had its start at Applatix and was accepted to the Cloud Native Computing Foundation in 2020. Michael Crenshaw and Zach Aller are both lead maintainers for Argo. They join the show with Lee Atchison to talk The post Argo and Kubernetes with Michael Crenshaw and Zach Aller appeared first on Software Engineering Daily.

In software engineering, C++ is often used in areas where low-level system access and high-performance are critical, such as operating systems, game engines, and embedded systems. Its long-standing presence and compatibility with legacy code make it a go-to language for maintaining and extending older projects. Rust, while newer, is gaining traction in roles that demand The post Rust and C++ with Steve Klabnik and Herb Sutter appeared first on Software Engineering Daily.