The shell provides the user a way to interact with the OS. It’s called shell, because it’s the outermost layer
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Child process (Linux vs. Windows)
Windows You always have to create a totally new process via a CreateProcess(…) call. Linux You can either just copy
Continue readingConceptual distinction – Mechanics
Axle vs. Shaft Both serve the purpose of supporting rotating machine parts. Axles do not transmit torque. Shafts transmit torque.
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Since C++11 we can now use move semantics (move constructor, move assignment operator). They provide a perfomance boost over copy
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Video compressing normally happens directly by the codec itself. It is realized based on two main strategies. They are called
Continue readingReduce video size (without quality loss?)
Sorry, but that is (nearly always) bullshit! It’s only possible if you remove unused parts like audio channels or subtitles
Continue readingJTAG Adapter – ARM 10-pin <---> ARM 20-pin
We’ve got a new microcontroller board, which got a 10-pin JTAG interface for external debugging. The problem was that we
Continue readingVPN – Full vs. Split Tunnel
Full Tunnel All your traffic get send to the VPN server and if you aren’t requesting a server in its
Continue readingJPEG – Baseline vs. Progressive
Baseline – Gets loaded from the top to the bottom – The default setting Loading process (Illustration) 33% 66% 100%
Continue readingCan’t play MP4 file during download?
That problem occurs if the moov atom is at the end of the MP4 container. It contains necessary metadata for
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