I work in technology sector. And I do round a clock, not only from 9 to 5. It is my bread and butter, it is my hobby, it is the fascination of my life. And with the current rate of change particular in information technology (IT), there is always something new to learn, to try, to talk about. I often post news, thoughts, and reviews. And when I do, this is the category I use.
Reddit user ThatOnePrivacyGuy compiled this Google sheet with comparison of 130 VPN services.
It covers a whole lot of metrics for each – from pricing, encryption and configuration options to additional services, activism and jurisdiction. Enjoy!
Updated (May 22, 2017): If you want to learn more about different VPN providers, have a look at Anonymster.com.
For those who remember dial-up modems and the sound of handshake …
Here are a few coding style guides for those of you on the front lines using SASS:
Stack Overflow published the results of their developer survey for 2016. Â Over 50,000 participants from more than 170 countries answered the questions this time around. Â Some of the results are quite predictable, while others less so.
Last year I came across a nice chart of latency numbers every programmer should know. Â Today, I saw this page, which shows you the same latency numbers, but also provides a timeline from 1990 to 2020.
For some operations, latency is constant, because it’s based on things of nature – speed of light, distance between continents, etc. Â For other operations, latency can be decreased through better technology and algorithms.
The timeline clearly shows the mind-blowing advance we’ve experienced in technology over the last three decades.