Best of WindowsMay 2023

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    How to Get Started with NodeJS – a Handbook for Beginners

    In this tutorial, we'll take a high-level look at Node.js– what it is, and what can you do with it. We'll cover all the important Node concepts with hands-on examples and a lot of code snippets. This article is heavily inspired by the NodeJS and Express - Full Course on freeCodeCamp taught by John Smilga.

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    You don't need a modal window

    There's a very good chance the modal window you have in production has dealbreaking bugs. There are many reasons modal dialogs are used when they're not appropriate. Modal windows can't be bookmarked or shared as links, but it's complex.

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    Mutual connections now available on user profile

    Force-pushing and Fetching In GitHub Desktop 3.2.3 makes force pushing and fetching through the newly added fetch/pull dropdown menu items as well as adding pull request comment notifications. Accessibility GitHub Desktop is actively working to improve accessibility in support of GitHub's mission to be a home for all developers.

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    Windows 11 is getting a force quit option to close apps without the Task Manager

    Windows 11 is getting a force quit option to close apps without the Task Manager. Similar to macOS, it will allow Windows users to force crashed apps and buggy ones directly from the taskbar without having to open Task Manager. Microsoft has confirmed at its Build developers conference this week that it's adding the feature soon.

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    Windows 11 in Svelte

    Information on guidelines, FAQs, and APIs for Windows 11 in Svelte.

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    Bringing the power of AI to Windows 11 – unlocking a new era of productivity for customers and developers with Windows Copilot and Dev Home

    Bringing the power of AI to Windows 11 - unlocking a new era of productivity for customers and developers with Windows Copilot and Dev Home. The team and I are pumped to be back at Build with the developer community this year. Over the last year, Windows has continued to see incredible growth fueled by Windows 11 adoption.

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    Visual Studio Code April 2023

    Visual Studio Code April 2023 (version 1.78) Download the nightly Insiders build and try the latest updates as soon as they are available. New color themes- "Modern" light and dark color theme defaults. New default color themes replace 'Dark+' and 'Light Modern' as the new default dark and light color themes.

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    Firefox 113 Finally Makes Picture-in-Picture Mode Useful

    Firefox 113 Finally Makes Picture-in-Picture Mode Useful - OMG! Ubuntu A new version of Mozilla Firefox is rolling out across Windows, macOS and, more importantly to us, Linux. Firefox 113 is an interesting update that enhances the browser’s capabilities in a number of areas.

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    Three Computer Games That Make Assembly Language Fun

    The first game is Human Resource Machine, originally released in 2015 by Tomorrow Corp. and now available for Windows, Mac, Linux, and the new Nintendo Switch. TIS-100 emulates an ’80s microcomputer interface, while Shenzhen I/O combines coding and wiring.

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    How to Setup a Windows Machine for Machine Learning/Deep Learning Using an Nvidia Graphics Card (CUDA)

    How to set up a Windows Machine for Machine Learning/Deep Learning using an Nvidia Graphics Card (CUDA) If you can afford a good Nvidia graphics card, then you can easily use your graphics card for this type of intensive work. A lot of developers use Linux for this, but I do not like Linux as a desktop operating system.

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    Electron 25.0.0

    Electron 25.0.0 has been released! It includes upgrades to Chromium, V8, and Node.js. The Electron team is excited to announce the release of Electron's net module, using Chromium's networking stack. The new method can either register a new protocol or intercept an existing protocol.

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    Must Know JavaScript API — Broadcast Channel API

    The Broadcast Channel API is a browser Web API that allows us to create a channel capable of broadcasting data to multiple browser windows. This article will introduce the basic and advanced usage of the API, and provide sample code to help readers better understand and use the API.