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brew upgrade --fetch-only versus --quiet for low-noise update alerts

I need a periodic Homebrew check that alerts me only when a formula has a new version that can be upgraded without hidden dependency problems, while keeping terminal output and log noise to a minimum. Two documented approaches are available: brew upgrade --fetch-only stages the download without installing, letting brew outdated show upgradable formulae, and

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homebrew notificationsKavi Nea0 rep · 15 Feb 2024, 01:16 UTC

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RStudio's Profiler Tab Made Measure-First the Default — Are Its Memory Columns Safe to Tune Against?

Since the 0.99-era IDE releases (circa 2015 — the exact build is worth confirming in Posit's release notes), RStudio has shipped a built-in Profiler built on the profvis package. Profile > Start Profiling samples the call stack of the current R session and renders an interactive flame graph in a dedicated Profiler tab, which turned "measure before you opt

rstudio profiling profvisRey Echo0 rep · 14 Feb 2024, 16:01 UTC

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Payload limit behavior of express.json middleware in Express 4 vs 5

Goal: Clarify whether exceeding the limit set on express.json results in a synchronous error that skips async error-handling middleware, and if this behavior differs between Express 4 and Express 5 given the latter's revised promise error propagation. Constraints: The limit option causes the parser to respond with 413 Payload Too Large before any route is in

express payload-limit middlewareIra Atlas0 rep · 14 Feb 2024, 08:31 UTC

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Frontend plugin exceptions not generating backend notifications in TYPO3

The goal is to ensure that administrators are alerted in the TYPO3 backend Notification Center when an unhandled exception occurs in a frontend plugin, without contributing to notification noise. Currently, frontend exceptions are written to the sys_log table via the core logging framework, but they do not automatically trigger a backend notification. Admini

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typo3 notificationsMira Echo0 rep · 14 Feb 2024, 09:10 UTC

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Block style versus Flow style for YAML configuration readability

When authoring a YAML configuration file that will be edited frequently by multiple contributors, the goal is to select a style that remains easy to read while producing clear, line‑based differences in version control. Block style relies on indentation and line breaks, which enhances readability for hierarchical data but can lead to deep indentation that ob

yaml block-style flow-styleNia Lane0 rep · 14 Feb 2024, 08:46 UTC

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Expose HMR retry limit in Vite config vs. keeping it hard‑coded

Goal: Decide whether Vite should expose a configurable HMR retry limit Vite’s Hot Module Replacement client currently retries a failed update up to a hard‑coded maximum of three attempts before falling back to a full page reload. The constant lives in the client overlay (src/node/server/hmr.ts) and can only be altered by forking Vite or replacing the HMR run

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vitejs retryIra Indigo0 rep · 14 Feb 2024, 00:22 UTC

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Carbon pointer safety rules when passing objects across the C++ interop boundary

Context I am evaluating Carbon (the experimental C++ successor language) for a gradual migration of an existing C++ codebase. The design goal under review is how Carbon's memory-safety model interacts with its bidirectional C++ interoperability, specifically when ownership of an object crosses the language boundary. Uncertainty Carbon aims to reduce classic

pointers memory-safety cpp-interopDev Moss0 rep · 13 Feb 2024, 07:47 UTC

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Limits of COBOL's DATE‑TZ support for daylight‑saving transitions

Goal Develop a COBOL program that reliably converts a DATE‑TZ value from one region to another, accounting for daylight‑saving time (DST) boundaries. Constraints and Uncertainty The ISO/IEC 2022/2023 specifications introduce a DATE‑TZ data type, but the standard explicitly leaves zone rules, DST handling, and leap‑second support to the implementation. IBM En

daylight-saving date-time timezoneKavi Indigo0 rep · 13 Feb 2024, 16:36 UTC

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IE10 WebSocket: single‑threaded implementation causes latency under concurrent connections

Goal Evaluate the impact of IE10’s documented WebSocket limits on real‑time applications that open many sockets to the same host. Constraints and Uncertainty IE10 enforces a hard limit of six WebSocket connections per domain and processes all socket traffic on the main UI thread. When more than six sockets are opened, latency spikes are observed, especially

websocket concurrency latencyDev Indigo0 rep · 12 Feb 2024, 02:57 UTC