Pi Gets Faster, Java on Wii & SSH Art

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️ IN THE NEWS

• Raspberry Pi Compute Module 5

  Raspberry Pi releases new Compute Module 5 that is 2-3x faster than previous version, offering a mostly drop-in upgrade for existing CM4 designs.

• Python type hints may not be not for me in practice

  Developer shares experience finding Python type hints less useful than expected in practice, despite theoretical benefits.

• I Didn't Need Kubernetes, and You Probably Don't Either

  Developer explains why Kubernetes was overkill for their needs and how they simplified deployment by switching to Google Cloud Run.

• Executing ARM Jazelle (JVM Bytecode) on the Wii's Starlet

  Researcher demonstrates running Java bytecode on the Wii's ARM-based security processor by leveraging its Jazelle extension.

TOOLS YOU'LL ACTUALLY USE

• SSH Artwork

  Generate ASCII art SSH banners from images. Customizes your SSH login experience.

  Usage: ssh-artwork image.png > /etc/ssh/sshd_config.d/banner.conf

  Stars: 605, Last commit: 3 days ago

• Htmy – Async, pure-Python rendering engine

  Lightweight, async HTML rendering library for Python without dependencies.

  Usage: await htmy.render(my_component)

  Stars: 156, Last commit: 2 months ago

REPO OF THE WEEK

jsontr.ee

Lightweight JavaScript library to visualize JSON as an interactive graph.

Key snippet:

import { JsonTree } from 'jsontr.ee'; const tree = new JsonTree(jsonData); tree.render('#container');

Recent changes: Initial release with core visualization features.

SHOWER THOUGHTS FOR DEVS

Why do we keep reinventing configuration formats when YAML exists and works fine 99% of the time? Is the complexity of custom parsers really worth avoiding a few curly braces?

Thanks for reading!

Andrew Pierno