Subj : Apple's next-gen CarPlay 🚗, Bilt's killer bank deal 🏦, how stat arb works 💱 To : tldr@synchro.net From : TLDR Date : Tue Jun 18 2024 10:33 am --eZG450ow Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Apple has released details on the architecture and design of next-gen Car= Play. Automakers will have a lot of control over how things look and work= =C2=A0=20 Sign Up [1] |Advertise [2]|View Online [3]=20 =09=09TLDR= =09=09TOGETHER WITH [QA Wolf] [4] TLDR 2024-06-18 = =F0=9F=91=89=C2=A0GET TO 80% AUTOMATED E2E TEST COVERAGE IN LESS THAN 4 MON= THS (SPONSOR) [4]=20 Listen up, engineering leaders =F0=9F=93=A3: Bug= s sneak out when less than 80% of user flows are tested before shipping.= However, getting that kind of coverage (and staying there) is hard an= d pricey for any team. Fortunately, QA Wolf [4] takes testing off yo= ur plate. 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htmx 2.0 ends support for Internet Expl= orer and tightens up some defaults. It replaces the selectAndSwap() interna= l API method with a public swap() method. Support for web components has be= en improved dramatically. The htmx website now supports dark mode. Details = about the changes are available in the article.
NumPy 2.0: an evolutionary = milestone (3 minute read)

NumPy 2.0 brings a wealth of enhancemen= ts and improvements and sets the stage for future feature development. Some= of the key changes include a cleaned-up and streamlined Python API, improv= ed scalar promotion rules, Windows compatibility enhancements, and support = for the Python array API standard. There are also significant performance a= nd documentation improvements. Some API and ABI changes are backwards-incom= patible and users will likely need to adjust existing code when adopting th= e release.
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The Modern Spirit Of Statis= tical Arbitrage (17 minute read)

This article introduces the concept of = statistical arbitrage. Statistical arbitrage is a class of short-term finan= cial trading strategies. One of the most well-known implementations of stat= istical arbitrage is pairs-trading.
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A Note on Essential Complex= ity (9 minute read)

Complexity is anything that makes it ha= rd to understand and modify a system - essential complexity is inherent in,= and the essence of, the problem (as seen by the users).
How to create software qual= ity (20 minute read)

Quality is created both within the deve= lopment loop and across iterations of the development loop.
YouTube is experimenting wi= th Notes, a crowdsourced feature that lets users add context to videos (2 m= inute read)

The feature will help minimize the spre= ad of misinformation on the platform.
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uikit enables developers to build perfo= rmant 3D user interfaces for Three.js using react-three-fiber and yoga.
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A tiny number of high-upside tasks will= drive the most impact in your life - this article discusses how to create = an environment where these tasks are more likely to come up.
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