Most people don't care about software quality
On tekkix, there are occasional complaints about the degradation of web design and interfaces for more "primitive" users, the crapification of code hosting, software…
Software
Reviews and evaluations of the best software for work and entertainment. Discover which programs will help you achieve maximum productivity.
Programming language Cangjie: a Chinese challenge to Java and Swift
Several years ago, Huawei decided to enter the programming language territory with their Cangjie project. Said and done. The new programming language was first showcased…
Neural Networks vs Search Traffic: How AI is Changing the Internet
Websites that have dominated the top spots of search results for years are losing visitors: this phenomenon has already been dubbed the "neural network siteclysm." The…
Эlectronic Compromise: The US and China Ease Mutual Restrictions
June 2025 marked a turning point for the global electronics industry. The US unexpectedly restored Chinese companies’ access to semiconductor design software—the tools…
Code without if and while: five programming languages not in English
Hello, tekkix! My name is Yura, I am the team lead of the Waterbase project at KION, and in my free time, I love reading about what's new in the world of IT and what…
How we created our server OS: a step-by-step story of NiceOS Z
Hello everyone! We are the NiceOS development team, the next stage of project X - a workstation with a graphical interface). In our article, we will tell you how we created…
How to set up your own internet time machine on a virtual server using ArchiveBox
Hello everyone, PQ.Hosting is here! My name is Igor, and since 2024 I have been working in the company's technical support. And starting from this day, I will also be…
SvarDOS: a modern incarnation of DOS with open source code and repository
I've always admired people who believe in the success of their developments. Often they implement all the planned goals and exceed the intended. Just imagine: to name…
Enabling the CBPolicyD web interface in Carbonio
Previously, we talked about how to configure various mail policies in the CBPolicyD module built into Carbonio by editing tables in the SQLite3 database. Such policies…
Proactivity in practice: how a junior can find interesting tasks
Hello, my name is Viktor, and I am a QA engineer. I thought that juniors only had routine tasks, and to take on interesting ones, you need to quickly become a mid-level…
Excel vs CRM: why are we still discussing this?
There is a joke that the entire world economy is held together by Excel. And you can't even imagine how much truth there is in this joke! Seven years ago, we wrote an…
6 open-source tools for developers: from data integration to programming language
Hello, tekkix! I am Sasha Pimanov, a leading iOS developer at MTS Digital. Today I want to share a selection of open-source tools for both beginner and experienced developers.…
28 years ago, the history of Windows CE began. Let's remember the past
On November 16, 1996, the Windows CE 1.0 operating system was born. It was fast, resource-efficient, adaptive — and became one of the drivers of the rapid development…
Phones with E-Ink displays: for those who need communication and don't want to be distracted
Hello, tekkix! Not so long ago, it became known about the Mudita Kompakt project - this is a mobile phone with a black-and-white E-Ink screen, a basic set of applications…
Best backend frameworks for web development in 2024
Frameworks simplify development, eliminate chaos, and set clear boundaries when creating an application.
Release of Fedora Linux 41: new features after six months of development
Hello, tekkix! This is Viktor Sergeev from the MTS Digital special projects team. Well, six months have passed, and we got what we were promised — we waited for Fedora…
5 non-trivial Linux distributions you may not have heard of
Hello, tekkix! This is Viktor Sergeev, author of the special projects team at MTS Digital. I think there are practically no people here who have never worked with or…
Software from the 90s. Shell for DOS New Deal Office: the beginning
Hello, old hardware enthusiasts. This is Anton Komarov, author of the MTS Digital special projects team. Recently, I wrote a post about Breadbox Ensemble. Then I decided…
