Bash functions are essentially reusable wrappers around commands. You can use them to define complex command pipelines or to perform some detailed work and echo the result. They accept arguments and ...

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The native just-in-time compiler in Python 3.15 can speed up code by as much as 20% or more, although it’s still experimental ...

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When Bryan Allen of Fayetteville was production manager for the SEC Network at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, in 2022, he would not have pictured himself teaching high school students in ...

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Shell SHEL1.18%increase; green up pointing triangle continued its $3.5 billion quarterly buyback after adjusted earnings rose more than expected, boosted by an improved trading performance and higher ...

Shell continued its $3.5 billion quarterly buyback after adjusted earnings rose more than expected, boosted by an improved trading performance and higher margins. The British energy company said the ...