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Apple Announces New Mac Mini With M6 and M5 Pro Chips

Apple has unveiled a new Mac mini with either its new M6 chip or the M5 Pro chip released earlier this year. It adds faster CPU, GPU, storage, and AI performance along with Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 6, and 2.5Gb Ethernet as standard. There's also a new higher starting price of $899, which is up from the previous $799 base price and far above the $599 starting price of the 2024 model. MacRumors reports:…

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Release notes are not release documentation: a reader-task coverage method

A release note can be completely accurate and still leave an integrator unable to use the release. “Webhook retries now use exponential backoff and stop after 24 hours” tells readers what changed.

  • Release notes alone insufficient for integrators' needs
  • Expand change coverage to prerequisites, defaults, limits, etc.
  • Map reader's task to ensure proper understanding and handling

·dev.to

I Spent Months Looking for a Job. Then I Said No to One.

I’ve been working in the industry for almost a decade, mostly under the title of iOS Developer . For most of that time, I was continuously employed.

  • Reporter spent months unemployed after nearly a decade in iOS development.
  • Declined higher-paying mobile developer offer due to preference for daytime work.
  • Values control over time and freedom to pursue interests over job security.

·dev.to

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