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Visual Studio Code Server

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Advanced Tips

  1. The option --link
    allows you to securely bind code-server via Coder Cloud with the passed name. You'll get a URL like https://myname.coder-cloud.com at which you can …

Spark Issue: SIGBUS

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Symptoms

CalledProcessError: Command './pine' died with .

Possible Causes

SIGBUS (bus error) is a signal that happens when you try to access memory that has not been physically mapped . There are several …

Ubuntu Crashes When Opening Settings

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I encountered an issue with Ubuntu 20.04 on my machine. Ubuntu crashes when I try to open settings or video players. After searching online, it seems that the problem happens …

Spark Issue: Could Not Execute Broadcast in 300S

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Symptoms

Caused by: org.apache.spark.SparkException: Could not execute broadcast in 600 secs. You can increase the timeout for broadcasts via spark.sql.broadcastTimeout or disable broadcast join by setting …

How Much to Push for Functional Programming and Immutability

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Most new programming languages (such as Rust, Go, Kotlin, Scala, etc.) support functional programming style and have clear distinguishment on mutable vs immutable variables. So, is functional programming superior to imperative …