Hacker News Top Stories with Summaries (January 12, 2024)
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<h1> Hacker News Top Stories</h1>
<p>Here are the top stories from Hacker News with summaries for January 12, 2024 :</p>
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Postgres Incremental Backup
Summary: Postgres 17 is set to introduce incremental base backups, a feature that enables more efficient and faster database recovery. The incremental backup feature allows for snapshots in time and the actual diff between the time a backup was taken and the previous backup. The new WAL summarizer process aids incremental backups in determining which parts of the data directory have changed since the last backup. This feature can potentially save significant time and resources compared to replaying the Write Ahead Log (WAL).
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How virtualisation came to Apple Silicon Macs
Summary: Apple silicon Macs now support virtualization, enabling users to run Linux and other operating systems on their devices. The technology was introduced alongside Universal apps and Rosetta 2 code translation to ensure a seamless transition from Intel to Apple silicon. Virtualization has been in development for several years and is expected to become more popular as Apple releases new models that can't run older macOS versions.