maandag 25 november, 2024
Dit bericht verscheen eerder bij FOSSlife When you click on a new entry (either on the name or on the 2 actions for this device text), Linux will show you two options: Open with File Manager or Download Photos with Gwenview. Pick the File Manager to mount the volume and...
Dit bericht verscheen eerder bij FOSSlife Prompt engineering plays an important role in understanding the capabilities and limitations of large language models (LLMs), says Olivia Tanuwidjaja. “The prompt itself acts as an input to the model, which signifies the impact on the model output. A good prompt will get the model...
Dit bericht verscheen eerder bij FOSSlife Data classification is an essential prerequisite to data protection, security, and compliance, says Stephen Pritchard. Organizations need to know what types of data they have and where they’re stored. They also need to “classify data to ensure it has the right level of protection and...
Dit bericht verscheen eerder bij FOSSlife A frequent barrier to contributing to open source is the dominance of the English language, reports Jennifer Riggins. “Highly distributed, remote teams rely on asynchronous communication for code, documentation, Slack channels, mailing lists, and more,” which can make contributing difficult for those who don’t...
Dit bericht verscheen eerder bij FOSSlife GitHub is one of the most popular platforms for open source development, offering various tools to support development and project management, says Ibrahim Haddad. “However, hosting open source projects on GitHub requires some knowledge and skills.” Thus, Haddad, who is Vice President of Strategic Programs...
Dit bericht verscheen eerder bij FOSSlife Despite the latest round of layoffs and other spending cuts, recent reports indicate that tech skills are still in demand.  The Linux Foundation’s recent 2023 State of Tech Talent Report, which focused on acquiring and retaining talent, states that “the demand for skilled tech talent...

Taxonomy of Tech Jobs

Dit bericht verscheen eerder bij FOSSlife CompTIA has developed a taxonomy of technology jobs — a framework that looks at three key elements of tech roles to help understand and map various careers regardless of your starting point. One element of the taxonomy describes six major job families, says Seth Robinson,...
Dit bericht verscheen eerder bij FOSSlife FerretDB, which is offered as an open source alternative to MongoDB, is now generally available, reports Renato Losio.  The project, which is released under the Apache 2.0 license, “allows developers to use existing PostgreSQL infrastructure to run MongoDB workloads.” … “FerretDB works as a proxy...
Dit bericht verscheen eerder bij FOSSlife Amazon Web Services (AWS) has open sourced a new fuzzing tool called SnapChange along with an authorization policy language and SDK called Cedar, reports Paul Sawers, “While traditional fuzzers are effective at finding bugs in software, SnapChange is all about “snapshot” fuzzing, which is a...
Dit bericht verscheen eerder bij FOSSlife CIQ has announced a hybrid data center and security management platform, called CIQ Mountain, which is both a SysAdmin tool and a DevOps program, reports Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols. The service prioritizes security and user management, he says, and it “brings to market a set of...