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Software is getting smaller, says Adrian Bridgwater. “In the pleasingly disaggregated world of the web and the cloud computing network that weaves throughout it, we are making increasing use of smaller incremental (often reusable) components and microservices,” he says.
“Many organizations turn to microservices to...
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Canonical is offering a new approach to security coverage for its popular Ubuntu distribution, reports Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols.
“This is an expanded security take on the Ubuntu Long-Term Support (LTS) releases. It offers expanded security coverage for critical, high, and medium Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures...
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India has announced a new government-funded, mobile operating system, called BharOS, “as part of a plan to make India self-reliant in the tech sector, including telecommunications and chip fabrication,” reports Christine Hall.
Bharos, Hall says, is basically de-Googled Android featuring security enhancements. “No news yet...
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Cybersecurity offers a wealth of opportunities for those looking to change careers or pursue new challenges. As the global cybersecurity workforce gap continues to grow, the need to fill both technical and nontechnical positions will increase, and security skills will remain highly sought after.
According...
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Applications are now being accepted for mentor organizations to participate in Google Summer of Code 2023 (GSoC).
According to the announcement, Google has set a goal of welcoming 30+ new organizations into the GSoC program. If you’re interested in participating, check out the mentor guide...
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TIOBE recently named C++ the top programming language of 2022, outscoring Rust, C#, Go, and others by a large margin.
Although Python remains the most popular language overall, TIOBE chose the winner based on its growth in popularity. The top five languages in terms of...
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PikaOS wants to be your new favorite desktop Linux, especially if you're into games, says Jack Wallen.
“PikaOS promises gaming "out-of-the-box" so you don't have to bother with complicated configurations or complex third-party app installation, Wallen says. With its Gnome desktop, “PikaOS is a great...
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We still need passwords, whether we like them or not. And, to protect and organize them, Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols recommends the Bitwarden password manager as a “better, safer alternative” to the likes of LastPass.
Open-source friendly Bitwarden is “free to use both on a server...
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Understanding how loops work is vital to Java programming, says Seth Kenlon, in this article that covers while loops, do while loops, and infinite loops.
A while loop, for example, “performs a set of tasks for as long as some predefined condition is true. This...
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The Natives in Tech group has called on the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) to change its name, saying the “frankly outdated spaghetti-Western” representation is “as ignorant as it is offensive.”
In a blog post, the group urges the foundation “to take the necessary steps needed to...
