In movies, that’s obvious. It costs far less to make The Big Lebowski than a Marvel movie. But the metaphor applies to just about any sort of creative project. We often err on the side of &#8…

Being a polyglot developer, there would be some language you like over others and here are mine.

Learn all about how to update npm package version, dependencies, and how to automate updates with WhiteSource Renovate.

Renovate is a free tool by WhiteSource that allows automating dependency updates in software projects. Fully customizable with a setting to suit every workflow.

There's a growing demand for embedded operating systems, and it's best when the one you build upon is open source. The RT-Thread project's R&D team has spent two years of research and intensive development to arrive at the project's latest offering: RT-Thread Smart.

An Open Source Embedded Real-time Operating System

Or, how to copy and paste from StackOverflow for fun and profit!

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Last December, I was invited to a private bug bounty program to test a beta version of GitHub Actions. GitHub Actions is a workflow automation tool integrated with GitHub. One common use case of GitHub Actions is for CI builds – a project can fairly easily start up a Docker container every time they push a commit (e.g.), and run their project’s tests in the container.

Failure in computer systems is inevitable. Adopting Erlang's philosophy of "Let it crash" at the many layers of abstractions in software can have a huge positive impact on resiliency.

Some projects and ideas are magnetic. They attract large numbers of people. And some are sticky. The folks who show up stick around and make the project part of their lives on an ongoing basis. Rar…

If you think your software experience will let you build a hardware project easily, you might be a bit too ambitious. It's very different from software.

You might be asking yourself 'do people still self-host their databases'? Let's discuss the benefits of managed-services versus self-hosting, to help you decide.

When it comes to cloud native technologies like containers, Kubernetes, microservices, serverless functions and API-centric design, Microsoft is taking a practical approach — leading with Azure and allowing customers to have their own way. For instance, the cloud software and services giant recently noted that at the end of July it would deliver a version…

Posted by Scott Carbon-Ogden, Product Manager Android Games Today we’re launching the Android Game Development Kit (AG...

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Suppose you’re working on a software system and need to implement user-logins using a userID and password. After a bit of research, you narrow it down to two possible options. Your first option is …

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In this article I want to share my findings on how to interpret the ZMAP file format.

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How to add eBPF Observability to your product

If you have ever worked with a profiler, you should be aware that basically everything your CPU does may affect the results.

The need for nonbinary code quality and bot commits

Different IPC methods in microservices like REST API, gRPC, Kafka, RabbitMQ, etc... which developers should know.

Why FEMA is denying disaster aid to Black families who’ve lived for generations in the Deep South.

A guide for collaborating with networks of people, working together towards a common purpose.