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Here’s a blast from the past. Wikipedia CTO Brion Vibber walks us through the beginnings of Wikipedia. Enjoy! Click here to hear the…
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Here’s one of the most talented CTO’s around to explain the inner workings of Pandora. Click here to…
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Chris DiBona is the director of open source at Google, and he's been taking a big part in the open source and Free software ecosystem for a very long time--not least in his role with Google's Summer of Code. He recently posted on Twitter what he calls "a little rant" about software licensing -- well worth reading the whole (short!) thing.
Upshot: Be cautious and humble in…
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AWS recently announced that the managed source control service AWS CodeCommit is again generally available and that new features, including Git Large File Storage, will be added early in 2026. This marks a shift for the cloud provider that previously announced the service would not be further developed, closed it to new accounts, and encouraged migration to external alternative services.
By Renato Losio
Open-source log viewer hl is designed for efficient processing of structured logs in JSON or logfmt format. Built in Rust, it provides fast indexing and parsing, enabling to scan very large log files quickly, whether they are uncompressed or compressed.
By Sergio De Simone
JFrog today expanded its Software Supply Chain Platform with a new feature called Shadow AI Detection, designed to give enterprises visibility and control over the often-unmanaged AI models and API calls creeping into their development pipelines.
By Craig Risi
AWS has unveiled Durable Functions for Lambda, revolutionizing multi-step workflows. This feature allows developers to write code that manages state and retry logic without incurring costs during waits. With advanced capabilities like checkpoints, pauses for up to a year, and simplified orchestration, Durable Functions streamline complex serverless applications.
By Steef-Jan Wiggers
A recent report has analyzed the repository statistics of the MySQL server to evaluate the project's status, Oracle's commitment to MySQL, and the future of the community edition. Julia Vural, software engineer manager at Percona, writes:
By Renato Losio
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