Latest from Matt Asay
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"You can't moonlight" your way to CI/CD success, declares CircleCI CEO
There are many ways to approach software development automation--find out why CircleCI’s CEO is confident in its approach.
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The DoD's apparent U-turn on open source is common sense
The US Department of Defense isn't turning its back on open source--it's just getting smarter about it.
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What's powering the unlikely rise of the millionaire hacker?
Six hackers made over $1 million this year for squashing security bugs, yet just five years ago this possibility seemed remote at best.
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The pros and cons (but mostly pros) of comments in code
Good code self-documents, but sometimes comments are critical to helping developers understand why you wrote code a certain way.
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The key to open source sustainability is good old-fashioned self-interest
Don't look to donations to solve open source maintainers' money woes. They just need to be connected to the companies that need them to make a buck.
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Lock-in can't be avoided, but here's how to manage it
Everyone wants to avoid lock-in, but given the impossibility of avoidance, the key is to manage it.
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Why doesn't anyone weep for Docker?
In life and, as it turns out, in tech, you need friends--in Docker's case, lots of open source friends.
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In praise of developers who delete code
We’re tuned to acknowledge those open source developers who contribute by adding new lines of code, but what about those who perform the equally or more important task of deleting cruft?
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Struggling to move workloads to the cloud? VMware's new tech may be the perfect on-ramp
VMware's new Project Pacific is a big step forward for VMware's Kubernetes offerings, but it's more important for what it does for CIOs.
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How China became a hero in open source
China's 10th five-year plan made software a priority, but Android made open source software a reality.