Latest from Matt Asay
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Why HashiCorp's cofounders turned down a $50 million early payday
Commentary: HashiCorp's cofounders decided to build great products instead of cashing in. Now the payday promises to be even bigger.
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Open source is leaving its vendor roots behind
Commentary: Some of the best open source today is made by enterprises like yours. Here's why that matters.
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Programming languages: How Rust uses status quo stories to drive better engineering
Commentary: Developers working on the Rust programming language have a unique way of crafting vision docs to help ensure the community builds for the widest possible audience.
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How 'vendor engineering' can help tame your API complexity
Commentary: Software has become a massive supply chain issue, but there are ways to make it manageable.
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Java code testing: These open source tools and rethinking the process can reduce the burden for developers
Commentary: Developers do a lot of testing, a new survey finds. Are there ways to improve testing while reducing the time it takes?
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Linux kernel security uproar: What some people missed
Commentary: It's not really very interesting that University of Minnesota researchers introduced bugs into the Linux kernel. What matters is what would have happened next.
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New schools seek to bring AI, programming literacy to fill the talent gap
Commentary: There's never been a greater need for AI skills, as well as general programming talent, but traditional education options aren't keeping up.
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AI skills are a problem. AutoML can help
Commentary: As enterprises try to embrace AI, a lack of skilled resources holds them back, but AutoML may offer some hope.
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The Free Software Foundation's Richard Stallman problem begins and ends with board tenure
Commentary: It's hard for organizations to evolve to meet changing circumstances if its board composition remains static.
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You don't have to love Facebook to love the code it open sources
Commentary: Can open source creators be separated from their code? Yes, and they should.