Developer
DeveloperAn insider’s look at Google’s web framework contributions to Next.js and more
Google has been investing in a variety of web frameworks, including Next.js, to help developers build better web applications. Here's why.
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DeveloperLinus Torvalds: “Git proved I could be more than a one-hit wonder.”
Commentary: The world rightly lauds Linus Torvalds for Linux, but Git will arguably have a bigger impact.
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Developer
DeveloperThe 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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SecurityWhy open sourcerors might want to ditch Android for iOS
Apple has long been the proprietary bad guy, but Google’s privacy-sucking ways in Android should give open source freedom fighters reason to consider switching.
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SoftwareHow open source Mattermost is sneaking up on Slack’s messaging empire
Slack has the $8 billion in projected market cap, but open source Mattermost has 10,000 downloads each month, adding up to a growing threat to Slack's hegemony.
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Open sourceWhy Redis Labs made a huge mistake when it changed its open source licensing strategy
Redis Labs just put itself through the wringer with a new licensing strategy. It needn't have bothered.
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SoftwareWith GitHub acquisition, Microsoft wants to make Azure the default cloud for developers
Microsoft's acquisition of GitHub has some developers fuming, but it's arguably good for both Microsoft and those same developers.
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CloudGartner reveals one big reason Oracle’s cloud hasn’t caught on
Oracle is its own worst enemy when it comes to its cloud ambitions.
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SoftwareHere’s Red Hat’s open secret on how to make $3B selling free stuff
There are only two ways to make money with open source, Red Hat’s CEO says. Pick one.
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Open sourceThere’s one big reason that Postgres can’t kill Oracle, and it’s not the technology
Postgres is popular but can't unseat Oracle due to its business practices. Here's how Oracle wins with its contracts and database stickiness.