Software

Tired: Java. Desired: Node.js. Retired: The suggestion a JavaScript runtime is bonkers

Node SummitEr, according to these JS framework fans
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26 Jul 20:36

Confessions of an ebook eater

StobIn which Chronicles of Delphi scribe Verity gives praise to post-book world
67 Comments
26 Jul 12:24

Got bot? How to put it to work with Microsoft's Cortana Skills

Hands onThis is not how Redmond got devs hooked on Windows
26 Jul 08:37

SK Telecom makes light of random numbers for IoT applications

Quantum random number generator in a 5 mm chip
26 Jul 06:28

Qualcomm's neural network SDK made free for all comers

Facebook uses it for AR apparently. What? That's a positive? Our bad
26 Jul 02:06

Devs shun smartwatch work, gaze longingly at web-only apps again

According to this 'ere poll, anyway
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25 Jul 12:30

Microsoft ctrl-Zs 'killing' Paint, by which we mean offering naff app through Windows Store

It was El Reg wot won it?
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25 Jul 10:21

Python autocomplete-in-the-cloud tool Kite pushes into projects, gets stabbed with a fork

Cloud dev biz tries rainmaking, stirs up storm of complaints
12 Comments
25 Jul 06:02

Find your happy place: Fedora 26 has landed

ReviewNice solar tracking, shame about the Flatpaks
15 Comments
24 Jul 09:37

Microsoft hits new low: Threatens to axe classic Paint from Windows 10

You can take my free, naff, graphics app from my cold, dead, mouse hand ...
219 Comments
24 Jul 05:57

systemd'oh! DNS lib underscore bug bites everyone's favorite init tool, blanks Netflix

Repeat after me: _ is allowed in domain names
148 Comments
24 Jul 01:07

Debian patches plenty in new version 9.1

26 security fixes for 55 packages. You know what to do!
10 Comments
23 Jul 23:57

Ten new tech terms I learnt this summer: Do you know them all?

Something for the Weekend, Sir?Let's assume you've already heard of 'clickbait headline'
141 Comments
21 Jul 09:11

You can't DevOps everything, kids. Off the shelf kit especially

CommentWaterfalling for the, er, 'boring' stuff
16 Comments
21 Jul 08:34
Footprints sand photo via Shutterstock

The lady (or man) vanishes: The thorny issue of GDPR coding

The Devil is in the enhanced data model
45 Comments
21 Jul 08:03

Opinion

Confessions of an ebook eater

StobIn which Chronicles of Delphi scribe Verity gives praise to post-book world

Ten new tech terms I learnt this summer: Do you know them all?

Something for the Weekend, Sir?Let's assume you've already heard of 'clickbait headline'
141 Comments
21 Jul 09:11

You can't DevOps everything, kids. Off the shelf kit especially

CommentWaterfalling for the, er, 'boring' stuff
16 Comments
21 Jul 08:34

'OK, everyone. Stop typing, this software is DONE,' said no one ever

Open Source InsiderSome times it really is, though
144 Comments
20 Jun 09:00

News

Q. What's today's top language? A. Python... no, wait, Java... no, C

Just learn them all and stop worrying about the popularity contest
152 Comments
21 Jul 06:29

Second one this month: Another code bootcamp decamps to graveyard

'Unable to find a sustainable model' complains crashed programming crash course
13 Comments
20 Jul 19:48

Feature snatcher Microsoft tweaks OneDrive

But Placeholders won't be replaced until autumn
26 Comments
20 Jul 12:01

Why can't you install Windows 10 Creators Update on your old Atom netbook? Because Intel stopped loving you

Meanwhile, Redmond extends security fixes to tired CPUs
73 Comments
20 Jul 05:02

Speaking in Tech: We NEED to do a [insert buzzword] project!

PodcastWhy IoT failed, the AI takeover, the rise of content providers, and assorted chat
19 Jul 12:42

SQL Server 2017's first rc lands and – yes! – it runs on Linux

Penguinistas knock, Redmond lowers the Drawbridge
74 Comments
19 Jul 02:58

Android-ocalypse postponed: Jide withdraws Remix OS from consumer frontline

The All Grown-up Android gets sent back to school
26 Comments
18 Jul 10:34

Apache says 'no' to Facebook code libraries

Anti-patent-lawsuit restrictions land tools on banned list
22 Comments
17 Jul 21:58

Three Microsoft Outlook patches unpatched, users left to DIY

It's 2017 and attachments with "..." in their names caused crashes
27 Comments
17 Jul 06:30

Linus Torvalds may have damned systemd with faint praise

He's definitely set Linux 4.13 ball rolling, with Intel Canonlake support and scaled-up Xen VMs
190 Comments
17 Jul 04:05

Open-source world resurrects Oracle-free Solaris project OmniOS

People power!
11 Comments
13 Jul 21:04

Don't panic, but your Bitcoins may just vanish into the ether next month

Well, actually, do panic. A pending code change could bring a period of instability
75 Comments
13 Jul 20:31

Set your alarms for 2.40am UTC – so you can watch Unix time hit 1,500,000,000

It's gonna be spectacular!
106 Comments
13 Jul 19:13
Empty chairs in an office. Pic by shutterstock

Will the last person at Basho please turn out the lights?

NoSQL database flinger fades as former engineers work to save Riak
20 Comments
13 Jul 11:15
Windows 10 Tablet Mode has a full-screen All Apps Start menu

Speaking in Tech: What is a Windows 10 licence worth these days?

PodcastAnd: Anyone fancy a Phillips CM8833 mkii?
29 Comments
12 Jul 16:33
JavaScript/Node code for Google Assistant

JavaScript spec gets strung out on padding

ECMAScript 2017 addresses left-pad gate, alongside various improvements
26 Comments
12 Jul 07:01
Ice, image via Shutterstock

Ubuntu Linux now on Windows Store (for Insiders)

What fell sorcery is this?
126 Comments
11 Jul 14:25

Mappy days! Ordnance Survey offers up free map of UK greenery

All part of master plan to convince people to go outside
34 Comments
11 Jul 13:58
Neo The Matrix

Microsoft drops Office 365 for biz. Now it's just Microsoft 365. Word

All Redmond's major business offerings have become The One
A grey beard

Multics resurrected: Proto-Unix now runs on Raspberry Pi or x86

Seminal time-sharing OS needs emulator for ancient Honeywell DPS8M CPU
73 Comments
10 Jul 06:30
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Roland McGrath steps down as glibc maintainer after 30 years

Open source is only for two-thirds of a life, says veteran
30 Comments
10 Jul 02:58

Banking app startups go TITSUP as payment slurper keels over. Again

Total Inability To Support Users' Purchases – and the second time in four months
11 Comments
06 Jul 20:29
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