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Software development slow because 'Most of our ideas suck'

Continuous delivery, make way for continuous experimentation
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16 May 19:04

Void Linux gave itself to the void, Korora needs a long siesta – life is hard for small distros

If you want your fave to survive, you'll need to dig deep
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16 May 09:18

Google shoots Chrome 66's silencer after developer backlash

Games and alerts lost their voice to feature designed to hush auto-play vids
25 Comments
16 May 07:28

Oracle-botherer Rimini Street cuddles up to Salesforce

Just as the $50m returned from Big Red court battles lifts profits
11 May 15:15

Your software hates you and your devices think you're stupid

Something for the Weekend, Sir?If you find our user interfaces unintuitive, that's YOUR problem, chum
137 Comments
11 May 09:05

Wanted that Windows 10 update but have an Intel SSD? Computer says no

Updated600p and Pro 6000p devices beset by 'incompatibility issues'
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10 May 17:20

App devs bewildered by last-minute Google GDPR klaxon

Don't worry, regulation still, er, WEEKS away
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10 May 13:21

Google tweaks Wear OS – yes, it's still around

Battery optimisation and some love for Assistant in dev preview
10 May 11:11

Microsoft programming chief to devs: Tell us where Windows hurt you

Build.NET Core 3.0 will be a soothing balm, claims veep Julia Liuson
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10 May 09:58

Citrix joins the ‘reinvent the future of work’ chorus with a workspace app and security stuff

But the XenMobile brand has joined the choir eternal
10 May 06:30

Systemd-free Devuan Linux looses version 2.0 release candidate

More desktops. More boards. More ‘init freedom’ and a long-ish roadmap
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10 May 00:33

You have GNU sense of humor! Glibc abortion 'joke' diff tiff leaves Richard Stallman miffed

FSF firebrand rails against purged abort() docs 'satire'
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09 May 23:12
An executive slowly vanishing

Crypto chat app Signal's disappearing messages found hiding on macOS

Mac Notification Center sometimes clones supposedly transient notes
09 May 19:26
Android P logo

Let's kick the tyres on Google's Android P... It's not an overheating wreck, but UX is tappy

Hands OnSwipe right to like then tap, tap, tap away
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09 May 14:58
Group of young people yawning/looking bored. Photo by shutterstock

Qualcomm, Microsoft drag apps for Win-10-on-Arm into 64-bit world

Visual Studio previews a world without 32-bit emulation
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09 May 07:31

Opinion

Red hate key on a keyboard

Your software hates you and your devices think you're stupid

Something for the Weekend, Sir?If you find our user interfaces unintuitive, that's YOUR problem, chum
50 of your British pounds. Photo by Shutterstock

Blame everything on 'computer error' – no one will contradict you

Something for the Weekend, Sir?Sorry I slept in but my computer didn't make me go to bed early
122 Comments
04 May 08:32

Can't log into your TSB account? Well, it's your own fault for trying

Something for the Weekend, Sir?Ten minutes of your life could be mine if you read this slooooowwwly
105 Comments
27 Apr 09:34
Man on old phone, image via Shutterstock

Zucker for history: What I learnt about Facebook 600 years ago

Something for the Weekend, Sir?Zuckerberg, Gutenberg, let's call the whole thing off
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23 Mar 09:05

News

ServiceNow goes for more Now, a bit less Service

LOGOWATCHAnnual gabfest's big news is brand refresh and non-disruptive disruption
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09 May 06:18

Windows Notepad fixed after 33 years: Now it finally handles Unix, Mac OS line endings

So happy for you, Microsoft, \r\n
190 Comments
08 May 19:46

Microsoft reckons devs would like an AI Clippy to help them write code

BuildPlus: New tools for programming with your buddies
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08 May 16:05

Microsoft vows to bridge phones to PCs, and this time it means it. Honest.

BuildSideSync? Blend? We’ve heard of it
33 Comments
08 May 14:41

Apple to devs: Give us notch support or … you don't wanna know

App updates must use iOS 11 SDK and support iPhone X from July 2018 onwards
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08 May 07:57

Fork it! Microsoft adds .NET Core 3.0 including Windows Desktop apps

BuildBeginning of the end for Win-only .NET Framework?
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07 May 20:10

Blame everything on 'computer error' – no one will contradict you

Something for the Weekend, Sir?Sorry I slept in but my computer didn't make me go to bed early
122 Comments
04 May 08:32

If you're a Fedora fanboi, this latest release might break your heart a little

Version 28 of Linux distro embraces non-free third-party repos for some reason
80 Comments
04 May 08:02

Microsoft's latest Windows 10 update downs Chrome, Cortana

Redmond, Google and Intel are desperately hunting for a fix
155 Comments
04 May 00:20

LLVM contributor hits breakpoint, quits citing inclusivity intolerance

Discrimination is unethical, developer declares
160 Comments
03 May 19:41

TSB's middleware nightmare: Execs grilled on Total Sh*tshow at Bank

MPs slam bosses for failure to grasp reputational damage to UK online banking
141 Comments
03 May 09:29

'Computer algo' blamed for 450k UK women failing to receive breast screening invite

Up to 270 women may have died of cancer as a result, admits Brit health minister
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02 May 12:56
A cute cat in a jumper waves goodbye.... Pic via Shutterstock

Press F to pay respects to the Windows 10 April Update casualties

Or dance on their graves, whatever flips your pancake
141 Comments
01 May 11:36
Don Draper is Sad

Firefox to feature sponsored content as of next week

Mozilla thinks you won’t mind analytical action on the client
108 Comments
01 May 05:00
prison

Autonomy ex-CFO Hussain guilty of fraud: He cooked the books amid $11bn HP gobble

Brit exec Sushovan to cough up $8m after US jury convicts him
46 Comments
30 Apr 22:12
Nerd fail photo via Shutterstock

if dev == woman then dont_be(asshole): Stack Overflow tries again to be more friendly to non-male non-pasty coders

Another try...catch attempt to end tedious mansplaining
139 Comments
30 Apr 20:37

Windows 10 April 2018 Update lands today... ish

Peer-to-peer patch distribution over the LAN, exile for email, S-mode and lots more fun
178 Comments
30 Apr 07:30
NetHack 3.6

NetHack to drop support for floppy disks, Amiga, 16-bit DOS and OS/2

Get off your ASCII if you want seminal adventure game to stay alive on legacy platforms
63 Comments
30 Apr 02:01
Gnome in a field of daisies

Leave it to Beaver: Unity is long gone and you're on your GNOME

What's new, Ubuntu Linux? 18.04 has dropped and you may not like what you find

Can't log into your TSB account? Well, it's your own fault for trying

Something for the Weekend, Sir?Ten minutes of your life could be mine if you read this slooooowwwly
105 Comments
27 Apr 09:34
robot

Programmers! Close the StackOverflow tabs. This AI robot will write your source code for you

Think Java code-completion on steriods
43 Comments
26 Apr 20:05
Windows Update needs divine help (pic: Chico Santiago)

Springwatch: Windows 10 spotters May have to wait a few more weeks

UpdatedWhispers suggest a big Patch Tuesday download
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26 Apr 17:56
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