Welcome to the splinternet – where freedom of expression is suppressed and repressed, and Big Brother is watching
Feature The new internets of Iran, China, and Russia are nothing like the original
04 Jan 2021 | 146
Why make games for Linux if they don't sell? Because the nerds are just grateful to get something that works
Feature And when nerds are your audience, everything is easier
26 Dec 2020 | 92
Imagine things are bad enough that you need a payday loan. Then imagine flaws in systems of loan lead generators leave your records in the open... for years
Feature Leaky data systems fixed now, but the issue affected millions
24 Nov 2020 | 35
You've patched your cloud software, and feeling smug when... bang! A legacy edge device bricks itself
Backgrounder Don't want to be an enterprise id-IoT? Time to look at process
07 Dec 2018 |
That sphincter-flexing moment for devs when it's time to go live
No stress test? Then prepare for a potential TSB-like mess
26 Nov 2018 | 18
Real talk: You're gonna have to get real about real-time analytics if you wanna make IoT work
Backgrounder A gentle intro to design considerations for a large-scale internet-connected web of sensors
21 Nov 2018 | 6
That scary old system with 'do not touch' on it? Your boss very much wants you to touch it. Now what do you do?
Analysis Migrating dusty mission-critical systems 101
25 Sep 2018 | 90
Network monitoring is hard... If only there was some kind of machine that could learn to do it
Comment *AI bursts through wall* 'OHHH YEAHHH!'
22 Aug 2018 | 9
Playing nice with a host of tech-pushers pushed OpenStack close to edge
A cross-vendor framework for edge functionality is no small task
26 Jun 2018 | 1
So you're doing an IoT project. Cute. Let's start with the basics: Security
And for heaven's sake, don't fall in love with the data
25 Jun 2018 | 36
You should find out what's going on in that neural network. Y'know they're cheating now?
Interpretability in machine learning is a minefield
01 Jun 2018 | 37
The Agile and the Continuous: Database Drift ... Neat film title but something to avoid
Devs: Talk to your friendly neighbourhood DBA
24 Apr 2018 | 13
Your AI pet project is only as smart as its garbage training set
No one said it'd be easy
23 Apr 2018 | 25
Build a serverless framework at home: Go on, bit of open sourcey hijinx won't hurt
Rifling through riff: Another option that's not Amazon's Lambda
18 Apr 2018 | 8
A developer always pays their technical debts – oh, every penny... but never a groat more
But how to measure that? Your team is waiting
12 Apr 2018 | 57
Software shortcuts: Pay down your tech debt. It's time to fix a price
Rushing to ship won't get you to the other side
23 Feb 2018 | 26
Look at stupid, sexy Kubernetes with all the cloud firms hanging off its musclebound arms
The container war is won – but what now?
07 Feb 2018 | 12
Hyperledger 3 years later: That's the sound of the devs... working on the chain ga-a-ang
But is anyone actually using it?
02 Jan 2018 | 16
2017 – the year of containers! It wasn't? Oops. Maybe next year
Immature tech still has a bunch of growing up to do
19 Dec 2017 | 12
Sure, Face ID is neat, but it cannot replace a good old fashioned passcode
Facial recognition isn't the most reliable authentication right now
14 Nov 2017 | 42
How to secure a software-driven technology stack in a cloud of moving parts
Automate all the things
01 Nov 2017 |
Onwards to Valhalla: Java ain't dead yet and it's only getting bigger
That is, if the sheer amount biz uses is anything to go by
05 Oct 2017 | 31
The power JavaScript: 'Gandalf of JS' Wirfs-Brock on ECMAscript 2017
Looking to the AI future
26 Sep 2017 | 39
TfL hackathon showed data can keep transport running and people safe
Sponsored Analytics is about the journey AND destination
18 Sep 2017 | 5
