Won't duke, duke, duke the URLs: AWS backtracks on plans to block old-style S3 paths
As I walk through this world... born-in-the-cloud companies have legacy problems too
24 Sep 2020 | 8
Tim is based in the UK, and covers software development, open-source software, cloud platforms, and more for The Register.
It's powered by a mega-corp AI, it has a Liquid Mode, but it's not a T-1000. It's Adobe's PDF auto-reflow for mobile
If you find yourself wrestling with big docs on small screens, Photoshop maker's iOS, Android apps may be able to help
24 Sep 2020 | 29
Microsoft's OS joins macOS and Linux at the Flutter party, but guess which one performs best? Hint: It's not Windows
Google's cross-platform development tool targets the Windows desktop with support now in alpha
23 Sep 2020 | 12
Microsoft leaks 6.5TB in Bing search data via unsecured Elastic server. *Insert 'Wow... that much?' joke here*
Not personal info, but there are worries over deanonymisation. Remember that AOL research database?
23 Sep 2020 | 46
Humans suck so much at beating this pandemic that Microsoft has made an AI to enforce social distancing
Ignite'People analytics' tool touted to count folks, measure how close they are via video cameras
22 Sep 2020 | 26
Microsoft muscles in on the comms API space to compete with Twilio and AWS Chime
IgniteAzure Communication Services embeds real-time comms into any app, but sharing tech with Teams not a selling point for everyone
22 Sep 2020 | 2
Microservices guru says think serverless, not Kubernetes: You don't want to manage 'a towering edifice of stuff'
Sam Newman speaks to devs at GOTOpia Europe
22 Sep 2020 | 24
Imagine working for GitHub and writing a command-line interface for the platform, then GitHub makes an 'official' one
It's avoiding the 'constraints of 10 years of design decisions' apparently
21 Sep 2020 | 29
Coding unit tests is boring. Wouldn't it be cool if an AI could do it for you? That's where Diffblue comes in
A big time saver – but 'we can't tell if the current logic that you have in the code is correct or not.' Oh
21 Sep 2020 | 30
AWS hoping to pick up stream with Cloud Digital Interface: Low latency cloud network for uncompressed video
Cloud connection with the performance of 12G-SDI - as long as VMs are physically close together
17 Sep 2020 | 2
Apple takes another swing at Epic, says Unreal Engine could be a 'trojan horse' threatening security
Taking away the ability to impose rules on developers 'hugely damaging to the public.' claims iThing slinger
16 Sep 2020 | 116
You won't need .NET Standard... except when you do need it: Microsoft sets out latest in ever-changing story
The arrival of .NET 5.0 brings yet another twist
16 Sep 2020 | 28
Feeling saucy? Microsoft would like you to use .NET 5.0 'go live' release in production to track down 'critical bugs'
Plus: Updates rolled to ASP.NET Core, Entity Framework Core, and more
15 Sep 2020 | 7
Microsoft submits Linux kernel patches for a 'complete virtualization stack' with Linux and Hyper-V
Linux on Azure might no longer need Windows
15 Sep 2020 | 39
You can add comms API merchant Twilio to the list of tech firms that have seen biz booming thanks to lockdown
'Everybody wants to build video into their apps now'
15 Sep 2020 |
Mark Shuttleworth to revive Ubuntu Community Council after body shrinks to single member – Mark Shuttleworth
Linux distro founder apologises for 'having dropped the ball'
14 Sep 2020 | 23
Google's solution for Business Application Platform: More Anthos
Cloud giant's Kubernetes-based brand presented as open source and multi-cloud – but it is not so simple
14 Sep 2020 |
Unexpected risks of using Apple ID: 'Sign in with Apple' will be blocked for Epic Games
UpdatedGames dev pleads with users to set up a password before they get locked out
10 Sep 2020 | 53
DPL: Debian project has plenty of money but not enough developers
Project leader Jonathan Carter explains problems facing this key Linux distro
10 Sep 2020 | 59
Microsoft's Fluid Framework is now open source on GitHub
Distributed state in the browser made easy but there are snags for real-world use
09 Sep 2020 | 2
Gartner on cloud contenders: AWS fails to lower its prices, Microsoft 'cannot guarantee capacity', Google has 'devastating' network outages
Take your pick, folks! Latest Magic Bifurcation has some strong caveats, but little is likely to change
09 Sep 2020 | 30
Paragon 'optimistic' that its NTFS driver will be accepted into the Linux Kernel
Biz goes public on plans, promises open source tools with kernel code
08 Sep 2020 | 97
Power platform envy? Google wants to 'empower non-technical employees' with new Business Apps category
AppSheet Automation to combine workflow with data-driven applications for - whisper it - citizen devs...
08 Sep 2020 | 12
Classy move: C++ 20 wins final approval in ISO technical ballot, formal publication expected by end of year
'Best approximation of C++ ideals so far,' says Stroustrup - but is it too big and complex?
07 Sep 2020 | 179
