HPE campaigns against 'cloud first' push in UK public sector
Comment Because HPE does not do public cloud? No, no, it is 'for the good'
24 Sep 2021 | 11
Tim is based in the UK, and covers software development, open-source software, cloud platforms, and more for The Register.
GNOME 41: Slick with heaps of new features for users and devs – but annoyances remain
It'll take time for desktop environment to make its way into Linux distros anyway
23 Sep 2021 | 24
DORA explorers see pandemic boost in numbers of 'elite' DevOps performers
Or is it that they're just more inclined to complete surveys about themselves?
23 Sep 2021 | 14
More than three years after last release, X.Org Server 21.1.0 RC1 appears
Back from the brink with new features
22 Sep 2021 | 48
Google emits Chrome 94 with 'Idle Detection' API to detect user inactivity amid opposition
Mozilla, Apple register dismay as worries surface over privacy, potential crypto mining behind user's back
22 Sep 2021 | 37
An easier way to Flutter? Custom functions improve visual code builder but devs may still be frustrated
Interview FlutterFlow is a visual application builder for the popular framework
22 Sep 2021 | 6
Swift 5.5 unleashed with async keyword to fix 'pyramid of doom', plus other changes in 'massive release'
Full concurrency model at last
22 Sep 2021 | 19
Fix network printing or keep Windows secure? Admins would rather disable PrintNightmare patch
'Our >3,000 customers had to print again'
21 Sep 2021 | 51
Kali Linux 2021.3 released with new tools
Most users better off with rolling release, but quarterly build has more quality testing
20 Sep 2021 | 6
Microsoft's Azure Virtual Desktop now works without Active Directory – but there are caveats
General availability of Azure AD-joined VMs
16 Sep 2021 |
OpenSilver throws Microsoft Silverlight devs a lifeline as end of support looms – or you could forget it ever happened
Open-source project migrates deprecated apps to WebAssembly
16 Sep 2021 | 7
Feeling saucy? Wave of Microsoft releases includes go-live licence for .NET 6
On track for November release, but why is ASP.NET more loved than wanted?
15 Sep 2021 | 4
Linux kernel minimum compiler raised to GCC 5.1, allowing potential C11 use
Change also has handy side effect of fixing some warnings as errors
15 Sep 2021 | 27
Cryptocurrency world must protect itself from 'low-quality patents' says Square lawyer as biz joins Open Invention Network
Interview 'I think the legislative framework around patents needs a deep examination, and I don’t think I'm alone in saying that'
14 Sep 2021 | 8
Future of Jekyll project (engine behind GitHub Pages) in doubt?
Updated Some development continues (or maybe it's just feature complete)
14 Sep 2021 | 5
Java 17 arrives with long-term support: What's new, and is it falling behind Kotlin?
Text blocks, sealed classes, switch expressions, records, and more
14 Sep 2021 | 22
EU open source study highlights economic benefits but says Union is 'on the back foot' with industrial policy
Interview 'There is already too much time gone' researcher tells The Reg
13 Sep 2021 | 7
T-Systems and Google Cloud building 'sovereign cloud services' for Germany
Sovereign according to Google's definition, that is
10 Sep 2021 | 11
Microsoft adds hybrid meeting features to Teams, including interruption-detecting AI
Companion mode? We've got that too says Google
09 Sep 2021 | 18
AWS EKS Anywhere (as long as it's VMware) hits full release
Another way to run Kubernetes - though connector to AWS console still in preview, as are plenty of the AWS controllers
09 Sep 2021 | 1
Browser-based video editor Clipchamp disappears into the bowels of Microsoft 365
Like Windows Movie Maker on the web
08 Sep 2021 | 4
Compromise reached as Linux kernel community protests about treating compiler warnings as errors
'Years of pain' behind the change, said Torvalds, but with Clang a problem it has been weakened
08 Sep 2021 | 65
Snyk: 50% of security jobs unfilled… any solution predicated on devs 'becoming security experts is doomed'
Interview Guy Podjarny on the challenges of crafting and shipping secure code
07 Sep 2021 | 7
Updated Python support in VS Code brings browser editing and ditches open-source language server for Pylance
Proprietary code creep?
07 Sep 2021 | 7
