No App Store needed: Apple caves, will allow sideloading in EU Think this'll help you escape the fees? Nope – Apple still wants a cut for letting devs install things on user devices Applications12 Mar 2024 | 13
Grab shrank its superapp by a quarter in order to survive Large APKs and disk footprints spell doom in a developing market Software05 Mar 2024 | 12
Mamas, don't let your babies grow up to be coders, Jensen Huang warns Maker of ML accelerators wants more people to use ML AI + ML27 Feb 2024 | 131
Microsoft 'retires' Azure IoT Central in platform rethink Exclusive After March, devs won’t be able to create new application resources, in 2027 the system will be shut down Edge + IoT15 Feb 2024 | 24
Drowning in code: The ever-growing problem of ever-growing codebases FOSDEM 2024 The speedier computing cake is a lie... so we got software bloat instead Software12 Feb 2024 | 116
Forcing AI on developers is a bad idea that is going to happen Opinion We’ve still got time to make it better before it does AI + ML12 Feb 2024 | 45
Curious tale of broken VPNs, the Year 2038, and certs that expired 100 years ago Interview It’s not NTP. There’s no way it’s NTP. It was NTP On-Prem09 Feb 2024 | 32
Microsoft seeks Rust developers to rewrite core C# code Embrace, extend, and ... port? Software31 Jan 2024 | 92
Wait, security courses aren't a requirement to graduate with a computer science degree? Comment And software makers seem to be OK with this, apparently CSO26 Jan 2024 | 64
Europe forces Apple to give its citizens some choice over iOS browser engine, app store That's the way the Cook, he crumbles Software25 Jan 2024 | 13
Burnout epidemic proves there's too much Rust on the gears of open source Spotting and tackling a widespread problem is a challenge Software22 Jan 2024 | 84
40 years since Elite became the most fun you could have with 22 kilobytes Retro Tech Week The Reg talks to co-creator Ian Bell and coder Mark Moxon about what's under the cobra's hood Personal Tech18 Jan 2024 | 95
Insurance website's buggy API leaked Office 365 password and a giant email trove Pen-tester accessed more than 650,000 sensitive messages, and still can, at Indian outfit using Toyota SaaS Security18 Jan 2024 | 3
US tech innovation dreams soured by changed R&D tax laws But Congress is on top of that, right? On-Prem12 Jan 2024 | 5
It's a preview party at Microsoft, but do you really want an invite? Developers are not alone in losing track of which platform to back Software11 Jan 2024 | 26
Late model: OpenAI GPT Store may debut next week Devil is in the as-yet-undisclosed revenue sharing details AI + ML05 Jan 2024 |
Microsoft kills off Windows app installation from the web, again Unpleasant Christmas package lets malware down the chimney Security04 Jan 2024 | 23
Microsoft prepares Visual Studio 2013 for retirement Tick-tock, developers: End of the road comes on April 9, 2024 Software03 Jan 2024 | 9
Microsoft touts Visual Studio Code as a Java juggernaut 2.5 million devs can't be wrong – or can they? Software05 Dec 2023 | 13
You can't deepfake diversity, and that's a good thing Opinion Fresh thinking and new approaches can only come from varied cohorts of people Devops04 Dec 2023 | 26
DevTernity conference collapses amid claims women speakers were faked Anna? Oh, she was just a demo persona, says organizer Devops28 Nov 2023 | 21
Open source work makes me appreciate software testing. It's not an academic exercise Systems Approach Literally... Devops07 Nov 2023 | 18
GPS leading your phone astray? We can just fix that in code, startup claims Interview Zephr bags $3.5M, reckons its tech can pinpoint location to sub-60cm levels Personal Tech02 Nov 2023 | 13
Don't fear the Thread Reaper, a Windows ghost of bugs past Otherwise known as 0x13 – and not coming to a desktop near you Software02 Nov 2023 | 21
X looks back at year of so-called 'engineering excellence' under Musk Now please subscribe to premium and let us host your 'entire financial life' Offbeat30 Oct 2023 | 60
Come work at HQ... or find a new job, Roblox CEO tells staff Games developer latest to row back on WFH flexibility. 'Zoom fatigue is real,' says bigwig On-Prem18 Oct 2023 | 39
Microsoft starts offering advice in how to code for Arm In 2027 a quarter of PCs won’t use x86, and Redmond wants its ecosystem ready OSes17 Oct 2023 | 28
LinkedIn lays off nearly 700 staff, engineers to suffer the most Time to update that resume on, er ... oh. Software16 Oct 2023 | 31
Can open source be saved from the EU's Cyber Resilience Act? Opinion The road to Hell is paved with good intentions, and for open source this is a well meaning cluster fudge Cybersecurity Month13 Oct 2023 | 82
Microsoft drops official support for Python 3.7 in Visual Studio Code Should still work for the foreseeable future, but rely on it at your own risk Software09 Oct 2023 | 25
Devs learn rival Godot engine in a week to poke fun at Unity The result? Install Fee Tycoon Offbeat27 Sep 2023 | 14
It looks like you’re a developer. Would you like help upgrading Windows 11? Microsoft adds a PC setup option and tools just for coders in Win 11 23H2, which debuted Tuesday OSes27 Sep 2023 | 49
Unity talks of price cap and fees for only largest games developers That sound? It's the screeching noise of a massive U-turn as games engine biz admits mistakes Software19 Sep 2023 | 16
Having read the room, Unity goes back to drawing board on runtime fee policy But the damage has already been done Software18 Sep 2023 | 36
Unity closes offices, cancels town hall after threat in wake of runtime fee restructure Backlash has spilled offline and into potential violence Software15 Sep 2023 | 99
Google outlines Outline SDK: Censorship, geo-block-beating tool to drop into apps Well, when it's finished, anyway Networks14 Sep 2023 | 3
GitHub alienates developers by force feeding them AI recommendations Decision to combine user-curated feed with algorithmic stuff leaves coders fuming Devops13 Sep 2023 | 40
AI coding is 'inescapable' and here to stay, says GitLab Getting strong FOMO vibes from devs – tho how ML is actually used among engineers may surprise you Devops05 Sep 2023 | 23
IT needs more brains, so why is it being such a zombie about getting them? Opinion Open-book exams aren’t nearly open enough Networks04 Sep 2023 | 116
This profiler chatbot promises to help speed up your Python – we can believe it Interview Scalene, Scalene, Scalene, Scalene, I'm beggin' of you please improve my code Software30 Aug 2023 | 12
What DARPA wants, DARPA gets: A non-hacky way to fix bugs in legacy binaries When you need to patch a problem in your drone and no one's got the source Devops18 Aug 2023 | 66
Google opens up Chrome 117 Developer Tools box, drops in a few spanners Web devs, rejoice: Finally something is happening in the quiet and steady world of JavaScript Devops17 Aug 2023 | 8
Google teases Project IDX, an AI-infused code editing thing Rival to CoPilot and CodeWhisperer sees the Big G join the error-ridden robo-coding market Devops09 Aug 2023 | 6
ChatGPT's odds of getting code questions correct are worse than a coin flip But its suggestions are so annoyingly plausible AI + ML07 Aug 2023 | 53
Apple owes Brit iOS app devs millions from excessively high commission, lawsuit claims Lawyers look to scale the walled garden Applications25 Jul 2023 | 21
With limited space for tourist attractions, Singapore bets on augmented reality Will people really hop on a plane to gaze at their phone? Personal Tech19 Jul 2023 | 15
Google tightens Play Store dev rules while becoming more blockchain tolerant Trust and safety push promises ability to delete app-associated accounts Devops17 Jul 2023 | 5
Twitter rate-limits itself into a weekend of chaos Hey Elon – here's an idea for your next poll: 'Should I step down as CTO of Twitter?' Personal Tech03 Jul 2023 | 86
Microsoft's GitHub under fire for DDoSing crucial open source project website A tale of emergency firewalling, a little bit of victim blaming, and workflow scripts gone berserk Devops28 Jun 2023 | 48
Oh, wow. OK. Apple really is making a $3.5K VR ski-mask. Dev tools are now out for it They weren't kidding about this facial, er, spatial computing thing Software22 Jun 2023 | 31
Whose line is it anyway, GitHub? Innovation, not litigation, should answer Opinion If Jesus was my Copilot, what would he do? AI + ML19 Jun 2023 | 43
Surprise! GitHub finds 92% of developers love AI tools We're fine being judged by code, now that we're getting an assist AI + ML13 Jun 2023 | 16
Will Flatpak and Snap replace desktop Linux native apps? Opinion Actually, the better question is: When will they replace most desktop Linux programs? OSes09 Jun 2023 | 159
Reddit cuts five percent of workers while API pricing shift sours developers Two third-party Reddit apps have thrown in the towel over increased expenses Software09 Jun 2023 | 18
File Explorer gets facelift in latest Windows 11 build Nips and tucks aim to give decades-old app a more modern vibe OSes08 Jun 2023 | 101
Reddit blackout planned over app-killing API prices Hell hath no fury like a subreddit admin scorned Software05 Jun 2023 | 21
1. This crypto-coin is called Jimbo. 2. $8m was stolen from its devs in flash loan attack 3. It's asked for 90% of the digital dosh back, or else it'll beg the cops for help Cyber-crime30 May 2023 | 46
GitHub code search redesign can't find many fans Poll Missing capabilities, bugs, unloved interface decisions dog engine revision – and what do you think? Devops13 May 2023 | 17
Developers now able to 'customize' their Azure Virtual Desktop experience Build your own ‘golden images’ and then connect 'em to more stuff, says Microsoft PaaS + IaaS10 May 2023 | 1
Fed up with Python setup and packaging? Try a shot of Rye For those envious of Rust and Cargo Devops04 May 2023 | 47
Python still has the strongest grip on developers And a reminder that experience points matter a lot Devops04 May 2023 | 57
Twitter's API paywall crumbles (but only for those saving lives, predicting weather, etc.) Anyone else still has to pay for once-free service to help social network pay its bills Personal Tech03 May 2023 | 30