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AppGet 'really helped us,' Microsoft says, but offers no apology to dev for killing open-source package manager
Windows bod acknowledges project's influence on WinGet
01 Jun 14:13 | 4
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Roundup
After all the excitement of Windows 10 2004, Insider builds go back to square one
Also: Multi-window Teams, Skype does the Blankety Blank dance, and more
01 Jun 11:20 | 5
Who, Me?
Bite me? It's 'byte', and that acronym is Binary Interface Transfer Code Handler
Beware the forgotten bit of test text lurking in the application
01 Jun 07:15 | 51
Software
80-characters-per-line limits should be terminal, says Linux kernel chief Linus Torvalds
As he gives us version 5.7 with support for Apple power tech and better exFAT
01 Jun 06:28 | 94
Software
High-level musical chairs continue at SAP as yet another senior exec departs
Chief beancounter for cloud quits for pastures new
29 May 15:45 | 2
Software
Visual Studio Code finally arrives on ARM64 Windows. No, you haven't woken up in 2017, sadly. It's still 2020
Now you can program like a native with your £899 Surface Pro X – keyboard not included
29 May 12:45 | 12
Software
This'll make you feel old: Uni compsci favourite Pascal hits the big five-oh this year
Spawn of ALGOL turns middle-aged
29 May 11:20 | 111
Software
Software bug in Bombardier airliner made planes turn the wrong way
Cold weather missed approaches went left instead of right - and vice versa
29 May 09:23 | 102
Software
Linux-loving Windows 10 May 2020 Update squeaks in with days to spare before June
Scampering through spring fields, or a cautious dribble seeping under the bathroom door?
28 May 19:15 | 15
Software
Laughing UK health secretary launches COVID-19 Test and Trace programme with glitchy website and no phone app
Hilarious
28 May 14:20 | 101
Software
Embrace and kill? AppGet dev claims Microsoft reeled him in with talk of help and a job – then released remarkably similar package manager
Updated'We appreciated your input and insights'
28 May 13:43 | 59
Software
In Rust, we lust: Security-focused super-C++ language still most loved among Stack Overflow denizens
Trendy systems programming lingo tops poll fifth year on the trot
28 May 11:40 | 31
Software
IBM Sametime could rise again as HCL makes shortlist for India's home-grown Zoom clone
A dozen daring firms will duke it out for the right to get India talking and take on the world!
28 May 09:40 | 6
Software
Ardour goes harder: v6.0 brings 'huge engineering changes' to open-source digital audio workstation
Dev sticks with elderly GTK+2 GUI toolkit because 'we would gain nothing' by upgrading
28 May 08:59 | 34
Software
FYI: There are thousands of Chrome extensions with so, so many fake installations to trick you into using them
Unethical developers drum up bogus user counts to gain trust
28 May 06:56 | 14
Software
Apple promises third, no, fourth, er, fifth time's a charm when it comes to macOS Catalina: 10.15.5 now out
Just don't expect a full battery
27 May 21:04 | 38
Software
Google brews up a fresh pot of Java for its serverless Cloud Functions service
UpdatedStill on Java 8? You'll need to upgrade to 11 to use it
27 May 15:55 | 3
Software
Surf's up: Microsoft emits new security baseline for Edge 83 with way to shut off access to built-in browser game
How may I secure thee, let me count the ways...
27 May 13:43 | 3
Software
cmd.exe is dead, long live PowerShell: Microsoft leads aged command-line interpreter out into 'maintenance mode'
'It should not be used for interactive shell work' – Windows Terminal chief
27 May 11:51 | 81
Software
'I wrote Task Manager': Ex-Microsoft programmer Dave Plummer spills the beans
'There should be nothing that TaskMgr can't kill' – sadly no longer the case
26 May 17:29 | 106
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80-characters-per-line limits should be terminal, says Linux kernel chief Linus Torvalds
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Bootnotes
Building society caught in middle of high street sharing a little too much on TeamViewer
Bork!Bork!Bork!You say fintech, they say findom, let's call the whole thing BOFH
Policy
Australia to refund $720m in 'debts' determined by dodgy algorithm
May well have been killer algorithm, too
Virtualization
Microsoft and VMware end ancient grudge with new VM privilege workaround
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SpaceX Crew Dragon docks at International Space Station
Even the aircon worked in the Muskmobile
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Nice wallpaper you've got there. It would be a shame if it bricked your phone
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Man responsible for least popular iteration of Windows UI uses iPad Pro as a desktop*
UpdatedPlus: Getting over the Build hangover with new Windows 10 preview, UK Azure services, and more
26 May 11:47 | 47
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Microsoft brings WinUI to desktop apps: It's a landmark for Windows development, but it has taken far too long
Hands OnThe look and feel of UWP without all the baggage
26 May 09:00 | 56
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Microsoft drops a little surprise thank-you gift for sitting through Build: The source for GW-BASIC
BuildTake a trip down memory lane back to when every byte mattered
22 May 17:09 | 64
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The longest card game in the world: Microsoft Solitaire is 30
And that means Windows 3.0 is too
22 May 12:10 | 54
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Mind your language: Microsoft set to swing the axe on 27 languages in iOS Outlook
Moenie die hoender ruk nie
22 May 08:15 | 76
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Das reboot: That's the only thing to do when the screenshot, er, freezes
On CallGerman efficiency was no match for user stupidity
22 May 07:26 | 156
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India makes contact-tracing app mandatory for passengers as domestic flights resume
By the time you get the status check the app needs, and get through the new check-in process, you'll wish you stayed home
22 May 06:28 | 11
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The Register calls for aid, and Microsoft's Rohan Kumar will answer... our questions about SQL Edge and Azure Synapse
BuildSlimming down SQL and living on the Edge
21 May 20:01 | 4
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SAP shareholders not happy about chopping and changing CEO model
We 'cannot afford a construction site in top management while in crisis mode' moans savings bank rep
21 May 19:14 | 1
Software
Linux desktop org GNOME Foundation settles lawsuit with patent troll
UpdatedShotwell case ends with Rothschild Patent Imaging backing off for good
21 May 17:30 | 50
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Document? Library? A new kind of component? Microsoft had a hard time explaining what its Fluid Framework is
BuildReal-time collaboration in Office 365 but .NET developers sidelined in favour of JavaScript
21 May 11:35 | 23
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Windows Terminal hits the big 1.0: Fit for production?
BuildMeanwhile, PowerToys gets the Run
20 May 17:27 | 37
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Microsoft announces official Windows package manager. 'Not a package manager' users snap back
BuildLinux envy? And why not use existing ones like Chocolatey?
20 May 15:38 | 74
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DirectX comes to Linux (via WSL2): Microsoft unveils tricks needed to flash a GPU at a penguin
BuildDriver code open-sourced
20 May 13:53 | 19
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Google rolls out pro-privacy DNS-over-HTTPS support in Chrome 83... with a handy kill switch for corporate IT
Plus: Web giant hears developers' extension concerns, ignores them
20 May 06:55 | 51
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PowerShell inventor Jeffrey Snover gets new gig driving ‘modern workforce transformation’
Which appears to involve buying lots of AI-infused Microsoft SaaS
20 May 06:26 | 6
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New Zealand releases Bluetooth-free COVID-19 tracing app
'Digital diary' with QR-code check-ins for now, wireless-capable upgrade in the works
20 May 02:45 | 42
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Microsoft aims to spread JAMstack through Azure App Service via GitHub and Visual Studio Code
BuildDevelopers, get ready to hook into Windows giant's cloud
19 May 23:02 | 1
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Project Reunion: Microsoft's attempt to tear down all those barriers it's built for Windows developers over the years
BuildPlus: Bye-bye Xamarin Forms, hello Multi-Platform App UI, for when Universal is not universal enough
19 May 20:58 | 22
