What the heck does the Google vs. Oracle decision mean?
Few of the Supreme Court Justices seemed to understand what an API is or does, but their decision was a victory shout for software developers.
Stories by Matt Asay
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Artillery: Finding open source success between dev and ops
For Artillery’s creator, the key to the popularity of the open source load testing tool is a focus on the needs of both developers and operations.
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Why authorisation is the next big technical challenge
According to Graham Neray, CEO of Oso, authorisation will be the next layer of software to be abstracted and made less onerous for developers.
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Assessing the real value of open source in the cloud
It’s a mistake to believe that running open source in the cloud will avoid vendor lock-in. But open source offers freedom and independence.
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The shifting market for PostgreSQL
Decades into what should have been PostgreSQL’s dotage, developers keep reimagining what it can be.
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Boosting science and engineering in the cloud
Cloud computing was like rocket fuel for software developers. Scientists and engineers are the next in line.
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Open source your way to an MBA
Didn’t have time or inclination to get your Harvard MBA? Just start an open source project instead.
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Who gets credit for open source success?
Like so many winning projects, Weaveworks’ Cortex is the result of a long and winding chain of open source inspiration and innovation.
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We need a new way to think about open source
Open source companies and cloud providers are at war over who gets to profit from open source software. To help resolve that problem, we just might need new licensing.
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What happens when you open source everything?
Many open source software companies embraced the open core model to increase revenues. Yugabyte found greater rewards leaving open core behind.
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Red Hat’s crime against CentOS
In the beginning, no one expected to get RHEL for free. The end of CentOS as a free drop-in replacement is no cause for outrage.
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Why the Open Source Security Foundation was a long time coming
The open source process by which we find and fix bugs is also the right way to tackle software security. The OpenSSF offers us a chance to coordinate our efforts.
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Figuring out programming for the cloud
A new model of declarative programming languages has emerged for building infrastructure as code, promising more simplicity and safety.
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Stargate: A new way to think about databases
An open source API framework for data, Stargate promises to allow developers to work with back-end data in any shape they want.
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Why open source needs more cloud
Generally the path to success in open source involves growing the overall market, even at the expense of control.
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