Why Choose Rust As Your Next Programming Language
Selecting a programming language can be complicated, but some enterprises are finding that switching to Rust is a relatively easy decision. Choosing a programming language for a project is often a complicated decision, particularly when it involves switching from one language to another. For many programmers, it is not only a technical exercise but also …
SpaceX Astronaut Launch: Here’s The Rocket Science It Must Get Right
Two NASA astronauts, Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley, will make history by travelling to the International Space Station in a privately funded spacecraft, SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon capsule. It will also be the first time astronauts have launched from US soil in nine years. The astronauts will take off lying on their …
Zoom Is Now Worth More Than The World’s 7 Biggest Airlines
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, many people have transitioned to working—and socializing—from home. If these trends become the new normal, certain companies may be in for a big payoff. Popular video conferencing company, Zoom Communications, is a prime example of an organization benefiting from this transition. Today’s graphic, inspired by Lennart Dobravsky at Lufthansa Innovation Hub, is …
How Open Source Software Is Fighting COVID-19
Learn about four of the thousands of open source projects combating the spread of coronavirus. Work is hard right now. COVID-19 makes it a challenge to stay focused and motivated. But it was cathartic for me to do some research into how the open source community is responding to the global pandemic. Since the end …
Better Than Zoom: Try These Free Software Tools For Staying In Touch
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused an enormous amount of changes in how people work, play, and communicate. By now, many of us have settled into the routine of using remote communication or videoconferencing tools to keep in touch with our friends and family. In the last few weeks we’ve also seen a number of lists …
DevOps vs. Agile: Do They Have Anything In Common?
Agile and DevOps have many differences, yet they both seek to address complexity, improve quality, and innovate around software design. The topic of DevOps vs. Agile is almost like debating iPhone vs. Android—everyone has an opinion, and emotions can become heated, especially if people disagree. After writing DevOps v. Agile: What’s the difference? and reading the comments …
The Most Vulnerable Applications Used By Cybercriminals In Cyber Attacks
Watch out, these applications have vulnerabilities with the highest share of exploits used by cybercriminals. Microsoft Office Suite, Android applications, and browsers are the three most common targets of cybercriminals during cyber attacks, according to the latest analysis of the AO Kaspersky Lab which was conducted for Q3 2019. These three accounts for 95.41% of …
Contribute To Open Source Healthcare Projects For COVID-19
Many of those that are familiar with the maker movement, including me, believe there is a significant opportunity to apply open source design principles and mass-scale collaborative distributed manufacturing technologies (like open source 3D printing) to at least partially overcome medical supply shortages during the COVID-19 pandemic. Already, an Italian hospital saved COVID-19 patients’ lives by …
Who Has The Greenest Cloud? – The Impacts Of Cloud Computing On The Environment
Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud are the three biggest cloud providers as of Q4 2019 based on market share, Synergy Research Group reports. Together, these three providers account for around 60% of the market share of the global cloud infrastructure. Apart from being practically essential for a huge chunk of …
iPhone SE: A Powerful New Smartphone In A Popular Design
The Most Affordable iPhone Features A13 Bionic, the Fastest Chip in a Smartphone, and the Best Single-Camera System in an iPhone Apple today announced the second-generation iPhone SE, a powerful new iPhone featuring a 4.7-inch Retina HD display, paired with Touch ID for industry-leading security. iPhone SE comes in a compact design, reinvented from the …