Silvio Berlusconi: the property developer who became a media tycoon – and Italy’s most flamboyant prime minister: Silvio Berlusconi, who has died at the age of 86, was born into a middle-class family in Milan, a city heavily affected by the second world war. He attended a private school belonging to a religious order, and …
10 ways Wikimedia does developer advocacy: 10 ways Wikimedia does developer advocacy srish_aka_tux Tue, 03/07/2023 – 03:00 In a previous article, I wrote about Wikipedia’s rich history as a repository of open knowledge. Supporting Wikipedia as a platform ensures that the information it contains is available to everyone, but it’s a big job. In this …
How we hired an open source developer: As the CEO and co-founder of Profian, a start-up security company, I’ve been part of our effort to hire developers to work on Enarx, a security project that deals with confidential computing, written almost exclusively in Rust (with a bit of Assembly). Profian has now found all the people …
3 reasons Quarkus 2.0 improves developer productivity on Linux: No matter how long you work as an application developer and no matter what programming language you use, you probably still struggle to increase your development productivity. Additionally, new paradigms, including cloud computing, DevOps, and test-driven development, have significantly accelerated the development lifecycle for individual developers …
My Linux Story: How an influential security developer got started in open source: Michael Boelen is very active in computer security. He is the author of the popular open source security tools Rootkit Hunter (rkhunter) and Lynis, and he blogs about Linux security on Linux Audit and evaluates security tools on Linux Security Expert. read more: Opensource.com gkamathe …
RT-Thread launches developer event: RT-Thread is an open source embedded real-time operating system (RTOS) providing a wide range of components along with more than 250 software packages (and counting) for the Internet of Things (IoT). In previous Opensource.com articles, the RT-Thread project has demonstrated how to code hardware with an RTOS and how to program …
5 qualities of great open source developer advocates: The developer relations job category is less than 10 years old, and the developer advocate role is even newer. In essence, developer advocates represent the voice of the user—in this case, that’s usually the developer—internally to the company and the voice of the company externally to the …
What 2020 brings for the developer, and more industry trends: As part of my role as a senior product marketing manager at an enterprise software company with an open source development model, I publish a regular update about open source community, market, and industry trends for product marketers, managers, and other influencers. Here are five …
Ignite Your Development Team: Build A Developer Culture – a Culture interest event taking place on 2020-02-12 09:00:00 in Netherlands There’s a lot to be excited about as a developer. New technologies, new perspectives on writing code, new opportunities for automation, new experiments to do with users and new ideas about what can be refactored …
What developer relations has in common with avocados: Developer relations, in all its iterations, is built on the foundation of open source community management, says Mary Thengvall, an author, consultant, and community builder. It encompasses a variety of roles and titles, including developer advocate, community manager, and developer evangelist/technical ambassador. read more: Opensource.com admin Supporting …
Experience the power of Fiverr for yourself. CLICK HERE to get work done for you for just $ 5.00. Top 5 Skills Every Freelance Game Developer Should Have: Game development is essentially an umbrella term for the entire process of creating a game. There are many different aspects to developing a game—from artistic design, programming, …
Why this developer wrote a quick and responsive music player: I wrote recently that “GogglesMM has been one of my favorite players for quite some time now.” So, when I was thinking about interviewing developers who build and maintain open source music players, Sander Jansen came quickly to mind. read more: Opensource.com clhermansen Supporting Open …
Experience the power of Fiverr for yourself. CLICK HERE to get work done for you for just $ 5.00. How to Find a Web Developer for Your Project: Developing a new website, microsite, or even just a single webpage can have a significant impact on your business. Everything you publish online is customer-facing, and customers …
What it takes to become a blockchain developer: The past decade has been an interesting time for the development of decentralized technologies. Before 2009, the progress was slow and without any clear direction until Satoshi Nakamoto created and deployed Bitcoin. That brought blockchain, the record-keeping technology behind Bitcoin, into the limelight. read more: Opensource.com mugo …
How to transition into a Developer Relations career: Let’s say you’ve found an open source project you really love and you want to do more than just contribute. Or you love coding, but you don’t want to spend the rest of your life interacting more with your computer than you do with people. How do …
Developer happiness: What you need to know: A person needs the right tools for the job. There’s nothing as frustrating as getting halfway through a car repair, for instance, only to discover you don’t have the specialized tool you need to complete the job. The same concept applies to developers: you need the tools to …
Thank a developer today: Here's how: In this time of giving thanks, why not include those who maintain the projects you use? I’ve written about finding who those people are in GitHub projects, but in this post I’d like to discuss how to thank them. Giving someone a genuine “thank you” is hard. It can …
Experience the power of Fiverr for yourself. CLICK HERE to get work done for you for just $ 5.00. Web Developer vs. Web Designer: Who Does What—And Do You Need Both?: Your website is like a garden: it requires constant cultivation and care to look just the way you want—and produce the results you crave. …