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Hot take #3. If it takes more than 30 minutes to set up a new developer with her/his environment, you might as well just run your company on Windows Millennium and floppy disks. Containerize your tooling. Virtualize your environments. Dynamically spin up and down remote development environments. Infrastructure as code inside your projects everywhere. It will help with your developers' productivity and daily quality of life, it will prepare your infra for easier and better testing pipelines, it will allow you to be incredibly nimble at allocating the right people on the right issues, it might even be cheaper if you offload everything to server farms which users just remote into using low spec laptops. "It works on my machine" is a 2000's problem, it's been 100% fixed, you're just being ignorant on new tech.

Great article highlighting the core concept of redundancy and graceful degradation in software development.

Watch our CTO and co-founder, Mikhail Swift, talk about Enhancing Open Source Software Integrity and share our company's focus on ensuring software integrity in #opensource projects, emphasizing the importance of provenance and open collaboration. Thank you Mitch Ashley for hosting us again on Techstrong TV during the recent #OSSummit North America in Seattle. From the interview: TestifySec prioritizes open source, providing assurances about where and when software is built, while tackling challenges like key management and integrating into existing development pipelines. Looking ahead, they aim to enhance policy distribution and security, leveraging projects like TUF to ensure the right artifacts and policies are enforced securely. Watch the full conversation here: https://lnkd.in/gFniVvMF #supplychainsecurity The Linux Foundation

Intelligent edge projects are often ripe for efficiency improvements, given the broad range of operating environments in the embedded development process. Maybe your CI/CD pipelines work for your Windows-hosted tools but not Linux, or your proprietary vendor tools don’t work well with your open source automation platform. Or maybe your pipelines aren’t accessible by remote teams. Capitalizing on these efficiency improvements requires an open, extensible platform that enables your entire embedded development team to automate all operating environments and toolchains. One that isn’t limited to specific vendors, platforms, or locations. Read on at our blog about how Wind River Studio Pipelines improves development efficiency across your extended team by improving collaboration and automation in all the tools they use – regardless of operating environment or vendor: https://lnkd.in/egTe8ejb #DevOps #DevSecOps #CICD #Embedded #IntelligentEdge

The eternal software "temporary" solution A lesson in software longevity This story emphasizes the intriguing balance between technological evolution and the enduring utility of seemingly "temporary" solutions within software development. Software technical debt refers to the implied cost of additional rework caused by choosing an easy, quick fix in software development over a better approach that would take longer, akin to financial debt that accumulates interest until it is addressed. In an astonishing revelation that challenges the conventional wisdom around software development cycles, the Windows "format drive" dialog UI, a fixture in the operating system for 30 years, was originally introduced as a temporary measure by developer Dave W Plummer in 1994. Despite the rapid evolution of technology and the advent of Windows 11's cutting-edge features, this interface has remained untouched, serving as a testament to its unexpected efficacy and the peculiar nature of "temporary" solutions in the tech world. Plummer, renowned for his contributions to iconic Windows features like Task Manager and Windows Pinball, shared this quirky anecdote, highlighting the UI's endurance as a functional tool, despite its intended short-term role. This story invites reflection among technology leaders on the lifecycle of software components and the balance between innovation and stability. As we navigate the ever-changing landscape of technology, it's a reminder that sometimes, the solutions we conceive in a moment can resonate through decades. #technicaldebt #LeadershipInsights #SoftwareDevelopment #WindowsEvolution #TechnologyManagement #InnovationVsStability https://lnkd.in/gnQThUhG

Excited to share the latest episode in our Swift server development series! In this video, Moritz dives into building a Backend for Frontend (BFF) application using the Hummingbird framework. In this episode, he focus on implementing robust HTTP endpoints that connect your server’s functionality to the database and other services. You’ll learn: ✅ Defining and implementing endpoints using Swift & Hummingbird ✅ Connecting endpoints to your Database Model & Repository ✅ Handling CRUD operations with RESTful design ✅ Best practices for routing, middleware, and performance testing If you’re building server applications in Swift, this episode is packed with practical insights and tips. Check it out! 💻🎥 #HTTP #Endpoints #Hummingbird #ServerSideSwift #BFF #CRUD

📢 84% of respondents agree that using open source software (OSS) delivers business value! This insight comes from the 4th Annual State of Open Source in Financial Services report. Conducted by FINOS in collaboration with GitHub, The Linux Foundation Research, Red Hat, Scott Logic, and Sonatype the report highlights how the financial services industry is leveraging open source to drive business value and innovation. Learn more about the increasing adoption of OSPOs, evolving strategies, and how organizations are realizing the business benefits of open source. ➡️ Download the FREE 2024 report now: https://hubs.ly/Q02SKMLZ0 #FINOS #OpenSource #OSS #FinancialServices #Fintech #BankingTech #Survey #IndustryInsights #OSPO #BusinessValue

What’s new for enterprise in macOS Sequoia 15.0 macOS Sequoia includes new features such as Safari extensions management, a new disk management configuration for external and network storage, and enhancements for software update management. #macOS

📢 47% believe that investment in secure software development practices and legal, compliance, or security support would increase OSS use 🔒 Learn more in the 4th Annual State of Open Source in Financial Services report. Conducted by FINOS in collaboration with GitHub, The Linux Foundation Research, Red Hat, Scott Logic, and Sonatype the report explores how financial services professionals are increasingly contributing to and driving innovation in open source. ➡️ Download the FREE 2024 report now: https://hubs.ly/Q02WZxcn0 #FINOS #OpenSource #OSS #FinancialServices #GitHub #OSPO #Fintech #DeveloperContributions

📢 88% of respondents say using open source software (OSS) improves software quality. ➡️ Download the FREE 2024 report now: https://hubs.ly/Q02SKJDL0 This year’s 4th Annual State of Open Source in Financial Services report clearly shows that the industry is maturing. Conducted by FINOS in collaboration with GitHub, The Linux Foundation Research, Red Hat, Scott Logic, and Sonatype the report highlights key trends in open source adoption, contribution, and leadership across the financial services sector. Learn more about the rise of OSPOs, evolving strategies, and how organizations are driving innovation with open source as they continue to mature. #FINOS #OpenSource #OSS #FinancialServices #Fintech #BankingTech #Survey #IndustryInsights #OSPO #SoftwareQuality