GitHub compiles $100M from VC Andreessen Horowitz
GitHub, the self-proclaimed "largest code host in the world," has changed from bootstrapping to venture-capital mode with funding from Andreessen Horowitz.read more
View ArticleNetflix uncages Chaos Monkey disaster testing system
Netflix has released Chaos Monkey, which it uses internally to test the resiliency of its Amazon Web Services cloud computing architecture, making available for free one of the tools the video...
View ArticleThings people hate about Git
Git is necessary, Git is popular, but Git is also painful. A groundswell of aggravation recently erupted.read more
View ArticleGitHub growth points to open source's enterprise acceptance
Every day 10,000 new users sign up for GitHub, an online repository for open source projects that already has 2.8 million members.read more
View ArticleVisit famous tech sites via Google Street View Hyperlapse
Using a fun new tool to take virtual trips to the headquarters and birthplaces of famous technology companiesread more
View ArticleWait – maybe JavaScript IS the top programming language
The ubiquitous language that’s the “glue” of web pages tops some recent rankings of programming languagesread more
View ArticleScore one for Seattle: Programmers work harder when it rains
New research finds that software developers seem to get more coding done on rainy daysread more
View ArticleYour Stack Overflow reputation can help get you hired … by Stack Overflow
A developer’s reputation score on the popular Q&A site is seen as an asset by some potential employers but not allread more
View ArticleKnow your wacky local ordinances thanks to open law websites
Baltimore follows the lead of several states by making municipal codes easily accessible via the Internet and APIsread more
View ArticleThe most WTF-y programming languages
The GitHub Archive reveals which languages seem to baffle developers the mostread more
View ArticleWhere in the world are GitHub users?
Using the GitHub Archive to see what cities commit the most coderead more
View ArticleWebsite source code searching made easier
NerdyData is a new search engine that lets you mine the code behind web pagesread more
View Article500 free programming books? GitHub's got 'em
A new repository is devoted to a list of free online programming booksread more
View ArticleGovernments get open on GitHub
A new GitHub site aggregates and showcases the open source repositories managed by governments and civic minded hackersread more
View ArticleCheck out some vintage Facebook source code
Perl code reportedly used on the site in 2005 appears on GitHubread more
View ArticleFemale software engineers may be even scarcer than thought
Crowdsourced data sheds new light on the gender gap in software developmentread more
View ArticleContribute to open source and you could make some (Bit)coin
Tip4Commit enables people to tip open source contributors with digital currencyread more
View ArticleFriends don’t let friends code drunk
Drinking and programming often go together, but is that really a good idea?read more
View ArticleAccessible technology development roundup: Using GitHub to comment on Web...
A new way to comment on WCAG, a new Android-based Braille phone and tips for making websites accessible to those with dyslexiaread more
View ArticleLinus Torvalds and other developers are leaving Bitcoins on the table
40% of tips earned by developers for contributions to GitHub projects through Tip4Commit have gone unclaimedread more
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