2017 Open Source Yearbook

Announcing the 2017 Open Source Yearbook: Download now

Rikki Endsley — Wed, 28 Feb 2018 08:05:00 +0000

Announcing the 2017 Open Source Yearbook: Download now Rikki Endsley Wed, 02/28/2018 - 03:05

In the third annual Open Source Yearbook, we offer a fun mix of new tech trends and nostalgia.

In 2015, Opensource.com published the first Open Source Yearbook . Thanks to contributions from more than 25 writers, the 2016 edition was even bigger and included more than…

Kubernetes, standardization, and security dominated 2017 Linux container news

ghaff — Tue, 26 Dec 2017 08:03:00 +0000

Kubernetes, standardization, and security dominated 2017 Linux container news ghaff Tue, 12/26/2017 - 03:03

We round up our most popular Linux container reads from the past year.

Containers were big news in 2017, on Opensource.com and throughout the IT infrastructure community. Three primary storylines dominated container news over the past year: The…

Is blockchain a security topic?

MikeCamel — Wed, 06 Dec 2017 08:05:00 +0000

Is blockchain a security topic? MikeCamel Wed, 12/06/2017 - 03:05

Yet again, we need to understand how systems and the business work together and be honest about the fit.

Blockchains are big news at the moment. There are conferences, startups, exhibitions, open source projects (in fact, pretty much all of the blockchain stuff going on out there…

Giving the gift of a pull request to an open source project in need

andrewnez — Fri, 01 Dec 2017 08:00:00 +0000

Giving the gift of a pull request to an open source project in need andrewnez Fri, 12/01/2017 - 03:00

The nights are drawing in, there's a chill in the air, and developers are preparing to give back to the software they use during the holiday season.

On December 1st, 24 Pull Requests will be opening its virtual doors once again, asking you to give the gift of a pull request to an open source project in need. Six years ago…

10 open source technology trends for 2018

Sreejith Fingent — Wed, 29 Nov 2017 08:03:00 +0000

10 open source technology trends for 2018 Sreejith Fingent Wed, 11/29/2017 - 03:03

What do you think will be the next open source tech trends? Here are 10 predictions.

Technology is always evolving. New developments, such as OpenStack, Progressive Web Apps, Rust, R, the cognitive cloud, artificial intelligence (AI), the Internet of Things…

Happy 60th birthday, Fortran

bcotton — Tue, 14 Nov 2017 08:03:00 +0000

Happy 60th birthday, Fortran bcotton Tue, 11/14/2017 - 03:03

Fortran may be trending down on Google, but its foundational role in scientific applications ensure that it won't be retiring anytime soon.

The Fortran compiler, introduced in April 1957, was the first optimizing compiler, and it paved the way for many technical computing applications over the years. What Cobol…

What is the TensorFlow machine intelligence platform?

amyu — Thu, 09 Nov 2017 08:02:00 +0000

What is the TensorFlow machine intelligence platform? amyu Thu, 11/09/2017 - 03:02

Learn about the Google-developed open source library for machine learning and deep neural networks research.

TensorFlow is an open source software library for numerical computation using data-flow graphs. It was originally developed by the Google Brain Team within Google's Machine…

Getting started with .NET for Linux

DonSchenck — Wed, 08 Nov 2017 08:02:00 +0000

Getting started with .NET for Linux DonSchenck Wed, 11/08/2017 - 03:02

Microsoft's decision to make .NET Core open source means it's time for Linux developers to get comfortable and start experimenting.

When you know a software developer's preferred operating system, you can often guess what programming language(s) they use. If they use Windows, the language list includes C#…