Category: Blog

  • 3 misperceptions women have about computer science

    [ad_1] YouTube’s CEO Susan Wojcicki delivered a powerful keynote this morning to thousands of attendees at the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing, which is being held this week in Houston. She started with, “My daughter told me she doesn’t like computers.” Three misperceptions Wojcicki identifies that women have about the field of computer…

  • Why use NGINX as a load balancer?

    [ad_1] NGINX, an open source, high-performance HTTP server, reverse proxy, and IMAP/POP3 proxy server, has gained popularity as a load balancer. I caught up with Sarah Novotny, head of Developer Relations at NGINX, ahead of her All Things Open session later this month, and asked her to explain NGINX’s growing popularity. “NGINX provides a software-based…

  • A tool for tracking non-code GitHub contributions

    [ad_1] In today’s open source world, there are a number of very large communities that have tangible incentives for contributing to projects. Commits that make it into the master branch of Docker can attract tips, and once you become an Active Technical Contributor for OpenStack you get a number of perks, including free entry to…

  • Octohat: a tool for tracking non-code GitHub contributions

    [ad_1] In today’s open source world, there are a number of very large communities that have tangible incentives for contributing to projects. Commits that make it into the master branch of Docker can attract tips, and once you become an Active Technical Contributor for OpenStack you get a number of perks, including free entry to…

  • Open Source Day at Grace Hopper 2015

    [ad_1] The 2015 Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing (GHC) started out like any other, with a giant room filled with thousands of women with a passion for technology and computing. This year’s welcome keynote opened with green lights strobing over a dark room. What a way to highlight the rows and rows of…

  • Today's #OpenOrgChat: Catalyzing direction

    [ad_1] In the Open Organization book club this week, we’re discussing Chapter 7: Catalyzing Direction. read more [ad_2] Source link

  • Couchbase CEO on rise of NoSQL

    [ad_1] One of the major shifts in technology over the last few years has been the emergence and adoption of NoSQL databases. More and more firms are moving to NoSQL because it’s scalable, distributed, and flexible. Those are all elements that make NoSQL a good choice for today’s big data applications. Ahead of his talk…

  • How a love for open source led to the first Ubuntu magazine

    [ad_1] It was late 2006 (if my memory serves me right), and I was still using Windows XP. Right around the corner, though, was the (now dreaded) Windows Vista. I really didn’t like the thought of it, XP had been giving me grief, and I was just getting fed up with Windows’ nonsense in general.…

  • Rust programming language for speed, safety, and concurrency

    [ad_1] Rust is a systems programming language that got its start in 2010 with Mozilla Research. Today, one of Rust’s most ardent developers and guardians is Steve Klabnik, who can you find traveling the globe touting it’s features and teaching people how to use it. At All Things Open 2015, Steve will give attendees all…

  • Community shares #MyOpenStory on Twitter

    [ad_1] Going into this October—our Most Open Month—the goal was pretty simple: We wanted more first-time contributors than any other month in our history. Although we’re already well on our way to meeting that goal, we wanted to give even more people a chance to share their stories. And thus, #MyOpenStory was born: Why did…