[ad_1] When you’re new to open source, you’ll find yourself asking: I know some [programming language]. I want to get some practice, while helping out. How do I find an open source project where I can contribute? Hm… I don’t know where to start. This seems complicated. I’ve asked this same question over and over…

[ad_1] This month’s column comes from Raleigh, North Carolina where I attended All Things Open 2016! This post consists of the highlights of the lightning talk I gave at the conference, which covered the mission and purpose of Raspberry Pi, and our programs and outreach including Code Club for kids, Raspberry Jams, and Picademy. Who I am, who we…

[ad_1] In the open source universe, using terms such as FLOSS (Free/Libre and Open Source Software) is common and represents a casual conflation of the terms open source and free software, which are often used interchangeably. I would be remiss if I didn’t also admit that I have been guilty of same. I won’t be…

[ad_1] About the author Jason Baker – Jason is passionate about using technology to make the world more open, from software development to bringing sunlight to local governments. He is particularly interested in data visualization/analysis, DIY/maker culture, simulations/modeling, geospatial technologies, and cloud computing, especially OpenStack. Follow him on Twitter or Google+. Are you interested in…

[ad_1] About the author Jason Baker – Jason is passionate about using technology to make the world more open, from software development to bringing sunlight to local governments. He is particularly interested in data visualization/analysis, DIY/maker culture, simulations/modeling, geospatial technologies, and cloud computing, especially OpenStack. Follow him on Twitter or Google+. Let’s take a look…

[ad_1] In this bi-weekly open gaming roundup, we take a look Unity’s open source EditorVR, new graphical chips by ARM, and the Hatchit game engine. Open gaming roundup for October 23-November 5, 2016 Unity making its VR dev tool open source Unity has announced it will open source its upcoming VR editor tool called EditorVR.…

[ad_1] In this week’s Top 5, we highlight Linux filesystems, your favorite “old” programming language, running commands at shutdown on Linux, and Perl’s new school users and old school history. Top 5 articles of the week 5. Perl and the birth of the dynamic web One writer tells the fascinating story of Perl’s role in the dynamic web, which…

[ad_1] Turn back the dial of time a bit. No, keep turning… a little more… there! Over 25 years ago, when some of your professional colleagues were still toddlers, Bram Moolenaar started working on a text editor for his Amiga. He was a user of vi on Unix, but the Amiga didn’t have anything quite…

[ad_1] Containers and microservices have revolutionized application development and infrastructure management. They have also introduced new security challenges without solving the old ones. What are some of the new security challenges, and what can you do about them? New technologies, new challenges Microservices are changing everything. Immutable infrastructure, share-nothing architecture, and containerized applications (microservices) are…

[ad_1] In my previous article, Learn Perl with this temperature conversion script, I walked readers through a Perl script. When I first began using Scribus—a desktop publishing (DTP) application used to create PDFs for publishing in print or online—Perl was the scripting language I was most familiar with, and I even tried using it with…