Browser makers launch new project for writing documentation for Web APIsFounding members include the W3C, Google, Microsoft, Mozilla, Samsung, Coil, and IgaliaJanuary 25, 2021 by Catalin Cimpanu in Developer
Chrome's new 'cache partitioning' system impacts Google Fonts performanceGoing forward, website owners are advised to download and host their own custom fonts.December 4, 2020 by Catalin Cimpanu in Developer
GitHub to replace 'master' with 'main' starting next monthAll new Git repositories on GitHub will be named "main" instead of "master" starting October 1, 2020.September 19, 2020 by Catalin Cimpanu in Developer
MySQL drops master-slave and blacklist-whitelist terminologyEngineering teams update internal terminologies all over the tech world. Latest examples include Twitter, JP Morgan, and Splunk.July 5, 2020 by Catalin Cimpanu in Developer
GitHub to replace "master" with alternative term to avoid slavery referencesGitHub getting on board legitimizes movement aimed at removing racially-charged language from software.June 14, 2020 by Catalin Cimpanu in Developer
Jenkins team avoids security disaster after partial user database lossLoophole caused by deleted user database could have allowed threat actors to hijack the user accounts of Jenkins plugin authors.June 10, 2020 by Catalin Cimpanu in Developer
Another one-line npm package breaks the JavaScript ecosystemAn update to tiny "is-promise" library impacted millions of JavaScript projects.April 26, 2020 by Catalin Cimpanu in Developer
Bootstrap, a UI framework used by 20% of internet sites, is dropping IE supportWordPress team is also considering a ways to gracefully degrade de CMS for older IE versions.April 11, 2020 by Catalin Cimpanu in Developer
The most copied StackOverflow Java code snippet contains a bugNine years later, developer corrects code snippet.December 4, 2019 by Catalin Cimpanu in Developer
Adobe to deactivate accounts for all Venezuelan users due to US sanctionsBecause of the White House's sanctions, users aren't eligible for refunds either.October 7, 2019 by Catalin Cimpanu in Developer