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
A Rust-based TLS library outperformed OpenSSL in almost every categoryBenchmarks reveal better connection speeds and smaller memory footprint for Rustls library, compared to OpenSSL.July 19, 2019 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
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
Safari engineers look at different approach to fighting intrusive adsSafari engineers want to limit the amount of JavaScript that a website can load.February 2, 2019 by Catalin Cimpanu in Developer
Browser vendors win war with W3C over HTML and DOM standardsW3C hands over development of HTML and DOM standards to browser vendors (WHATWG).May 28, 2019 by Catalin Cimpanu in Developer
Google's Web Packaging standard arises as a new tool for privacy enthusiastsWeb Packaging will let site owners create signed versions of their pages to distribute via alternative channels.May 8, 2019 by Catalin Cimpanu in Developer
GitHub launches Package Registry to easily generate packages from your codeGitHub Package Registry currently supports Docker images and npm, NuGet, Maven, and RubyGem packages.May 10, 2019 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
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