Tim Anderson
Stack Overflow volunteer moderators down tools over secret new policy that obstructs removal of AI-generated content
A number of Stack Overflow moderators have declared a “general moderation strike” to protest about being instructed not […]
TypeScript 5.1 released, 5.2 beta on way with resource management on the roadmap – more like C#?
Microsoft has released TypeScript 5.1, with improvements including less fuss over functions that return void or undefined, and […]
GitHub Activity View now shows all pushes in single view, elicits mixed reaction from devs
GitHub has made a new Activity View available to all, though still marked as beta, showing all activity […]
More Rust ructions as project team confesses failure of “leadership chat”
The Rust project has had remarkable success in driving language adoption but project governance has been more problematic. […]
What’s coming in C# 12? Devs debate whether it’s too much or not enough
Microsoft’s C# lead designer Mads Torgersen, along with principal software engineer Dustin Campbell, presented a look at what […]
Azure Linux released at Build – where Microsoft revealed why it did not fork Fedora
At its Build developer event this week, Microsoft made Azure Linux – its own distribution of the open […]
Podman Desktop 1.0 released: a challenge to Docker Desktop
The RedHat-sponsored open source project Podman Desktop has hit general availability, with features including building and running containers, […]
Copilot crazy? Microsoft shoe-horns AI assistant into Windows 11, Power BI, Analytics and more
Microsoft’s Build developer event kicks off today, with a heavy focus on AI including Copilots for Windows 11 […]
Azul makes OpenJDK with fast-start CRaC generally available – but not cross-platform
The Azul-led CRaC (Coordinated Restore at Checkpoint) project aims to greatly improve the startup time of Java applications […]
Is ASP.NET on the right path? Microsoft .NET 8 preview prompts debate and Visual Studio 17.6 rolls out
Ahead of its Build developer event next week, Microsoft has pushed out a new preview of the forthcoming […]