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Microsoft copied its new Windows Package Manager from rival AppGet, claims developer

The Verge

AppGet is a free and open source package manager for Windows, which automates installing software on Windows PCs. It caught the attention of Microsoft last year, after Andrew Clinick, a program manager responsible for the app model at Microsoft, reached out to AppGet developer Keivan Beigi.

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Microsoft angers the.NET open source community with a controversial decision

The Verge

Microsoft has spent the past 10 years embracing open-source software and, at several points, even admitting it loves Linux and the open source community. All of this goodwill could be about to come crashing down, thanks to a storm that’s brewing in the.NET community — Microsoft’s flagship development toolkit and core software framework.

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Should You Build in-house or Outsource Development of Your Mobile Apps?

CTOvision

Many articles discuss in depth the pros and cons of either approach. It is simply like a website or any other critical software development – if those are in-house then mobile apps should also definitely be in-house. The Long Term Consideration – Produce In-house. If mobile is key to future growth, it is best to produce in-house.

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Netflix employees at the heart of the Dave Chappelle controversy file charges against the company

The Verge

Pagels-Minor, a Black trans program manager, was fired while organizing a walkout related to Netflix’s support of Chappelle’s comedy special The Closer , which has been widely condemned as transphobic. Terra Field, a trans software engineer, was suspended after posting a viral tweet thread about the issue.

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DARPA Official: Human-Robot Teams Key to Disaster Response

CTOvision

The first competition tested software teams’ ability to guide a simulated robot through three sample tasks in a virtual environment. He’s also the DARPA Robotics Challenge program manager in DARPA’s Defense Sciences Office. Pratt said most differences seen in the robots’ performances were differences of software capabilities.

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Best IT and Tech Blogs – Must Read Information Technology Resources 2019

Galido

Information technology is the use of any tech devices, infrastructure, software and processes to create and process, store, secure and exchange all forms of digital data. Our articles are typically focused on software recommendations, business, security, interesting topics and search engine optimization and marketing.

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IT Risk Management Summit - March 26, 2013 - Reston, VA

Cloud Musings

In response to growing demand for formal software risk and quality management tools, the nations’ most respected standards bodies and IT communities of practice have joined forces to advance the state of the practice in software quality management. I am personally honored to be participating in this important forum.