Software Development

Intelligence agency opens $325,000 advanced, automated fingerprint gathering competition

The Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA) wants the public to help build a next-generation, automated fingerprint recognition system.

As Baby Boomers retire, the shortage of mainframe professionals grows more acute  

People who started their careers when the mainframe was king are retiring in droves, yet this computing platform is still vital to many businesses

Wine 2.0 brings MS Office 2013 compatibility to Linux

If you run Linux and happen to use Windows software, it’s time to grab Wine 2.0

IBM brings Google’s AI tools to its powerful computers

IBM is integrating the open-souce TensorFlow into its PowerAI toolkit

Self-protection is key to Linux kernel security

Finding and fixing Linux security vulnerabilities amounts to the usual whack-a-mole. The real solution is to harden the Linux kernel and let it protect itself

Microsoft: Upgrade .Net for better garbage collection

Microsoft urges developers to switch to .Net Framework 4.6.2, which was released last summer

Android Instant Apps testing begins, gives developers 2 bites at the SEO apple

Google says live testing of Instant Apps has started, promising to increase search conversion with a richer user experience

Tech world not immune to fake news

Resin.IO puts Linux and containers to work for IoT

The company is addressing the challenges of Linux-based IoT applications

Unhappy developers lead to bad code and bad processes

What software developers say happens to their code when they are unhappy