How about that open-source software from Microsoft, eh? What is going on with the world when the biggest news in open source is from Microsoft? While we sip our coffee and think wistfully of closed-source projects past, we figured we’d take this moment to update you on some of the other open-source announcements made this … continue reading
iRobot has unveiled a new robot designed for science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education. Based off the company’s Roomba, Create 2 features a preassembled robot platform to give educators, students and developers an affordable source to learn the fundamentals of robotics, computer science and engineering. “As a global leader in robotics technology, iRobot believes … continue reading
Amazon paraded out a cavalcade of new products and services at its AWS re:Invent conference in Las Vegas today, unveiling several new code-management and deployment tools, the Amazon Aurora MySQL database engine, and more. (Related: Amazon throws cloud support behind PHP) The trio of new AWS code tools is made up of AWS CodeDeploy, AWS … continue reading
Nixie: The wearable drone Imagine being able to take a picture while rock climbing, bike riding, hiking, snowboarding and more without having to miss a step. That’s what Nixie aims to do. Nixie is a tiny wearable drone that lives on a user’s wrist and, when launched, can fly around to take photos and videos … continue reading
#1. Stellar Stellar is a database snapshot and restore tool for development. Created by Fast Monkeys, Stellar allows users to store databases when writing database migrations, switching braches or experimenting with SQL. The project supports PostgreSQL and MySQL. “Warning: Please don’t use Stellar if you can’t afford data loss. It’s great for developing but not … continue reading
User waiting for fix decides to celebrate anniversary with cake… and ice cream … continue reading
New databases are popping up from the ground like seedlings in the spring, but which type is right for your project? … continue reading
New version of popular open-source database sees a large round of optimizations and better coordination with InnoDB … continue reading
A reader tracks the cause of many computer security and coding woes to programmers putting in backdoors … continue reading
If you ever wondered what the deal is with Hadoop, Harmony, MySQL, OODT or Yay, wonder no more … continue reading
As Oracle maps out its future, greater attention is paid to PostgreSQL, which is considered a counterbalance to MySQL … continue reading
MySQL’s creator is again trying to rally the community to block the Oracle/Sun acquisition … continue reading
