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Rails and Merb Merge Update: Rails Core

Engine Yard Blog201084 points3 commentsSoftware Engineering details

Gosling: So Long Old Friend

Thesixtyone (YC W09) launches version 2.0

David Heinemeier Hansson, 37 Signals - Unlearn Your MBA (Audio)

Stanford eCorner201077 points35 commentscited by 3Tech Industry & Business details

PEP 3146 – Merging Unladen Swallow into CPython

Python.org2010cited by 20Programming Languages details

This PEP proposes the merger of the Unladen Swallow project 3 into CPython’s source tree. Unladen Swallow is an open-source branch of CPython focused on performance. Unladen Swallow is source-compatible with valid Python 2.6.4 applications and C extensi...

Love for LuaJIT

Google Open Source Blog201075 points45 commentsProgramming Languages details

The latest news from Google on open source releases, major projects, events, and outreach programs for early career developers.

The 4 Big Myths of Profile Pictures

Believing You Can Get Smarter Makes You Smarter

American Psychological Association201093 points51 commentsLife, Learning & Writing details

MSNBOT must die

blogs.perl.org201083 points31 commentsWeb & Frontend details

If you've suffered any problems accessing any of the sites, the databases, the CPAN mirror, etc from the CPAN Testers server last night, please direct your wrath at Microsoft. Last night the msnbot took out the CPAN Testers server with a dedicated denial of service attack. As a consequence measures are now being put…

Linode and the Google Cyber Attacks

Linode Blog2010109 points44 commentsSecurity & Privacy details

Top 20 Programming Lessons I've Learned in 20 Years

Sustainable logistics prioritises eco-friendly supply chain management through resource optimisation, renewable energy, and green packaging, enhancing brand image and meeting consumer demand.

Default HTTPS access for Gmail

Gmail Blog2010119 points30 commentscited by 4Security & Privacy details

Posted by Sam Schillace, Gmail Engineering Director In 2008, we rolled out the option to always use https — encrypting your mail as it trav...

A new approach to China

Official Google Blog20101,145 points368 commentscited by 23Society, Policy & Culture details

Insights from Googlers into our products, technology, and the Google culture

Upload and store your files in the cloud with Google Docs

Google Docs Blog201075 points34 commentsWeb & Frontend details

Almost a third of our portfolio is under attack by patent trolls.

Union Square Ventures Blog2010137 points72 commentsTech Industry & Business details

Union Square Ventures is a venture capital firm based in New York City.

Philip Greenspun Visits Berkeley

Harvard Law Blogs201091 points71 commentsLife, Learning & Writing details

Tarsnap - The scrypt key derivation function and encryption utility

Tarsnap2010cited by 34Security & Privacy details

The scrypt key derivation function and encryption utility

Can't start a business only eating a Tombstone pizza every day

Inkling Markets Blog201097 points20 commentsLife, Learning & Writing details

The official blog of Inkling Markets. We make prediction market software for organizations to improve their forecasting and make better decisions.

Why did we take reddit down for 71 minutes?

Reddit Blog2010100 points44 commentsInfrastructure & DevOps details

Get the latest product news, company announcements, and user insights from the official Reddit blog.

Why Textmate 2.0 is not Developed in the Open

MacroMates Blog201098 points74 commentsTools & Productivity details

I got a letter asking me why I didn’t use the 1.0 model for developing 2.0, that is, released 1.0 when it reached “usable” and then incrementally improved it.

Balsamiq Makes 1.6 Million with 70% Profit in 2009

Balsamiq Blog2010262 points122 commentsTech Industry & Business details