Yearbook

Announcing the 2018 Open Source Yearbook: Download now

Rikki Endsley — Tue, 12 Feb 2019 08:01:00 +0000

Announcing the 2018 Open Source Yearbook: Download now Rikki Endsley Tue, 02/12/2019 - 03:01

The fourth annual Open Source Yearbook looks back at 20 years of open source and rounds up hot new technologies and trends.

Get your free PDF download of the 2018 Open Source Yearbook In 2018 we celebrated 20 years of “open source” and the 20-year anniversary of the Open Source Initiative (OSI). On…

5 public speaking resolutions for 2019

vmbrasseur — Fri, 04 Jan 2019 08:00:00 +0000

5 public speaking resolutions for 2019 vmbrasseur Fri, 01/04/2019 - 03:00

If one of your 2019 goals is to present at a tech conference, add these resolutions to your list.

The year is coming to a close, which means it's time to start making resolutions for the new one. If one of your 2019 resolutions is to present at a tech conference, I…

5 open source resolutions for 2019

MikeCamel — Tue, 01 Jan 2019 08:02:00 +0000

5 open source resolutions for 2019 MikeCamel Tue, 01/01/2019 - 03:02

Here are a few ways to improve the world during our next trip around the sun.

No matter how much of a cliché it may be, making New Year's Resolutions is hard to resist. There's something about the calendar flipping to a new year that causes even the…

5 resolutions for open source project maintainers

bcotton — Wed, 12 Dec 2018 08:00:00 +0000

5 resolutions for open source project maintainers bcotton Wed, 12/12/2018 - 03:00

No matter how you say it, good communication is essential to strong open source communities.

I'm generally not big on New Year's resolutions. I have no problem with self-improvement, of course, but I tend to anchor around other parts of the calendar. Even so, there's…

40 top Linux and open source conferences in 2019

Rikki Endsley — Tue, 11 Dec 2018 08:02:00 +0000

40 top Linux and open source conferences in 2019 Rikki Endsley Tue, 12/11/2018 - 03:02

We've rounded up a few favorite picks for conferences to attend in 2019.

Every year Opensource.com editors, writers, and readers attend open source-related conferences and events hosted around the world. As we started planning our 2019 schedules…

How to get started in AI

ghaff — Mon, 10 Dec 2018 08:00:00 +0000

How to get started in AI ghaff Mon, 12/10/2018 - 03:00

Before you can begin working in artificial intelligence, you need to acquire some human intelligence.

I've both asked and been asked about the best way to learn more about artificial intelligence (AI). What should I read? What should I watch? I'll get to that. But, first, it's…

Coupled commands with control operators in Bash

dboth — Wed, 21 Nov 2018 08:03:00 +0000

Coupled commands with control operators in Bash dboth Wed, 11/21/2018 - 03:03

Add logic to the command line with control operators in compound commands.

Simple compound commands—such as stringing several commands together in a sequence on the command line—are used often. Such commands are separated by semicolons, which define…

7 open source platforms to get started with serverless computing

danieloh — Thu, 15 Nov 2018 08:01:00 +0000

7 open source platforms to get started with serverless computing danieloh Thu, 11/15/2018 - 03:01

Serverless computing is transforming traditional software development. These open source platforms will help you get started.

The term serverless has been coming up in more conversations recently. Let’s clarify the concept, and those related to it, such as serverless computing and serverless platform…

Revisiting the Unix philosophy in 2018

mhausenblas — Mon, 05 Nov 2018 08:00:00 +0000

Revisiting the Unix philosophy in 2018 mhausenblas Mon, 11/05/2018 - 03:00

The old strategy of building small, focused applications is new again in the modern microservices environment.

In 1984, Rob Pike and Brian W. Kernighan published an article called " Program Design in the Unix Environment" in the AT&T Bell Laboratories Technical Journal, in which they…

4 best practices for giving open source code feedback

vmbrasseur — Tue, 09 Oct 2018 07:03:00 +0000

4 best practices for giving open source code feedback vmbrasseur Tue, 10/09/2018 - 03:03

A few simple guidelines can help you provide better feedback.

In the previous article I gave you tips for how to receive feedback, especially in the context of your first free and open source project contribution. Now it's time to talk…