My jetlag is finally subsiding, and I've got an unexpected few weeks where I'm staying in the UK. Now that I'm well rested, I'm incredibly excited to drop a new release of some developer tools news!
Articles
- Microsoft open-sources its patent portfolio
Microsoft joins the Open Invention Network (OIN) - an open-source patent consortium - and agrees to license its entire patent portfolio to open source projects royalty-free.
- .NET: Guidance for Library Authors
The .NET team unpacks successful patterns for building your libraries, to ensure that they meet five critical pillars: inclusive, stable, designed to evolve, debuggable and trusted.
- My daughters are coding, thanks to Minecraft and slime
It's obvious that children are incredibly familiar with gadgets and technology - but are they prepared to be the next generation of programmers? A look at how to teach kids to code.
- Java 11 Released
Java 11 introduces a number of new features including TLS 1.3, a new garbage collector, and - most notably - is released under the new support model.
- Fun with SQL Server Containers
I missed Elton Stoneman's talk at Techorama NL, but Donovan Brown didn't, and he shows off how to get started with SQL Server in Docker containers.
In Brief
- Dark Mode for Tower Git
- The Microsoft Infer.NET machine learning framework goes open source AI/ML
- Why should I care about .NET Core? .NET
- NullReferenceException in windows when Git fetch or pull Git
- Pivotal Cloud Foundry Monitoring with Datadog Monitoring
New Releases
- Announcing ML.NET 0.6 (Machine Learning .NET) AI/ML
- .NET Framework October 2018 Security and Quality Rollup .NET
- Visual Studio Code September 2018 (version 1.28)
Podcasts
- Software Engineering Daily: DevOps at Microsoft with Martin Woodward
DevOps
Martin Woodward looks back on his last 13 years of working at Microsoft and talks about how software engineering and software delivery has changed, going from shrink-wrapped products to continuous delivery with DevOps processes.
- DevOps Chat: Jez Humble Discusses 2018 ‘State of DevOps Report’
DevOps
The annual "State of DevOps Report" is out and continues to make news. Alan Shimel talks with one of its authors, Jez Humble, about its insights and takeaways.
Events
- Annnouncing the DockerCon EU 2018 Sessions
DockerCon
DockerCon EU 2018 sessions focus on how Docker works for you; sessions announced for the following tracks: Docker for Developers, Docker for IT/Operations, and Black Belt (deep dives). - Git Merge 2019
Git
The preeminent Git-focused conference; Git Merge is a full-day offering technical content and user case studies, plus a day of workshops for Git users of all levels. Call for Papers is now open.