Issue number 52 - that means that it's been a year of Developer Tools Weekly. In that year we've seen containers continue to rise, mergers and acquisitions, and more developers coming into the industry. Here's to another 52 weeks! 🥂
Articles
- Homebrew 2.0
Homebrew is the finest package manager for macOS - but with version 2.0, it expands beyond just the Mac. Now it includes supports for Linux and Windows Subsystem for Linux.
- Everything You Never Wanted to Know About CMake
CMake is most assuredly the worst cross-platform build system. Except, probably, all the others. A look at some of its idiosyncrasies, and could a higher-level abstraction improve it?
- Let’s talk about open source sustainability
Are you an open source maintainer or contributor? Are you feeling the crunch from too much work and too little support? GitHub wants to hear from you about OSS sustainability.
- A Guide To CSS Support In Browsers
Even as more and more browsers are based themselves on Chromium, that doesn't mean that they're identical. Knowing how to cope with CSS across browsers remains as important as ever.
- Overview of React Hooks
React is great for simplifying user interfaces - but could it be simplified more? React Hooks allow you to create functional components that are stateful, without creating additional class components.
In Brief
- Find out the real state of database DevOps Database DevOps
- Why I Choose Xamarin to Build Cross-Platform Apps Xamarin
- gmaster now supports PHP Git
- Announcing Support for Windows Server 2019 Within Docker Enterprise Docker
New Releases
- GitLab Security Release: 11.7.3, 11.6.8, 11.5.10 Git Security
- ReSharper Ultimate 2018.3.2 is released! .NET
Podcasts
- The Xamarin Show: Bring Some C++ to Xamarin Apps
Xamarin
Xamarin helps you build cross-platform mobile applications, but how can you include existing C++ libraries? James Montemagno and Mike Parker examine bridging native libraries.
- .NET Rocks: Migrating to .NET Standard with Rocky Lhotka
.NET
Is it time to move to modern .NET? Even if you're not ready for .NET Core, you might just be ready for .NET Standard instead. Rocky Lhotka looks at your migration options.