Write code inspired by Shakespeare with esolang
Maybe you’ve heard that playwright William Shakespeare contributed 1,700 new words to the English language. But did you know that he has an entire programming language as well? SPL (Shakespeare programming language) was created to make source code resemble Shakespeare plays. It is an esoteric language, also known as an esolang. An esolang is a computer programming language designed to experiment with weird ideas, create a...
Create an app with this Arnold Schwarzenegger-themed programming language
Have you ever wished programming were more like an action movie? If you answered yes, then I have the language for you. While wandering the internet to find the most obscure and fun open source languages, I came across ArnoldC. ArnoldC is an imperative programming language where the basic keywords are replaced with quotes from various Arnold Schwarzenegger movies. read more Powered by...
How we hired an open source developer
As the CEO and co-founder of Profian, a start-up security company, I’ve been part of our effort to hire developers to work on Enarx, a security project that deals with confidential computing, written almost exclusively in Rust (with a bit of Assembly). Profian has now found all the people it was looking for in this search, with a couple of developers due to start in the next few weeks. read more Powered by...
Build your own container on Linux
Containers are run in the cloud. That’s because container technology allows websites and web apps to spawn fresh copies of themselves as demand increases. They’re the reason hundreds of millions of people can use popular sites without those sites buckling under the pressure of global traffic. Containers are a Linux technology, meaning that they rely on code (specifically cgroups and namespaces) unique to the Linux kernel,...
How open source supports businesses’ impact on climate change
In the coming decade, climate changes will compel the creation of new ecological norms and rules for our economy. The financial industry will be at the center of this transition, determining which companies and technologies are granted the resources they need to spearhead this evolution. read more Powered by...
How radical transparency is transforming open source healthcare software
At Tidepool, where I work as a Community and Clinic Success Manager, the company’s mission is to make diabetes software more accessible, meaningful, and actionable. Operating in the open is how we achieve that. Tidepool’s diabetes management software is an open source platform free for both clinicians and people impacted by diabetes. And, because the company is a nonprofit, it also operates according to the transparency...
