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Technical interview platform Byteboard spins out of Google’s Area 120, takes on new funding
Byteboard, a service designed to replace the pre-onsite technical interview part of a company’s hiring process with a web-based alternative, will be spinning out of Google, TechCrunch learned an
The open-source Contributor Covenant is now managed by the Organization for Ethical Source
Managing the technical side of open-source projects is often hard enough, but throw in the inevitable conflicts between contributors, who are often very passionate about their contributions, and thing
LaunchDarkly CEO Edith Harbaugh explains why her company raised another $54M
This week, LaunchDarkly announced that it has raised another $54 million. Led by Bessemer Venture Partners and backed by the company’s existing investors, it brings the company’s total fun
GitHub gets a CI/CD service
Microsoft’s GitHub today launched the beta of a new version of GitHub Actions with full continuous integration and delivery (CI/CD) capabilities built right into the service. General availabilit
GitHub gets a package registry
GitHub today announced the launch of a limited beta of the GitHub Package Registry, its new package management service that lets developers publish public and private packages next to their source cod
Ashley Madison slips into something more comfortable to shake its bad rep
How do you rescue a brand like Ashley Madison after it becomes synonymous with infidelity, poor security, a fateful hack, a massive breach of privacy and at least two suicides? That was the challenge
Baby-Making App Glow Gets Into Sex Ed With Ruby, An iOS App For Women’s Sexual Health
Glow, the app that aims to help women get pregnant (or not) launched a new iOS app for women's sexual health today called Ruby.
Ruby is similar to the other Glow family of products, but is tailored
After Disappearing For More Than 3 Years, Why The Lucky Stiff Returns To The Internet
With few exceptions, the world of developers (and startups in general), is really known for its scandals. But when Ruby icon Why the Luck Stuff (also known simply as _why) suddenly took all of his pro
5 Ways To Learn Code From The Comfort Of Your Own Browser
One of the big trends of the past couple years, spurred the growing demand for programmers, is the rise of in-browser programming tutorials. Gone are the days when you'd have to buy a book and configu
You’ve Got To Admit It’s Getting Better
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Next Year's Headline: Microsoft fails to do anything significant with Powerset
There is one glaring detail that everyone who reported on the Microsoft-Powerset acquisition has failed to mention: Powerset is a Unix based company. All of its core components – its application