Solving the UI challenge in Visual Studio code
There’s long been a tension between designers and developers, with code and user interface often seen as being in conflict. That really shouldn’t be the case: A well-designed UI can help define the un..
JDK 12 roadmap: Java 12 gets first targeted feature
While Java Development Kit (JDK) 11 won’t arrive for another month, work proceeds on its successor, JDK 12, with a switch expressions capability lined up for the release, expected in March 2019. Simpl..
Smaller updates remove ‘last significant barrier’ to commercial Windows 10 adoption, argues expert
Smaller monthly updates for Windows 10 may help push the operating system onto more machines as its predecessor faces retirement, a patch expert said.
“Lots of companies are feeling the pain [of large..
Microsoft lures Win Server 2008 users toward Azure
Microsoft is offering extended support for Windows Server 2008 and SQL Server 2008 to customers who shift these platforms from on-premises into Microsoft’s Azure cloud.
The scheduled ends of extended ..
JDK 12 roadmap: Java 12 gets first targeted feature
While Java Development Kit (JDK) 11 won’t arrive for another month, work proceeds on its successor, JDK 12, with a switch expressions capability lined up for the release, expected in March 2019. Simpl..
Secrets of ‘shift left’ success
When Delphix moved from selling only packaged software to also offering Software-as-a-Service solutions, it found something lacking in the DevOps principles it had been following for years.
Company le..
Eddie Murphy, 57, is expecting his 10th child
Actor Eddie Murphy, 57, is expecting his 10th child. He already shares two-year-old daughter Izzy Oona with partner Paige Butcher.
Scientists identify a new kind of human brain cell
Scientists have uncovered a new type of human brain cell that has never been seen in mice and other well-studied laboratory animals.
As CO2 levels climb, millions at risk of nutritional deficiencies
Rising levels of carbon dioxide from human activity are making staple crops such as rice and wheat less nutritious and could result in 175 million people becoming zinc deficient and 122 million people becoming protein deficient by 2050, according to new research.
Secret tunnels discovered between the skull and the brain
Bone marrow, the spongy tissue inside most of our bones, produces red blood cells as well as immune cells that help fight off infections and heal injuries. According to a new study of mice and humans, tiny tunnels run from skull bone marrow to the lining of the brain and may provide a direct route for immune cells responding to injuries caused by stroke and other brain disorders.