In March, a software bug threatened to derail large swaths of the web. XZ utils, an open-source compression tool embedded in myriad software products and operating systems, was found to have been implanted with a backdoor. The backdoor—a surreptitious entry point into the software—would have allowed a person with the requisite code to hijack the … Read more
ARD and ZDF want to put the code for their streaming media libraries on a common basis. Parts of it are also to be made freely available. ARD and ZDF are putting their streaming media libraries on a common technical foundation. The streaming media libraries of the public broadcasters ARD and ZDF are also growing … Read more
A monthly overview of things you need to know as an architect or aspiring architects. Facilitating the Spread of Knowledge and Innovation in Professional Software Development Git is a popular tool for version control in software development. It is not uncommon to use multiple Git accounts. Correctly configuring and switching Git accounts is challenging. In … Read more