Development 5.0

gigya/microdot

The Microdot framework helps you to create scalable and reliable microservices (a “microservice chassis”), allowing you to focus on writing code that defines the logic of your service without the need to tackle the myriad of challenges of developing a distributed system.

Lucifer, America’s oldest hippo, confronts his age in Homosassa Springs

HOMOSASSA SPRINGS — Lucifer poses in the sun. He has this down, seeming not to care while simultaneously stealing all focus. He’s Kate Moss on the runway. He’s Greg Maddux in the World Series.

flexos-io/doc

Contribute to flexos-io/doc development by creating an account on GitHub.

“Pink slime” strikes back, and other new food litigation

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ABC News called it “pink slime.” Now, USDA says it can be labeled “ground beef.”

Beef Products Inc. (BPI), the South Dakota-based meat processing company at the center of 2012’s “pink slime” controversy, just won a long-sought semantic victory. For years, the company has argued that its signature product is safe, wholesome, and not unlike everyday burger meat.

dakshshah96/awesome-startup-credits

In order to be eligible for free credits or a discounted startup plan, most companies require your startup to be a part of an accelerator/incubator. To the extent possible under law, Daksh Shah has waived all copyright and related or neighboring rights to this work.

When Gravity Breaks Down

Albert Einstein’s theory of general relativity is more than a hundred years old, but still it gives physicists headaches. Not only are Einstein’s equations hideously difficult to solve, they also clash with physicists’ other most-cherished achievement, quantum theory.

Testing Complex Distributed Systems

The complexity in complex distributed systems isn’t in the code, it’s between the services or functions. Testing implies balancing finding problems versus delivering value, said Sarah Wells at the European Testing Conference.

Nasa makes final attempt to communicate with Mars rover

The veteran Mars rover, Opportunity, appears to have bitten the dust. The golf-buggy sized robotic vehicle last made contact with Earth eight months ago, but fell silent after being caught in a global dust storm.

The Rise of the Robot Reporter

As reporters and editors find themselves the victims of layoffs at digital publishers and traditional newspaper chains alike, journalism generated by machine is on the rise. Roughly a third of the content published by Bloomberg News uses some form of automated technology.