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The latest news from Google on open source releases, major projects, events, and student outreach programs.

7 February 2019

There's No Good Reason to Trust Blockchain Technology

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In his 2008 white paper that first proposed bitcoin, the anonymous Satoshi Nakamoto concluded with: “We have proposed a system for electronic transactions without relying on trust.” He was referring to blockchain, the system behind bitcoin cryptocurrency.…

6 February 2019

CodeFlow: Improving the Code Review Process at Microsoft (2018)

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The January/February 2019 issue of acmqueue is out now Subscribers and ACM Professional members login here You may be wondering, "Code review process? Isn't that obvious?" But code reviews are pervasive. Any developer is likely to be asked at any time…

6 February 2019

What’s Wrong with the Raspberry Pi

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The Raspberry Pi is an incredibly popular device that has a well deserved fame for its affordability, versatility, possibilities and vibrant community. It is easy to find fan projects and publications praising it, but most people are not aware of its weak…

2 February 2019

Created a fake account and Facebook still figured out who I am. How?

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A few months ago, I deleted Facebook. Got rid of it. Even long before then, I had whittled it down to just the bare minimum of profile information and friends. Fast forward a few months and I'm working on a website project where a lot of our audience…

1 February 2019

From “Hello World” to VP of Engineering at Reddit (2017)

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Hi, I’m Nick Caldwell, and I’m the VP of Engineering at Reddit, this country’s 4th most popular website and 1st most popular source for funny cat pictures. Before working at Reddit, I spent 13 years at Microsoft where I worked my way up from a position as…

29 January 2019