Gregory Kurtzer, founder of CentOS, started the Rocky Linux project in Dec 2020 to fill the gap created by RedHat when they changed direction for CentOS Linux. This shift, from a stable operating system to a stream for testing pre-release code, left many organizations without a Linux distribution that suits their needs. InfoQ interviewed Kurtzer about the goals for the project going forward. By Eric Goebelbecker Gregory Kurtzer, founder of CentOS, started the Rocky Linux project in Dec 2020 to fill the gap created by RedHat when they changed direction for CentOS Linux. This shift, from a stable operating system to a stream for testing pre-release code, left many organizations without a Linux distribution that suits their needs. InfoQ interviewed Kurtzer about the goals for the project going forward. By Eric GoebelbeckerRead More
GitLab Protocol Fuzzed CE Now Open-Source
GitLab has open-sourced the core protocol fuzz testing engine it has been using since its 13.4 release. Fuzz testing aims to more effectively find security issues and flaws in business logic by passing randomly generated inputs to an app. InfoQ has spoken with GitLab Principal Product Manager Sam Kerr to learn more. By Sergio De Simone GitLab has open-sourced the core protocol fuzz testing engine it has been using since its 13.4 release. Fuzz testing aims to more effectively find security issues and flaws in business logic by passing randomly generated inputs to an app. InfoQ has spoken with GitLab Principal Product Manager Sam Kerr to learn more. By Sergio De SimoneRead More
Podcast: Matthew Clark on the BBC’s Migration from LAMP to the Cloud with AWS Lambda, React and CI/CD
Matthew Clark and Charles Humble discuss BBC Digital’s migration from a classic LAMP stack to AWS Lambda and React. They talk about: the new architecture for the BBC’s online services; the challenges of using Lambda functions including cold start-up, function chaining, debugging and setting the memory profile; the role of DevOps and CI/CD; and the nature of a cloud transformation. By Charles Humble Matthew Clark and Charles Humble discuss BBC Digital’s migration from a classic LAMP stack to AWS Lambda and React. They talk about: the new architecture for the BBC’s online services; the challenges of using Lambda functions including cold start-up, function chaining, debugging and setting the memory profile; the role of DevOps and CI/CD; and the nature of a cloud transformation. By Charles HumbleRead More
Java News Roundup – Week of March 22nd, 2021
Roundup of last weeks news in the OpenJDK and wider Java ecosystem. By Ben Evans Roundup of last weeks news in the OpenJDK and wider Java ecosystem. By Ben EvansRead More
.NET News Roundup – Week of March 22th, 2021
This past week was marked by the online streaming of Cloud Builders Conf and the release of Unity 2020 LTS. InfoQ examined these and a number of smaller stories in the .NET ecosystem from the week of March 22th, 2021. By Arthur Casals This past week was marked by the online streaming of Cloud Builders Conf and the release of Unity 2020 LTS. InfoQ examined these and a number of smaller stories in the .NET ecosystem from the week of March 22th, 2021. By Arthur CasalsRead More
