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The irony is that what makes open source work—and differ from commercial software—is that only a few developers do the major work on any project "They're the people that you meet, while you're walking down the street"
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And how does "is that only a few developers do the major work" actually differ from a commercial software project?
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I was just thinking the same...
in Germany we say: "TEAM = toll, ein anderer macht's" (= nice, another one does it)
M.D.V. 
If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about?
Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you
Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
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Thousands of Google employees have signed an open letter asking the internet giant to stop working on a project for the US military. That's totally IBM's job
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Researchers have developed a computer interface that can transcribe words that the user verbalizes internally but does not actually speak aloud. Electrodes in the device pick up neuromuscular signals in the jaw and face that are triggered by internal verbalizations -- saying words 'in your head' -- but are undetectable to the human eye. Sorry, I wasn't talking to you, I was just eating lunch
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If that happens where I work, a lot of people are gonna be really upset with me. I'm already pretty vocal and willing to call an idiot an idiot. Can you imagine what I hold back? 
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013
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John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote: Can you imagine what I hold back?
Better not... I still want to sleep today
M.D.V. 
If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about?
Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you
Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
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How many times do you read “C++ is dead” or “Is the C programming language still used?”, but in the reality they still very popular. C/C++ *is* dead. It's just that *all* those programmers haven't realized it yet, so they keep using it
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No. They moved on to C# or Java, or what ever, but continue writing code in C style. E.g. return values indicating success/failure:
int result = ICAN_API.CAN_Init(m_CardIndex, m_PortIndex, m_BaudRateLowbyte, m_BaudRateHighbyte, m_IdentifierMode);
if (result < 0)
{
Oh sanctissimi Wilhelmus, Theodorus, et Fredericus!
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Microsoft will bring 64-bit app support to ARM-based PCs in May Mental note: sell Intel stock (before Build)
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Kent Sharkey wrote: Mental note: sell Intel stock
Microsoft said May, but not which May...Could be May 2950, 3405, who knows.
Common sense is admitting there is cause and effect and that you can exert some control over what you understand.
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As GDPR looms, vast amounts of sensitive data including credit card data, medical information and patents are still easily found online says a security company. Pffft. Nothing to worry about!
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Have you ever found yourself with an entirely unknown codebase, a new team, and a schedule to take over an application from an offshore team? What do you do, where do you start? "That's when the tear drops start, fella"
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I'm impressed. No mention (from my quick read) of horrid code, bad design, bad architecture, non-normalized database, fields re-used for other purposes, lack of source control, empty catch blocks, spaghetti code, no concept of OOD principles, lack of knowledge of the language, inefficient queries, useless unit tests, lack of bug tracking, no understanding of development-QA-production cycle...
In other words, all the things I would have written about as this is the typical encounter I have with inheriting another team's codebase. 
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According to the company, its renamed Avast Secure Browser (formerly SafeZone) is designed to plug the security gaps that result from users' misplaced protection expectations. Speed thrills or speed kills?
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Hmmmm,
Trust me; My Chromium is faster than your Chromium and all the other Chromiums. You'll never find another Chromium that outperforms our Chromium.
It's been recompiled with full optimizations. That's going to be at least 30% faster.
Best Wishes,
-David Delaune
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Given their history, it will also break new records on nagging you to upgrade.
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Yes, but it will nag you 30 percent faster than before! An improvement! 
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Microsoft says it has taken a big step forward in making chatbots and digital assistants much more conversational. "Everybody's talking at me. I don't hear a word they're saying"
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Kent Sharkey wrote: digital assistants much more conversational
So they are re-re-reintroducing clippy...
Common sense is admitting there is cause and effect and that you can exert some control over what you understand.
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Kent Sharkey wrote: Microsoft says it has taken a big step forward in making chatbots and digital assistants much more conversational.
So they decided to put real people inside the box? 
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IBM announced on Thursday that it is making its quantum computers available to a variety of startups in various fields, giving them access for the first time ever to the pricey and highly advanced tech, while simultaneously helping IBM accelerate its own innovations in the quantum computing space. Making it actually work? Nah.
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Kent Sharkey wrote: Making it actually work? Nah.
My thought exactly -- making it actually compute?
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It proposes that instead of relying on platforms’ moderators, people start relying on their friends. "I get by with a little help from my friends"
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A remote-code execution vulnerability in Windows Defender – a flaw that can be exploited by malicious .rar files to run malware on PCs – has been traced back to an open-source archiving tool Microsoft adopted for its own use. Rar! (did I scare you?)
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