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A former Microsoft executive has offered up some advice for current CEO Satya Nadella: spin off Windows and Office and focus on Azure, Microsoft's cloud computing crown jewel. I thought they did sell them?
Step 1: Sell off $100 billion annual revenue
Step 2: ???
Step 3: Profit!
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There's a reason this is a "former" Microsoft executive. Why would Microsoft sell off it's two cash cows? Windows may be given away now, but it's the basis for Office and Azure.
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OK, we’ve got some hot action here! Who’s got $12? Anyone?
TTFN - Kent
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Then-Microsoft CEO Bill Gates spelled out what his company needed to do to build in better security two decades ago. And yet…. Trust computing as far as you can kick it
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C++20 is here and has been supported in MSVC since 16.11, but today’s post is not about how you can use it, but rather how we used it to effectively eliminate an entire class of runtime bugs by hoisting a check into compile-time. One down, 1445232 to go
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We made up a potential source of runtime bugs and solved it!
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Core Python developers had a chaotic start to 2022, but they're creating headway on making Python a faster language like C. Maybe don't accept pull requests from TheMonkeyClaw
Or buy them from a store that only appears at midnight
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For the last several Visual Studio release cycles, the Windows Forms (WinForms) Team has been working hard to bring the WinForms designer for .NET applications to parity with the .NET Framework designer. tl;dr version: It ain't dead (yet)!
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A confusing summary, thanks to the state of .NET naming.
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Never-before-seen, cross-platform SysJoker came from an "advanced threat actor." I'm a SysJoker, I'm a malware, I'm a backdoor hacker
A reminder that you can write cross-platform in C++ as well
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In this article you will learn about engine cooling methods used to keep rocket engines from melting. I'm sharing this because I don't believe there is any story that is too high concept for developers, provided it is told correctly.
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This was an extremely cool article. Great idea. Keep it coming. Thanks.
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Android 12 is one of the platform’s most ambitious updates in recent history, bringing a major design overhaul to every corner of the operating system. The good part about Android is that it's like a delightful public park. The bad thing about Android is that it's like a delightful public park.
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The Rust team is happy to announce a new version of Rust, 1.58.0. Rust is a programming language empowering everyone to build reliable and efficient software. Will there be a support for `{jndi:ldap://xyz}`?
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Here’s a team. Someone leaves. We hire a replacement.
We get lucky and manage to find someone more skilled. Looks like we’re better off? Reminds me of the number of relationships in a social gathering. Two people is two relationships. Four people is six relationships.
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Sean Ewington wrote: Two people is two relationships. Four people is six relationships.
If each relationship is bidirectional, then two people is one relationship, and four people is six relationships.
If each relationship is unidirectional, then two people is two relationships, and four people is twelve relationships.
"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined."
- Homer
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I knew I should have come here and asked you first.
Thanks,
Sean Ewington
CodeProject
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A massive cyberattack warning Ukrainians to "be afraid and expect the worst" hit government websites late on Thursday, leaving some websites inaccessible on Friday morning and prompting Kyiv to open an investigation. OK that's probably the scariest hacking message I've ever read.
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Tesla has never been fantastic at meeting deadlines, so it’s not too surprising that the company’s ambitious electric pickup — the Cybertruck — is running a little late. It’s that darn windshield wiper that’s causing this delay
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More than 1 million fewer students are enrolled in college now than before the pandemic began. According to new data released Thursday, U.S. colleges and universities saw a drop of nearly 500,000 undergraduate students in the fall of 2021, continuing a historic decline that began the previous fall. I'm not an economist, so I'm gonna take a wild guess. It's not a good thing?
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Sean Ewington wrote: It's not a good thing?
I don't know. One would expect that it would lead to universities competing for students and reducing tuition? Not that I see any sign of that actually happening 
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Given the rising cost of college (more than double the inflation rate as a whole since the late 90s) and the uselessness of most college degrees I can completely understand why teenagers and young adults are skipping college entirely. In the article there's a telling statement of the real issue:
the skills, credentials and degrees necessary for a higher-paying job.
The skills part of this statement is accurate, but why are we requiring credentials and degrees for people who have the skills?
What this article didn't go into is the fact that engineering schools are seeing increasing numbers of applications while it's the liberal arts schools that are seeing declining enrollments. In addition, universities that offer both are seeing declining enrollment in their liberal arts programs while their engineering programs are seeing increasing enrollment numbers. So maybe the issue isn't declining college enrollment but rather more selective enrollment to learn the skills needed for future success.
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