This post compiles different ways to generate income when developing or managing free and open-source software (FOSS) projects. The posts goes beyond projects within the FOSS definition, and also covers related projects that fall under the definition of open core.…
Node.js is a runtime environment for the programming language JavaScript. It allows to run code from an OS, without the need of a browser. It is mandatory to use an application like Node.js for back-end functionality written in JavaScript, such…
Electron is a framework to build cross-platform desktop application using web technologies. The main web technologies for developing in Electron are HTML, CSS and JavaScript. It also uses Node.js framework extensively. It is a free and open source software (FOSS)…
This post features some libraries or game engines written in JavaScript for video games development. List of JavaScript Libraries for Video Games JavaScript Libraries for Video Games featured on this post: The most popular are GDevelop and melonJS. GDevelop It…
This post summarizes characteristics of the different software licenses. It is part of the post about types of free and open-source licenses.. Choosing a License Each license is different, and they have different characteristics. There is no perfect license for…
Software bill of materials (SBOM) is the list of components that conforms a given software. SBOM management should be part of the software development lifecycle (SDLC). SBOM may be compound by: There was an infamous security incident related to SolarWinds…
The use of plaintext passwords in source code is unsafe and should be avoided from an Security IT point of view. Unfortunately, this is a common practice. Keep in mind that in case you are using a code repository with…
Software versioning is the process of assigning version names or numbers to software. Software Version Assignment Some software assigns the version to the software automatically. Software created Visual Studio separates four numbers with dots. The meaning of each number is:…
This post is an introduction to C++. C++ is an adaptation of C to the object-oriented paradigm. It was originally developed by Bjarne Stroustrup. C++ Versions and Standards There are different standard versions of C++. Each version is standardized through…
An application programming interface (API) is a way for two or more computer programs to communicate with each other. Concepts related to API Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) is a standard to exchange business information between computer systems. It uses standardized…