How Rust Finally Got a Specification – Thanks to a Consultancy’s Open-Source Donation

As Rust approaches its 10th anniversary, “there is an important piece of documentation missing that many other languages provide,” notes the Rust Foundation.
While there’s documentation and tutorials — there’s no official language specification:… Continue reading How Rust Finally Got a Specification – Thanks to a Consultancy’s Open-Source Donation

Shoot the Messenger, Sunday Edition: Reporting on a leak is not unethical, Hamilton County

On March 26, DataBreaches linked to reporting by the Chattanooga Times Free Press. Their report indicated that the local government had not notified residents of a data breach potentially affecting 14,000 people despite having been notified of the inci… Continue reading Shoot the Messenger, Sunday Edition: Reporting on a leak is not unethical, Hamilton County

Microsoft Announces ‘Hyperlight Wasm’: Speedy VM-Based Security at Scale with a WebAssembly Runtime

Cloud providers like the security of running things in virtual machines “at scale” — even though VMs “are not known for having fast cold starts or a small footprint…” noted Microsoft’s Open Source blog last November. So Microsoft’s Azure Core U… Continue reading Microsoft Announces ‘Hyperlight Wasm’: Speedy VM-Based Security at Scale with a WebAssembly Runtime