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Software: Facebook’s ‘Walled Garden’ Vision

By Dick Weisinger

Dissatisfied with Mac OS and Google’s Android on smartphones, Facebook is investing in the development of a new Operating Systems. The approach would allow Facebook to be a “walled garden” that would allow it total control over all aspects of

Software and Fairness: The need for Ethics Engineering

By Dick Weisinger

Technology has become a cornerstone of most people’s lives, and its pervasiveness has many looking now at the ways it both positively and negatively affects our lives. While the positives of new technology are many, the negatives need to be

Software Development 2020:

By Dick Weisinger

Software is driving the evolution of technology, but it can be hard to keep up with the changes. Forester Research outlined five trends in Software Development that we can expect to see in 2020. Service Mesh – software glue to

Software Licensing: Perpetual and Subscription both Common

By Dick Weisinger

Subscription versus perpetual licensing. While perpetual licenses are still out there, subscription pricing models, and utility pay-per-use models have become increasingly common, especially for SaaS applications. Flexera released today a comprehensive report on Software Monetization and Pricing. The report finds

Software Development: Are Microservices Always the Right Choice?

By Dick Weisinger

Yesterday’s post detailed some of the benefits of microservices, like resiliency, flexibility, more controllable upgrades, the ability to blend heterogeneously created components, and better scalability. These benefits sound great. But microservices may not be a one-size-fits all. For small businesses