The Insider News

Jaxenter[^]:

It’s been 14 years since a group of software developers put their heads together and came up with a manifesto that took the IT world by storm. We asked Agile Manifesto co-author Brian Marick what remains of the original ideas today.

SQL Server[^]:

This public preview gives an early look into many of the capabilities in the release and allows early adopters to get engaged by testing the preview in their environments or via a virtual machine in Microsoft Azure.

Ars Technica[^]:

Google v. Oracle: Unlicensed use of APIs might be a fair use, US says.

Computerworld[^]:

U.S. and Chinese researchers have developed semiconductor chips that are nearly entirely made out of wood-derived material.

Redmond Pie[^]:

A recently discovered bug in Apple’s mobile OS means that anyone can effectively crash another individual’s iPhone, or send it into Safe Mode if jailbroken, by simply sending a SMS or iMessage containing a specific set of non-Latin characters.

SD Times[^]:

A programmer walks into a job interview and is asked to write the most efficient program to output the first five primes.

Neowin[^]:

One of the most common questions we receive is if Microsoft is going to charge for updates to Windows 10.

Mental Floss[^]:

The astronauts on NASA’s Apollo 10 mission in May 1969 paved the way for a pivotal moment in human history, but in the process, introduced an entirely new kind of space exploration mystery.

Engadget[^]:

The Internal Revenue Service is warning that intruders stole tax data for 100,000 people between February and May by taking advantage of a flaw in the agency's transcript website.

Martin Fowler[^]:

Yagni originally is an acronym that stands for "You Aren't Gonna Need It". It is a mantra from ExtremeProgramming that's often used generally in agile software teams.