Matt Asay, a former COO of Canonical now working at AWS, argues that the question of open source sustainability “is really a people problem.” But to make the case, he cites comments by Tobie Langel, formerly W3C’s testing lead (and a former member of Facebook’s Open Source and Web Standards Team) who’s now founded an open-source strategies consulting firm whose clients…
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WebAssembly Becomes W3C Standard, Reaches 1.0
An anonymous reader quotes Mike Melanson’s “This Week in Programming” column: WebAssembly is a binary instruction format for a stack-based virtual machine and this week, the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) dubbed it an official web standard and the fourth language for the Web that allows code to run in the browser, joining HTML, CSS and JavaScript… With this week’s news,…
Mozilla Debuts Implementation of WebThings Gateway Open Source Router Firmware
An anonymous reader shares a report: For the better part of two years, the folks at Mozilla have been diligently chipping away at Mozilla WebThings, an open implementation of the World Wide Web Consortium’s (W3C) Web of Things standard for monitoring and controlling connected devices. In April, it gained a number of powerful logging, alarm, and networking features, and this week,…
W3C and WHATWG Sign Agreement To Collaborate on a Single Version of HTML and DOM
W3C and the WHATWG signed an agreement today to collaborate on the development of a single version of the HTML and DOM specifications. From a blog post: The Memorandum of Understanding jointly published as the WHATWG/W3C Joint Working Mode gives the specifics of this collaboration. This is the culmination of a careful exploration effective partnership mechanisms since December 2017 after the…
Microsoft Launches Decentralized Identity Tool on Bitcoin Blockchain
Microsoft is launching the first decentralized infrastructure implementation by a major tech company that is built directly on the bitcoin blockchain. From a report: The open source project, called Ion, deals with the underlying mechanics of how networks talk to each other. For example, if you log onto Airbnb using Facebook, a protocol deals with the software that sends the personal…
Front-End Web Developer: One of Today’s Hottest Jobs
Build and enhance critical professional skills in one of the best technology jobs with W3C’s Professional Certificate program. The Web is everywhere: from your favorite connected device (mobile phone, pad, etc.) to your future connected car and home. The Web is also changing the landscape in healthcare, financial and government services, as well as commerce,… Continue reading Front-End Web Developer: One of Today’s Hottest Jobs