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How can the most digitized generation in history tackle the problem of bit rot.

Apple's OS 9 installer educated users about the internet and how to use it. It's an incredible time machine back to 1999, when under 5% of people on Earth used the internet.

Developers have come to accept that, without warning, Apple can make their work obsolete by announcing a new app or feature that essentially copies their ideas. Some apps have simply buckled under the pressure.

I was co-organiser of the Write the Docs conference again in Prague

COBOL just won't die, for lots of good reasons. Here's why you should keep your existing apps.

The controversial pioneer of free software resigned from MIT over his remarks on Jeffrey Epstein and Marvin Minsky. Stallman won’t be the last.

Two giants of the industry discuss their ideas.