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The Facebook-owned cloud platform for mobile apps will first offer kits for Apple and Android, with JavaScript, PHP, and others to follow
Odds are, your new Hadoop or Spark project fits into one of seven common types
In today's open source roundup: Will Windows 10 privacy issues bring more users to Linux? Plus: Windows 10 keeps talking to Microsoft even when you try to shut it up. And Ars Technica readers sound off about Windows 10 and privacy
The company wants developers to submit their apps for Android devices, including smartwatches
In today's open source roundup: Has Google made Chrome OS ugly? Plus: The new Solus distribution will be available October 1. And DistroWatch reviews antiX 15
What differentiates great programmers from good ones, and what does it take to up your coding game?
In today's open source roundup: Check out seven of the best Linux desktop environments. Plus: Firefox 40 available for Linux. And Kali Linux 2.0 has been released
In today's open source roundup: Six myths about Linux that aren't true. Plus: Canonical won't support DEB-based Ubuntu Software Center. And the controversy over Purism's laptops
Some of GitHub's best new features could be third-party apps
In today's open source roundup: Can you use a Chromebook as an ereader? Plus: Ubuntu powers a six-legged spider drone. And why don't users like the Ubuntu Software Center?