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Disinformation Is An Open Source Problem
The Oxford dictionary defines disinformation as “false information which is intended to mislead.” That simple definition seems to understate the problem, given the fact that ...
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ActivePython 3.2
Python 3.2 was released on Sunday and we swiftly prepared ActivePython 3.2 with all the familiar goodies: PyWin32: Python extensions for Windows – an essential ...
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Crossing platforms with current, consistent Perl and Python versions.
The appeal of ActivePerl and ActivePython is obvious when you’re running business applications in an exclusively Windows environment. There are other distributions of Perl and Python ...
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Mojolicious – An Interview with Sebastian Riedel
On Saturday, Sebastian Riedel* released version 1.1 of Mojolicious, the next generation web framework for Perl. We love Perl and web development here at ActiveState, ...
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Release the L♥VE!
Who doesn’t love fresh bits? We’ve been working hard to bring you a Valentine’s day treat. Today, we have a full set of new distributions ...
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Buy vs Build: Delivering Better, Faster Software with Best of Breed Solutions
One of the most highly publicized software development project failures belongs to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). Before 2000, many of the agency’s records ...
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PPM Index: A new way to browse Perl packages
Perl Package Manager (PPM) installs pre-built Perl modules into ActivePerl. The ActiveState PPM repositories currently contain 13,000 to 16,000 modules per platform. They are easy ...
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One Month In: How Are Your 2011 Tech Resolutions Going?
In the January Dynamic Languages Newsletter we asked our subscribers what their resolutions were for 2011. The results are in! The most popular developer resolutions ...
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Komodo 6.1 – Better Projects and Much More
We released Komodo 6.1 today! As per Eric’s blog post of a few weeks ago, we’ve added a number of features that some of our ...
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Freedom Fighter or Centralized Paranoia? Open World Forum Keynote by Eben Moglen
Last fall I attended the Olliance Group’s Think Tank and Open World Forum 2010 (OWF) in Paris. It was a productive trip and I highly ...
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Komodo IDE “Best Python IDE”; Winner of InfoWorld Technology of the Year Award
We are excited to announce that ActiveState is the proud recipient of an InfoWorld Technology of the Year Award! Komodo IDE has been named Best ...
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Komodo’s Vi Emulation
It feels like I’m making Todd do all the work these days. From the man who brought you Vi emulation in Komodo, here’s a screencast ...
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Survey Results: Open Source Use and Policies
In the December ActiveState Newsletter Quick Poll, we asked our readers about their open source use and policies. 92% of developers surveyed use open source ...
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