Apple launches open-source tools for developers of password managers
Apple is launching open-source tools to enable password managers to create strong passwords that are compatible with commonly used websites and platforms.
Password Manager Resources, introduced on GitHub, enables developers to integrate website-specific requirements used by the iCloud Keychain p... Read more
Uber launches tool to clean up old code
Uber announced Piranha, a tool that automatically removes obsolete and unnecessary code from projects. Originally created to help developers remove unnecessary code from the company's apps, Piranha is now available open-source.
Specifically, the tool cleans up expired feature flags, which are so... Read more
GitHub for Android and iOS leaves beta and goes live
The iOS version of the GitHub app was in the beta for just under six months, while the Android version was in the beta for just under two months. As of today, Microsoft has actually released the original version of the app in full on both platforms.
Unofficial versions of GitHub had been availab... Read more
GitHub buys open-source JavaScript registry npm
GitHub, part of Microsoft, is investing heavily in the open source software community. Recently, the startup and open source registry for JavaScript software packages npm was taken over.
With the takeover, the well-known open-source community gets a software package regisrty with a total of 1.3 ... Read more
New Google Application Manager focused on GitOps
Google's new application manager is focused on simplifying setting up GitOps with Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) as the target platform. GitOps is an approach where developers include a definition of the infrastructure in a git repository alongside the code itself.
This allows developers to auto... Read more
Google introduces open-source two-factor authentication platform
Google has placed a new open source
project on GitHub called OpenSK. It is a multifactor authentication platform that allows small
businesses and hardware vendors to develop their own security keys.
OpenSK appears to be an open-source counterpart to Google's Titan security key. OpenSK uses the p... Read more
GitHub uses AI to identify open issues in projects
Using AI, GitHub will provide users with recommendations for issues that suit their interests. That way, it should be less intimidating for users to start contributing to projects somewhere.
Large open source projects on GitHub often have long lists of problems that need to be addressed. To make... Read more
Beta for Android version of GitHub appears in Play Store
To make it easier for developers to collaborate, GitHub is launching the Android version of their platform in the Google Play Store.
While the Android version will be available for immediate use (albeit Early Access), iOS users will have to wait a while, but on GitHub's website they can request ... Read more
GitHub’s Arctic Code Vault should preserve open-source software
GitHub announced today that it will open an Arctic Code Vault. This should become a vault in which the code for open source software can be stored and maintained.
The code for open source projects will be stored in the Vault on film, with frames of 8.8 million pixels. The film is designed to las... Read more
GitHub launches mobile app for iOS
GitHub has launched its own mobile app for iOS and iPads. It allows users to receive notifications of open source or private projects, merge pull requests, add code to repositories, and report new issues. An Android app should also be available in early 2020.
This is the first time that GitHub ... Read more