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End of the Road
Read more: End of the RoadAfter a decade of advocating for the developer community, the time has come to wind down the Developers Alliance. For some of you, this may come as a shock. As…
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Survey: 75% Of Developers Believe Java Licensing Fees Would Disrupt Progress
Read more: Survey: 75% Of Developers Believe Java Licensing Fees Would Disrupt Progress89% of developers agree that Java would not be as commonly used today if it had not been free for re-use from the start.
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Survey: Developers Show Concern Over Upending API Rules
Read more: Survey: Developers Show Concern Over Upending API RulesDevelopers are highly concerned if the long-held understanding about the re-use of APIs is upended by a court order, a new survey conducted by the Developers Alliance shows.
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Survey of Software Developers Underscores Importance of Supreme Court Review of Oracle v Google Case
Read more: Survey of Software Developers Underscores Importance of Supreme Court Review of Oracle v Google CaseSurvey Finds 91% of Developers Concerned Current Ruling Will Result in New and Higher Costs, Some Companies Going Out of Business.
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Dear Brussels: Sloppy Policy is Bad Policy. You Can Do Better.
Read more: Dear Brussels: Sloppy Policy is Bad Policy. You Can Do Better.I’ve written before about policy makers and their growing obsession with reigning in the big tech companies. I understand where this impulse comes from. The tech sector is too important to ignore, but it is also too valuable to break.
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The Digital Rust Belt
Read more: The Digital Rust BeltThe Digital Economy creates jobs, wealth, and drives innovation. Powerful, well-intentioned outsiders are fighting to control its future. Their ignorance of how it works could doom its promise.
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The Real World takes on the Digital World
Read more: The Real World takes on the Digital WorldFor the longest time, digital citizens have escaped the two great real-world certainties: death and taxes. Digital life is eternal as long as the power flows and the backup tapes are safe. Taxes follow the flow of money; where there’s no money, there’s nothing for the taxman to grasp.
