The Long View

Best of 2023: ‘Scrum == Cancer’ ¦ Plus: Linux 6.5 Ships

In this week’s #TheLongView: Scrum sucks, sources say; and here comes the Linux 6.5 kernel.

4 months ago

Best of 2023: Microservices Sucks — Amazon Goes Back to Basics

In this week’s #TheLongView: Amazon Prime Video has ditched its use of microservices-cum-serverless, reverting to a traditional, monolithic architecture. It…

4 months ago

Microsoft kills Python 3.7 ¦ … and VBScript ¦ Exascaling ARM on Jupiter

In this week’s #TheLongView: VS Code drops support for Python 3.7, Windows drops VBScript, and Europe plans the fastest ARM…

7 months ago

Meta Mayhem: Hybrid Work FAIL ¦ Yet More Layoffs

In this week’s #TheLongView: Meta’s enforced hybrid work plan is failing badly, and Meta makes more layoffs.

7 months ago

Raspberry Pi 5: Faster, Better, Stronger — Spendier

In an extra #TheLongView: Everyone’s favorite single-board ARM computer, the Raspberry Pi, has a new generation coming soon.

7 months ago

FCC: Net Neutrality is a ‘Thing’ Again ¦ Meta Shutters Big UK Site

In this week’s #TheLongView: Network neutrality is back on the FCC’s agenda, and unused London office gets Zucked.

7 months ago

Google De-Recruits 100s of Recruiters ¦ ARM Valued at $45½B in IPO

In this week’s #TheLongView: Google fires hundreds of recruiters, and ARM gets a sky-high valuation.

7 months ago

Oracle Bill is 5x Client’s Budget ¦ Toyota Out of Space

In this week’s The Long View: Birmingham looks like the Detroit of the UK—is it Oracle’s fault? Plus: Was Toyota’s…

8 months ago

IBM LLM AI: COBOL to Java ASAP ¦ ARM IPO is GO!

In this week’s #TheLongView: Translating legacy COBOL code to a slightly more modern language, and Arm will go public (again)…

8 months ago

80% of Bosses ‘Regret’ Stopping WFH ¦ PSA: Disable STS!

In this week’s #TheLongView: Rethinking return-to-office mandates and a ridiculous, ancient Windows bug.

8 months ago