The Ruby on Rails origin story

Jan31
by on January 31, 2024 at 5:36 pm
Posted In: Future of Work


This article was originally published on .cult by Melina Zacharia. .cult is a Berlin-based community platform for developers. We write about all things career-related, make original documentaries, and share heaps of other untold developer stories from around the world. Honeypot presents the story of Ruby on Rails. Hear the origin story from the engineers who worked on the project from day one. And if you don’t have time to watch the whole thing, we also made it into a neat little article for you. The ‘meet cute’ The year was 1999 (or 2000, Jason isn’t quite sure about that) when…

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Europe outpacing US on quantum investment, report finds

Jan30
by on January 30, 2024 at 5:14 pm
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US-based VCs are holding tight to a large amount of cash as they navigate a capricious startup environment and investment landscape. While deemed an important enough technology to warrant export restrictions, quantum computing is not high on the list of safe investment bets, and has also suffered from the drop in funding activity. However, across the pond, things are looking brighter for the European quantum ecosystem. That is according to a report released today by Finnish quantum hardware company IQM, along with VCs OpenOcean and Lakestar. The report analyses VC investment, government funding, as well as national quantum strategies. Globally,…

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Swiss startup believes this forgotten element is the key to safe nuclear energy

Jan29
by on January 29, 2024 at 4:38 pm
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Nuclear energy is making a comeback. Across Europe, governments are pouring huge amounts of money into new power plants while startups are busily working on smaller, modular alternatives.  Most of these plants rely on uranium, the radioactive metal that fuelled the atomic age (and contributed to a couple of catastrophic meltdowns). However, Swiss startup Transmutex wants to reinvent nuclear energy using a lesser-known element called thorium.  Uranium’s forgotten cousin Thorium is a lead-like metal that is mildly reactive, but four times more abundant than uranium and a lot safer to handle. However, thorium not a fissile material, meaning it cannot undergo…

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ESA embarks on world-first mission to detect ripples in the fabric of space-time

Jan26
by on January 26, 2024 at 2:19 pm
Posted In: Space


The European Space Agency (ESA) has approved the Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA) mission, the first scientific endeavour to detect and study cosmic ripples from space.  The launch of LISA is planned for 2035, on an Ariane 6 rocket. The project is expected to be the most expensive and complex the agency has ever undertaken.  Cosmic ripples, also known as gravitational waves, are created during some of the most dramatic events in the Universe, such as when black holes collide.  By measuring them, LISA will probe the entire history of the Universe, going back long before stars and galaxies formed.…

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Apple begrudgingly allows EU customers to use rival app stores on iPhone

Jan26
by on January 26, 2024 at 9:20 am
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Apple will allow EU-based users of its devices to download apps without going through its app store, as the tech giant reluctantly moves to comply with the bloc’s incoming Digital Markets Act (DMA).  Apple will also give iPhone and iPad users a range of browsers to choose from as their default and allow the use of alternative payment systems to Apple Pay. The sweeping changes will come into effect for all new Apple devices purchased in the EU from March of this year.  In theory, this could see major competitors like Google’s Play Store becoming available on Apple devices.  Pro-competition…

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