Ruby pioneers come clean on the language's shortcomings

Think local: The struggle for municipal broadband New Surface Pro 3 firmware update triggers BSOD

Today's InfoWorld Blogs January 16, 2015 Ruby pioneers come clean on the language's shortcomings Ruby inventor Yukihiro Matsumoto and David Heinemeier Hansson, founder of the popular Ruby on Rails Web development framework, offered their perspectives on Ruby to InfoWorld this week. READ MORE   Issue highlights 1. Think local: The struggle for municipal broadband 2. New Surface Pro 3 firmware update triggers BSOD 3. Google's third zero-day disclosure: Holding Microsoft's feet to the fire White Paper: Dell Software Anatomy Of A CyberAttack Do you know how to keep cyber-criminals out of your network? Cyber-criminals employ complex techniques to avoid detection as they sneak into corporate networks to steal intellectual property. Don’t give the bad guys the keys to your network. Learn how to protect your organization from emerging threats in our e-book. READ NOW Think local: The struggle for municipal broadband The prospect of an open Internet and competition in broadband services may send a frisson of horror through the telecom industry, but consumers and businesses that rely on the Internet can cheer these developments. READ MORE New Surface Pro 3 firmware update triggers BSOD Microsoft released its 10th firmware update for the Surface Pro 3 on Jan. 15. Although it's much too early to tell if this fix will have the stability problems encountered with earlier Surface Pro 3 firmware updates, as the fixes roll out slowly, there's already one report of a blue screen after installing the latest patch.READ MORE Google's third zero-day disclosure: Holding Microsoft's feet to the fire Another day, another zero-day revelation. READ MORE Webcast: APC by Schneider Electric Reduced IT Load can Affect PUE A number of forces are converging: the cloud, converged infrastructure, big data and fabric architectures to name a few. And if those weren’t enough, data center professionals must keep systems up 24 by 7, keep data secure, meet compliance obligations and keep costs and energy usage under control. It’s a tall order.LEARN MORE Join the IDG Contributor Network The IDG Contributor Network is a collection of blogs written by leading IT practitioners about the technology, business opportunities and challenges you face everyday. We invite you to participate by applying to be a contributor today.