5 everyday technologies Apple killed in the 12-inch MacBook

7 timeless lessons of programming ‘graybeards’ Free books! 19 no-cost programming guides

The Week in InfoWorld March 13, 2015 5 everyday technologies Apple killed in the 12-inch MacBook Apple's quest for ultra-thin simplicity in the new 12-inch MacBook has left a lot of technology in a shallow grave, replaced by a single Type-C port. READ MORE   Issue highlights 1. 7 timeless lessons of programming ‘graybeards’ 2. Free books! 19 no-cost programming guides 3. First look: Office 2016 for the Mac closes the gap 4. Survey: Developers turning to less-troublesome JavaScript variants Webcast: Damballa Alert Fatigue is an Epidemic in Cyber Security How many alerts does it take to shut down the effectiveness of a security team? Adam Burns, host of MeetTheBoss TV interviews Damballa CTO Brian Foster about common challenges enterprises face as they wade through mountains of alerts to find true infections before damage is done. LEARN MORE 7 timeless lessons of programming ‘graybeards’ In the spirit of sharing, here are several lessons that can't be learned by jumping on the latest hype train for a few weeks. They are known only to geezers who need two hexadecimal digits to write their age. READ MORE Free books! 19 no-cost programming guides Programming books can be costly, but free e-books and PDFs for several languages, frameworks, applications, systems, and disciplines are available. Here are the titles you can use to begin building your reference library. READ MORE First look: Office 2016 for the Mac closes the gap The new Office 2016 for Mac proves that Microsoft is serious about bringing fully functional versions of Office to all popular platforms: mobile first, cloud first, Windows whenever. You no longer need to run Windows to get a decent version of Office. READ MORE Survey: Developers turning to less-troublesome JavaScript variants CoffeeScript, a preprocessor that takes code and compiles it to JavaScript, is creeping forward in a prominent language popularity index -- a sign that developers want alternatives to JavaScript. READ MORE Webcast: Damballa Don’t Get Trumped by Advanced Threats No one wants to be in the hot seat when it comes to enterprise security. 21st Television program host Donald Trump, Jr. interviews Dave Scholtz, CEO of Damballa, to discuss how the security landscape has changed and advice for today’s enterprise security teams when it comes to battling advanced threats.LEARN MORE DAILY NEWS, DELIVERED TO YOUR INBOX FIRST THING Start your workday with Today's Headlines: First Look, and find out what the tech world will be talking about all day. Subscribe now!