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GitHub Is Blocking Developers From Countries That US Doesn’t Like

The popular code repository platform GitHub aims to connect millions of developers to develop and share better software. However, the Microsoft-owned platform has now started blocking developers based on the country they operate from. A Russian developer named Anatoliy Kashkin residing in the Crimea region of Ukraine said that his account was unexpectedly “restricted” this […]

Programmers Are Too Lazy To Implement Password Encryption: Study

A group of researchers from The University of Bonn has found that computer science students need to be explicitly told to employ important password security measures. This research carried out by the German academics found that without prompting, the programmers didn’t feel the need to store the passwords securely. The programmers that took part in the […]

Programmers Who Use Spaces Earn More Money Than Those Who Use Tabs

Short Bytes: According to the latest survey published by Stack Overflow’s data scientist David Robinson, who prefers spaces, developers who use spaces make more money than the tab-using crowd. This result is surprising, given the fact that the use of tabs is recommended in the programming community. It was also found out that using spaces increases the pay […]