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Just read the entirety of an updated terms and conditions (for probably the first time ever). This was for the JetBrains IDE GoLand

Was pleasantly surprised at how short it was

Wasn't surprised to see the "we reserve the right to change these conditions at any time and, if you don't agree, you are welcome to uninstall the product"

Top Reasons ASP.NET Core is the Best Framework for Web App Development

tuvoc.com/blog/top-reasons-asp

ASP.NET Core offers high performance, scalability, and cross-platform support, making it ideal for modern web applications. Its robust security and seamless cloud integration ensure efficient and secure development.

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We have a new post up on the BRIC newsletter about how we're using tools like Docker Desktop to solve some problems specific to science: sharing your work with other researchers to replicate, and navigating getting the software running in the first place when each institution is different.

bric.digital/newsletter/contai

The BRIC Newsletter · Containerized ScienceAn introduction to how BRIC is using software containerization in the service of science.

Why are developers obsessed with putting ticket IDs in the subject line (first line) of a commit message?

Things like:
"[FCK-123] Make some change"

Or like:
"Make another change (#123)"

In what use cases is this superior to keeping them at the very bottom of the commit message? And once they are there, why not have a full link to the issue tracker?

Like:

"Make some change

Explain more...

xttps://github.com/team/project/issues/123
"

Today I received my first pull request fixing a small bug on a piece of software I do maintain. That was a really special moment to me.

I felt really happy that someone did show interested in one of my projects and took the time to fix a issue with the current implementation. Hopefully it will improve the piece of software will improve the workflow of others as well.