GitHub Availability Report: February 2025
In February, we experienced two incidents that resulted in degraded performance across GitHub services.

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well (insert stubborn emoji here) 😛, word blog comes from weblog, and microblogging could derivate from ‘smaller weblog’. https://www.wikiwand.com/en/articles/Microblogging

I’d differentiate it from sharing status updates as it was done with ‘finger’ or even a BBS. For example, being able to reply; create new threads and sharing them on a URL is something we could expect from ‘Twitter’, the most popular microbloging model (citation needed)

I like to discuss it, since conversations usually are improved if we sync on what we understand for the same words.

Datalagring, igen!
Some of my usual readers will have to excuse me. This post will be in
Swedish. It’s about proposed Swedish legislation for forcing someone
who offers a message system to the public to cooperate with the law.

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Announcing Dapr AI Agents
The Dapr project is excited to announce Dapr Agents, a framework for developers to simplify the creation of AI agents that reason, act, and collaborate using LLMs. Today, we are excited to announce Dapr Agents, a… ⌘ Read more

Expose the Kubernetes API and access it anywhere
Accessing the Kubernetes API for your clusters from anywhere or across any network is a powerful lever. It’s even better if you can do so without shipping or extending more messy networks, like VPCs or VPNs…. ⌘ Read more

Mathieu Pasquet: slixmpp v1.9.1
This is mostly a bugfix release over version 1.9.0.

The main fix is the rust JID implementation that would behave incorrectly when
hashed if the JID contained non-ascii characters. This is an important issue as
using a non-ascii JID was mostly broken, and interacting with one failed in
interesting ways.

• The previously mentioned JID hash issue
  
• Various edge cases in the roster code
  
• One edge case in the MUC ( [XEP-0045](https: … ⌘ Read more

Automating NIS2 Compliance in Kubernetes with Kyverno: A Practical Guide
2025 is the year when NIS2 measures will start to bite. Is your platform team ready for the challenge? This post gives a brief overview of NIS2 in the context of platform engineering. Then it gives… ⌘ Read more

Dapr in Two Minutes: Simplifying Distributed Application Development
Dapr (Distributed Application Runtime) takes the pain out of building distributed applications by offering developers simple “building block” APIs to manage the challenges of connecting with complex infrastructure. Developers can use these APIs to interact with… ⌘ Read more

I’d need to think about it deeply, but at a first sight, nanoblogging would be a simple text (like the original twtxt spec, aimed for TUIs), and microblogging (like Twitter was a few years ago), would be about sharing texts, images, videos, GIFs, links, and perhaps Markdown styling.

Why? You have shorter messages than in a blog, but you may add almost anything you could do in a blog.
Buuut… who knows?

Why Java endures: The foundation of modern enterprise development
For 30 years, Java has been a cornerstone of enterprise software development. Here’s why—and how to learn Java.

The post Why Java endures: The foundation of modern enterprise development appeared first on The GitHub Blog. ⌘ Read more

Full exposure: A practical approach to handling sensitive data leaks
Treating exposures as full and complete can help you respond more effectively to focus on what truly matters: securing systems, protecting sensitive data, and maintaining the trust of stakeholders.

The post Full exposure: A practical approach to handling sensitive data leaks appeared first on [The GitHu … ⌘ Read more

Falcoctl: Artifact Management for Falco
Artifact management is the process of storing, organising, and securing the essential components generated throughout software development. Cloudsmith defines artifacts as the tangible outputs of the development lifecycle, including compiled source code, libraries, executables, and configuration… ⌘ Read more

CNCF Joins Google Summer of Code 2025 – Calling All Contributors!
We’re thrilled to share that the Cloud Native Computing Foundation has once again been accepted as a Google Summer of Code (GSoC) mentoring organization for 2025! This program is a fantastic opportunity for new contributors—especially students—to… ⌘ Read more

On my blog: Developer Diary, Harriet Tubman Day https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2025/03/10/tubman.html #programming #project #devjournal

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Datalagring, igen!
Some of my usual readers will have to excuse me. This post will be in
Swedish. It’s about proposed Swedish legislation for forcing someone
who offers a message system to the public to cooperate with the law.

— — —

Nytt lagförslag: Även chatsystem ska vara “anpassningsskyldiga” för
hemlig avlyssning och hemlig övervakning!

Det är väl ingen överraskning bland mina läsare vad jag tycker om det.
Går förslaget igenom gör vi det mer komplicerat för vanliga användare
att meddela sig med varan … ⌘ Read more

On my blog: Free Culture Book Club — acoustic (yin) https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2025/03/08/acoustic-yin.html #freeculture #bookclub

On my blog: Toots 🦣 from 03/03 to 03/07 https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2025/03/07/week.html #linkdump #socialmedia #quotes #week

Why Infrastructure as Code Needs to be Secure by Default
Infrastructure as Code (IaC) has become the standard for managing cloud infrastructure, but it introduces significant challenges, particularly around security and compliance. Issues such as misconfigurations, secret management, policy enforcement, and auditing can complicate workflows. These… ⌘ Read more

Welcome StrimziCon 2025!
We are very pleased to announce the return of StrimziCon, scheduled later this year! After the huge success of StrimziCon 2024, the Strimzi community decided to repeat the event for 2025. Like last year, this is… ⌘ Read more

[ANN] How Monero Fulfilled Satoshi’s Promise
Links:

• https://zola.ink/blog/posts/how-monero-fulfilled-satoshis-promies
  
• https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43290408
  

@basses:matrix.org ⌘ Read more

On my blog: Real Life in Star Trek, Birthright, part 1 https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2025/03/06/birthright-1.html #scifi #startrek #closereading

Too Complex: It’s Not Kubernetes, It’s What It Does
The open-source container orchestration system for automating software deployment, scaling, and management has earned a bad rep for being too complicated. In this post, let’s explore whether that reputation is well deserved. The Steep Learning Curve… ⌘ Read more

Kubestronaut in Orbit: Gerardo López
Get to know Gerardo Gerardo is a passionate Cloud Native Advocate, Kubernetes expert, and Docker Captain with a strong focus on DevOps, software development, and security. Based in Costa Rica, he has earned several certifications, including… ⌘ Read more

Desktop 4.39: Smarter AI Agent, Docker CLI in GA, and Effortless Multi-Platform Builds
Docker Desktop 4.39 brings Docker AI Agent for real-time help, plus Bake for faster builds and Multi-Node Kubernetes for better testing. Learn more! ⌘ Read more

I did not want to miss the chance to take one (maybe) last picture of this beautiful symmetrical view. ⌘ Read more

Four steps toward building an open source community
Three maintainers talk about how they fostered their open source communities.

The post Four steps toward building an open source community appeared first on The GitHub Blog. ⌘ Read more

Just a few more days before I leave Kassel after two and a half years. Feeling grateful for everything this city has given me and excited for what’s ahead! ⌘ Read more

Erlang Solutions: Understanding Big Data in Healthcare
Healthcare generates large amounts of data every day. From patient records and medical scans to treatment plans and clinical trials. This information, known as big data, has the potential to improve patient care, improve efficiency, and drive innovation. But many organisations are still figuring out how to use it effectively.

With AI-driven analytics, wearable technology, and real-time monitoring, healthcare providers, insurers, and phar … ⌘ Read more

KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe 2025 co-located event deep dive: OpenFeature Summit
Co-chairs: Michael Beemer, Jonathan Norris, Thomas PoignantApril 1, 2025London At the OpenFeature Summit, we want attendees to leave with a deep understanding of the latest trends and real-world use cases in feature flagging. This event is… ⌘ Read more

AI Cloud: What, Why, and How?
The rapid growth of AI applications across industries has led to significant changes, particularly with the adoption of deep learning and generative AI, which provide a competitive advantage in industries such as drug discovery in pharmaceutical… ⌘ Read more

Video: How to run dependency audits with GitHub Copilot
Learn to automate dependency management using GitHub Copilot, GitHub Actions, and Dependabot to eliminate manual checks, improve security, and save time for what really matters.

The post Video: How to run dependency audits with GitHub Copilot appeared first on The GitHub Blog. ⌘ Read more

Not just for developers: How product and security teams can use GitHub Copilot
GitHub Copilot isn’t just for developers! Discover how product managers, security professionals, scrum masters, and more use GitHub Copilot to streamline tasks, automate workflows, and boost productivity across teams.

The post [Not just for developers: How product and security teams can use GitHub Copilot](https://github.blog/ai-and-ml/github-copilot/not-just-for-dev … ⌘ Read more

Volcano v1.11 Released! A New Era of Cloud-Native Scheduling for AI and Big Data
As the de facto standard in cloud-native batch computing, Volcano has been widely adopted across various scenarios, including AI, Big Data, and High-Performance Computing (HPC). With over 800 contributors from more than 30 countries and tens… ⌘ Read more

Aligning Language Practices for KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Japan and KubeCon + CloudNativeCon China
The global cloud native community thrives on diversity and collaboration, bringing together contributors, users, and enthusiasts worldwide. As we continue to grow and expand, we are committed to creating an inclusive and effective environment for learning… ⌘ Read more

Observability Trends in 2025 – What’s Driving Change?
Observability has evolved beyond traditional monitoring, integrating AI, automation, and security. Initially, monitoring focused on collecting logs and metrics separately, often leading to silos and limited visibility. The rise of distributed systems and microservices has increased… ⌘ Read more

Finding leaked passwords with AI: How we built Copilot secret scanning
Passwords are notoriously difficult to detect with conventional programming approaches. AI can help us find passwords better because it understands context. This blog post will explore the technical challenges we faced with building the feature and the novel and creative ways we solved them.

The post [Finding leaked passwords with AI: How we built Copilot secret scanning](https … ⌘ Read more

KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe 2025 co-located event deep dive: Cloud Native + Kubernetes AI Day
Co-chairs: Rajas Kakodkar, Ricardo Rocha, Thiago Gil, Yuan TangApril 1, 2025London Cloud Native & Kubernetes AI Day brings together a diverse range of technical enthusiasts, open source contributors, practitioners, researchers and end users, all united in… ⌘ Read more

Open Networking & Edge Summit: A Must-Attend for KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Attendees
For over a decade, the Open Networking & Edge Summit has been the premier gathering for leaders in open networking, edge, cloud, and IoT industries. It’s a unique event that fosters a neutral, collaborative environment, bringing… ⌘ Read more

Announcing the Beta Release of OpenTelemetry Go Auto-Instrumentation using eBPF
The OpenTelemetry community is excited to announce the beta release of the OpenTelemetry Go Auto-Instrumentation project! This milestone brings us closer to our mission of making observability simple, accessible, and effective for Go applications. What is… ⌘ Read more

Data Protection Working Group Deep Dive Session at KubeCon + CloudNativeCon London
Data on Kubernetes is a growing field, with databases, object stores, and other stateful applications moving to the platform. The Data Protection Working Group focuses on data availability and preservation for Kubernetes – including backup, restore,… ⌘ Read more

New Phippy Book Guidelines: Enhancing Community Access & Engagement
Phippy and Friends have long been a beloved part of the cloud native ecosystem, making complex technologies more approachable through storytelling. As interest in these books grows, CNCF is introducing new guidelines to better support, distribute,… ⌘ Read more

GitHub for Beginners: How to get started with GitHub Copilot
Get started with GitHub Copilot and navigate features like Copilot Chat in this installment of the GitHub for Beginners series.

The post GitHub for Beginners: How to get started with GitHub Copilot appeared first on The GitHub Blog. ⌘ Read more

On my blog: Developer Diary, World Wildlife Day https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2025/03/03/wildlife.html #programming #project #devjournal

My February ‘25 in Review
Now February is also over – another eventful month. While world politics had some lows with the German federal election and events in the USA, there were at least some highs in my private life. ⌘ Read more

On my blog: Free Culture Book Club — Stories by Matthew DeBlock https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2025/03/01/deblock.html #freeculture #bookclub

On my blog: Toots 🦣 from 02/24 to 02/28 https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2025/02/28/week.html #linkdump #socialmedia #quotes #week

Docker Engine v28: Hardening Container Networking by Default
Learn how Docker streamlines developer onboarding and helps organizations set up the right guardrails to give developers the flexibility to innovate within the boundaries of company policies. ⌘ Read more

On my blog: Real Life in Star Trek, Tapestry https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2025/02/27/tapestry.html #scifi #startrek #closereading

Mathieu Pasquet: slixmpp v1.9.0
It has not been too long since 1.8.6 and here we are with 1.9.0, which is kind of a major release (following the well-known pridever numbering scheme).

Long story short, there are at least two major changes warranting the new number (and plenty of other things, read on!):

• switching the cython jid implementation for a rust one, which will be faster and more correct
  
• removing the xmpp.process() method (planned since the 1.8.0 release)
  

Special thanks to nicoco … ⌘ Read more

I just learned about a few to me unknown git settings: https://blog.gitbutler.com/how-git-core-devs-configure-git/ Let’s see how quickly I can’t live without them anymore. ;-)

Alibaba, Datadog, and Quesma Join Forces on Go Compile-Time Instrumentation
Standards are only useful if they’re widely adopted, and adoption is only effective if the available tooling facilitates it. I imagine SI units would not have been too popular when they were introduced if you had to build… ⌘ Read more

Erlang Solutions: Top 5 IoT Business Security Basics
IoT is now a fundamental part of modern business. With more than 17 billion connected devices worldwide, IoT business security is more important than ever. A single breach can expose sensitive data, disrupt operations, and damage a company’s reputation.

To help safeguard your business, we’ll cover five essential IoT security basics: data encryption, strong password policies, regular security audits, employee awareness tr … ⌘ Read more

I agree. finding good writings on architecture is hard to find. I used to read architecture reviews over on the high scalability blog. i suspect the reason why is that the arch is how the big tech companies can build moats around their bases. I know in AWS world it only goes as far as how to nickle and dime you to death.

I have the books but they don’t grow much more past interview level.

I agree. finding good writings on architecture is hard to find. I used to read architecture reviews over on the high scalability blog. i suspect the reason why is that the arch is how the big tech companies can build moats around their bases. I know in AWS world it only goes as far as how to nickle and dime you to death.

I have the books but they don’t grow much more past interview level.

Ava perfectly captured how I feel about saving the planet: ⌘ Read more

Kubescape becomes a CNCF incubating project
The CNCF Technical Oversight Committee (TOC) has voted to accept Kubescape as a CNCF incubating project.  Kubescape is an open-source Kubernetes security project designed to offer comprehensive security coverage throughout the entire development and deployment lifecycle…. ⌘ Read more

Kubestronaut in Orbit: Samah Eddaoudi
Get to know Samah This week’s Kubestronaut in Orbit is Samah Eddaoudi! As a recent graduate in networks and telecommunications, Samah transitioned into the field of DevOps and cloud engineering, building on her strong technical foundation…. ⌘ Read more

Ein bisschen Buch ?~L~X https://notiz.blog/b/DeM

Community managers in action: Leading a developer community for good
GitHub’s Digital Public Goods Open Source Community Manager Program just wrapped up a second successful year, helping Community Managers gain experience in using open source for good.

The post Community managers in action: Leading a developer community for good appeared … ⌘ Read more

Announcing the Kubernetes “Shift Down” Security Paper
The CNCF Kubernetes Policy Working group (WG) has just released the Shift Down Security paper to help educate the community about how organizations can leverage cloud native security best practices to address key business risks and… ⌘ Read more

@bender@twtxt.net Sorry to disappoint (again): https://blogs.nasa.gov/planetarydefense/2025/02/24/latest-calculations-conclude-asteroid-2024-yr4-now-poses-no-significant-threat-to-earth-in-2032-and-beyond/

@falsifian@www.falsifian.org Neat, I got the principle, so mission accomplished. :-)

I have configured my vim to use a tab width of four. So, I noticed that especially https://www.falsifian.org/blog/2021/06/04/catalytic/reachability_with_stack.cc (but also partially the other C++ file) mixes tabs and spaces for indentation. :-)

Introducing k0rdent: Design, Deploy, and Manage Kubernetes-based IDPs
The Challenge Today Kubernetes is the de facto standard for container orchestration, but managing a complete infrastructure efficiently remains a significant challenge. Without a standardized approach, most organizations building an Internal Developer Portal (IDP) face inconsistent… ⌘ Read more

On my blog: Developer Diary, Kingdom of Ava https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2025/02/24/ava.html #programming #project #devjournal

KrautPress Website Club ?~L~X https://notiz.blog/b/Def

On my blog: The Comet https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2025/02/23/comet.html #blackhistorymonth #fiction

On my blog: Free Culture Book Club — Cairn Wardens Guide, part 2 https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2025/02/22/cairn-3.html #freeculture #bookclub

Revisiting Docker Hub Policies: Prioritizing Developer Experience
Learn how Docker streamlines developer onboarding and helps organizations set up the right guardrails to give developers the flexibility to innovate within the boundaries of company policies. ⌘ Read more

On my blog: Toots 🦣 from 02/17 to 02/21 https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2025/02/21/week.html #linkdump #socialmedia #quotes #week

How to debug code with GitHub Copilot
GitHub Copilot can streamline your debugging process by troubleshooting in your IDE, analyzing pull requests, and more, helping you tackle issues faster and more robustly.

The post How to debug code with GitHub Copilot appeared first on The GitHub Blog. ⌘ Read more

KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe 2025 co-located event deep dive: OpenTofu Day Europe
Chair: Sebastian StadilApril 1, 2025 London OpenTofu Day is the best place to connect with the OpenTofu community. It’s a fantastic place to talk shop with other infrastructure or platform engineers, trade stories, discuss best practices,… ⌘ Read more

KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe 2025 co-located event deep dive: BackstageCon Europe
Co-chairs: Blair Fraser, Bryan Landes, Balaji Sivasubramanian April 1, 2025 London We want attendees at BackstageCon to leave with a deeper understanding of the latest trends and use cases of Backstage. Last year, Backstage was the… ⌘ Read more

On my blog: Real Life in Star Trek, Face of the Enemy https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2025/02/20/face-enemy.html #scifi #startrek #closereading

Open Web Conversations ?~L~X https://notiz.blog/b/DUX

Engaging with the developer community on our approach to content moderation
We share the full year 2024 data update on our Transparency Center and highlight how developers can engage with us on our site policies and content moderation.

The post [Engaging with the developer community on our approach to content moderation](https://github.blog/news-insights/policy-news-and-insights/engaging-with-the-developer-community-on-our-approach- … ⌘ Read more

Explore the CNCF Maintainer Summit Schedule at KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe 2025
The schedule for the CNCF Maintainer Summit on 31 March 2025 in London is now live. The CNCF Maintainer Summit happens on the Monday before KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe 2025, and is an exclusive event for… ⌘ Read more

Erlang Solutions: Highlights from CodeBEAM Lite London
The inaugural CodeBEAM Lite London conference was held at CodeNode last month, featuring 10 talks, 80 attendees, and an Erlang Solutions booth. There, attendees had the chance to set a high score in a BEAM-based asteroid game created by ESL’s Hernan Rivas Acosta, and win an Atari replica.

Learning from and networking with experts across the BEAM world was an exciting opportunity. Here are the highlights from the talks at the event.

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Kmesh v1.0 officially released!
Stable, simple and high performance sidecarless service mesh At the beginning of the new year 2025, we are thrilled to announce the official release of Kmesh v1.0.0. We extend our heartfelt gratitude to all Kmesh community… ⌘ Read more

OSTIF Announces Linkerd Security Audit Results
The Open Source Technology Improvement Fund (OSTIF) is proud to share the results of our security audit of Linkerd. Linkerd is an open source service mesh for Kubernetes which prioritizes reliability, security, and simplicity. Thanks to… ⌘ Read more

Exploring multi-cluster fault tolerance with k8gb
Ambassador post by Gerardo Lopez (The Spanish version of this post is below.) As a CNCF Ambassador and proud Kubestronaut, I am always eager to explore innovative tools that enhance the resilience and scalability of cloud-native… ⌘ Read more

@lyse@lyse.isobeef.org I am a big fan of “obvious” math facts that turn out to be wrong. If you want to understand how reusing space actually works, you are mostly stuck reading complexity theory papers right now. Ian wrote a good survey: https://iuuk.mff.cuni.cz/~iwmertz/papers/m23.reusing_space.pdf . It’s written for complexity theorists, but some of will make sense to programmers comfortable with math. Alternatively, I wrote an essay a few years ago explaining one technique, with (math-loving) programmers as the intended audience: https://www.falsifian.org/blog/2021/06/04/catalytic/ .

Powered by Docker: Streamlining Engineering Operations as a Platform Engineer
Learn how Docker streamlines developer onboarding and helps organizations set up the right guardrails to give developers the flexibility to innovate within the boundaries of company policies. ⌘ Read more

Platform Adoption Strategies:
Critical Roles When Investing in Platforms Starting on a cloud-native journey is more than just a technology upgrade; it’s a fundamental transformation that demands a wider approach and includes people, processes, and policies as well as,… ⌘ Read more

Demo an Automated Canary Deployment on Kubernetes with Argo Rollouts, Istio, and Prometheus
Building stuff is fun! Let’s use Argo Rollouts, Istio, and Prometheus to automate a canary deployment on Kubernetes! The application we’ll run is the Argo Rollouts Demo Application which does a great job of visualizing how… ⌘ Read more

Royal Bank of Canada’s Cloud Evolution
Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) is a global financial services institution and Canada’s largest bank (based on market capitalization). Technology is vital for RBC to deliver cutting-edge services to our clients and advance our businesses, ultimately… ⌘ Read more

How to manage three top Kubernetes security vulnerabilities
This article explains: Kubernetes and security Across various organizations, Kubernetes is being adopted at lightning rates. It is estimated that 60% of organizations have adopted this technology, and the list of companies planning on transitioning to… ⌘ Read more

iPhone SE 4’s Specs Could Lead to Enhanced Resale Value
Apple is expected to announce the fourth-generation iPhone SE as soon as tomorrow, potentially with improved long-term value retention, according to analysis by SellCell.

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Despite its lower price point, the ‌iPhone SE‌ has historical … ⌘ Read more

Self-hosting my emails again: A few weeks in
A few weeks ago, I moved back to self-hosting my mail server after using Purelymail for three years. The decision wasn’t about cost – it’s actually more expensive to rent a VPS – but about control, security, and data locality. My mails are now hosted in Europe, giving me more confidence in their privacy, and I can configure everything exactly as I want while ensuring compliance with GDPR. ⌘ Read more

On my blog: Developer Diary, World Eve of Social Justice https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2025/02/17/social-justice.html #programming #project #devjournal

On my blog: Who Belongs https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2025/02/16/dei.html #blackhistorymonth #harm #politics #rant

On my blog: Free Culture Book Club — Cairn Wardens Guide, part 1 https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2025/02/15/cairn-2.html #freeculture #bookclub

On my blog: Toots 🦣 from 02/10 to 02/14 https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2025/02/14/week.html #linkdump #socialmedia #quotes #week

On my blog: Toots 🦣 from 02/10 to 02/14 https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2025/02/14/week.html #linkdump #socialmedia #quotes #week

Support the open source projects you love this Valentine’s Day
Show your appreciation to the open-source projects you love. You can help provide much-needed support to the critical but often underfunded projects that keep your infrastructure running smoothly. And remember—every day is a perfect day to support open source! 💖

The post [Support the open source projects you love this Valentine’s Day](https://github.blog/open-source/support-the-open-source-projects-you-love-thi … ⌘ Read more

On my blog: Real Life in Star Trek, Aquiel https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2025/02/13/aquiel.html #scifi #startrek #closereading

that’s a fair point.

Perhaps, since Twitter in 2006 never implemented read flags, every derivative microblogging system never saw that as an expected feature. This is curious because Twitter started with SMS, where on our phones we can mark messages as read or unread.
I think it all comes from the difference between reading an email (directed to you) vs. reading public posts (like a blog or a ‘wall,’ where you don’t mark posts as read). It’s not necessary to mark it as ‘read’, you just jump over it.

Reading microblogging posts in an email program is not common, I think, and I haven’t really used it, so I cannot say how it works, and whether it would be better for me or not.
However, I’ve used Thunderbird as a feed reader, and I understand the advantages when reading blog posts.

About read flags being simple, well… we just had a discussion this morning about how tracking read messages would require a lot of rethinking for clients such as timeline where no state is stored. Even considering some kind of ‘notification of unread messages or mentions’ is not expected for those minimalist client, so it’s an interesting compromise to think about.

Linear feeds are a dark pattern - A proposal for Mastodon
https://tilde.town/~dzwdz/blog/feeds.html

I’ve polished the CSS style a bit, you can try it here: https://eapl.me/treed/

GitHub Availability Report: January 2025
In January, we experienced two incidents that resulted in degraded performance across GitHub services.

The post GitHub Availability Report: January 2025 appeared first on The GitHub Blog. ⌘ Read more

How GitHub uses CodeQL to secure GitHub
How GitHub’s Product Security Engineering team manages our CodeQL implementation at scale and how you can, too.

The post How GitHub uses CodeQL to secure GitHub appeared first on The GitHub Blog. ⌘ Read more