Opera VPN: the Future of Private Browsing?
Opera’s developer version 38 is the first browser to include a built-in Virtual Private Network (VPN) client. The feature is unlikely to excite the masses but it could change the way we surf the web....
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Interview with Brendan Eich, CEO of Brave
Today we are joined by none other than Brendan Eich, creator of the JavaScript programming language, co-founder of the Mozilla project and most recently CEO of Brave Software—a start-up that aims to...
View ArticleBrowser Trends May 2016: Firefox Finally Overtakes IE
April brought us a shower of Samsung surprises so can the latest StatCounter browser statistics be similarly exciting?… Worldwide Desktop & Tablet Browser Statistics, March to April 2016 The...
View ArticleBrowser Trends June 2016: Microsoft Misfortune
Mozilla finally overtook Microsoft during April 2016. Do the latest StatCounter browser statistics hold any cheer for IE and Edge?… Worldwide Desktop & Tablet Browser Statistics, April to May 2016...
View ArticleBrowser Trends July 2016: Is a Chrome Monoculture Harmless?
May's Microsoft Misfortune saw IE and Edge plunge further behind the competition. Does June provide a more optimistic outlook in the latest StatCounter browser statistics? Er, no… Worldwide Desktop...
View ArticleBrowser Trends August 2016: How Do Chrome’s Rivals Stack Up?
In July we discussed the positive -- but mostly negative -- effects of a Chrome monoculture. Did web users take notice and try another application? The latest StatCounter browser statistics prove...
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Browser Trends September 2016: Are the Browser Wars Over?
In August we discussed a few of Chrome's rivals. Did it encourage you to try another browser? The latest StatCounter browser statistics provide the facts… Worldwide Desktop & Tablet Browser...
View ArticleBrowser Trends October 2016: Microsoft Edges Downward
In September, we discussed whether the browser wars are over. October's StatCounter browser statistics provide further evidence for a slow-down… Worldwide Desktop & Tablet Browser Statistics,...
View ArticleBrowser Trends November 2016: Rise of the Underdog
In October, we discussed reasons why Edge has struggled to gain momentum. Are November's StatCounter browser statistics better for Microsoft's flagship browser?… Worldwide Desktop & Tablet Browser...
View ArticleBrowser Trends December 2016: Mobile Overtakes Desktop
In November, we looked at the underdog browsers adopted by one in thirty web users. The StatCounter browser statistics for December 2016 records a more exciting and momentous event in the web's...
View Article10 Web Predictions for 2017
I've listed predictions for several years, and I'm generally proved wrong, but here goes … The 2016 Results I scored 3.5 out of 10 in 2015, so let's see how my 2016 forecasts fared. 1. A Major...
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Interview with Kris Borchers, JS Foundation Executive Director
As part of Open Source Week 2016, we took a look at the JS Foundation, an organization whose mission it is to create a center of gravity for the open source JavaScript ecosystem. Backed by such big...
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How to Easily Share Code Between Projects with Bit
As the world moves to software architecture based on microservices and multiple repositories, the ecosystem struggles to keep code bases maintainable. From monoliths to publishing hundreds of...
View ArticleSocial Media 2.0: Real Life Augmentation
Social media platforms such as MySpace, Bebo, Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat, Instagram, LinkedIn and Google+ have been transformative technologies which shaped the early years of the twenty-first...
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Web Industry Insights 2017
The Stack Overflow Survey is one of the most comprehensive polls undertaken every year since 2011. Before we discover more, there are … The Usual Caveats Forty million people visit Stack Overflow...
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