Let’s start with some fun
This newsletter gets dark quickly, so first something to enjoy.
Rogue Amoeba is releasing a major update to Farrago, the great soundboard app for Mac. Farrago 2.0 includes 50 new features ranging from fun emoji art to well-designed Stream Deck interactivity.
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Microsoft is busy rewriting core Windows code in memory-safe Rust →
Microsoft is rewriting core Windows libraries in the Rust programming language, and the more memory-safe code is already reaching developers.
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Tech makes cutbacks
For years we’ve told people with less job prospects to “learn to code”, now tie cutbacks and AI, what do we tell people instead?
Learning to code isn’t enough →
A decade ago, tech powerhouses the likes of Microsoft, Google, and Amazon helped boost the nonprofit Code.org, a learn-to-code program with a vision: “That every student in every school has the opportunity to learn computer science as part of their core K–12 education.
Tech companies are finally firing tech workers →
Software engineers made up the biggest portion of tech layoffs in 2023. That advice is starting to feel even less welcome.