Review: Fall and Rise of Dart

If you are a current iOS or Android developer, you may face a bit of a learning curve if you choose to embrace Flutter. However, it might be worth the jump—both for hot reload (an awesome feature), and for the opportunity to work cross-platform. - David Bolton

Read Article

This is especially attractive to read (or hear) after watching the "Highlights from Flutter at World Mobile Congress 2019"

Review: Reprogrammable Molecular Systems

This is why computer science is invaluable and revolutionizing all industries. Coding is the new fundamental (which requires reading, math, science and art).

"Both Woods and Doty were theoretical computer scientists when beginning this research, so they had to learn a new set of 'wet lab' skills that are typically more in the wheelhouse of bioengineers and biophysicists. 'When engineering requires crossing disciplines, there is a significant barrier to entry,' says Winfree. 'Computer engineering overcame this barrier by designing machines that are reprogrammable at a high level—so today's programmers don't need to know transistor physics. Our goal in this work was to show that molecular systems similarly can be programmed at a high level, so that in the future, tomorrow's molecular programmers can unleash their creativity without having to master multiple disciplines.'"

Article

https://www.caltech.edu/about/news/computer-scientists-create-reprogrammable-molecular-computing-system

Review: AI.gov

My Happiness

I am happy to see our national government establish a serious commitment to the development of artificial intelligence (AI): www.ai.gov.

My Concern

I am concerned that I don't see any established private sector partnerships who actually lead the development of AI including: 

• Google
• Microsoft
• Facebook
• Apple
• Amazon
• Salesforce
• Netflix
• Nvidia

Other AI Companies to Consider

• Spotify
• Baidu
• Tencent
• https://builtin.com/artificial-intelligence/ai-companies-roundup

Review: Season of Docs (by Google)

If you're interested in the world of Technical Writers or the push for improving the documentation, or lack of, for open source projects then check this out (below).

https://opensource.googleblog.com/2019/03/introducing-season-of-docs.html

Once again, Google is shifting the tech culture by taking software documentation seriously.

Review: Amazon Software Development Insights

How is software developed at Amazon?

There are some really good tips in this online video and article.
http://highscalability.com/blog/2019/3/4/how-is-software-developed-at-amazon.html

Daisie - App for Artists

Daisie - a web application like LinkedIn but for artists!

Hear the backdrop story of Maisie Williams (TEDTalk) that led her to co-founding this remarkable company and providing practical opportunities for people to showcase their artistic talent to many, simultaneously.

Watch YouTube - Intro of Daisie (by Maisie)

Follow @daisieapp

Online: www.daisie.com

Wishing all the best to you talented artists!

Review: OpenJS Foundation officially formed

Finally, the unity is back within the JS communities.
https://sdtimes.com/webdev/the-openjs-foundation-officially-formed-for-the-javascript-community/

Why is the OpenJS Foundation needed?

Directly restated from OpenJS:

"The JS Foundation and Node.js Foundation have coexisted independently for a number of years. Thanks to the interconnected nature of the JavaScript ecosystem, we’ve grown continuously closer in technical collaboration. This merger provides an opportunity to share our learnings around technical governance, combining our project hosting and collective experience running diverse and welcoming communities over a broader section of the ecosystem. In addition, it eliminates operational redundancies between the organizations, streamlines the experience for organizations who provide essential financial support through membership, and coordinates efforts within the JavaScript ecosystem and with affiliated standards bodies."

IMO

There was definitely a need for unified, formal community over the development of JS. When looking for a JS community to join, it can be a little confusing. See this:
https://www.quora.com/What-are-some-popular-JavaScript-development-community-sites

Perhaps another reason to unify is preventing another uproar like the one that happened back in 2017 on NodeJS's diversity/inclusion.
https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/08/24/nodejs_forks_ayo_code_of_conduct/

Concern

My one concern is that I don't see Amazon or especially Facebook participating in this foundation. Considering the influence they both have in the JS ecosystem, I would hope that they will participate soon.

Other Links of Interests?

1. https://www.javascript.com/
2. https://www.w3schools.com/js/
3. https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JavaScript
5. https://jquery.com/

Also in case of interest, here's a brief history of NodeJS nicely organized by this author.
https://blog.risingstack.com/history-of-node-js/

Happy Coding!

Firefox Send

Thank you @mozilla!

Firefox Send is a nice, new feature offered by Mozilla's Firefox. Instead of summarizing here, check out their blog post or video (below).



https://blog.mozilla.org/blog/2019/03/12/introducing-firefox-send-providing-free-file-transfers-while-keeping-your-personal-information-private/

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Review: Microsoft's AI Class for B-Schools

If you're in supply chain management , business operations, or logistics, then this is a must-read.

Here is another amazing milestone by Microsoft especially with publishing this article as a marketing strategy to shape all kinds of industries that need to start looking into AI implementation now. Just like the Web was coming in the 90's to businesses whether they liked it or not, businesses will need to be ready for the coming AI culture shift. Those not ready - well - will go out of business.

Microsoft launches business school focused on AI strategy, culture and responsibility

Review: Rewriting in Rust Article

This was a good article to read based on the Rust hype and rewriting apps in Rust. Thank you, Diane!

https://hacks.mozilla.org/2019/02/rewriting-a-browser-component-in-rust/