Credit: Dreamstime Visual Studio Code 1.79, published June 8 as the latest version of Microsoft's code editor, features a read-only mode for specific files and folders in a workspace as a protective measure. Also known as the May 2023 edition of the editor, developers can download the editor for Windows, Linux, or Mac from the Visual Studio Code website. With the read-only mode for the VS Code workbench, Microsoft notes that in some scenarios, it can be helpful to explicitly mark some files or folders as read-only.

https://www.infoworld.com/article/3699351/visual-studio-179-emphasizes-read-only-for-files-folders.html

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Credit: Dreamstime You can build many technology capabilities using low-code and no-code platforms, including applications, databases, workflows, integrations, Internet of Things (IoT) data streams, data visualisations, and more. They are versatile platforms to help replace spreadsheets, reduce technical debt, or experiment with machine learning.Low-code platforms promise developer productivity, higher-quality experiences, and easier-to-maintain applications by providing abstraction layers compared to traditional coding.

https://www.infoworld.com/article/3675892/8-signs-your-low-code-platform-is-overpromising-and-underdelivering.html

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Gerrit Kazmaier (Google) Credit: Google Google Cloud has always taken a different approach than its hyperscaler peers. Google Cloud was into open source long before it became cool and was similarly early in forging partnerships to care for customer needs.Sure, not all aspects of Google Cloud's warm-and-fuzzy approach have immediately worked; at times the vendor has needed to become a bit more 'boring' to reach enterprise buyers.Even so, Google Cloud's earnest efforts to use openness as a strategic lever to compete and collaborate are increasingly paying dividends, reaching a crescendo this week at the Google Next 2022 event.

https://www.infoworld.com/article/3675964/google-kicks-up-openness-a-notch.html

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Credit: Dreamstime From manufacturing to transportation to retail, companies across virtually every industry are supporting their digital transformations by moving to a cloud-based infrastructure. The shift from on-premises software to cloud services has been revolutionary to the process of application development and deployment, especially software-as-a-service (SaaS) applications. But using the cloud often isn't enough. Businesses need to leverage cloud-native applications to benefit from the improved agility, availability, scalability, and overall performance they provide.

https://www.infoworld.com/article/3668649/what-cloud-native-means-for-your-business.html

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We're going back to the future with commercial Linux. In case you missed it, Red Hat apparently got tired of companies masquerading as communities, building Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) clones through CentOS code and giving nothing back, not a line of code nor a penny. Some have called it freeloading. I called it  a bad idea  for enterprises to cut off cash to the company they ultimately depend upon to deliver enterprise Linux. In the wake of Red Hat's decision, a range of Linux vendors are trying to capitalise on the alleged dissatisfaction with Red Hat's mood.

https://www.infoworld.com/article/3701935/red-hat-kicked-off-a-tempest-in-a-teapot.html

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