Discussing open source value and intellectual property with your legal & procurement teams
Open source software offers many benefits, but business leaders must be aware of potential legal and procurement issues. Many of today’s most exciting new technologies are powered by open
Applying data engineering to applications with Kedro
Using data engineering tools to improve control over data has never been easier. Thanks to a massive effort from the data science community, we are in the midst of
Supporting security in open source
Companies need to incentivise maintainers to keep open source software secure.Every enterprise today is using open source software (OSS) or software with open source components, with Facebook, Google and IBM
Automating Dependabot with our GitHub app
NearForm's GitHub Dependabot app is a useful tool for unattended approval and merge of dependency updates.
2021 Call for Code with Founding Partner IBM, Charitable Partner the United Nations Human Rights Office and NearForm
The Call for Code Global Challenge drives humanitarian progress with practical applications built on open source. Sign up!
Investing for the future
NearForm has secured investment that will fuel rapid international expansion and accelerate the company’s mission to build better software, faster. Dublin, Ireland - 16th February, 2021: Global software development
Why and how to automate dependency bumps
Keeping dependencies up to date in open source becomes easier with automation tools like Dependabot.
Load testing with Autocannon
Already one of the fastest tools available for testing web-server performance, Autocannon gets even faster with new access to Node.js worker threads. To ensure a blazing fast web server,
Build a community, not a framework
In this video, Technical Director Matteo Colina discusses why successful open source projects need focus and a supportive community.
Microsoft Loves NodeConf Remote 2020
NodeConf is something we look forward to every year. The Node.js community is vibrant, diverse and inclusive, and we love that we can help make NodeConf happen and bring the
Changing the game for performance
Earlier in 2020, NearForm was asked by the company behind a highly popular online casual game to help identify areas to optimise in the game infrastructure to reduce costs
Join IBM at NodeConf Remote 2020
NodeConf Remote is coming 2 November, and while it will be a bit different this year with everybody being remote, it will continue to be a premier showcase and
Red Hat at NodeConf Remote 2020
Red Hat is heading to NodeConf Remote to partner with IBM in demonstrating a few of our favorite production-quality tools and solutions, all designed to help your team maintain productivity
Bloomberg at NodeConf Remote 2020
At Bloomberg, we <3 Open Source. This might come as a shock to those who view Bloomberg solely as a giant financial news company. Truth is, at our core, we’re
What to expect at OpenJS World 2020
OpenJS World, the annual conference event from the OpenJS Foundation, goes virtual this year, bringing together leaders, contributors and members of the JavaScript and web development world for two days
Open-sourcing an open banking reference app
An Open Banking Reference App with Real World Applications Key to continually developing capabilities is recognising new opportunities to apply what we’ve learned in new and innovative ways. Recently,
5 Ways You’re Already Using Open Source
Open Source Software is Everywhere Many companies today remain wary of open source software (OSS), despite the reality that it powers key business activities for some of the world’s
Introduction to GraphQL – Matteo Collina: Tech Talk Video
GraphQL is a query language that is rapidly gaining wide adoption across the community. GraphQL combines type validation with a query and filtering syntax that makes it easy to
What version of Node should I use? – Matteo Collina: Tech Talk Video
Choosing the right Node version One of the most common questions a newcomer to the Node.js world has is "what version should I use?". Currently, we have 10.x, 12.x,
What is InnerSource anyway?
As open source adoption continues to grow in enterprises today (it is soon expected to surpass proprietary software adoption), InnerSource is gaining momentum thanks to the wide range of
Hapi: A Performance deep-dive
Improving hapi performance in real-world use cases Recently we were tasked with investigating performance with the popular web framework hapi. Performance means a lot of different things, but we wanted
Graphql. Accelerated – Matteo Collina: Tech Talk Video
Using GraphQL to overcome architecture bottlenecks GraphQL is a query language that is rapidly gaining wide adoption across the community. It combines type validation with a query and filtering
NearForm hosts First 24-hour Live WFH Conference
WFH Conference was a resounding success Last week, NearForm hosted a virtual WFH conference which saw 1,745 attendees join in to watch live talks over 24 hours. Speakers shared
The Inevitability of Innersource – Danese Cooper: Tech Talk Video
Is InnerSource inevitable? Soon after Open Source definitely ‘won over’ the Tech world, Danese started thinking about the Sustainability of Open Source. It was clear proprietary organizations saw the