Developer News – Week ending February 16, 2017

Here are some of the developer news articles that appeared this past week.

Happy Reading and Happy Coding!

Feb 14 – Microsoft Blog: Grow, build and connect with Microsoft for Startups – The program provides dedicated resources to prepare startup marketing and sales teams to effectively sell their cloud solutions to enterprise organizations in partnership with Microsoft’s global sales organization and partner ecosystem.

Feb 14 – Google Developers Blog: Google Developers Launchpad Studio welcomes more machine learning healthcare startups – Launchpad Studio has also enlisted the expertise of a number of top industry practitioners and thought leaders to ensure Studio startups are successful over the long-term.

Feb 14 – Gizmodo: New Silicon Chip-Based Quantum Computer Passes Major Test  – Researchers from two teams now working with Intel have reported advances in a new quantum computing architecture, called spin qubits, in a pair of papers out today.

Feb 14 – TheVerge: Sony made a 300+ piece coding kit for kids to bring blocky robots to life – Designed for kids ages 8 and up, the Educator Kit contains over 300 building blocks and 30 hours of educational curriculum to teach kids Scratch, an introductory programming language to control the robots they build.

Feb 13 – CNBC: Apple CEO: We can make a ‘significant contribution’ in health care – To get beyond wellness, Apple will need to work with federal regulators going forward.

Feb 13 – Dzone: What Keeps a CTO Up at Night – Here are some of the reasons CTOs around the country are having trouble sleeping at night.

Feb 13 – Google Developers Blog: AMP stories Bringing visual storytelling to the open web – Today AMP stories are available for everyone to try on their websites. As part of the AMP Project, the AMP story format is free and open for anyone to use. To get started, check out the tutorial and documentation.

Feb 8 – Dzone: What Is Refactoring? – Martin Fowler, the author of the seminal work on the topic, defines refactoring as follows: “Refactoring is a controlled technique for improving the design of an existing code base.”