John Ellis is the President and Head of Product for Codethink, a world-class provider of critical, high-performance software projects. Open-source software is publicly available software developed and ...

Open-source creative software is perfect on paper — it's free, community-driven, highly customizable, and you're not locked into a subscription model that drains your wallet every month. But using ...

Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Open-source software powers the majority of today’s businesses. An estimated 70% to 90% of ...

Open-source software allows users and developers to modify its code. This software model leads to rapid innovations and improvements. Investors benefit from transparency and collaboration in ...

Transparency is one of the most appealing parts of modern software development. When a company says its product is “open” or that the source code is available, many people assume that means ...

Software development has evolved into a dynamic field, driven by the interplay between innovative coding practices and the collaborative nature of open source ecosystems. These ecosystems enable rapid ...

Members can download this article in PDF format. Embedded systems are emerging as a go-to solution for many projects. This rapid uptake in embedded interest is due, in large part, to advances in ...