FB moves to VS Code

What?
Facebook is adopting Visual Studio Code for all of its software engineers, and is currently in the process of finishing the migration from its mix of Nuclide and Emacs for internal development

How?
Microsoft's Visual Studio Code will be the default development environment for FB engineers moving forward. Previously, they've been using a unified internal solution built around the Nuclide open-source project, as well as Emacs.

Why?
Facebook says the main reasons for using Microsoft's solution are cross-platform availability on Windows, macOS, and Linux, as well as a well-documented extension API.
Since a lot of development is done on dedicated servers from Facebook's datacenters, having the ability to use and contribute to the development of remote development extensions factored in the decision to migrate to VS Code.

Where?
As part of the partnership with Microsoft, Facebook will also help improve remote development extensions, which is ultimately going to benefit many more developers around the world.

Trimble Maps

.NET Core is an emerging cross-platform version of .NET, for building apps that run on Linux, macOS, and Windows. Trimble is heavily investing in multiple divisions.

In alignment with the industry, Trimble Maps is contributing .NET Core community in two ways

1. Medium blog : https://medium.com/trimble-maps-engineering-blog
2. Monthly Princeton Meetup : https://www.meetup.com/Princeton-Net-Core-Meetup-Group/

Happy Collaborative Learning. 

Trimble MAPS solutions are available at https://maps.trimble.com/solutions/

Google Fit

Google has confirmed Today morning that it will acquire Fitbit for the sum of $2.1 billion.

Google aspires to create tools that help people enhance their knowledge, success, health and happiness. This goal is closely aligned with Fitbit’s long-time focus on wellness and helping people live healthier, more active lives.

Addressing privacy concerns, Google will be transparent about the data they collect and why that data is collected. Google will not sell personal data to anyone and Fitbit health and wellness data will not be used for Google ads either. Fitbit users will also be given the choice to review, move, or delete their data

Google’s acquisition of Fitbit is expected to close in 2020 and will be subject to closing conditions and regulatory approvals.