news

This is an area where short blog posts are made to update the community on what is happening within the VU, the Dutch research support world, and the field of software development in general.

Update - About last Tuesday: Marble run write-up

3 min

A write-up of the marble runs and software testing session

September 11, 2026

Guide - Versioning: When is it a release?

8 min

A short guide on when to add a new version number to your work.

August 12, 2026

News - New tools: The summer of automation

3 min

An update on some recent tools in the field.

July 16, 2026

Article - Architecture: The 2038 problem

7 min

More datetime issues.

July 2, 2026

Update - About last Tuesday : Lego & Documentation

4 min

Playing and learning

May 22, 2026

News - What’s going on?

4 min

A short update on what is going on with regards to software trainings and events in the country.

March 6, 2026

Article - “we should have always been counting bytes”: Writing data efficient code

10 min

Stories of herioc saves, impact of file bloat, and some tips

February 16, 2026

Article - Digital Preservation Day: What do you know about it?

10 min

A post for the world digital preservation day

November 6, 2025

Update - About last Tuesday: Hackathon results

8 min

Our first hackathon!

October 24, 2025

Update - About last Tuesday: A follow up to questions asked

3 min

A follow up to the September Bytes&Bites session

September 16, 2025

Article - LLMs in research: A round up of services

5 min

A round up of the available services

September 4, 2025