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9 reasons Java is still great

Java has endured radical transformations in the technology landscape and many threats to its prominence. What makes this technology so great, and what does the future hold for Java?

By Matthew Tyson

Mar 19, 202610 mins

Development ToolsJavaOpen Source

9 ways to keep your developer team happy

A six-figure paycheck is nice, but keeping developers happy at work takes more than that. Here are nine tips from industry experts—including developers themselves.

By Bob Violino

Dec 18, 2023 10 mins

Careers Engineer Technology Industry

3 ways to reduce stress on the DevSecOps team

Worried about burning out your DevSecOps team/ Here are three ways that teams and managers can protect their serenity while staying productive.

By Isaac Sacolick

Dec 18, 2023 8 mins

Careers Devops Software Development

CodeOps: Using LLMs and modular coding to accelerate development

How we can take advantage of generative AI, common application structures, and systematic code reuse to drive faster and more innovative digital product development.

By Anand Kulkarni

Dec 18, 2023 8 mins

Artificial Intelligence Devops Generative AI

InfoWorld’s 2023 Technology of the Year Award winners

InfoWorld recognizes the year’s best products in software development, cloud computing, data analytics, AI, and machine learning.

By InfoWorld Awards Team

Dec 15, 2023 27 mins

Databases Devops Generative AI

What is an API? Application programming interfaces explained

Developers use application programming interfaces to hide complexity, organize code, design reusable components, and connect different systems, applications, or services.

By Matthew Tyson

Dec 13, 2023 11 mins

APIs Software Development

How software engineering intelligence platforms boost developer productivity

Software engineering intelligence platforms such as Code Climate’s Velocity give engineering leaders a deeper, data-driven understanding of how their team works and where they can improve.

By Madison Unell

Dec 12, 2023 7 mins

Software Development

How to evaluate a vector database

There is no universal ‘best’ vector database—the choice depends on your needs. Evaluating scalability, functionality, performance, and compatibility with your use cases is vital.

By Li Liu

Dec 11, 2023 7 mins

Analytics Databases Generative AI

The best new features in Microsoft .NET 8

From dynamic memory limits to faster collection classes, .NET 8 is packed with new features for building more performant, scalable, and secure applications.

By Joydip Kanjilal

Dec 7, 2023 7 mins

Libraries and Frameworks Microsoft .NET Web Development

5 great new features in Django 5

More async support, easier form fields, and easier ways to handle form choices are all coming to the new Django.

By Serdar Yegulalp

Dec 6, 2023 4 mins

Libraries and Frameworks Python Web Development

What is the JDK? Introduction to the Java Development Kit

The JDK is the development platform for building Java applications. Learn about different JDK versions, then install a JDK in your development environment and use it to compile a Java program.

By Matthew Tyson

Dec 5, 2023 10 mins

Development Tools Java Software Development

Don’t make Apache Kafka be your database

Event-driven architectures are wonderful. But Kafka was never intended to be a database, and using it as a database won’t solve your problem.

By Andrew Mills

Dec 5, 2023 6 mins

Analytics Data Management Databases

How generative AI will create a developer talent shortage

If we replace junior developers with machines, we won’t have engineers trained to do the more thoughtful work required to move software forward.

By Jim Rose

Dec 4, 2023 5 mins

Artificial Intelligence Careers Generative AI

3 security best practices for all DevSecOps teams

DevSecOps has gained traction in the past decade, but teams still struggle to identify which security practices are most critical to their success. Here are three ways to shift left on security.

By Isaac Sacolick

Dec 4, 2023 8 mins

Cloud Security Devops Security

Tech leaders sound off on new AI regulations

AI is looking regulation in the face—and many in the industry are nervous about what they see.

By Josh Fruhlinger

Dec 4, 2023 9 mins

Generative AI Machine Learning Technology Industry

Virtualenv and venv: Python virtual environments explained

Take advantage of virtual environments in Python to create and manage separate environments for your Python projects.

By Serdar Yegulalp

Dec 1, 2023 10 mins

Open Source Python Software Development

Key new features and innovations in EDB Postgres 16Postgres

Postgres is the elephant of relational database management systems. And Postgres 16 is the biggest elephant of them all.

By Adam Wright

Dec 1, 2023 4 mins

Databases

How SMBs can take advantage of the cloud—and avoid common mistakes

Cloud computing can help small and mid-size businesses unlock future growth opportunities, innovate faster, enhance customer experiences, and generate new revenue streams. These are the mistakes to avoid.

By Claire Gribbin

Nov 28, 2023 8 mins

Cloud Computing Small and Medium Business

3 big challenges of commercial LLMs

The high costs of development and training and the lack of pricing transparency put commercial large language models out of reach for many companies. Open source models could change that.

By Xun Wang

Nov 27, 2023 7 mins

Generative AI Open Source Small and Medium Business

Project Valhalla: A look inside Java’s epic refactor

Valhalla is nothing short of a Java language overhaul, promising to correct longstanding performance issues. Here’s a first look at what’s coming, starting with the new value classes and primitive classes.

By Matthew Tyson

Nov 22, 2023 11 mins

Java Open Source Programming Languages

How Apache Arrow accelerates InfluxDB

The Apache Arrow in-memory columnar format has become a critical component of many analytical database systems and tools. It brings a number of advantages to InfluxDB.

By Anais Dotis-Georgiou

Nov 21, 2023 6 mins

Analytics Databases SQL

How to apply design thinking in data science

Design thinking is critical for developing data-driven business tools that surpass end-user expectations. Here's how to apply the five stages of design thinking in your data science projects.

By Isaac Sacolick

Nov 20, 2023 8 mins

Business Intelligence Data Science Software Development

How generative AI changes the data journeydata holds massive power

By making cryptic machine data human readable, generative AI will dramatically reduce the time and energy IT teams spend on managing and interpreting data generated by operational systems.

By Ranjan Parthasarathy

Nov 20, 2023 6 mins

Artificial Intelligence Data Management Generative AI

The best ORMs for database-powered Python apps

Need help choosing the best Python ORM for your projects? Here's what you need to know about SQLAlchemy, PonyORM, Django ORM, Peewee, SQLObject, and Tortoise ORM.

By Serdar Yegulalp

Nov 15, 2023 12 mins

Databases Development Tools Python

6 security best practices for cloud-native applications

Building secure, resilient, and scalable cloud-native applications requires a new set of best practices that diverge from traditional application development. Start with these six.

By Yossi Pik

Nov 14, 2023 10 mins

Application Security Devops Security

Security, privacy, and generative AI

The integration of large language models into many third-party products and applications present many unknown security and privacy risks. Here’s how to address them.

By Jeff Schwartzentruber

Nov 13, 2023 9 mins

Artificial Intelligence Generative AI Machine Learning

8 ways to fix open source funding

Sure, open source is groovy, but a developer's gotta eat. Here are eight big ideas for fixing open source funding—from crypto tokens to cloud-era licenses and more.

By Peter Wayner

Nov 7, 2023 9 mins

Open Source Software Development Technology Industry

How Apache Arrow speeds big data processing

Apache Arrow defines an in-memory columnar data format that accelerates processing on modern CPU and GPU hardware, and enables lightning-fast data access between systems.

By Anais Dotis-Georgiou

Nov 7, 2023 6 mins

Analytics Data Management SQL

Is ChatGPT writing your code? Watch out for malware

Hackers have infiltrated a tool your software development teams may be using to write code. Not a comfortable place to be.

By Lou Steinberg

Nov 6, 2023 4 mins

Application Security Artificial Intelligence Generative AI

Vector databases in LLMs and search

Vector databases and search aren’t new, but vectorization is essential for generative AI and working with LLMs. Here's what you need to know.

By Isaac Sacolick

Nov 6, 2023 8 mins

Databases Generative AI Machine Learning

The state of API security in 2023

Understanding the landscape of interactions, behaviors, and potential threat vectors is the next frontier of API security. However, four in 10 companies still can’t discover all of the APIs they’re using.

By Sanjay Nagaraj

Nov 2, 2023 5 mins

APIs Application Security Web Development

Intro to OOP: The everyday programming style

Here's what you need to know about object-oriented programming with classes, methods, objects, and interfaces, with examples in Java, Python, and TypeScript.

By Matthew Tyson

Nov 1, 2023 12 mins

Java Python Software Development

Apache Flink 101: A guide for developers

The de facto standard for real-time stream processing is sometimes described as being complex and difficult to learn. Start by understanding these core principles.

By David Anderson

Oct 31, 2023 14 mins

Analytics Data Management Databases

Transforming spatiotemporal data analysis with GPUs and generative AI

As GPU-accelerated databases bring new levels of performance and precision to time-series and spatial workloads, generative AI puts complex analysis within reach of non-experts.

By Philip Darringer

Oct 30, 2023 12 mins

Databases Generative AI SQL

Microsoft’s Radius and the future of cloud-native development

Build, manage, and deploy Kubernetes applications using infrastructure-as-code techniques, with separation of concerns and dependency graphs.

By Simon Bisson

Oct 26, 2023 10 mins

Cloud Computing Software Development

How to have encryption, computation, and compliance all at once

Baffle Advanced Encryption was designed to overcome the barriers to adopting encryption for analytics. Here’s how it enables compliant, privacy-enhanced computation.

By Laura Case

Oct 24, 2023 6 mins

Analytics Cloud Security Data Governance

The best open source software of 2023

InfoWorld’s 2023 Bossie Awards recognize the year’s leading open source tools for software development, data management, analytics, AI, and machine learning.

By Andrew C. Oliver, Ian Pointer, Isaac Sacolick, Martin Heller, Matthew Tyson and Serdar Yegulalp

Oct 24, 2023 15 mins

Databases Machine Learning Open Source

7 mistakes to avoid when developing RPAs

Bots at their best offer a high return on investment—but there are risks. Here are seven mistakes software developers should watch out for.

By Isaac Sacolick

Oct 23, 2023 8 mins

PaaS Robotics SaaS

Addressing AI hallucinations with retrieval-augmented generation

The hallucinations of large language models are mainly a result of deficiencies in the dataset and training. These can be mitigated with retrieval-augmented generation and real-time data.

By Rahul Pradhan

Oct 23, 2023 6 mins

Artificial Intelligence Generative AI Machine Learning

How to size and scale Apache Kafka, without tears

The first step to sizing or scaling Kafka for optimal cost and performance is understanding how the data streaming platform uses resources. Here’s a primer.

By Andrew Mills

Oct 17, 2023 7 mins

Analytics Data Management Databases

6 ways automation bites software developers

The dream of fully automated development is getting more real by the day, but is that a good thing? Beware of these six gotchas.

By Peter Wayner

Oct 16, 2023 10 mins

Artificial Intelligence No Code and Low Code Technology Industry

Democratizing AI with digital adoption platforms

Digital adoption platforms learn application usage patterns and user behaviors and walk workers through business processes in real time, offering guidance and automating tasks. They can help all of us get the most from AI.

By Uzi Dvir

Oct 16, 2023 6 mins

Artificial Intelligence Generative AI Machine Learning

What is LangSmith? Tracing and debugging for LLMs

Use LangSmith to debug, test, evaluate, and monitor chains and intelligent agents in LangChain and other LLM applications.

By Martin Heller

Oct 12, 2023 9 mins

Generative AI Machine Learning Software Development

What software developers should know about SQL

The lingua franca of databases, Structured Query Language is ubiquitous, powerful, and important for developers to understand. Start with these tips.

By Charly Batista

Oct 10, 2023 10 mins

Databases SQL Software Development

How knowledge graphs improve generative AI

Large language models have immense potential, but also major shortcomings. Knowledge graphs make LLMs more accurate, transparent, and explainable.

By Jim Webber

Oct 9, 2023 7 mins

Artificial Intelligence Databases Generative AI

Developing ecosystem-ready APIs and applications

Ecosystem-ready is not just about robust engineering, security, and operational practices. Here's what your devops team needs to know.

By Isaac Sacolick

Oct 9, 2023 7 mins

Devops Open Source Software Development

10 Pythons for every programming need

Whether it's speed, memory safety, portability, a micro footprint, data tools, or something else, one of these Python distros probably has it.

By Serdar Yegulalp

Oct 4, 2023 11 mins

Open Source Python Software Development

The future of data transformation is collaborative

Data-driven decision-making suffers from a mismatch between the tools, skills, and understanding of IT and data consumers in most enterprises. Here’s how to bridge the gap.

By Armon Petrossian

Oct 3, 2023 5 mins

Data Integration Data Management

The best new features and fixes in Python 3.12

Better error messages, support for Linux profiling tools, and many improvements to Python's type hinting have just landed. Let's take a look.

By Serdar Yegulalp

Oct 3, 2023 9 mins

Programming Languages Python

What does generative AI mean for software companies?

AI and machine learning will boost the creativity and problem-solving abilities of software developers. It will also establish a new oligopoly over the software industry.

By Kirill Skrygan

Oct 2, 2023 7 mins

Artificial Intelligence Generative AI Machine Learning

What is REST? The de facto web architecture standard

REST is one of the most influential ideas in distributed architecture. Here's why it matters and how to understand RESTful services in theory and practice.

By Matthew Tyson

Sep 29, 2023 10 mins

Software Development Web Development