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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

8 more React hooks you need to know about

useState is the most well-known hook for using functional components in React, but it's just a start. Here are eight more React hooks, and how to use them.

By Matthew Tyson

Jul 12, 2023 11 mins

Development Tools JavaScript Software Development

Coding with AI: Tips and best practices from developers

AI pair programming could be a coder's dream or a nightmare in the making. Nine developers talk shop about how they're using generative AI today.

By Josh Fruhlinger

Jul 11, 2023 13 mins

Data Science Generative AI Natural Language Processing

Why Raft-native systems are the future of streaming data

While Apache Kafka is slowly introducing KRaft to simplify its approach to consistency, systems built on Raft show more promise for tomorrow’s hyper-gig workloads.

By Doug Flora

Jul 11, 2023 8 mins

Analytics Data Integration Databases

How to use GPT-4 with streaming data for real-time generative AI

For businesses and their customers, the answers to most questions rely on data that is locked away in enterprise systems. Here’s how to deliver that data to GPT model prompts in real time.

By Michael Drogalis

Jul 10, 2023 21 mins

Artificial Intelligence Databases Generative AI

3 open source NLP tools for data extraction

Unstructured text and data are like gold for business applications and the company bottom line, but where to start? Here are three tools worth a look.

By Isaac Sacolick

Jul 10, 2023 6 mins

Artificial Intelligence Generative AI Machine Learning

Shift left for SaaS: More DIY means happier users

Enabling SaaS users to perform admin tasks themselves using self-service portals or APIs not only reduces the stress on IT admins, but also improves the productivity and satisfaction of workers.

By Aviad Mizrachi

Jul 7, 2023 7 mins

Careers Devops SaaS

6 best practices to keep Kubernetes costs under control

Successfully managing Kubernetes infrastructure and management costs requires granular monitoring, shared visibility, and effective controls. Here’s how to get there.

By Hemanth Kavuluru

Jul 4, 2023 9 mins

Cloud Computing Software Development

14 LLMs that aren’t ChatGPT

ChatGPT isn't your only option for generating content and insight from AI. Here are 14 large language models giving ChatGPT a run for its money.

By Peter Wayner

Jul 4, 2023 9 mins

Artificial Intelligence Generative AI Technology Industry

Getting started with Google’s PaLM API

The PaLM API allows you to tap Google’s PaLM 2 large language model directly from your application. Let’s start by writing some code to generate a blog post, including the HTML code.

By Janakiram MSV

Jul 3, 2023 5 mins

Artificial Intelligence Generative AI Machine Learning

Wasm: 5 things developers should be tracking

We know Wasm works well in the browser. Now it’s time to get excited about the possibilities for Wasm on the server side.

By Scott McCarty

Jun 30, 2023 7 mins

Cloud Computing Libraries and Frameworks Web Development

Bun.js creator Jarred Sumner talks tech, funding, and startups

Launched in 2022, Bun.js is rapidly evolving into the new, all-in-one server-side JavaScript runtime.

By Matthew Tyson

Jun 28, 2023 7 mins

Development Tools JavaScript Software Development

6 key features of SingleStore Kai for MongoDB

SingleStore Kai for MongoDB brings real-time analytics to JSON documents by translating MongoDB queries onto SQL statements that are executed on SingleStoreDB. No changes to schema, data, or queries required.

By Jason Thorsness

Jun 27, 2023 3 mins

Analytics Databases SQL

When low-code and no-code can accelerate app modernization

Could a low-code or no-code platform work for your application modernization scenario? Here's what you need to know.

By Isaac Sacolick

Jun 26, 2023 8 mins

Development Tools No Code and Low Code Software Development

AI is my copilot: The promise of AI code generation

Software engineers using AI will be astonishingly more capable than either engineers or AI working alone. If we do this right.

By Jeremy Duvall

Jun 26, 2023 8 mins

Artificial Intelligence Generative AI Software Development

Update or migrate? Planning for MySQL 5.7 EOL

Come October 2023, MySQL 5.7 will no longer receive updates or security patches. It’s time to understand your options and plan for the path ahead.

By Dave Stokes

Jun 22, 2023 7 mins

Databases

3 great Git alternatives: Fossil, Mercurial, and Subversion

Git isn't the only open source version control system around. Here's what you need to know about three of its biggest competitors.

By Serdar Yegulalp

Jun 21, 2023 7 mins

Development Tools Open Source Version Control Systems

Measuring engineering velocity misses all the value

Our preoccupation with software development speed has made velocity the predominant metric of success for engineering teams—to the detriment of people, process, and product value.

By Jeremy Duvall

Jun 20, 2023 9 mins

Software Development

Build a real-time AI pipeline with Pulsar Functions

With Pulsar Functions, you can apply Python functions to pub/sub messages in Apache Pulsar to make machine learning predictions in real time. Here’s how.

By Eric Hare

Jun 15, 2023 10 mins

Artificial Intelligence Machine Learning Software Development

Happy 30th, FreeBSD! Why the FreeBSD open source project has endured

As FreeBSD marks three decades of success, we can thank open source freedom, a strong culture, a shared leadership model, modern development practices, and robust code that continues to evolve.

By Deb Goodkin

Jun 13, 2023 6 mins

Open Source Software Development

6 finops best practices to reduce cloud costs

Running applications in the public cloud can be expensive. Here's how smart teams use finops tools and best practices to plan ahead.

By Isaac Sacolick

Jun 12, 2023 7 mins

Cloud Computing

7 key features for Kubernetes and container security

Uptycs combines threat detection for Kubernetes and container runtimes, along with automated registry scanning and Kubernetes hardening checks. Here are the highlights.

By Ganesh Pai

Jun 8, 2023 7 mins

Application Security Security Software Development

A first look at the Mojo language

Mojo aims to be as easy to use as Python, but as powerful and fast as Rust. Here's a first look at Python's newest challenger.

By Serdar Yegulalp

Jun 7, 2023 6 mins

Machine Learning Programming Languages Python

The 5 most essential technologies for enterprises today

Five CTOs share their insights on the most strategic cutting-edge tools and technologies behind the innovation and competitiveness of their companies.

By Bob Violino

Jun 6, 2023 6 mins

Development Tools Devops Generative AI

Getting started with MQTT in Azure Event Grid

The addition of MQTT protocol support paves the way to bringing SCADA control systems and other industrial IoT deployments to Azure. Here’s how to get started.

By Simon Bisson

Jun 5, 2023 7 mins

Cloud Computing Software Development Technology Industry

What is GitHub Actions? Automated CI/CD for GitHub

GitHub Actions is an automated CI/CD platform that integrates with GitHub to create seamless, versatile CI/CD pipelines. Here's how it works.

By Josh Fruhlinger

Jun 2, 2023 9 mins

Build Automation Open Source Version Control Systems

Bringing observability to the modern data stack

Acceldata Data Observability Platform gives enterprises visibility into the reliability, performance, and usage of data platforms, helping to ensure data quality while controlling costs.

By Ashwin Rajeeva

Jun 1, 2023 6 mins

Analytics Data Governance Databases

5 best practices for software development partnerships

Partnerships can accelerate technological innovation in agile, devops, and data science. Just make sure you start with a strong foundation in place.

By Isaac Sacolick

May 29, 2023 7 mins

Agile Development Data Science Technology Industry

Azure Cosmos DB joins the AI toolchain

Microsoft has introduced a spectrum of new tools to make it easier to customize and focus the output of GPT-based AI models. Cosmos DB plays an important role.

By Simon Bisson

May 23, 2023 8 mins

Artificial Intelligence Machine Learning

AppMap: A map to reduce developer toil

Open-source AppMap brings runtime code analysis into the developer’s code editor, providing the feedback needed to address performance and security issues during development and reduce code rework.

By Elizabeth Lawler

May 23, 2023 8 mins

Application Security Development Tools Software Development

LLMs and the rise of the AI code generators

Large language models like GPT-4 and tools like GitHub Copilot can make good programmers more efficient and bad programmers more dangerous. Are you ready to dive in?

By Martin Heller

May 23, 2023 19 mins

Artificial Intelligence Development Tools Generative AI

What is deep tech? Life after consumer apps

Deep tech aims to advance technology in areas ranging from biotech to semiconductors to AI. Is it the next big thing in tech?

By Josh Fruhlinger

May 19, 2023 9 mins

Emerging Technology Software Development Technology Industry

Smart packaging with IoT goes beyond better tracking

Smarter boxes and a data-driven approach to product delivery create new opportunities for improving both products and customer engagement. Here’s how to seize them.

By Vikrant Viniak

May 19, 2023 4 mins

Analytics Cloud Computing Technology Industry

InfoWorld Technology of the Year Awards 2023 Nominations Now Open

Submission Deadline: June 30, 2023 5:00PM ET

By InfoWorld Staff

May 17, 2023 1 min

Analytics Cloud Computing Machine Learning

How to reduce your devops tool sprawl

After a decade of software development and operations teams embracing every ‘right tool for the job,’ it’s time to start tool consolidation efforts. Here’s where to start.

By Sean Pratt

May 17, 2023 5 mins

Application Security Build Automation Development Tools

7 tech domains where low code is winning

No code and low code solutions are finding their footing in both familiar and unexpected places. Here's a look at the top tools and where they fit.

By Peter Wayner

May 16, 2023 9 mins

Development Tools No Code and Low Code Software Development

How to explain data meshes, fabrics, and clouds

Empowering data-driven organizations requires the right tools and practices—and a boss who gets it. Here's how to explain critical data concepts to your CEO.

By Isaac Sacolick

May 15, 2023 7 mins

Cloud Computing Data Architecture Data Warehousing

Sigstore: Roots of trust for software artifacts

Sigstore has become the default software signing method for everything from Kubernetes to NPM, Maven, and PyPi, verifying the integrity of more than a million open source packages.

By Dan Lorenc

May 15, 2023 6 mins

Application Security Devops Open Source

Understand the 3 major approaches to data migration

Application-based, file-based, and block-based migration all have their own merits and use cases. Choosing the right solution starts with understanding their differences.

By Sammy Tam

May 12, 2023 13 mins

Analytics Data Management Databases

Solving the SBOM crisis with WebAssembly components

The Wasm component model addresses supply chain vulnerabilities by allowing the most up-to-date versions of imported libraries to be attached at runtime—enabling platforms to automate common application maintenance.

By Liam Randall

May 10, 2023 7 mins

Cloud Computing Libraries and Frameworks Web Development

7 awesome Java projects you should know about

The Java ecosystem is bursting with tools and frameworks for just about every programming need. Here are seven open source Java projects you don't want to miss.

By Matthew Tyson

May 10, 2023 9 mins

Development Tools Java Libraries and Frameworks

14 popular AI algorithms and their uses

Large language models have captured the news cycle, but there are many other kinds of machine learning and deep learning with many different use cases.

By Martin Heller

May 9, 2023 13 mins

Data Science Generative AI Machine Learning

Kubernetes cost management for the real world

How much will Kubernetes cost to run? That question has become much easier to answer for Azure Kubernetes Service, thanks to OpenCost integration.

By Simon Bisson

May 8, 2023 6 mins

Cloud Computing Microsoft Azure Software Development

A practical guide to React Native authentication

Using React Native authentication to verify user identities is a relatively painless and straightforward process that not only protects your company’s data and your user’s privacy, but also improves the user experience.

By Aviad Mizrachi

May 4, 2023 7 mins

Application Security JavaScript Mobile Development

AI coding assistants: 8 features enterprises should seek

Some AI coding assistants are toylike, while others are enterprise-class. Here’s how to tell the difference.

By Dror Weiss

May 3, 2023 5 mins

Artificial Intelligence Generative AI Software Development

7 speed bumps on the road to AI

Artificial intelligence is rife with practical and ethical dilemmas, and now they're coming home to roost. Here are seven unavoidable questions about AI.

By Peter Wayner

May 2, 2023 7 mins

Artificial Intelligence Machine Learning Technology Industry

Python 3.12: Faster, leaner, more future-proof

Improvements to the next (and future) versions of Python are set to speed it up, slim it down, and pave the way toward even better things.

By Serdar Yegulalp

May 1, 2023 6 mins

Programming Languages Python Software Development

Why platform engineering?

The shift from devops to platform engineering could be transformational. Here's why and what's involved in making the leap.

By Isaac Sacolick

May 1, 2023 6 mins

Careers Devops Emerging Technology

Optimize Apache Kafka by understanding consumer groups

Getting the most out of any Apache Kafka event streaming deployment requires a thorough understanding of Kafka consumer groups. Here’s what you need to know.

By Andrew Mills

Apr 28, 2023 6 mins

Analytics Data Management Databases

Master Python’s datetime type

Learn how to work with date and time values using Python's datetime library, and how to avoid some of the gotchas and pitfalls of the datetime datatype.

By Serdar Yegulalp

Apr 26, 2023 7 mins

Programming Languages Python

How to get started with event-driven microservices

Event-driven microservices are an excellent way to deliver both historical and new data to all of the systems and teams that need it, but they come with additional overhead and management requirements. Start small.

By Adam Bellemare

Apr 26, 2023 11 mins

Data Architecture Software Development