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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

The devops certifications tech companies want

Devops certifications are useful for software developers just starting out as well as those seeking career advancement, better pay, or new opportunities. Here’s what you need to know.

By Bob Violino

Feb 9, 2026 9 mins

Amazon Web Services Google Cloud Platform Kubernetes and Containers

Beyond NPM: What you need to know about JSR

The JavaScript Registry makes building, sharing, and using JavaScript packages simpler and more secure, and you can use it with or without NPM.

By Matthew Tyson

Feb 5, 2026 8 mins

JavaScript Node.js TypeScript

What is context engineering? And why it’s the new AI architecture

While some consider prompting is a manual hack, context Engineering is a scalable discipline. Learn how to build AI systems that manage their own information flow using MCP and context caching.

By Josh Fruhlinger

Feb 5, 2026 11 mins

Artificial Intelligence Developer

How should AI agents consume external data?

The jury’s out on screen scraping versus official APIs. And the truth is, any AI agent worth its salt will likely need a mixture of both.

By Bill Doerrfeld

Feb 2, 2026 12 mins

APIs Artificial Intelligence Generative AI

Enterprise Spotlight: Manufacturing Reimagined

Download the February 2026 issue of the Enterprise Spotlight from the editors of CIO, Computerworld, CSO, InfoWorld, and Network World and learn how emerging technologies are driving big changes in the manufacturing world.

By InfoWorld.com staff

Feb 1, 2026 1 min

Artificial Intelligence Emerging Technology Enterprise Buyer’s Guides

5 reasons the enterprise data center will never die

Despite predictions about its demise, the enterprise data center is alive and well, as strategic on-prem use cases remain and data center tech modernizes.

By Neal Weinberg

Jan 30, 2026 1 min

Cloud Computing Devops Private Cloud

What is prompt engineering? The art of AI orchestration

As generative AI spreads across enterprise software, prompt engineering has become a core skill for developers and knowledge workers alike.

By Josh Fruhlinger

Jan 29, 2026 10 mins

Artificial Intelligence Generative AI

CPython vs. PyPy: Which Python runtime has the better JIT?

How does CPython’s new native-JIT compiler stack up against PyPy? We ran side-by-side benchmarks to find out, and the answers may surprise you.

By Serdar Yegulalp

Jan 28, 2026 9 mins

Programming Languages Python Software Development

16 open source projects transforming AI and machine learning

From fine-tuning open source models to building agentic frameworks on top of them, the open source world is ripe with projects that support AI development.

By Peter Wayner

Jan 26, 2026 11 mins

Development Tools Generative AI Libraries and Frameworks

TypeScript levels up with type stripping

Say goodbye to source maps and compilation delays. By treating types as whitespace, modern runtimes are unlocking a “no-build” TypeScript that keeps stack traces accurate and workflows clean.

By Matthew Tyson

Jan 22, 2026 10 mins

JavaScript Programming Languages TypeScript

Edge AI: The future of AI inference is smarter local compute

Smaller models, lightweight frameworks, specialized hardware, and other innovations are bringing AI out of the cloud and into clients, servers, and devices on the edge of the network.

By Bill Doerrfeld

Jan 19, 2026 10 mins

Artificial Intelligence Cloud Computing Generative AI

Enterprise Spotlight: Setting the 2026 IT agenda

Download the January 2026 issue of the Enterprise Spotlight from the editors of CIO, Computerworld, CSO, InfoWorld, and Network World and learn about the trends and technologies that will drive the IT agenda in the year ahead.

By InfoWorld.com staff

Jan 16, 2026 1 min

Artificial Intelligence Enterprise Buyer’s Guides IT Leadership

What is GitOps? Extending devops to Kubernetes and beyond

GitOps applies the same techniques to deploying infrastructure as devops and CI/CD use to deploy applications

By Josh Fruhlinger

Jan 15, 2026 9 mins

Build Automation Cloud Computing Devops

What exactly is an AI factory?

At CES this year, the concept was bandied around a lot in different contexts. Is it a literal factory? A data center? A software stack? Or is it something else?

By Maria Korolov

Jan 12, 2026 1 min

Artificial Intelligence

How to succeed with AI-powered, low-code and no-code development tools

Developers have a growing array of options for AI-powered low-code and no-code development tools. But using them to their full advantage requires adopting best practices.

By Bob Violino

Jan 12, 2026 9 mins

Development Tools Generative AI No Code and Low Code

Python starts 2026 with a bang

The world’s most popular programming language kicks off the new year with a wicked-fast type checker, a C code generator, and a second chance for the tail-calling interpreter.

By Serdar Yegulalp

Jan 9, 2026 2 mins

Programming Languages Python Software Development

Generative AI and the future of databases

Google Cloud’s lead engineer for databases discusses the challenges of integrating databases and LLMs, the tools needed to overcome these challenges, and how AI-native databases will help bridge the gap.

By Martin Heller

Jan 6, 2026 14 mins

Artificial Intelligence Databases Generative AI

6 incredibly hyped software trends that failed to deliver

In hindsight, what were we thinking?

By Bill Doerrfeld

Jan 5, 2026 13 mins

Big Data Blockchain Technology Industry

What is cloud computing? From infrastructure to autonomous, agentic-driven ecosystems

Cloud computing has become the ideal way to deliver enterprise applications—and the preferred solution for companies extending their infrastructure or launching new innovations.

By Dan Muse and Eric Knorr

Dec 31, 2025 19 mins

Hybrid Cloud IaaS Serverless Computing

Understanding AI-native cloud: from microservices to model-serving

Traditional cloud architectures are buckling under the weight of generative AI. To move from pilots to production, enterprises must adopt a 'design-first' architecture that treats intelligence as a core utility.

By Taryn Plumb

Dec 29, 2025 11 mins

Cloud Architecture Cloud-Native Generative AI

8 old programming languages developers won’t quit

Newer languages might soak up all the glory, but these die-hard languages have their place. Here are eight languages developers still use daily, and what they’re good for.

By Peter Wayner

Dec 22, 2025 7 mins

C++ Java Python

Cloud native explained: How to build scalable, resilient applications

Cloud-native computing takes advantage of many modern software development techniques including microservices, containers, CI/CD, agile methodologies, and devops.

By Scott Carey and Josh Fruhlinger

Dec 19, 2025 11 mins

Agile Development Cloud Computing Devops

InfoWorld’s 2025 Technology of the Year Award winners

The InfoWorld Technology of the Year Awards recognize the year’s best and most innovative products in AI, cloud, data analytics, devops, and software development.

By InfoWorld Awards Team

Dec 15, 2025 48 mins

APIs Application Security DevSecOps

Spotlight: Making the most of multicloud

For IT leaders navigating multicloud environments, success depends on strategic alignment across business units, robust governance frameworks, and proactive security postures. While multicloud offers agility and vendor flexibility, it also introduces

By InfoWorld.com staff

Dec 9, 2025 1 min

Cloud Computing Enterprise Buyer’s Guides Multicloud

10 MCP servers for devops

Tap these Model Context Protocol servers to supercharge your AI-assisted coding tools with powerful devops automation capabilities.

By Bill Doerrfeld

Dec 8, 2025 12 mins

Artificial Intelligence Development Tools Generative AI

The complete guide to Node.js frameworks

Take a tour of the best web frameworks for Node, from minimalist crowd pleasers like Express, Koa, and Fastify to progressive and full-stack options like Nest, Next, SvelteKit, and more.

By Matthew Tyson

Dec 3, 2025 16 mins

Development Tools JavaScript Web Development

How to succeed as an independent software developer

Striking out on your own can be daunting, but for many the rewards are worth it. Here are five tips for building a successful career as a freelance software developer.

By Bob Violino

Dec 1, 2025 9 mins

Developer Roles Technology Industry

What is devops? Bringing dev and ops together to build better software

It is one of the key enterprise software development trends of the past decade, but devops is still often misunderstood. Here, we define the term and explain why it has proved so popular across the industry.

By Scott Carey and Josh Fruhlinger

Nov 28, 2025 10 mins

Devops Software Development

Getting the enterprise data layer unstuck for AI

For enterprises, proprietary data is a source of competitive advantage. Take these four steps to ready it for AI-powered applications and agents.

By Travis Van

Nov 26, 2025 9 mins

Analytics Big Data Generative AI

Anatomy of an AI agent knowledge base

For AI agents, a knowledge base fuels fast and accurate responses and enables complex reasoning. We asked the experts how to build one.

By Bill Doerrfeld

Nov 24, 2025 10 mins

Artificial Intelligence Databases Generative AI

Hands-on with Zed: The IDE built for AI

Zed was designed from the ground up for machine-native speed and collaboration. Let’s take a look at the newest IDE and text editor on the block.

By Serdar Yegulalp

Nov 19, 2025 7 mins

Development Tools Generative AI Python

What is A2A? How the agent-to-agent protocol enables autonomous collaboration

Learn how the open A2A protocol lets specialized AI agents — built by different developers — communicate, build trust, and execute complex business workflows.

By Josh Fruhlinger

Nov 18, 2025 11 mins

Artificial Intelligence Developer

10 JavaScript-based tools and frameworks for AI and machine learning

Unlock the power of AI and machine learning without ever leaving the JavaScript sandbox. Big names include TensorFlow.js, LangChain, and Angular, but we’ve found a few smaller gems, too.

By Peter Wayner

Nov 17, 2025 6 mins

Development Tools JavaScript TypeScript

Revisiting Mojo: A faster Python?

Modular’s Python-like language for low-level programming has evolved, and it’s now available to end users. Let’s take Mojo out for a spin.

By Serdar Yegulalp

Nov 12, 2025 9 mins

Programming Languages Python Software Development

The hidden skills behind the AI engineer

Using large language models to build applications that integrate large language models calls for new disciplines and techniques.

By Travis Van

Nov 10, 2025 7 mins

Artificial Intelligence Engineer Generative AI

What is generative AI? How artificial intelligence creates content

Generative AI models can carry on conversations, answer questions, write stories, produce source code, and create images and videos of almost any description. Here's how generative AI works, how it's being used, and why it’s more limi

By Josh Fruhlinger

Nov 7, 2025 13 mins

Data Science Generative AI Technology Industry

AI and machine learning outside of Python

Python might be the default for most AI and machine learning development, but what about other popular languages? Here’s what you need to know about using Java, Rust, Go, or C#/.Net for AI/ML.

By Serdar Yegulalp

Nov 5, 2025 7 mins

C# Golang Java

A fresh look at the Spring Framework

The iconic Java framework has evolved and modernized, integrating a host of new features without sacrificing power or simplicity.

By Matthew Tyson

Nov 5, 2025 8 mins

Development Tools Java Libraries and Frameworks

What is vibe coding? AI writes the code so developers can think big

A new generation of developers is letting AI do the coding while they focus on ideas, flow, and outcomes. But can ‘structured creativity’ scale from prototypes to production?

By Josh Fruhlinger

Nov 4, 2025 14 mins

Artificial Intelligence Development Tools Generative AI

Agentic AI: What now, what next?

This Special Report examines the state of agentic AI, the challenges organizations are facing in deploying it, and the lessons learned from the success stories. Explore what’s actually happening now with agentic AI and what the near future hold

By InfoWorld.com staff

Oct 31, 2025 1 min

Artificial Intelligence Enterprise Buyer’s Guides

Key principles of a successful internal developer platform

A successful IDP removes barriers to efficiency and puts both developers and platform engineers on self-service golden paths. Build your IDP with these 10 principles in mind.

By Nuwan Dias

Oct 30, 2025 21 mins

Development Tools Software Development

What’s the Go language really good for?

Famous for easy concurrency, Go has become the language of countless cloud-native projects, and now its ramping up for AI-powered workloads. Here’s everything you should know about Google’s hit programming language, Go.

By Serdar Yegulalp

Oct 29, 2025 12 mins

Development Tools Golang Programming Languages

The top 4 JVM languages and why developers love them

After Java, these are the four most important JVM languages. Let’s take a look.

By Matthew Tyson

Oct 29, 2025 10 mins

Java Kotlin Scala

How to deploy an AI agent that actually solves help desk tickets

A six-step framework for building a production-ready AI agent that handles those repetitive tasks you don’t want your IT team spending their days on.

By Alistair Russell

Oct 28, 2025 6 mins

Artificial Intelligence Generative AI Software Development

Do programming certifications still matter?

The explosion of AI tools means fewer programming jobs and more competition. Here’s why experts say some programming certifications are still worth your time.

By Bob Violino

Oct 27, 2025 10 mins

Certifications Devops Generative AI

A practitioner’s primer on deterministic application modernization

How OpenRewrite uses Lossless Semantic Trees to deliver a full-fidelity representation of code, making transformations precise, repeatable, and auditable.

By Mark Heckler

Oct 23, 2025 12 mins

Development Tools Software Development