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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

3 data engineering trends riding Kafka, Flink, and Iceberg

The Apache Kafka, Apache Flink, and Apache Iceberg communities are developing new ways for engineers to manage data and meet application needs.

By Adi Polak

Nov 25, 2024 5 mins

Data Engineering Data Management Software Development

GitHub Copilot: Everything you need to know

GitHub Copilot has pushed AI-assisted programming well beyond code generation and code chat, with new capabilities continuing to arrive at a rapid pace.

By Martin Heller

Nov 25, 2024 15 mins

Artificial Intelligence Development Tools Generative AI

What is Rust? Safe, fast, and easy software development

Unlike most programming languages, Rust doesn't make you choose between speed, safety, and ease of use. Find out how Rust delivers better code with fewer compromises, and a few downsides to consider before learning Rust.

By Serdar Yegulalp

Nov 20, 2024 11 mins

Programming Languages Rust Software Development

A GRC framework for securing generative AI

How can enterprises secure and manage the expanding ecosystem of AI applications that touch sensitive business data? Start with a governance framework.

By Trevor Welsh

Nov 19, 2024 11 mins

Application Security Data Governance Generative AI

14 great preprocessors for developers who love freedom

Sometimes it seems like the rules of programming are designed to make coding a chore. Here are 14 ways preprocessors can help make software development fun again.

By Peter Wayner

Nov 18, 2024 10 mins

Development Tools Software Development

Designing the APIs that accidentally power businesses

Well-designed APIs, even those often-neglected internal APIs, make developers more productive and businesses more agile.

By Jean Yang

Nov 18, 2024 6 mins

APIs Software Development

Why your AI models stumble before the finish line

Failed AI projects waste time and resources, damage reputations, and stifle innovation. To succeed with AI, put the necessary practices in place to ensure high-quality data.

By Ulrik Stig Hansen

Nov 12, 2024 7 mins

Artificial Intelligence Data Quality Generative AI

Is your software architecture as clean as your code?

A clean software architecture is essential for building scalable and resilient systems and maintaining engineering velocity. Follow these principles and best practices.

By Ori Saporta

Nov 11, 2024 7 mins

Application Life Cycle Management Software Development

Can Wasm replace containers?

WebAssembly revolutionized browser apps, and promises to upend the server stack. How will it impact containers and Kubernetes? Six experts weigh in.

By Bill Doerrfeld

Nov 11, 2024 12 mins

Cloud-Native Kubernetes and Containers Libraries and Frameworks

Dataframes explained: The modern in-memory data science format

Dataframes are a staple element of data science libraries and frameworks. Here's why many developers prefer them for working with in-memory data.

By Serdar Yegulalp

Nov 6, 2024 6 mins

Data Management Data Science

Making the business case for generative AI

The potential for generative AI to deliver a significant return on investment is being demonstrated by early adopters across various industries. My company provides one example.

By Manish Rai

Nov 5, 2024 9 mins

Artificial Intelligence Generative AI Software Development

Buyer’s guide: Data protection for hybrid clouds

To safeguard enterprise data in hybrid cloud environments, organizations need to apply basic data security techniques such as encryption, data-loss prevention (DLP), secure web gateways (SWGs), and cloud-access security brokers (CASBs). But such secu

By Neal Weinberg

Nov 4, 2024 1 min

Cloud Security Hybrid Cloud

The machine learning certifications tech companies want

Not all machine learning courses and certifications are equal. Here are five certifications that will help you get your foot in the door.

By Bob Violino

Nov 4, 2024 9 mins

Certifications Machine Learning Software Development

Overcoming data inconsistency with a universal semantic layer

Disparate BI, analytics, and data science tools result in discrepancies in data interpretation, business logic, and definitions among user groups. A universal semantic layer resolves those discrepancies.

By Artyom Keydunov

Nov 1, 2024 7 mins

Business Intelligence Data Management

Python threading and subprocesses explained

Python lets you parallelize workloads using threads, subprocesses, or both. Here's what you need to know about Python's thread and process pools and Python threads after Python 3.13.

By Serdar Yegulalp

Oct 30, 2024 9 mins

Concurrency Programming Languages Python

AI is transforming the developer experience. Embrace the change

By giving developers the freedom to explore AI, organizations can remodel the developer role and equip their teams for the future.

By Andre Bechtold

Oct 29, 2024 6 mins

Artificial Intelligence Engineer Generative AI

Visual Studio Code vs. Sublime Text: Which code editor should you use?

Do you want a maximum-flexible editor with just the right IDE features, or the fastest and most efficient editor you can find? You can have both.

By Martin Heller

Oct 28, 2024 10 mins

Development Tools Software Development

Bridging the performance gap in data infrastructure for AI

A significant chasm exists between most organizations’ current data infrastructure capabilities and those necessary to effectively support AI workloads.

By Colleen Tartow

Oct 28, 2024 12 mins

Artificial Intelligence Data Architecture Generative AI

What is .NET? Microsoft’s answer to Java is now free and open source

Once limited to Windows, .NET now allows developers to easily build cross-platform web, mobile, and cloud applications.

By Josh Fruhlinger

Oct 25, 2024 9 mins

Microsoft .NET Programming Languages Software Development

The best Python libraries for parallel processing

Do you need to distribute a heavy Python workload across multiple CPUs or a compute cluster? These seven frameworks are up to the task.

By Serdar Yegulalp

Oct 23, 2024 11 mins

Data Science Libraries and Frameworks Python

Why Python is the language of choice for AI

Python developers are uniquely positioned to succeed in the AI era, with a little help from upskilling.

By Jeff Hollan

Oct 22, 2024 8 mins

Generative AI Machine Learning Python

11 open source AI projects that developers will love

AI copilots are great, but what else is out there? Here are 11 open source AI projects that make writing beautiful software easier.

By Peter Wayner

Oct 21, 2024 6 mins

Development Tools Generative AI Open Source

How Kubecost shines a light on GPU efficiency

GPU monitoring differs significantly from the monitoring of general CPU and memory resources, and requires a different approach. Here’s how Kubecost meets the challenge.

By Kai Wombacher

Oct 21, 2024 6 mins

Artificial Intelligence Cloud-Native Kubernetes and Containers

WasmGC and the future of front-end Java development

WebAssembly’s garbage collection extension makes it easier to run languages like Java on the front end. Could it be the start of a new era in web development?

By Matthew Tyson

Oct 16, 2024 10 mins

Software Development Web Development

Get started with the free-threaded build of Python 3.13

An experimental ‘no-GIL’ build mode in Python 3.13 disables the Global Interpreter Lock to enable true parallel execution in Python. Here’s where to start.

By Serdar Yegulalp

Oct 16, 2024 7 mins

Concurrency Programming Languages Python

How to manage generative AI programs – governance, education, regulation

Creating a center of excellence to manage generative AI effectively will increase the chances of success throughout your organization. Here’s how to get it right.

By Dom Couldwell

Oct 15, 2024 9 mins

Data Governance Generative AI IT Skills and Training

How do we fund open source?

Experts with deep experience across open-source software communities share their opinions on how to sustain this critical ecosystem.

By Bill Doerrfeld

Oct 14, 2024 13 mins

Open Source Software Development Technology Industry

Electron vs. Tauri: Which cross-platform framework is for you?

Rust-powered Tauri, or JavaScript-powered Electron? See which framework is ideal for your project.

By Serdar Yegulalp

Oct 9, 2024 7 mins

JavaScript Rust Web Development

The best new features and fixes in Python 3.13

A new JIT compiler, the first no-GIL edition of Python, better errors and typing enhancement, and the removal of dead batteries are all part of Python 3.13.

By Serdar Yegulalp

Oct 7, 2024 6 mins

Programming Languages Python Software Development

5 ways companies can use time-series forecasting

Recent advances in AI, such as foundation models, make it possible for smaller companies to build custom models to make predictions, reduce uncertainty, and gain business advantage.

By Cristian Challu

Oct 7, 2024 5 mins

Artificial Intelligence Machine Learning Predictive Analytics

Breaking through AI data bottlenecks

How high-quality, synthetically designed data sets enable the development of specialized AI models.

By Alex Watson

Oct 1, 2024 6 mins

Artificial Intelligence Data Management Generative AI

How to succeed with Kubernetes

More organizations are making the move to container orchestration, but there are better and worse ways to do it. Here are eight tips for teams migrating to Kubernetes.

By Bob Violino

Sep 30, 2024 9 mins

Cloud-Native Kubernetes and Containers Open Source

6 ways to apply automation in devsecops

Automation should serve as a foundational principle for approaching every security challenge. Here’s how automation can help you secure software development processes.

By Shashank Srivastava

Sep 30, 2024 9 mins

Application Security Build Automation DevSecOps

3 great new features in Postgres 17

Highly optimized incremental backups, expanded SQL/JSON support, and a configurable SLRU cache are three of the most impactful new features in the latest PostgreSQL release.

By Tom Kincaid

Sep 26, 2024 6 mins

Analytics Databases Software Development

How to get LLM-driven applications into production

Five of the most common and complex challenges organizations face in putting large language models into production and how to tackle them.

By Subutai Ahmad

Sep 26, 2024 7 mins

Artificial Intelligence Generative AI Software Development

What you need to know about AI governance

As more organizations embrace AI, it is vital to document the policies and procedures that govern its use. Here are seven questions that define effective AI governance.

By Isaac Sacolick

Sep 23, 2024 13 mins

Data Governance Generative AI Software Development

How do you govern a sprawling, disparate API portfolio?

The API revolution wasn’t televised. Now, enterprises must figure out how to weave together a patchwork of API styles, standards, and gateways.

By Bill Doerrfeld

Sep 23, 2024 19 mins

APIs Cloud Computing Devops

Why vector databases aren’t just databases

Vector databases don’t just store your data. They find the most meaningful connections within it, driving insights and decisions at scale.

By David Myriel

Sep 23, 2024 5 mins

Artificial Intelligence Databases Generative AI

Text in, docs out: Popular Markdown documentation tools compared

Documentation tools mdBook, Quartz, MkDoc, and HonKit all support Markdown and work with a variety of other languages and formats. Here's a quick guide to each tool's standout features and best uses.

By Serdar Yegulalp

Sep 18, 2024 9 mins

JavaScript Python Rust

How Cloud Custodian conquered cloud resource management

Acquiring cloud infrastructure is easy, but controlling cost and usage is hard. Here’s how open-source project Cloud Custodian flipped the script with policy as code.

By Travis Van

Sep 18, 2024 8 mins

Cloud Computing Cloud Management Devops

Can Java rival Python in AI development?

Java proponents see the language gaining traction in AI and machine learning as AI becomes incorporated into business logic.

By Paul Krill

Sep 18, 2024 4 mins

Generative AI Java Programming Languages

Overcoming AI hallucinations with RAG and knowledge graphs

Combining knowledge graphs with retrieval-augmented generation can improve the accuracy of your generative AI application, and generally can be done using your existing database.

By Dom Couldwell

Sep 17, 2024 6 mins

Artificial Intelligence Databases Generative AI

9 hacks for a better nightly build

The build pipeline is the engine of your software development lifecycle, so it pays to keep it tuned up and running right. Here are nine newer and better ways to build code.

By Peter Wayner

Sep 16, 2024 11 mins

Build Automation Java Python

3 common misconceptions around biometrics and authentication

Biometric authentication isn’t invulnerable, but it’s significantly more secure than traditional passwords. Here’s why.

By Rishi Bhargava

Sep 16, 2024 8 mins

Access Control Application Security Authentication

Oracle CloudWorld 2024: Conference news and insights

Oracle CloudWorld 2024 saw Oracle focusing its energies on providing IT infrastructure that can help developers and enterprises take advantage of generative AI in their operations. Here is our complete coverage.

By Anirban Ghoshal

Sep 16, 2024 7 mins

Cloud Computing

Finding the right large language model for your needs

LLMs are powering breakthroughs and efficiencies across industries. When choosing a model, enterprises should consider its intended application, speed, security, cost, language, and ease of use.

By Amanda Saunders

Sep 10, 2024 5 mins

Artificial Intelligence Generative AI Software Development

How to implement a headless data architecture

A headless data architecture can unlock unparalleled data access across your entire organization. It starts with a shift left.

By Adam Bellemare

Sep 9, 2024 12 mins

Data Architecture Data Management Software Development

What software supply chain security really means

In the beginning, we identified two major types of software supply chain attacks and nine minor types. The world keeps insisting on a broader definition.

By John Speed Meyers

Sep 5, 2024 7 mins

Application Security Software Development