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OpenAI’s desktop superapp: The end of ChatGPT as we know it?

A product consolidation raises bigger questions about where OpenAI is really headed.

By Gyana Swain

Mar 20, 20265 mins

Artificial IntelligenceDevelopment ToolsSoftware Development

Tech job market is up this year

Despite high-profile threats of layoffs and a dip in job postings in June, the tech market remains strong, especially for data-related skills.

By Paul Krill

Aug 24, 2022 2 mins

Certifications IT Skills and Training Technology Industry

Microsoft’s C# 11 language upgrade nears the finish line

Object initialization and generic math get attention in the latest improvements to the well-known programming language.

By Paul Krill

Aug 23, 2022 2 mins

C# Development Tools Microsoft .NET

Deno tees up easy NPM imports, speed boosts

Upcoming HTTP server is the fastest JavaScript web server ever built, the project’s developers claim.

By Paul Krill

Aug 18, 2022 2 mins

JavaScript Libraries and Frameworks Web Development

Microsoft Dev Box cloud-based workstations enter public preview

Windows-based developer workstations on Azure can be accessed via browser or Remote Desktop and managed centrally through Windows 365 and Endpoint Manager.

By Paul Krill

Aug 18, 2022 2 mins

Development Tools Microsoft .NET Microsoft Azure

Microsoft .NET 6 bundled with Ubuntu Linux

Microsoft’s flagship development platform is being made available with Ubuntu 22.04 and Ubuntu Chiseled Containers in a bid to ease .NET development on Linux.

By Paul Krill

Aug 17, 2022 2 mins

Libraries and Frameworks Microsoft .NET Software Development

Kubescape boosts Kubernetes scanning capabilities

End-to-end open source security platform for Kubernetes has added vulnerability scanning for code repositories and container image registries.

By Victor Garza

Aug 17, 2022 2 mins

Application Security Build Automation Cloud Security

Android 13 brings themed app icons, security tweaks

Latest version of the mobile OS allows app icons to tap into theme preferences and introduces more granular security and privacy features.

By Paul Krill

Aug 16, 2022 3 mins

Mobile Development Software Development Technology Industry

Alibaba’s OceanBase distributed database aims at markets outside China

The distributed SQL-compatible database, which supports hybrid transactional analytical processing (HTAP), can run on low-specification machines such as Raspberry Pi, the company says.

By Anirban Ghoshal

Aug 16, 2022 2 mins

Databases

Angular 15 promises to simplify development

Update due in November will stabilize standalone component APIs, introduce a new way to compose UI logic, and mark the end of the Protractor testing framework.

By Paul Krill

Aug 11, 2022 2 mins

JavaScript Libraries and Frameworks Web Development

Visual Studio Code 1.70 eases title bar customization

July 2022 release of Microsoft’s code editor also introduces command-line options for opening the three-way merge editor in VS Code.

By Paul Krill

Aug 10, 2022 2 mins

Development Tools Software Development

IT leaders struggle with application modernization, survey finds

Nearly 93% of IT leaders surveyed said that they found the process of application modernization challenging due to issues such as staffing and unavailability of tools, according to an Asperitas Consulting report.

By Anirban Ghoshal

Aug 10, 2022 4 mins

Application Life Cycle Management Software Development

Python popularity still soaring

‘Unstoppable’ Python once again ranked No. 1 in the August updates of both the Tiobe and Pypl indexes of programming language popularity.

By Paul Krill

Aug 8, 2022 2 mins

Programming Languages Python Software Development

Microsoft launches .NET Community Toolkit

Collection of .NET libraries originally developed for the Windows Community Toolkit can now be used regardless of UI framework.

By Paul Krill

Aug 5, 2022 2 mins

C# Microsoft .NET Web Development

iPaaS, low-code platform sales to hit double-digit growth in 2022: Gartner

iPaaS is expected to enter mainstream adoption maturity by the end of 2022.

By Anirban Ghoshal

Aug 5, 2022 2 mins

Cloud Computing No Code and Low Code PaaS

Django 4.1 adds async handlers

Latest version of the popular Python web framework also provides an asynchronous interface for all data access operations.

By Paul Krill

Aug 5, 2022 2 mins

Python Software Development Web Development

Go 1.19 improves generics, memory model

Go 1.19 refines the generics support introduced in Go 1.18 and improves the performance of generic code up to 20 percent.

By Paul Krill

Aug 3, 2022 2 mins

Golang Programming Languages Software Development

Cloud infrastructure companies offer top pay for developer relations, survey says

Developer relations employees in the US are paid higher than those in other countries, according to a poll from Common Room.

By Anirban Ghoshal

Aug 3, 2022 3 mins

Engineer Software Development

Microsoft Azure Fluid Relay turns GA

Managed cloud service for the Fluid Framework helps developers build real-time collaborative web apps.

By Paul Krill

Aug 3, 2022 2 mins

Development Tools JavaScript Microsoft Azure

Async C++ framework aims for easier microservices

Userver, currently in beta, promises to solve the problem of efficient I/O interactions transparently for C++ developers.

By Paul Krill

Aug 1, 2022 2 mins

C++ Libraries and Frameworks Software Development

Microsoft’s .NET Core 3.1 nears the end

Microsoft announced that it will stop providing service updates, security fixes, and technical support for .NET Core 3.1 on December 13, 2022.

By Paul Krill

Jul 29, 2022 1 min

Libraries and Frameworks Microsoft .NET Web Development

AWS revenue jumps 33%, but growth slows

As enterprises face a possible recession, will uptake of cloud services slow?

By Anirban Ghoshal

Jul 29, 2022 2 mins

Cloud Computing Technology Industry

Jetpack Compose 1.2 packs text improvements

Google toolkit for building native Android UIs toolkit enables more precise text alignment with font padding, introduces downloadable fonts API.

By Paul Krill

Jul 28, 2022 2 mins

Libraries and Frameworks Mobile Development Technology Industry

What is Quarto? RStudio rolls out next-generation R Markdown

R Markdown isn’t going away. But the Quarto publishing platform is as friendly to Python, Julia, and Observable JavaScript as it is to R.

By Sharon Machlis

Jul 28, 2022 6 mins

Analytics Programming Languages R Language

Carbon language aims to be a better C++

Experimental successor to C++ strives for C++ performance and compatibility while avoiding its technical debt and ‘extreme difficulty’ to improve.

By Paul Krill

Jul 28, 2022 2 mins

C++ Open Source Programming Languages

RStudio unveils Shiny for Python

After 10 years as an R framework, the Shiny web framework is now available for Python in an alpha release.

By Sharon Machlis

Jul 27, 2022 3 mins

Analytics Python Web Development

RStudio changes name to Posit, expands focus to include Python and VS Code

RStudio officials say they're not forsaking R but seeking to expand their model of open source.

By Sharon Machlis

Jul 27, 2022 4 mins

Python R Language Technology Industry

Better type checking and more in Deno 1.24

The latest release of the Node.js rival features improved transpiler performance, smarter type checking, and debugging and fallback error handling support.

By Paul Krill

Jul 27, 2022 2 mins

Development Tools JavaScript

Google Cloud revenue soars past $6 billion

However losses widened, as Google continues to invest in its cloud division to keep pace in the highly competitive cloud computing market.

By Anirban Ghoshal

Jul 27, 2022 2 mins

Cloud Computing Google Cloud Platform Technology Industry

Java 7 reaches end of life

Extended support is expiring for a Java variant that is more than a decade old.

By Paul Krill

Jul 26, 2022 2 mins

Java Programming Languages Technology Industry

Majority of open source developers eyeing job change: EDB survey

The majority of 1400 respondents cited improved career path options, mentorship and greater access to training as major reasons behind looking at job options amid the "Great Resignation," according to the report.

By Anirban Ghoshal

Jul 22, 2022 2 mins

Careers Software Development

How to attend RStudio Conference 2022 remotely for free

Keynotes and presentations will be streamed live. Plus, there will be a Discord server for virtual attendees.

By Sharon Machlis

Jul 22, 2022 3 mins

Python R Language Technology Industry

Cilium launches eBPF-powered Kubernetes service mesh

Cilium Service Mesh features eBPF-based connectivity, traffic management, security, and observability, supporting both sidecar and sidecar-less deployments.

By Scott Carey

Jul 20, 2022 3 mins

Cloud Computing Software Development

Oracle partners with Microsoft to launch database service for Azure

Oracle Database Service for Azure gives Microsoft Azure customers direct access to Oracle databases residing in Oracle Cloud Infrastructure.

By Anirban Ghoshal

Jul 20, 2022 5 mins

Cloud Computing Databases

GitHub Copilot users feel more productive

A GitHub study finds that developers who accept more Copilot suggestions at least feel more productive, while actual programmer productivity is hard to measure.

By Paul Krill

Jul 16, 2022 2 mins

Development Tools Software Development Version Control Systems

Go language revises memory model

Go 1.19, due in August, aligns the Go memory model with the memory model used by C, C++, Java, JavaScript, Rust, and Swift.

By Paul Krill

Jul 15, 2022 2 mins

Golang Programming Languages Software Development

Rocky Linux 9.0 rocks new build system

RHEL clone provider hopes cloud-native build system will help it release new versions of Rocky within one week of new RHEL releases.

By Paul Krill

Jul 14, 2022 2 mins

Cloud Computing Open Source Software Development

StarRocks launches managed DBaaS for real-time analytics

Built on Apache Doris, StarRocks is launching a fully-managed database-as-a-service, dubbed StarRocks Cloud.

By Anirban Ghoshal

Jul 14, 2022 1 min

Cloud Computing Databases SQL

Microsoft .NET 7 will include rate limiting

Microsoft announced that the next version of .NET will provide multiple different rate limiting algorithms that allow developers to control the flow of requests to application resources.

By Paul Krill

Jul 14, 2022 2 mins

Libraries and Frameworks Microsoft .NET Software Development

Google Cloud targets high performance workloads with Arm-based VMs and Batch job scheduling

The cloud vendor is expanding its VM capabilities and made a move to simplify high-end computing tasks.

By Jon Gold

Jul 13, 2022 2 mins

Cloud Computing Google Cloud Platform Software Development

Nvidia unveils QODA for hybrid quantum-classical computing

Nvidia’s Quantum Optimized Device Architecture allows HPC and AI experts to add quantum computing to existing applications, using C++ and Python.

By Paul Krill

Jul 13, 2022 2 mins

C++ Libraries and Frameworks Python

IBM Red Hat names Matt Hicks as president and CEO

Having joined Red Hat as a developer in 2006, the former vice president of product and technologies has taken over the role from Paul Cormier.

By Charlotte Trueman

Jul 13, 2022 2 mins

Open Source Technology Industry

Microsoft updates Visual Studio Code, unveils VS Code Server

Visual Studio Code 1.69 introduces the Command Center, while the VS Code Server streamlines connections to remote development machines.

By Paul Krill

Jul 12, 2022 3 mins

Development Tools Software Development

IBM acquires data observability firm Databand.ai

Databand’s data observability platform allows data engineers to tackle challenges associated with bad data at source.

By Anirban Ghoshal

Jul 6, 2022 2 mins

Data Management Technology Industry

India opens up its digital payments systems and other key tech

India Stack, which started with a digital identity project in 2010 under the name Aadhaar, offers several open APIs for paperless and cashless service delivery.

By Anirban Ghoshal

Jul 5, 2022 3 mins

APIs Open Source Technology Industry

Lego embraces modularity, metaverse with its software engineering culture

Lego, the plastic brick maker, is rapidly growing its software development teams to meet the growing demand for virtual experiences.

By Scott Carey

Jul 5, 2022 4 mins

Cloud Computing Technology Industry Virtual Reality

Uno Platform advances WebAssembly support

Multi-platform UI toolkit for .NET enables WebAssembly threads and exceptions ahead of official .NET 7 support.

By Paul Krill

Jul 1, 2022 2 mins

C# Microsoft .NET Web Development

C# language specification approved

The sixth edition of the C# language specification allows for more openness and community participation in changes to the language, Microsoft said.

By Paul Krill

Jun 30, 2022 2 mins

C# Microsoft .NET Programming Languages

TigerGraph Cloud adds IAM capabilities

Graph database as a service streamlines access management for enterprises and eases developer collaboration with a single login across multiple projects.

By Paul Krill

Jun 29, 2022 2 mins

Analytics Cloud Computing Databases

DataStax makes Astra Streaming service generally available

Astra Streaming has been in beta across 977 enterprises since last year and is also integrated into Datastax’s serverless managed database, AstraDB, giving it the ability to support applications built on data-in-motion.

By Anirban Ghoshal

Jun 29, 2022 4 mins

Analytics Databases Serverless Computing

9 Deno runtime projects to watch

The Deno ecosystem is taking root, with a host of tools and services to challenge Node.js. Here are nine projects leveraging Deno for web development, serverless edge hosting, and more.

By Paul Krill

Jun 29, 2022 4 mins

JavaScript Web Development