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New ‘StoatWaffle’ malware auto‑executes attacks on developers

The newly observed malware abuses VS Code’s “runOn:folderOpen” feature to execute automatically from trusted projects, enabling near-frictionless compromise.

By Shweta Sharma

Mar 24, 20263 mins

DeveloperMalwareSecurity

Java debugging comes to Visual Studio Code

New Java debugging extension from Microsoft works with Java language support extension from Red Hat

By Paul Krill

Oct 2, 2017 1 min

Java Software Development

Java debugging comes to Visual Studio Code

New Java debugging extension from Microsoft works with Java language support extension from Red Hat

By Paul Krill

Oct 2, 2017 1 min

Development Tools Java Software Development

What’s new in MySQL 8.0

Better Unicode support, better JSON and document handling, and long-requested features like window functions are part of the next big release for the popular open source database

By Serdar Yegulalp

Sep 28, 2017 4 mins

Databases Open Source SQL

Giraffe brings F# functional programming to ASP.Net Core

Currently in beta, the functional ASP.Net Core web framework allows F# developers to build rich web applications

By Paul Krill

Sep 28, 2017 2 mins

Software Development Technology Industry Web Development

Google App Engine adds support for Java 8

Move to Java 8 overcomes limited Java class support, thread execution issues, and slower performance of Java 7, Google says

By Paul Krill

Sep 27, 2017 2 mins

Cloud Computing Java Software Development

Google App Engine adds support for Java 8

Move to Java 8 overcomes limited Java class support, thread execution issues, and slower performance of Java 7, Google says

By Paul Krill

Sep 27, 2017 2 mins

Cloud Computing Java Software Development

Cython 0.27 speeds Python by moving away from oddball syntax

The latest version of the Python-to-C toolkit can use Python's own native type-hinting syntax to accelerate the conversion process

By Serdar Yegulalp

Sep 25, 2017 2 mins

Open Source Python Software Development

Facebook buckles under pressure over hated React license

The popular JavaScript UI library’s BSD + Patent license will be replaced with the friendlier MIT license—but only if developers update their React code

By Paul Krill

Sep 25, 2017 2 mins

JavaScript Open Source Technology Industry

IBM open-sources a microservices-friendly Java app server

Developers can use the beta code from the open source Open Liberty project to provision, manage, and migrate microservices in Java apps

By Paul Krill

Sep 20, 2017 2 mins

Java Open Source Technology Industry

Forget PHP! Facebook’s HHVM engine switches to Hack instead

Because PHP 7 broke so much compatibility with PHP 5, Facebook’s Hip Hop Virtual Machine team decided to switch to Hack instead

By Paul Krill

Sep 20, 2017 2 mins

PHP Software Development Web Development

CoffeeScript 2 arrives with JavaScript syntax improvements

Upgrades should require 'little or no refactoring' for most projects, but there are some breaking changes

By Paul Krill

Sep 19, 2017 2 mins

JavaScript Software Development

Angular 5 JavaScript framework delayed

October 23 is the new target release date for Google’s JavaScript framework, which focuses on building progressive web apps

By Paul Krill

Sep 18, 2017 1 min

JavaScript Software Development Technology Industry

Eclipse eclipses Visual Studio as most popular IDE

Eclipse and Visual Studio run neck-and-neck in the PyPL popularity index of desktop IDEs, with Android Studio a distant third

By Paul Krill

Sep 15, 2017 2 mins

Development Tools Java Software Development

Iroh brings dynamic code analysis to JavaScript

Open source testing tool collects runtime data to reveal how JavaScript code behaves during execution

By Paul Krill

Sep 14, 2017 1 min

App Testing JavaScript Software Development

Unwanted by Oracle, Java EE gets adopted by Eclipse

A new name for Java EE is a likely outcome as the Eclipse Foundation figures out how to steward enterprise Java itself

By Paul Krill

Sep 13, 2017 3 mins

Java Open Source Technology Industry

GitHub is converting its Atom text editor into an IDE

The first step in making Atom a full-fledged software development environment is now available

By Paul Krill

Sep 12, 2017 2 mins

Java JavaScript Version Control Systems

What’s new in JUnit 5 for Java testing

JUnit 5 offers a foundation for testing frameworks on the JVM as well as a new programming model

By Paul Krill

Sep 12, 2017 1 min

App Testing Java

What’s new in JUnit 5 for Java testing

JUnit 5 offers a foundation for testing frameworks on the JVM as well as a new programming model

By Paul Krill

Sep 12, 2017 1 min

App Testing Development Tools Open Source

AssemblyScript compiles TypeScript to WebAssembly

AssemblyScript brings fast, portable WebAssembly binaries within easy reach of TypeScript developers, although only a subset of TypeScript is supported

By Paul Krill

Sep 11, 2017 2 mins

JavaScript Software Development Web Development

Java 9 will not receive long-term support

Under Oracle's revamped release plan for standard Java, the Java Development Kit 9 will not be designated for long-term support

By Paul Krill

Sep 8, 2017 2 mins

Java Software Development Technology Industry

Java 9 will not receive long-term support

Under Oracle's revamped release plan for standard Java, the Java Development Kit 9 will not be designated for long-term support

By Paul Krill

Sep 8, 2017 2 mins

Java Open Source Technology Industry

ONNX makes machine learning models portable, shareable

Microsoft and Facebook's machine learning model format aims to let devs choose frameworks freely and share trained models without hassle

By Serdar Yegulalp

Sep 8, 2017 2 mins

Machine Learning Open Source Technology Industry

Yarn 1.0 simplifies JavaScript dependency management

Yarn's new Workspaces feature promises easier code sharing across projects without dependency synchronization issues

By Paul Krill

Sep 7, 2017 2 mins

JavaScript Software Development

Mesosphere taps Kubernetes for container orchestration

Longtime Kubernetes competitor Mesosphere joins the bandwagon, making Kubernetes available with DC/OS

By Serdar Yegulalp

Sep 7, 2017 2 mins

Cloud Computing Open Source Technology Industry

Why Python and C# can’t displace Java, C, or C++

As the programming language field gets more crowded and developers use more languages in their code, Python and C# suffer from inherent limits

By Paul Krill

Sep 7, 2017 3 mins

Java Python Software Development

Microservices: Nginx forges multilanguage app server

The open source application server supports Python, Google Go, and PHP, with Java and Node.js support planned

By Paul Krill

Sep 6, 2017 1 min

Open Source Software Development

The road to Java 9: Twice-yearly releases are coming

A move to GPL license and open-sourcing the JDK are also planned to make it easier for developers to adopt Java in their software

By Paul Krill

Sep 6, 2017 3 mins

Java Open Source Technology Industry

The road to Java 9: Twice-yearly releases are coming

A move to GPL license and open-sourcing the JDK are also planned to make it easier for developers to adopt Java in their software

By Paul Krill

Sep 6, 2017 3 mins

Java Open Source Technology Industry

Google releases SDK for augmented reality apps on Android

Similar to Apple’s ARKit for iOS, Android’s ARCore offers native APIs for motion tracking, environmental understanding, and light estimation

By Paul Krill

Sep 1, 2017 1 min

APIs Mobile Development Technology Industry

Jenkins Blue Ocean UI to provide code quality insights

Next-generation UI for Jenkins adds code quality trending and richer pipeline editing capabilities to the road map

By Paul Krill

Aug 31, 2017 2 mins

Development Tools Software Development

Jenkins Blue Ocean UI to provide code quality insights

Next-generation UI for Jenkins adds code quality trending and richer pipeline editing capabilities to the road map

By Paul Krill

Aug 31, 2017 2 mins

Agile Development Development Tools Java

What’s new in TypeScript 2.5

The release candidate lets developers get rid of unneeded catch-binding errors, as well as bring in Node.js-like module resolution

By Paul Krill

Aug 31, 2017 2 mins

JavaScript Software Development

Microsoft linker tool shrinks .Net applications

The .Net IL Linker reduces the footprint of .Net apps by discarding unused libraries and references, although it's still in the preview stages

By Serdar Yegulalp

Aug 30, 2017 2 mins

Open Source Small and Medium Business Technology Industry

3 projects lighting a fire under machine learning

PyTorch, MXNet, and upstart Java-centric Smile bring greater speed and ease to model training and deployment

By Serdar Yegulalp

Aug 30, 2017 4 mins

Amazon Web Services Java Python

Pivotal, VMware team up to deploy Kubernetes on vSphere

Pivotal Container Service provides enterprise Kubernetes atop VMware vSphere and Cloud Foundation in public and private clouds

By Serdar Yegulalp

Aug 29, 2017 2 mins

Cloud Computing Open Source Software Development

OpenJDK may tackle Java security gaps with secretive group

The private group would tackle code vulnerabilities that currently are handled without coordination—or not at all

By Paul Krill

Aug 25, 2017 2 mins

Java Open Source Security

OpenJDK may tackle Java security gaps with secretive group

The private group would tackle code vulnerabilities that currently are handled without coordination—or not at all

By Paul Krill

Aug 25, 2017 2 mins

Java Open Source Security

Node.js forks again, this time over a political dispute

A dispute involving a technical committee member leads to the Ayo,js fork, whose directions and goals remain vague

By Paul Krill

Aug 25, 2017 3 mins

JavaScript Software Development

Microsoft’s Project Brainwave accelerates deep learning in Azure

Using FPGAs deployed throughout the Azure cloud, Microsoft’s new system for accelerating deep learning poses a challenge to Google’s TPUs

By Serdar Yegulalp

Aug 24, 2017 2 mins

Cloud Computing Machine Learning Technology Industry

Oracle doesn’t want Java EE any more

Oracle wants someone else to lead enterprise Java, though it says it will stay involved. Apache and Eclipse are likely candidates to take over Java EE

By Paul Krill

Aug 17, 2017 3 mins

Java Open Source Software Development

Oracle doesn’t want Java EE any more

Oracle wants someone else to lead enterprise Java, though it says it will stay involved. Apache and Eclipse are likely candidates to take over Java EE

By Paul Krill

Aug 17, 2017 3 mins

Java Open Source Software Development

What features to expect in Apple’s Swift 5

The stable ABI promised for Swift 4 is delayed a year, with string ergonomics also considered for 2018

By Paul Krill

Aug 17, 2017 3 mins

Software Development Technology Industry

The most popular IDEs? Visual Studio and Eclipse

Visual Studio and Eclipse top the PYPL popularity index of desktop IDEs, while Cloud9 and JSFiddle lead in the cloud

By Paul Krill

Aug 16, 2017 2 mins

Development Tools Software Development

The most popular IDEs? Visual Studio and Eclipse

Visual Studio and Eclipse top the PYPL popularity index of desktop IDEs, while Cloud9 and JSFiddle lead in the cloud

By Paul Krill

Aug 16, 2017 2 mins

Development Tools Open Source Software Development

Docker Enterprise now runs Windows and Linux in one cluster

The new version of Docker's professional version lets applications across multiple platforms — Windows, Linux, and IBM System Z — run side by side in the same cluster

By Serdar Yegulalp

Aug 16, 2017 2 mins

Cloud Computing Small and Medium Business Software Development