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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

JVM may get upgrade to support today’s multicore processors

A new class type would have the runtime represent the underlying data to be both far more compact and much better suited for processing in bulk operations

By Paul Krill

Jun 20, 2017 2 mins

Java Software Development

JVM may get upgrade to support today’s multicore processors

Proposed JVM specification changes would support a prototype of value classes

By Paul Krill

Jun 20, 2017 2 mins

Java Open Source Software Development

Scala goes skinny: Ammonite tunes the heavyweight for simple tasks

An interactive REPL and system shell capabilities highlight the coming Version 1.0 release

By Paul Krill

Jun 14, 2017 2 mins

Java JavaScript Open Source

Scala goes skinny: Ammonite tunes the heavyweight for simple tasks

An interactive REPL and system shell capabilities highlight the coming Version 1.0 release

By Paul Krill

Jun 14, 2017 2 mins

Development Tools Open Source Software Development

What’s new in Microsoft’s TypeScript 2.4

Support for dynamic import expressions is among the new features in the release candidate now available

By Paul Krill

Jun 13, 2017 2 mins

JavaScript Software Development

Visual Studio Code comes to Chromebooks, Raspberry Pi

Community build project packages Microsoft's open source editor for Linuxes and Chrome OS on ARM hardware

By Paul Krill

Jun 13, 2017 2 mins

Development Tools Software Development

Google adds Recaptcha API to Android to block the bots

The revised method for distinguishing people from malware bots should make it easier for mobile users to prove they are human

By Paul Krill

Jun 12, 2017 2 mins

Mobile Development Security Technology Industry

Easier, faster: The next steps for deep learning

Rapidly advancing software frameworks, dedicated silicon, Spark integrations, and higher level APIs aim to put deep learning within reach.

By Serdar Yegulalp

Jun 7, 2017 8 mins

Analytics Machine Learning Technology Industry

Apple’s Xcode 9 beta previews blockbuster improvements

A new editor, a new build system, new Swift language capabilities, and wireless debugging are just the start

By Paul Krill

Jun 7, 2017 3 mins

Development Tools Software Development Technology Industry

Core ML brings machine learning to Apple developers

Apple's Core ML frameworks provide a standardized — if limited — way to embed machine learning into Mac and iOS apps

By Serdar Yegulalp

Jun 7, 2017 3 mins

Machine Learning Open Source Technology Industry

Easier, faster: The next steps for deep learning

Rapidly advancing software frameworks, dedicated silicon, Spark integrations, and higher level APIs aim to put deep learning within reach

By Serdar Yegulalp

Jun 7, 2017 8 mins

Data Science Machine Learning Technology Industry

Apple’s WebKit joins the WebAssembly bandwagon

Google, Microsoft, and Mozilla already support the performance-boostig technology in their browser engines

By Paul Krill

Jun 7, 2017 2 mins

HTML JavaScript Web Development

Easier, faster: The next steps for deep learning

Rapidly advancing software frameworks, dedicated silicon, Spark integrations, and higher level APIs aim to put deep learning within reach

By Serdar Yegulalp

Jun 7, 2017 8 mins

Analytics Java Technology Industry

GitHub Enterprise users get project management, data access improvements

New capabilities include the GraphQL API, project boards, and API rate limiting

By Paul Krill

Jun 6, 2017 2 mins

Development Tools Software Development

Kotlin’s a rising star in language popularity index

Other languages on the move include R, Hack, and Rust, while Python cements its position as the king of there dynamically typed languages

By Paul Krill

Jun 6, 2017 3 mins

R Language Software Development Technology Industry

WebAssembly wins! Google pulls plug on PNaCl

Citing the need for cross-browser compatibility, Google chooses WebAssembly for running native code in Chrome

By Paul Krill

Jun 2, 2017 2 mins

JavaScript Software Development Web Development

Node.js 8 brings sanity to native module dependencies

In addition to runtime, URL parsing, and buffer improvements, the new release promises to preserve native module dependencies across upgrades

By Paul Krill

May 31, 2017 3 mins

JavaScript Software Development

How Heptio plans to automate away Kubernetes setup pains

Using Google's custom Ksonnet language, microservices developers can spend less time on configuration setup

By Serdar Yegulalp

May 31, 2017 4 mins

Devops Open Source Software Development

Java 9 delayed due to modularity controversy

The Java 9 Standard Edition won’t be released in late July after all; September is the new target

By Paul Krill

May 30, 2017 3 mins

Java Software Development

NPM 5 reworks the cache for speed, but could break existing apps

Other changes target better fault tolerance, garbage collection, and auto-saving

By Paul Krill

May 30, 2017 2 mins

JavaScript Software Development

Amateur web developers can now look to Mavo

The HTML-based platform provides data-management capabilities without needing a back-end server

By Paul Krill

May 25, 2017 1 min

Open Source Web Development

Microsoft brings scalable Git to Visual Studio in improved GVFS

The Atlassian SourceTree IDE client also now supports GVFS, and others may join in

By Paul Krill

May 24, 2017 2 mins

Development Tools Open Source Technology Industry

AMD’s game plan to become a machine learning giant

With machine learning now a major market for GPUs, AMD wants a piece of that action — and an end to Nvidia’s essential monopoly

By Serdar Yegulalp

May 24, 2017 5 mins

Machine Learning Open Source Technology Industry

Kubernetes foundation takes on container networking

The Cloud Native Computing Foundation adds another open source project to its container-centric toolbelt

By Paul Krill

May 24, 2017 2 mins

Cloud Computing Open Source Technology Industry

Kubernetes foundation takes on container networking

The Cloud Native Computing Foundation adds another open source project to its container-centric toolbelt

By Paul Krill

May 24, 2017 2 mins

Cloud Computing Open Source Software Development

Amazon Web Services sets a lure for Java programmers

James Gosling, the father of Java, is joining AWS

By Peter Sayer

May 23, 2017 2 mins

Amazon Web Services Careers Java

Microsoft’s P language is aimed at where cloud, AI, and IoT meet

The Rust-like open source language tackles application development where asynchrony leads to “heisenbugs” and other event complexities

By Paul Krill

May 23, 2017 2 mins

Artificial Intelligence Open Source Technology Industry

GitHub sets up a developer tools store, releases GraphQL API

The popular code repository is trying to be a one-stop shop for developers to get more of their work done

By Paul Krill

May 22, 2017 1 min

Software Development Version Control Systems

Google’s Firebase taps serverless Cloud Functions

Performance monitoring, open source SDKs also highlighted for the tooling

By Paul Krill

May 22, 2017 2 mins

JavaScript Serverless Computing Technology Industry

Google’s Firebase taps serverless Cloud Functions

Firebase features a cross-platform SDK with capabilities for cloud data storage and synchronization across devices

By Paul Krill

May 22, 2017 2 mins

Cloud Computing JavaScript Software Development

How Google’s cloud is ushering in a new era of SQL databases

Google Spanner is a NewSQL database

By Brandon Butler

May 22, 2017 5 mins

Development Tools Java Open Source

Oracle has a plan to make Java 9 migration easier

A new proposal would temporarily permit illegal reflective access from code on class path by default, so more older code would function in Java 9

By Paul Krill

May 19, 2017 2 mins

Java Software Development

Oracle has a plan to make Java 9 migration easier

Temporarily permitting illegal reflective access from code on the class path could support a more relaxed migration to the modular Java platform

By Paul Krill

May 19, 2017 2 mins

Development Tools Java Open Source

Google’s Polymer zeroes in on ES6 compatibility, interoperability

Polymer 2.0 promises much improved ECMAScript 6 standards support and interoperability with other libraries and frameworks

By Paul Krill

May 18, 2017 2 mins

JavaScript Software Development Web Development

ActiveState’s Python taps Intel MKL to speed data science and machine learning

The MKL libraries for accelerating math operations debuted in Intel's own Python distribution, but now other Pythons are following suit

By Serdar Yegulalp

May 18, 2017 3 mins

Data Science Machine Learning Open Source

Google endorses Kotlin for Android development

Android Studio 3.0 IDE will include this first addition to Android’s official languages

By Paul Krill

May 18, 2017 2 mins

Mobile Development Software Development Technology Industry

Here’s how Google is preparing Android for the AI-laden future

TensorFlow is going on a diet to optimize for smartphones and other lightweight devices

By Blair Frank

May 18, 2017 3 mins

Artificial Intelligence Small and Medium Business Technology Industry

Google endorses Kotlin for Android development

Built to run on the JVM, Kotlin will join Android's official language lineup in Android Studio 3.0

By Paul Krill

May 18, 2017 2 mins

Small and Medium Business Software Development Technology Industry

Google’s new TPUs are here to accelerate AI training

The company's new specialized hardware will accelerate the creation of intelligent apps

By Blair Frank

May 17, 2017 3 mins

Artificial Intelligence Cloud Computing Technology Industry

Atom editor now has native GitHub integration

The direct integration with the code-hosting platform to make things easier for devs — but also ties them more closely to GitHub

By Serdar Yegulalp

May 17, 2017 3 mins

Development Tools Open Source Version Control Systems

Oracle’s Java chief debunks ‘misconceptions’ about Java 9

The new version of Java will work in fact with Maven and favorite libraries, and code conversion won’t be required

By Paul Krill

May 17, 2017 2 mins

Java

Oracle’s Java chief debunks ‘misconceptions’ about Java 9

A top misconception is that the Maven build system will not work with Java 9

By Paul Krill

May 17, 2017 2 mins

Development Tools Java Open Source

Visual Studio may gain AI smarts around available code

The experimental technology could assist in code analysis, but there’s no timeline for its release

By Paul Krill

May 17, 2017 1 min

Software Development Technology Industry

CrateDB 2.0 Enterprise stresses security and monitoring—and open source

The open source database for processing high-speed freeform data with SQL queries now has enterprise features, available as open source for faster developer uptake

By Serdar Yegulalp

May 16, 2017 3 mins

Databases Open Source Technology Industry

HPE shows off The Machine prototype without memristors

HPE displays its first full-fledged prototype of a new computer architecture that breaks the memory bottleneck of conventional PCs and servers

By Agam Shah

May 16, 2017 4 mins

Technology Industry

Digital signature service DocuSign hacked and email addresses stolen

DocuSign had last week warned of phishing emails that spoofed its brand

By John Ribeiro

May 16, 2017 2 mins

Hacking Security Software Development

Cybercrooks fight over DDoS attack resources

As more groups get into the denial-of-service attack business they're starting to get in each other's way. The good news is that translates into a smaller average attack size

By Maria Korolov

May 16, 2017 3 mins

Cybercrime Security

10 most in-demand tech skills

Trying to land a new tech job? HiringSolved's latest report uncovers the 10 tech skills that employers are looking for in 2017

By Sharon Florentine

May 16, 2017 3 mins

Careers IT Jobs IT Skills and Training

Waah! WannaCry shifts the blame game into high gear

Every security crisis presents the opportunity to point fingers, but that's just wasted energy. The criminals are at fault—and we need to work together to stop them

By Fahmida Rashid

May 16, 2017 7 mins

Malware Patch Management Software Small and Medium Business