Lisbon JUG 2025
Lisbon JUG 2025 This week, I visited Lisbon where I spoke at the Lisbon JUG. The JUG if very active with monthly meetings, and even some in between. The June Java Meetup had two sessions on the agenda where mine was the second one. Check out the slides...
Canonical Makes Multipass VM Manager Fully Open-Source
Canonical's Multipass lightweight VM manager for not only Linux systems but also Windows and macOS is now considered fully open-source. Multipass started out as a means of running an Ubuntu environment with ease from a single command on major operating...
Dumping mainframes for cloud can be a costly mistake
A certain Fortune 500 financial institution decided to fully embrace the cloud. Executive memos indicated that all their new initiatives would be “cloud-first.” Teams were encouraged to re-architect everything, including mission-critical transacti...
Rust-powered: Two new Python tools to watch
This week in Python brings us a toe-to-toe showdown between two Rust-powered Python type checking tools. We also have a gentle introduction to type hinting, a look at the perils—and promises—ahead for a free-threaded, no-GIL Python, and a shocking...