Intro to Express.js: Endpoints, parameters, and routes
Express.js is the most-used HTTP server and middleware platform for Node.js. Let’s take a hands-on look at what it brings to the table. Request handling with Express.js Handling requests over the Internet is one of the most frequent and common task...
Just say no to JavaScript
The JavaScript programming language has a lot of history, but it was created over about — yes — a week in 1995. It was first called LiveScript, but the name was changed to JavaScript to ride the bandwagon for Java, despite having nothing to do wi...
Heroku PaaS adds .NET support
Meeting a longstanding request from users, Salesforce’s Heroku — one of the original platforms as a service (PaaS) — has unveiled official support for .NET development. Heroku also made its Heroku Next Generation Platform available in a pilot. T...
Kotlin previews guard conditions in when expressions
JetBrains has released Kotlin 2.1.0, an update to the Kotlin programming language that previews guard conditions and has compiler updates offering flexibility around checks. Released November 27, Kotlin 2.1.0 can be installed as an update by following...
Understanding unstructured data in the context of AI
The volume of data being created today is truly staggering. IDC projects that global data will reach 400 zettabytes (400 billion terabytes) by 2028, with 90% of that data classified as unstructured data. The proliferation of so much data, and so much ...
How AI agents will transform the future of work
At first, robotic process automation coupled with low-code platforms and orchestration tools propelled many organizations to increase productivity and scale business operations. Virtual agents and chatbots then took automation one step further by enab...
Open-washing and the illusion of AI openness
A peculiar trend has taken hold within the AI gold rush: Major players in the space—from OpenAI to Google and Microsoft—have started to heavily market their AI models as “open.” These companies are using terms like “open AI” to align with ...
Rust 1.83 expands const capabilities
The Rust Team has released Rust 1.83, an update to the memory-safe and thread-safe programming language that brings expanded capabilities for code running in const contexts. The Rust Team also announced that it is moving forward with the Rust 2024 edi...
Red Hat Ansible service comes to AWS Marketplace
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform Service, for automating the management of hybrid cloud infrastructure, now is available as a managed offering on Amazon Web Services through the AWS Marketplace. General availability of Red Hat’s automation servic...
AWS PartyRock updated with free daily usage for developers
Amazon Web Services has updated AWS PartyRock, its mostly free low code tool for building generative AI applications with a new app search function and the ability to build document processing into applications. PartyRock, otherwise known as Amazon Be...
5 ways AI will change the software development life cycle
Considering the scaling history and trajectory of generative AI models (specifically large language models, or LLMs) specialized for coding, the software development life cycle (SDLC) is ripe for disruption. Not because we’re all going to be replace...
Refactoring AI code: The good, the bad, and the weird
Generative AI is no longer a novelty in the software development world: it’s being increasingly used as an assistant (and sometimes a free agent) to write code running in real-world production. But every developer knows that writing new code from sc...
Fashion-driven tech decisions
Perhaps it shouldn’t be surprising that so many technology trends mimic fashion trends. No, I don’t mean our clothing choices—we technology folks are persistently poor dressers. Rather, I’m talking about how decisions are made. Even as I type ...
The dangers of fashion-driven tech decisions
Perhaps it shouldn’t be surprising that so many technology trends mimic fashion trends. No, I don’t mean our clothing choices—we technology folks are persistently poor dressers. Rather, I’m talking about how decisions are made. Even as I type ...
Python 3.14 is a rational constant
This (half-) month in Python and elsewhere: Get your feet wet with Pi-thon, er, Python 3.14, in its alpha 2 release! See how standalone Python app executables work with PyInstaller. Use Python’s pattern matching to unlock type-based decision-making ...
Are we worse at cloud computing than 10 years ago?
Is it just me, or are we seeing more cloud project failures today than 10 years ago? Logic suggests we improve over time, but the metrics don’t support that assumption. A cloud project 10 years ago typically involved migrating a few test programs an...
Exactly what would an AI-centric OS look like?
Word that a group of former Google executives plans to build an operating system for AI agents underscores the fact that there is a distinction between what application platforms are doing with agents today and what an AI agent-first OS would entail, ...
