Dynamic web apps with HTMX, Python, and Django
Python is one of the most popular programming language today, in part due to its large ecosystem of tools for data science and AI applications. But Python is also a popular choice for developing web apps, particularly using the Django web framework. I...
Rust memory management explained
Rust shares many concepts with other languages intended for systems programming. For instance, Rust distinguishes between memory allocated from the stack and memory allocated from the heap. It also ensures that variables declared within a scope are un...
Keep your code open to possibilities
I’ve been developing software for many years now. Decades. I’ve learned a lot along the way, and I dare to think that I’ve collected some wisdom about software development worth sharing with others. At some point, you think “Yeah, I’ve got...
Don’t use public ASP.NET keys (duh), Microsoft warns
Microsoft Threat Intelligence in December observed a “threat actor” using a publicly available ASP.NET machine key to inject malicious code and fetch the Godzilla post-exploitation framework, a “backdoor” web shell used by intruders to execute...
Why the generative AI hype is good
Elon Musk predicts artificial general intelligence (AGI) by 2025. Former OpenAI employee Leopold Aschenbrenner says AGI by 2027. Futurist Ray Kurzweil bets on 2029 for AI surpassing human intelligence. OpenAI cofounder Ilya Sutskever declared that lan...
Review: Zencoder has a vision for AI coding
Zencoder is an AI coding assistant with interfaces to Visual Studio Code and JetBrains IDEs. It is designed to help developers ship products faster, much like GitHub Copilot, Amazon Q Developer, and Tabnine. Zencoder also offers AI coding agents, much...
The cloud giants stumble
Recent financial results from the major cloud providers reveal a concerning trend in cloud adoption and growth. AWS reported just 13% growth in the final quarter of 2023, Microsoft Azure saw 19% growth, and Google Cloud achieved 26% growth—all below...
C++, Go, and Rust gaining popularity – Tiobe
With Tiobe’s February 2025 rankings, the publisher of the monthly index of programming language popularity notes that fast programming languages such as C++, Go, and Rust are gaining ground. But index leader Python, described as a “slow” languag...
What you need to know about Python 3.14’s faster interpreter
Python 3.14, due out later this year, is set to receive a new type of interpreter that can boost performance by up to 30% with no changes to existing code. The CPython 3.14 change log describes the feature as “a new type of interpreter based on tail...
A new interpreter in Python 3.14 delivers a free speed boost
Python 3.14, due out later this year, is set to receive a new type of interpreter that can boost performance by up to 30% with no changes to existing code. The CPython 3.14 change log describes the feature as “a new type of interpreter based on tail...
Will Kubernetes ever get easier?
Kubernetes hardly needs an introduction. After Linux, it’s the second-highest velocity open source project in the world. Over the years, thousands of companies have contributed to the platform. At the heart of the thriving cloud-native ecosystem, Ku...
Are database administrators doomed?
Database administration has always been something of a well kept secret. Even within the wider domain of information technology, database administration is one of those areas of expertise that often goes overlooked by aspiring STEM students and tech-s...
When LLMs become influencers
On Sunday people tuned in to watch the Super Bowl—and lots and lots of ads. Online, however, it’s increasingly the case that AI agents will see and interact with ads. Humans won’t. That’s the insight Grab’s regional marketing director Ken Ma...
The future is far from doom and gloom for DBAs
Database administration has always been something of a well kept secret. Even within the wider domain of information technology, database administration is one of those areas of expertise that often goes overlooked by aspiring STEM students and tech-s...
Visual Studio Code unveils Copilot code editing suggestions
A just-released update of Visual Studio Code, version 1.97, introduces a preview of Copilot Next Edit Suggestions, an AI-powered feature that predicts the next edit the user wants to make. The new VS Code release also includes a movable Command Palett...
Full-stack JavaScript leads the way
Building web apps begins with a simple premise, but the real-world experience is a juggling act of optimizations, best practices, toolchains, and so on. Developers tend to respond by doing what we do best: creating new tools and techniques to manage ...
The hidden threat of neglected cloud infrastructure
In 2012, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) issued a public advisory regarding software to monitor and control building systems. Fast-forward to 2023, and cybersecurity researchers at watchTowr discovered that an abandoned Ama...
