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If there’s one thing developers agree on about cross-platform applications, it’s that it’s easier to create a GUI with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript than to use one of the many cross-platform frameworks out there. Frameworks like Electron give you t...

WebSockets is a network communication protocol that enables two-way client-server communication. WebSockets are often used for applications that require instantaneous updates, using a persistent duplex channel atop HTTP to support real-time interactio...

A new version of the dynamically typed, high-performance Julia language for numerical computing has been released. Julia 1.11 features a new Memory type, a lower-level container that provides an alternative to Array. Downloadable from julialang.org, J...

Every enterprise today is looking to get as much as possible out of its data and AI investments. But when building in-house apps, developers can struggle with infrastructure constraints and maintenance, security, data governance, compliance, and other...

In a significant development in the cloud computing industry, AWS, a leading hyperscaler, has recently acknowledged considerable competition from on-premises IT solutions. This admission counters the longstanding belief that enterprises seldom revert ...

Artificial intelligence has the power to revolutionize industries, drive economic growth, and improve our quality of life. But like any powerful, widely available technology, AI also poses significant risks. California’s now vetoed legislation, SB 1...

SAP wants developers to view its Build platform as the one extension solution for all of SAP’s applications, according to Michael Aneling, chief product officer for SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP). At its TechEd event this week it is showing ...

Oracle is touting a “tip and tail” model for Java library development that the company says would give application developers a better experience and at the same time help library developers innovate faster. The JEP (JDK Enhancement Proposal) crea...

Rust, the fast and memory-safe programming language born out of Mozilla, has resumed its rise up the monthly Tiobe index of programming language popularity, although it still has not cracked the index’s top 10. Rust returned to 13th place in the Oct...

Python 3.13 has just been released. This article presents a rundown of the most significant new features in Python 3.13 and what they mean for Python developers. Major new features in Python 3.13 Here’s a rundown of the biggest new features in Pyth...

Until recently, data scientists and analysts’ primary deliverables were data visualizations, machine learning models, dashboards, reports, and analytical insights used for storytelling. Now, with genAI capabilities, data scientists are called to exp...

“You don’t want AI only in the hands of a few companies.” Thus spake Hugging Face CEO Clem Delangue, suggesting that open source will come to the rescue of AI. It’s a nice thought, but one that has exactly zero historical precedent. Yes, open ...

Time series forecasting is a powerful machine learning method that leverages historical time-stamped data to predict future events and help reduce uncertainty from business conditions — for example, to accurately predict sales, inventory levels, and...

“Ho, hum,” I thought in response to the release of the OpenAI o1 models. “Yet another stochastic parrot.” I was wrong. In fact, I tried the o1-preview model on one of my standard programming tasks, and found it to be surprisingly good. The rec...

Node.js v20.18.0, a just-introduced update to the Long-Term Support (LTS) version of the popular asynchronous, event-driven JavaScript runtime, features experimental network inspection support. Introduced October 3, Node.js 20.18.0 enables users to in...

Google’s Gemini 1.5 Flash-8B AI model is now production-ready. The company said the stable release of Gemini 1.5 Flash-8B has the lowest cost per intelligence of any Gemini model. Availability was announced October 3. Developers can access gemini-1....

According to a study by Akamai Technologies, 87% of digital-native businesses (which seems to be a term specific to Asia/Pacific) now prioritize security over cost and scalability when selecting a cloud provider. While this study focused on Asia, we s...

The September 2024 release of Microsoft’s Visual Studio Code editor, version 1.94, features improvements for finding files using the File Explorer. The upgrade also introduces the ability to run Python tests with coverage. Introduced October 3, Visu...

The September 2024 release of Microsoft’s Visual Studio Code editor, version 1.94, features improvements for finding files using the File Explorer. The upgrade also introduces the ability to run Python tests with coverage. Introduced October 3, Visu...

SingleStore, the company behind the relational database SingleStoreDB, is acquiring data ingestion and integration software provider BryteFlow to boost its ability to connect to disparate data sources for data analytics. “SingleStore’s acquisitio...