JetBrains offers free use of WebStorm and Rider IDEs
Select developers now are getting free access to JetBrains’ WebStorm and Rider IDEs. The company on October 24 announced it has launched non-commercial licenses for its WebStorm JavaScript and TypeScript IDE and the Rider cross-platform .NET and gam...
Using Entra profile information in Azure DevOps
We’re excited to announce the ability to use Entra profile information in Azure DevOps. This has been a long-standing feature request from the community (ex. profile, picture, email, and name). Beyond the convenience of configuring profile informatio...
Next.js 15 arrives with faster bundler
Vercel has released Next.js 15, the latest version of the company’s React-based web framework, featuring a stable, production-ready version of the high-performance Turbopack bundler optimized for JavaScript and TypeScript. Written in the Rust langua...
Enter the Neoverse with Azure’s Cobalt servers
Microsoft has been running Arm servers as part of Azure for some time now, initially with Altera Ampere hardware, but now with its own Cobalt 100 hardware. The Cobalt processors are based on Arm’s Neoverse architecture and were first announced nearl...
Syncfusion open-sources UI controls for .NET MAUI
Developer tools maker Syncfusion has released a set of open source UI controls for Microsoft’s .NET MAUI (Multi-platform App UI), for building high-performance applications for iOS, Android, macOS, and Windows from a single codebase. The Syncfusion ...
The best Python libraries for parallel processing
Python is powerful, versatile, and programmer-friendly, but it isn’t the fastest programming language around. Some of Python’s speed limitations are due to its default implementation, CPython, being single-threaded. That is, CPython doesn’t use ...
Why we get buggy software
The manufacturing of physical objects is largely understood, mostly because the same thing is being produced over and over. If you are cranking out widgets, the process is orderly, repeatable, and possibly even perfectable. You can find and improve ...
The power of prime numbers in computing
Everyone knows that a prime number is one that cannot be made by multiplying other whole numbers together. This deceptively simple attribute hides a world of complexity that has engaged mathematicians ancient and modern. This quality of primes also ha...
Developers embracing API-first development, survey says
Developers are shifting from code-first to API-first thinking when it comes to software development, according to the newly released 2024 State of the API Report from API platform provider Postman. Released October 15, the sixth-annual report is based...
Java proposal would shrink JDK by 25%
In an effort to improve Java performance in cloud environments, an OpenJDK proposal is afoot to reduce the size of the JDK (Java Development Kit) by about 25%. The plan calls for enabling the jlink tool to build custom runtime images without using the...
Musk’s xAI unveils a new API service for Grok models
Elon Musk-backed generative AI venture, xAI, has unveiled a new API service for its Grok models to allow developers to underpin their applications and agents with xAI’s large language models (LLMs). Musk took to Twitter, now X, to announce that t...
Agile and devops for SaaS and low-code development
Agile methodologies empower teams to prioritize backlogs, commit to an accomplishable amount of work, and deliver reliable software. Devops teams, aligned by culture, collaborative practices, and automation, focus on improving customer experiences, re...
Why Python is the language of choice for AI
The widespread adoption of AI is creating a paradigm shift in the software engineering world. Python has quickly become the programming language of choice for AI development due to its usability, mature ecosystem, and ability to meet the data-driven n...
Is data gravity no longer centered in the cloud?
The phenomenon of data gravity moving away from the cloud continues as businesses reassess their cloud strategies. Many now realize that the initial allure of unlimited storage and processing power often comes with unforeseen costs and complications. ...
Rust 1.82 brings Cargo info subcommand
Rust 1.82, the newest version of the popular memory-safe programming language, fulfills a longstanding request for displaying information in the Cargo package manager registry. Also with Rust 1.82, Apple macOS on 64-bit Arm now offers Rust’s highest...
IBM works to address the developer skills gap with AI
When IBM announced in May 2023 that its generative artificial intelligence tools were in use by its AI assistant, watsonx, to help enterprises modernize their mainframe applications by translating COBOL code into Java, it was just the beginning of its...
11 open source AI projects that developers will love
The most creative and impactful ideas in software often appear as open source. Sharing code invites a global community of contributors to work together to drive a project forward. Artificial intelligence is no exception. While AI’s need for computat...
How Kubecost shines a light on GPU efficiency
Many enterprise engineering teams—perhaps most at this point—have dived headlong into GPUs to build out proofs-of-concept and operationalize new products. While competitive pressures dictated the direction, GPU cost concerns have begun moving from...
Stopping the rot in AI spending
They say that half the money spent on advertising is wasted, but the problem is figuring out which half. If that’s true, the problem is arguably worse for AI. Talk to people deep in the AI weeds and they’ll tell you upwards of 90% of money spent o...
