Advanced programming with Java generics
Generics in Java enhance the type safety of your code and make it easier to read. In my last article, I introduced the general concepts of generics and showed examples from the Java Collections Framework. You also learned how to use generics to avoid ...
RHEL AI, JBoss EAP 8 coming to Azure cloud
Red Hat will be making Red Hat Enterprise Linux AI (RHEL AI) and Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform (EAP) 8 available on Microsoft’s Azure cloud platform. Both arrangements were announced on November 19. Through a collaboration with Micro...
Azure Container Apps launches Python, JavaScript interpreters
Python code interpreter sessions are generally available for Microsoft’s Azure Container Apps serverless platform for running applications and microservices. The service is also offering custom dynamic sessions, with JavaScript code interpreter ca...
The Cyber Resilience Act is Here
The Cyber Resilience Act is Here IntroductionWith the recent publication of the EU’s Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) in the EU official journal, a 3 year race now begins for compliance by the global technology industry. This legislation sets new cybersecu...
What is Rust? Safe, fast, and easy software development
A programming language can be fast, safe, or easy to write. As developers, we get to choose our priorities but we can only pick two. Programming languages that emphasize convenience and safety tend to be slow (like Python). Languages that emphasize pe...
Kotlin for Java developers: Classes and coroutines
Java is one of the classic object-oriented languages, so classes and objects are of special interest to Java developers. Object-oriented programming gives you considerable power, particularly when it comes to structuring and organizing programs as the...
Azure AI Foundry tools for changes in AI applications
The way we use artificial intelligence is changing. Chatbots aren’t going away. We’ll continue to use them to deliver basic, natural language, self-service applications. But the future belongs to multimodal applications, built on large language mo...
Prague JUG 2024
Prague JUG 2024 Yesterday I was in Prague and spoke at the Prague Java User Group (CZJUG Prague). It was hosted at the university. Actually the university where Apache NetBeans was initially created. Unfortunately, I forgot that and ran my demos in IDE...
Microsoft unveils imaging APIs for Windows Copilot Runtime
Microsoft’s Windows Copilot Runtime, which allows developers to integrate AI capabilities into Windows, is being fitted with AI-backed APIs for image processing. It will also gain access to Phi 3.5 Silica, a custom-built generative AI model for Copi...
Microsoft extends Entra ID to WSL, WinGet
Microsoft has added new security features to Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) and the Windows Package Manager (WinGet), including integration with Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Active Directory) for identity-based access control. The goal is to enable...
Microsoft rebrands Azure AI Studio to Azure AI Foundry
Microsoft is packaging its Azure AI Studio and other updates into a new service — Azure AI Foundry in response to enterprises’ need to develop, run, and manage generative AI applications. Launched at the company’s annual Ignite conference, Azure...
The Draghi Report, SDVs, and Open Source – A TL;DR
The Draghi Report, SDVs, and Open Source – A TL;DR Main Takeaways from the Chapter “Automotive” In September 2024, the European Commission published a paper titled The future of European competitiveness authored by former ECB president Mario D...
A GRC framework for securing generative AI
From automating workflows to unlocking new insights, generative AI models like OpenAI’s GPT-4 are already delivering value in enterprises across every industry. But with this power comes a critical challenge for organizations: How do they secure and...
How to transform your architecture review board
I recall my angst about my first visit to an architecture review board (ARB), where a team of enterprise architects reviewed plans for new systems and application architectures. My presentation was required to follow a template and be reviewed by the ...
Succeeding with observability in the cloud
In its 2024 report, Splunk breaks down observability practices into four stages: foundational visibility, guided insights, proactive response, and unified workflows. Based on that, it classifies companies into four stages of observability maturity: b...
F# 9 adds nullable reference types
F# 9, the latest version of Microsoft’s open source functional language, has been released with support for nullable reference types and empty-bodied computation expressions. Standard library improvements also are featured, including random sampling...
Akka distributed computing platform adds Java SDK
Akka, formerly known as Lightbend, has released Akka 3, an update to the JVM-based distributed computing platform that adds a Java SDK as well as serverless and “bring your own cloud” deployment options. Akka 3 and the company’s name change were...
