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...
Hashtag Jakarta EE #251
Hashtag Jakarta EE #251 Welcome to issue number two hundred and fifty-one of Hashtag Jakarta EE! Busy times in October. I am just back from the Java Community Process (JCP) Executive Committee (EC) meeting in Seattle, and spending the weekend at home ...
Free-threaded programming in Python 3.13
This (half-) month in Python and elsewhere: Python 3.13’s “no-GIL” or “free-threaded” version is out, and you can try it right now! Also, explore the ins and outs of Anaconda’s Python distribution for data science and get cracking on a Pyt...
AI stagnation: The gap between AI investment and AI adoption
AI continues to shape cloud strategies, but AI implementation is going slower than most predicted. This is frustrating for technology providers who have made big bets on AI. What’s going on? A recent survey conducted by Censuswide on behalf of Re...
True multithreading in Python at last!
This (half-) month in Python and elsewhere: Python 3.13’s “no-GIL” or “free-threaded” version is out, and you can try it right now! Also, explore the ins and outs of Anaconda’s Python distribution for data science and get cracking on a Pyt...
JCP EC F2F Seattle 2024
JCP EC F2F Seattle 2024 This week the Java Community Process Executive Committee had the second face-to-face meeting of 2024. This time we met in Seattle, WA hosted by Amazon. It was a full-day meeting with a lot of topics on the agenda. The minutes wi...
How to use Task.WhenEach in .NET 9
The upcoming release of .NET 9 introduces the Task.WhenEach method, which enables developers to handle asynchronous tasks more elegantly. The Task.WhenEach method allows us to iterate through tasks as they complete, without having to call Task.WaitAny...
Announcing the 2024 Eclipse SDV Hackathon Challenges
Announcing the 2024 Eclipse SDV Hackathon Challenges Collaborate, Integrate, Innovate, and Create! Think the Eclipse SDV Working Group is just another microcosm where technology silos dominate, with each project team doing their own thing? Think again...