Go language rises in Tiobe popularity index
The Google-built Go language has reached an all time high position in the Tiobe index of programming language popularity, ranking seventh in the November 2024 edition of the index. While Go already had cracked Tiobe’s top 10, the language had never...
Red Hat Developer Hub adds AI templates
Red Hat Developer Hub, an enterprise-grade internal developer portal for platform engineering teams, is adding enhancements for AI, with five templates for building AI-powered applications for common use cases. Rolled out on November 12, the AI-focuse...
Why your AI models stumble before the finish line
In 2023, enterprises across industries invested heavily in generative AI proof of concepts (POCs), eager to explore the technology’s potential. Fast-forward to 2024, companies face a new challenge: moving AI initiatives from prototype to production....
Is your software architecture as clean as your code?
Modern software must function smoothly within a diverse ecosystem, from on-premises monoliths to ever-evolving cloud-based microservices. Architectural choices made during software development, be they explicit or implicit, add complexity and create i...
Can Wasm replace containers?
Heralded as the fourth standard of the web, WebAssembly, or Wasm for short, has sparked heated discussion since its origins. Wasm is an assembly-like programming language, a compact binary format, and a compilation target for C, C++, C#, Go, JavaScrip...
Breaking down digital silos
To absolutely no one’s surprise, a new Gartner survey of more than 3,100 CIOs and technology executives found that 52% of digital initiatives fail. If anything, the surprise is that the number isn’t higher. Way back in 2014, I was writing about ho...
The rise of specialized private clouds
I have always been suspicious of the “private cloud.” I get why the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) included the term in the description of cloud computing almost 17 years ago, however, it was quickly taken as a way to bundle...
Announcing TypeScript 5.7 RC
Today we are announcing the availability of the release candidate of TypeScript 5.7. To get started using the RC, you can get it through npm with the following command: npm install -D typescript@rc Let’s take a look at what’s new in TypeScript 5.7!...
Serverless computing’s second act
Serverless computing has had a tumultuous journey characterized by early excitement, skepticism, and challenges that some—including yours truly—believed might spell its end. However, this technology is now experiencing somewhat of a resurgence, or...
Java app security would get a boost through quantum resistance
Java application security would be enhanced through a couple of proposals to resist quantum computing attacks, one plan involving digital signatures and the other key encapsulation. The two proposals reside in the OpenJDK JEP (JDK Enhancement Proposal...
IBM: APIs getting AI boost
IBM sees a confluence of artificial intelligence and APIs, with AI powering APIs in a way that improves the productivity of API teams. AI is augmenting skills that API teams may just be starting to learn, said Rashmi Kaushik, director of product manag...
AI accelerating API development, IBM says
IBM sees a confluence of generative artificial intelligence and APIs, with AI powering APIs in a way that improves the productivity of API teams. AI is augmenting skills that API teams may just be starting to learn, said Rashmi Kaushik, director of pr...
GitHub Copilot learns new tricks
The role of GitHub as part of Microsoft’s developer division is much more than providing Microsoft and its customers with a mix of cloud-hosted and on-premises source code version control. First GitHub branched out into offering a CI/CD platform wit...
.NET vector data abstractions library now available in preview
Microsoft has introduced its Microsoft.Extensions.VectorData.Abstractions library, now in preview. The library provides abstractions to help integrate vector stores into .NET applications and libraries. The vector data abstractions library, introduced...
