What you need to know about Python 3.14’s faster interpreter
Python 3.14, due out later this year, is set to receive a new type of interpreter that can boost performance by up to 30% with no changes to existing code. The CPython 3.14 change log describes the feature as “a new type of interpreter based on tail...
A new interpreter in Python 3.14 delivers a free speed boost
Python 3.14, due out later this year, is set to receive a new type of interpreter that can boost performance by up to 30% with no changes to existing code. The CPython 3.14 change log describes the feature as “a new type of interpreter based on tail...
Will Kubernetes ever get easier?
Kubernetes hardly needs an introduction. After Linux, it’s the second-highest velocity open source project in the world. Over the years, thousands of companies have contributed to the platform. At the heart of the thriving cloud-native ecosystem, Ku...
Are database administrators doomed?
Database administration has always been something of a well kept secret. Even within the wider domain of information technology, database administration is one of those areas of expertise that often goes overlooked by aspiring STEM students and tech-s...
When LLMs become influencers
On Sunday people tuned in to watch the Super Bowl—and lots and lots of ads. Online, however, it’s increasingly the case that AI agents will see and interact with ads. Humans won’t. That’s the insight Grab’s regional marketing director Ken Ma...
The future is far from doom and gloom for DBAs
Database administration has always been something of a well kept secret. Even within the wider domain of information technology, database administration is one of those areas of expertise that often goes overlooked by aspiring STEM students and tech-s...
Hashtag Jakarta EE #267
Hashtag Jakarta EE #267 Welcome to issue number two hundred and sixty-seven of Hashtag Jakarta EE! I am still enjoying time off in Indonesia, but will be back in business again this week. I am happy to see the Jakarta Config specification is finally g...
Visual Studio Code unveils Copilot code editing suggestions
A just-released update of Visual Studio Code, version 1.97, introduces a preview of Copilot Next Edit Suggestions, an AI-powered feature that predicts the next edit the user wants to make. The new VS Code release also includes a movable Command Palett...
Full-stack JavaScript leads the way
Building web apps begins with a simple premise, but the real-world experience is a juggling act of optimizations, best practices, toolchains, and so on. Developers tend to respond by doing what we do best: creating new tools and techniques to manage ...
The hidden threat of neglected cloud infrastructure
In 2012, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) issued a public advisory regarding software to monitor and control building systems. Fast-forward to 2023, and cybersecurity researchers at watchTowr discovered that an abandoned Ama...
GitHub Copilot previews agent mode
GitHub has added new capabilities to its GitHub Copilot AI-powered coding assistant, including a preview of a new agent mode capable of iterating on its own code. The company also announced the general availability of Copilot Edits in Visual Studio Co...
Imagen 3 arrives in the Gemini API
Imagen 3 – now available in Google AI Studio and the Gemini API – offers developers state-of-the-art image generation with brighter, better-composed images in diverse styles, and simplified image generation through text prompts.
Oracle maintains hold on JavaScript trademark
Oracle, under external pressure to yield control over the JavaScript trademark, has instead filed a motion for dismissal of part of a petition to cancel the trademark. Filed February 3, Oracle claims the petition fails to state a claim upon which reli...
Meet the Eclipse SDV Committers!
Meet the Eclipse SDV Committers! Curious about what draws individuals to the automotive industry and to the Eclipse SDV Working Group? This month, we're kicking off a new series of brief interviews with our most active Eclipse SDV committers. Check out...
