How do we fund open source?
The world has come to rely upon the free work of millions of skilled software developers—the maintainers of free open-source software (FOSS) projects. But the world hasn’t given them a tip. While it’s true that many open-source maintainers are p...
Making genAI work for you
It’s not often someone can talk about genAI in a “pragmatic and realistic” way, but those are exactly the accolades handed out to AWS Product Management Director Massimo Re Ferrè following his recent generative AI (genAI) talk. It’s not hard ...
Making generative AI work for you
It’s not often someone can talk about genAI in a “pragmatic and realistic” way, but those are exactly the accolades handed out to AWS Product Management Director Massimo Re Ferrè following his recent generative AI (genAI) talk. It’s not hard ...
How to leverage APIs for IT-enabled information capability
In today’s rapidly evolving digital landscape, businesses face constant pressure to adapt or risk being left behind. The strategic use of IT-enabled information management capability (IMC) is no longer just an advantage — it’s a necessity. Compa...
Hashtag Jakarta EE #250
Hashtag Jakarta EE #250 Welcome to issue number two hundred and fifty of Hashtag Jakarta EE! Last week I was in Denver for Community Over Code 2024. Since it was the same time as Devoxx Belgium, I missed out on the yearly gathering in Antwerp this yea...
Ktor 3.0 switches to kotlinx.io library
Ktor 3.0, the latest version of the Kotlin-based framework for building asynchronous client- and server-side applications, is now available. Ktor 3.0 switches to the kotlinx.io library for handling data sources. The release also highlights support for...
Embedded developers face mounting pressure on security
Developers and software engineers face mounting pressure to balance rapid innovation with safety and security, says software provider BlackBerry Limited. The company released the results of its survey of 1,000 embedded software developers and engineer...
Community Over Code 2024
Community Over Code 2024 This was my second time speaking at Community Over Code – The ASF Conference. It is a very community oriented conference that is centered around the Apache Software Foundation’s portfolio of projects. The conference moves a...
AI is killing cloud sustainability
Sustainability was once a highly touted advantage in public cloud computing. Enterprises and cloud providers flaunted their green initiatives, promoting data centers powered by renewable energy that would reduce carbon footprints. This topic has quiet...
TypeScript 5.7 improves error reporting
TypeScript 5.7, the latest planned release of Microsoft’s JavaScript variant with syntax for types, is now available as a beta release. With the update, the language’s type system is now able to report errors when variables have never been initial...
How to use Java generics to avoid ClassCastExceptions
Generics are used in Java to allow types or methods to operate on objects of various types while providing compile-time type safety. Generics address the problem of ClassCastExceptions being thrown at runtime as a result of code that is not type safe....
Drasi: A lightweight approach to event-driven programming
The Microsoft Azure Incubations team is one of the more interesting components of Microsoft’s hyperscale cloud. It is something between a traditional software development team and a research organization working to build solutions to the problems of...
Microsoft previews AI ‘building blocks’ for .NET
Microsoft is previewing packages geared to integrating generative AI services into .NET applications. Called Microsoft.Extensions.AI.Abstractions and Microsoft.Extensions.AI libraries, the packages are available in preview as of October 8. The package...
Deno 2.0 arrives, ready to battle Node.js
Deno 2.0, a major update to the open source Deno runtime for JavaScript, TypeScript, and WebAssembly, is now available as a production release. It emphasizes backward compatibility with the rival Node.js runtime and NPM and a stabilized standard libra...
Gemini Code Assist Enterprise woos enterprise developers
Google Cloud has announced Gemini Code Assist Enterprise, billed as an enterprise-grade tool that lets developers generate or transform code that is more accurate and relevant to their applications. Generally available on October 9, Gemini Code Assis...
