10 JavaScript concepts you need to succeed with Node
JSON It’s hard to imagine JavaScript and Node without JSON, which stands for JavaScript Object Notation. In fact, it’s hard to imagine the modern programming universe without it. It’s a simple yet incredibly versatile means for describing and sharing data between applications. The basics are simple: { “artist”: “Rembrandt”, “work”: “Self Portrait”, “url”: “https://id.rijksmuseum.nl/200107952” } […]
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New AI tool targets critical hole in thousands of open source apps
Dutch and Iranian security researchers have created an automated genAI tool that can scan huge open source repositories and patch vulnerable code that could compromise applications. Tested by scanning GitHub for a particular path traversal vulnerability in Node.js projects that’s been around since 2010, the tool identified 1,756 vulnerable projects, some described as “very influential,” […]
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Kotlin cozies up to Spring Framework
JetBrains is deepening its collaboration with the Spring platform team, with the goal of making the Kotlin language a top choice for professional server-side work. The JetBrains-Spring partnership, announced May 22, is intended to make Kotlin a more natural and powerful choice for building Spring applications, JetBrains said. Spring is a well-established framework for developing enterprise […]
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Spring Java creator unveils AI agent framework for the JVM
Along with close Spring integration, Johnson cited these distinguishing features of Embabel: Embabel introduces a planning step. The framework discovers actions and goals from application code, and plans toward the most appropriate goal given user or other system input. Planning is accomplished via a non-LLM AI algorithm that provides a deterministic and explainable approach to […]
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Adobe adds Product Support Agent for AI-assisted troubleshooting
Expanding its planned suite of AI agents, Adobe introduced the new Product Support Agent, intended to simplify troubleshooting and support case management in the Adobe Experience Platform for managing customer experiences. Announced June 4 and powered by the now-available Adobe Experience Platform Agent Orchestrator, the Product Support Agent is intended to lighten operational troubleshooting by […]
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What is VR locomotion (virtual reality locomotion)?
VR locomotion refers to the techniques and technologies that allow users to move within a virtual reality (VR) environment. Unlike real-world movement, where locomotion is intuitive and physical, moving through a digital space requires translation of user inputs — either physical or simulated — into virtual movement. As immersive VR continues to evolve, locomotion remains […]
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Download the ‘New Thinking about Cloud Computing’ Enterprise Spotlight
Download the June 2025 issue of the Enterprise Spotlight from the editors of CIO, Computerworld, CSO, InfoWorld, and Network World. Enterprise Spotlight: New Thinking about Cloud ComputingDownload source
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Snowflake takes aim at legacy data workloads with SnowConvert AI migration tools
Snowflake is hoping to win business with a new tool for migrating old workloads, SnowConvert AI, that it claims can help enterprises move their data, data warehouses, business intelligence (BI) reports, and code to its platform without increasing complexity. Powered by Snowflake’s Cortex AI Agents, the suite can halve the time taken to migrate workloads, […]
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AI didn’t kill Stack Overflow
My Stack Overflow story Years ago, I asked a question on Stack Overflow that was really bothering me. I was trying to create a perfect “quarter” circle sector in draw.io. I provided my code and asked what I was doing wrong. The question was enough of an outlier that it didn’t get any upvotes, but […]
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What is the OSI model? The 7 layers of OSI explained
The OSI model (Open Systems Interconnection model) is a multilayered reference model that shows how computer systems and applications communicate over a network. This seven-layer model provides a visual design of how each communications layer is built on top of the other, starting with the physical cabling, all the way to the application that’s trying […]
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