Cloud development environments for the win
About 30 years ago this week, Delphi 1.0 was released. Many of you probably have no idea what Delphi is, but it was a revolutionary rapid application development environment tool. Delphi made developing Windows applications orders of magnitude faster than it had been before. Delphi wasn’t a trivial application itself, and it was decided to deliver […]
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Download the Agentic AI Enterprise Spotlight
Download the February 2025 issue of the Enterprise Spotlight from the editors of CIO, Computerworld, CSO, InfoWorld, and Network World. source
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TypeScript 5.8 arrives in beta
Microsoft notes some limits to the feature. Special checking, for instance, only happens when a single parameter is associated with the type being checked against in a conditional type or used as a key in an indexed access type. When using a conditional type, at least two checks must exist, with a terminal branch including […]
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11 cutting-edge programming languages to learn now
MoonBit emphasizes the size of the executable that is ultimately delivered as WebAssembly. It offers a lightweight and statically typed mixture of object and functional approaches, then relies on a smart compiler to optimize the entire program at once, squeezing out every opportunity for speed. Some describe it as “data-oriented,” which in this case means […]
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The quantum computing reality check
Business ROI is a moving goalpost The timeline to practical quantum computing applications is another sobering reality. Industry experts suggest we’re still 7 to 15 years away from quantum systems capable of handling production workloads. This extended horizon makes it difficult to justify significant investments. Until then, more immediate returns could be realized through existing […]
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Java-based organizations mostly use Java for AI development – report
Azul Systems, in its Azul 2025 State of Java Survey & Report, says that Java leads Python and JavaScript for AI development in Java shops, based on a survey of 2,039 Java professionals on six continents. The report, released January 28, finds that 50% of organizations that use or deploy Java-based applications and infrastructure use […]
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DocumentDB: A standalone NoSQL database built on PostgreSQL
From the shell, you can embed API calls in select statements. This allows you to experiment with operations before adding them to calls from your code. The shell lets you build collections, add items, and experiment with CRUD operations. Other operations apply filters and support queries, as well as building indexes across one or more […]
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Ready or not, here it comes: GenAI in 2025
If you’re a software developer right now, it is nearly impossible to avoid chatter about generative AI. You’re probably already using AI tools in your work, whether you like it or not. Some of your normie friends are using ChatGPT as a search engine, with hilarious and alarming results. Your CEO may be asking you […]
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Prompt Security adds code sanitization, data leak prevention for GitHub Copilot
Prompt Security has announced an upgrade to its security and governance platform for GitHub Copilot and other AI coding assistants. The enhancements to the platform, also named Prompt Security, include stronger capabilities for real-time code sanitization and redaction to prevent leaks of sensitive data, the company said. The update, announced January 20, will be released […]
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JetBrains launches AI coding agent
JetBrains has launched an AI coding agent, named Junie, with the ability to quickly solve coding tasks that otherwise could take hours, according to JetBrains. Developers using Junie can delegate routine tasks or collaborate with the tool to partner on more complex tasks, said Andrew Zakonov, product leader for Junie, in a January 23 blog […]
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