C++ Alliance takes aim at C++ memory safety
C++ and the C language have been the target of criticism by the White House, which in February urged developers to stop using these languages over memory safety concerns. C++ founder Bjarne Stroustrup responded by defending the language. The Safe C++ Extensions proposal aims to turn the tide for C++. A key component of the […]
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Intro to Deno Fresh: A fresh take on full-stack JavaScript
islands/Counter.tsx import type { Signal } from “@preact/signals”; import { Button } from “../components/Button.tsx”; interface CounterProps { count: Signal<number>; } export default function Counter(props: CounterProps) { return ( <div class=”flex gap-8 py-6″> <Button onClick={() => props.count.value -= 1}>-1</Button> <p class=”text-3xl tabular-nums”>{props.count}</p> <Button onClick={() => props.count.value += 1}>+1</Button> </div> ); } Fresh knows this file is […]
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Exception handling in Java: Advanced features and types
My example revealed only one cause. Exceptions thrown from non-trivial real-world applications may contain extensive chains of many causes. You can access these causes by employing a loop such as the following: catch (Exception exc) { Throwable t = exc.getCause(); while (t != null) { System.out.println(t); t = t.getCause(); } } Try-with-resources Java applications often […]
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Overcoming AI hallucinations with RAG and knowledge graphs
Rather than storing data in rows and columns for traditional searches, or as embeddings for vector search, a knowledge graph represents data points as nodes and edges. A node will be a distinct fact or characteristic, and edges will connect all the nodes that have relevant relationships to that fact. In the example of a […]
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AWS hands OpenSearch to the Linux Foundation
Amazon Web Services is transferring its OpenSearch open-source project to the Linux Foundation, which has launched the OpenSearch Software Foundation to support the project and its search and analytics software. The announcement was made September 16. An open-source fork of Elasticsearch and Kibana, OpenSearch now becomes part of the Linux Foundation family of open source […]
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Kong API platform adds service catalog
API infrastructure platform provider Kong has updated its Kong Konnect API platform with the Konnect Service Catalog, a de facto system of record that enables greater visibility and stronger management of all APIs in a company’s IT infrastructure, the company said. The update was announced September 11. Kong Konnect is positioned as an enterprise-grade […]
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Node.js adds built-in API for on-disk caching
Node.js 22.8.0, the latest release of the event-driven JavaScript runtime, adds a JavaScript API to enable on-disk caching of all modules loaded after the API is called, presenting a caching option for code. The API is called module.enable.CompileCache(). It overrides the NODE_COMPILE_CACHE environment variable, which only end users could use to enable on-disk caching. The […]
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Oracle inks deal with AWS to offer database services
Other updates include expanding the partnership with Google and Microsoft by offering database services across new cloud regions. According to the company, Oracle Database@Google Cloud can now be used across four regions: US East (Ashburn), US West (Salt Lake City), UK South (London), and Germany Central (Frankfurt). On the other hand, Oracle Database@Azure is being […]
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Exception handling in Java: The basics
The FileInputStream(String filename) constructor creates an input stream to the file identified by filename. This constructor throws FileNotFoundException when the file doesn’t exist, refers to a directory, or another related problem occurs. The FileOutputStream(String filename) constructor creates an output stream to the file identified by filename. It throws FileNotFoundException when the file exists but refers […]
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File handling in server-side JavaScript
const fs = require(‘fs’); const filename = ‘binary.bin’; fs.readFile(filename, (err, data) => { if (err) { console.error(‘Error reading file:’, err); return; } console.log(data); // process the Buffer data using Buffer methods (e.g., slice, copy) }); Streaming files in JavaScript Another facet of dealing with files is streaming in chunks of data, which becomes a necessity […]
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