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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Oracle’s HeatWave data analytics service gets new gen AI features
HeatWave has been made available as part of the OCI Always Free Service, which enables enterprises to develop and run small-scale applications using HeatWave MySQL, analytics, machine learning, JaveScript, HeatWave Vector Store, and process data in object store. “All OCI accounts get access to a standalone HeatWave instance in OCI in their home region, along with 50 GB of storage […]
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InfluxData makes performance, storage improvements to InfluxDB 3.0
While Arrow provides an in-memory columnar format, Data Fusion, Flight SQL, and Parquet provide a query engine with SQL processing capabilities, a protocol for SQL interactions with databases, and an open columnar oriented data storage format that is widely used by data platforms, respectively, Menninger explained. “InfluxDB is designed to support the most demanding real-time, […]
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Are you ready for data hyperaggregation?
AI is the driver If the concept of abstraction has been around for decades, albeit called different things, why is there renewed interest now? A significant factor driving data hyperaggregation is the growing focus on AI and machine learning (ML). As companies increasingly integrate AI and ML into their workflows, the need for consolidated and […]
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Couchbase Capella gets columnar support on AWS
Further, developers will be able to use integrated development environments, such as Visual Studio Code along with community-supported extensions, such as cbshell 1.0, which supports vector search, and plugins such as Ionic Capacitor for Couchbase Lite, which simplifies cross-platform mobile development. Capella, currently, has three plans for its subscribers — Basic, Developer Pro, and Enterprise […]
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Visual Studio Code 1.93 shines on profiles
Microsoft has released Visual Studio Code 1.93, its August 2024 update of the popular code editor, featuring a profiles editor that allows users to switch and manage profiles from a single place. Introduced September 5, Visual Studio Code 1.93 can be downloaded for Windows, Mac, or Linux from the project website. The new Profiles editor, […]
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What is HTTP/3? The next-generation web protocol
So, encryption will be moved into the transport layer and out of the app layer. This means more security by default—even the headers in HTTP/3 are encrypted—but there is a corresponding cost in CPU load. Overall, the idea is that communication will be faster due to improvements in how encryption is negotiated, and it will […]
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Microsoft .NET Aspire boosts integrations, testing
.NET Aspire 8.2, a new version of Microsoft’s cloud stack for building distributed applications, has arrived. The latest version features improvements for onboarding and testing. Developers can download the release, announced August 29, from learn.microsoft.com. With this release, .NET Aspire components now are called Integrations. These are packages to be added to an app that […]
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Humble UI offers a Clojure-based desktop UI framework
The Clojure-based Humble UI is being developed as a framework for building high-quality desktop UIs. Humble UI’s GitHub page says the framework lets developers build better apps quickly while staying cross-platform. Humble’s principal developer, Nikita Prokopov, said work on Humble UI began in 2020. There is no set date for its completion, and it could […]
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I switched to a vertical mouse and I’m never looking back. Here’s why.
Over the next decade or so, I used the Evoluent mouse nonstop, to the point where its buttons started to malfunction and the whole unit started looking grubby. By that point, around 2022, vertical mice were more common, and so I replaced the once-costly Evoluent (around $100) with a relatively inexpensive model from a company […]
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