Developer advocacy is a specialized role within developer relations focused on helping customers understand how the latest trends and products translate into value, Wade Wegner, chief ecosystem and growth officer at DigitalOcean, explained during a recent episode of our What the Dev? podcast. Advocates work to drive adoption of products, but how they do it …
Animation, when applied with purpose, clarifies intent and reduces friction in modern UIs. In React, the right animation library can bridge the gap between basic layouts and interfaces that feel intentional and well-crafted. Below are three production-ready libraries I rely on: typewriter-effect, react-vivus, and react-awesome-reveal. These libraries focus on different animation needs, remain easy to …
Whispers of “AI PCs” have been circulating for some time, promising a new era of on-device intelligence. Yet, for many, the reality has felt underwhelming, with a scarcity of compelling applications that truly leverage the dedicated Neural Processing Units (NPUs) within these machines. But what if the next leap in personal AI isn’t a desktop …
OpenAI launches GPT-5 OpenAI announced the availability of GPT-5, which it says is “smarter across the board” compared to previous models. Specifically for coding, GPT-5 achieved significant improvement in complex front-end generation and debugging larger repositories. Early testers said that it made better design choices in terms of spacing, typography, and white space, according to …
Melissa, a provider of data quality solutions, is making it possible for customers to run its SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) components in Azure Data Factory through the Azure-SSIS Integration Runtime. This brings the power of Melissa’s data quality features to the cloud, providing customers greater flexibility in where their data is stored. SSIS is …
During a livestream today, OpenAI announced the availability of GPT-5, which it says is “smarter across the board” compared to previous models. Specifically for coding, GPT-5 achieved significant improvement in complex front-end generation and debugging larger repositories. Early testers said that it made better design choices in terms of spacing, typography, and white space, according …
Elastic has announced the release of Log Essentials, providing SREs and developers with capabilities for ingesting, searching, visualizing, and alerting on logs. It is designed to enable developers to access observability capabilities without needing to manage the operations, upgrades, or tuning. “SREs need a hassle-free, scale-as-you-go, high-availability logging solution that empowers them to focus entirely …
It’s imperative that business leaders can enable their business to work at the speed that technology is moving. However, lengthy and cumbersome approval processes to adopt new tools can hinder an organization’s ability to keep pace, especially when they need to remain compliant with regulations and standards, such as FedRAMP and SOC-2. With a three-stage …
OpenAI is joining the open weight model game with the launch of gpt-oss-120b and gpt-oss-20b. Gpt-oss-120b is optimized for production, high reasoning use cases, and gpt-oss-20b is designed for lower latency or local use cases. According to the company, these open models are comparable to its closed models in terms of performance and capability, but …
Microsoft has announced the release of .NET Aspire 9.4, which the company says is the largest update yet. .NET Aspire is a set of tools, templates, and packages that Microsoft provides to enable developers to build distributed apps with observability built in. With this release, Aspire’s CLI is now generally available and includes four core …
With cloud native technologies becoming foundational for software development and deployment, and finding developers skilled in those areas a challenge, talent marketplace provider Andela and the Cloud Native Computing Foundation have partnered to create the Kubernetes African Developer Training Program that more than 5,600 Africans have completed. Andela and the CNCF are looking to train …
Since the 2001 Agile Manifesto, software development has thrived on principles like “individuals and interactions over processes,” continuous delivery, and embracing change. Over the following decades, we watched Agile disrupt heavyweight, documentation-driven SDLCs by enabling iterative value delivery and adaptive planning. Now, fast forward to 2025, and AI is drastically changing software development. Models like …
Companies rushed into AI adoption without building the data foundations necessary to make it work reliably. Now they’re discovering that even the most sophisticated algorithms can’t overcome fundamentally flawed information, and the consequences extend far beyond poor performance metrics. The problem is strategic. Companies are building AI applications on data foundations that were never designed …
Google’s new Opal tool allows users to create mini AI apps with no coding required Google has launched a new experimental AI tool designed for users who want to build apps entirely using AI prompts, with no coding needed at all. Opal allows users to create mini AI apps by chaining together AI prompts, models, and …
Empowering legal teams with instant data clarity? Easy. Corporate legal departments rely on workflow automation to enhance efficiency, but integrating and accessing critical legal data for enterprise reporting remains a challenge. Progress DataDirect Hybrid Data Pipeline provides simple and secure access to a broad range of data sources. In this webinar, you’ll see …
Not sure where to go with AI? Here’s your roadmap: AI technology is disrupting industries at unprecedented speed, yet Gartner research reveals 47% of AI initiatives fail to reach production. This session examines how enterprise-grade AI capabilities, now accessible to businesses of all sizes, are fundamentally transforming operations, while organizational readiness lags critically behind. Our four-phase …
Accusoft’s PrizmDoc is transforming document management with a unified, AI-driven approach. In this microwebinar series, Product Director Dan Lee shows how PrizmDoc’s auto-summarization, auto-tagging & classification, document Q&A, and PII detection & redaction tools eliminate manual effort, surface key insights instantly, and safeguard sensitive data – all while fitting seamlessly into your existing workflows. Discover …
Struggling to get full value from your ITSM? You’re not alone. Many enterprises face the same uphill service management climb: too many tickets, unnecessary escalations, and manual incident workflows that impede rapid resolution. L1s are overwhelmed, L2 escalation teams are bogged down in root cause investigations, and scaling with business with incident response automation feels …
As AI-powered coding assistants become more prevalent, developers are increasingly incorporating AI-generated code snippets into their projects… But how reliable and secure is it? The last Dora report made it clear: there is a 7.2% drop in delivery stability for every 25% increase in AI use! In this webinar, we’ll explore the risks AI-generated code …
Managing telemetry data efficiently is a constant balancing act—how do you maximize visibility while controlling costs? In this webinar, we’ll show you how Mezmo’s telemetry pipeline helps you make smarter decisions about your data. Learn how Mezmo helps you optimize telemetry data, reduce costs, and improve operational efficiency — without sacrificing the insights you need. …
Empowering legal teams with instant data clarity? Easy. Corporate legal departments rely on workflow automation to enhance efficiency, but integrating and accessing critical legal data for enterprise reporting remains a challenge. Progress DataDirect Hybrid Data Pipeline provides simple and secure access to a broad range of data sources. In this webinar, you’ll see …
Not sure where to go with AI? Here’s your roadmap: AI technology is disrupting industries at unprecedented speed, yet Gartner research reveals 47% of AI initiatives fail to reach production. This session examines how enterprise-grade AI capabilities, now accessible to businesses of all sizes, are fundamentally transforming operations, while organizational readiness lags critically behind. Our four-phase …
Accusoft’s PrizmDoc is transforming document management with a unified, AI-driven approach. In this microwebinar series, Product Director Dan Lee shows how PrizmDoc’s auto-summarization, auto-tagging & classification, document Q&A, and PII detection & redaction tools eliminate manual effort, surface key insights instantly, and safeguard sensitive data – all while fitting seamlessly into your existing workflows. Discover …
Struggling to get full value from your ITSM? You’re not alone. Many enterprises face the same uphill service management climb: too many tickets, unnecessary escalations, and manual incident workflows that impede rapid resolution. L1s are overwhelmed, L2 escalation teams are bogged down in root cause investigations, and scaling with business with incident response automation feels …
As AI-powered coding assistants become more prevalent, developers are increasingly incorporating AI-generated code snippets into their projects… But how reliable and secure is it? The last Dora report made it clear: there is a 7.2% drop in delivery stability for every 25% increase in AI use! In this webinar, we’ll explore the risks AI-generated code …
Managing telemetry data efficiently is a constant balancing act—how do you maximize visibility while controlling costs? In this webinar, we’ll show you how Mezmo’s telemetry pipeline helps you make smarter decisions about your data. Learn how Mezmo helps you optimize telemetry data, reduce costs, and improve operational efficiency — without sacrificing the insights you need. …
