JetBrains has announced the release of Kotlin 1.9. This release introduces many enhancements, a big one being the beta release of the K2 compiler for the JVM. The K2 compiler is a new frontend compiler that is planned to be released in Kotlin 2.0 as stable. It is a complete rewrite of the original compiler … continue reading
AWS has announced a few major updates to its Application Migration Service, which helps simplify and expedite the process of migrating applications to AWS. One of the new updates is Global View, which allows admins to manage migrations across multiple different accounts. It uses AWS Organizations to create management accounts, which can access servers from … continue reading
Instagram users can now share text and other forms of content through the company’s new app, Threads. “Whether you’re a creator or a casual poster, Threads offers a new, separate space for real-time updates and public conversations. We are working toward making Threads compatible with the open, interoperable social networks that we believe can shape … continue reading
Microsoft is about to make it possible to call .NET Framework code from workflows in Azure Logic Apps, a low-code iPaaS solution for creating and running automated workflows. Currently in preview, the new functionality will give developers flexibility and control in solving integration problems without having to add additional service plans into their environment. According … continue reading
The web development company Netlify has revealed that it acquired Stackbit, a company that provides a no-code visual interface for editing web pages and applications. According to Netlify, over the past several years, web development platforms have been increasing adding features to increase developer productivity, and now companies are in search of similar functionality for … continue reading
Open VSX Registry is an open source alternative to the Visual Studio Marketplace. Developers can use it to search for extensions for editors that support VS code extensions, such as Eclipse Che, Eclipse Theia, Salesforce Code Builder, Google Cloud Workstations, Gitpod, and SAP Business Application Studio. It was created by the Eclipse Foundation. Companies can … continue reading
Databricks made the announcements yesterday at its Data + AI Summit, which brought together experts from Databricks and across the industry as a whole to discuss data and AI. One of the announcements was that the company added new features to Lakehouse AI, which is a data-centric platform for building generative AI applications. One of … continue reading
This is according to Postman’s 2023 State of the API report, which revealed that nearly two-thirds of respondents are generating revenue from their APIs. Of those, 43% generate over a quarter of their company’s revenue through APIs. Respondents judged the success of APIs by how much revenue they bring in, which is the second measure … continue reading
Application performance monitoring (APM) company New Relic has announced the release of New Relic APM 360, which is a new comprehensive monitoring tool that helps developers understand the upstream and downstream impacts of issues, discover emerging trends, and prevent issues. According to the company, traditional APM tools often have to deal with siloed data, no … continue reading
Diversity and inclusion initiatives have helped support the growth of women in tech, but more work is needed to achieve equality in the workplace; According to the Women in Tech Network, “at the current pace of change it will take 132 years until the economic gender gap is closed.” So what can be done to … continue reading
The maintainers of the web development language Svelte have announced the stable release of Svelte 4. It has been over four years since Svelte 3 came out, and since then there have been a number of updates to Node.js and browser APIs, and Svelte 4 includes updates to take advantage of those capabilities. First off, … continue reading
Build Your Own X is an open-source collection of blog posts, tutorials, and resources that teach you how to recreate popular technologies using different programming languages. The idea is that you will become a better programmer or work on mastering a language through the exercise of building an existing technology. According to Stack Overflow’s 2023 … continue reading
