Blogs No code but plenty of apps The shortage of developers will not be easy to address, but low-code and no-code solutions are an intriguing potential answer, says Jason Walsh 23 Feb
Pro Visual Studio gets Angular editing smart Angular Language Service for Visual Studio extension provides code autocompletions, error checking, quick info, and navigation inside Angular... 20 Aug
Pro Securing AI and ML projects Artificial intelligence and machine learning bring new vulnerabilities along with their benefits 11 Aug
Pro JDK 16 begins to take shape Due March 2021, next upgrade to feature support for C++ 14 language features in JDK source code and HotSpot VM 30 Jul
Pro Potentially powerful features for Python Four useful possibilities for the popular programming language — some likely, some not 23 Jul
Pro R language rises with Covid-19 research The statistical computing language moves up in Tiobe index of language popularity, as Rust and Kotlin also gain 8 Jul
Pro What’s new in Microsoft .NET 5 .NET 5 brings improvements to RyuJIT code quality, garbage collection, and JSON serialisation, for starters 27 Apr
Pro Java 15 starts to take shape Next version of standard Java is slated to add text blocks and drop the Nashorn JavaScript engine 26 Mar
Pro Facebook’s Hydra simplifies Python development Open source framework replaces boilerplate code in complex apps with the ability to compose and override configurations 8 Oct
Pro Microsoft proposes Static TypeScript for embedded systems A subset of TypeScript that runs in a web browser and compiles to ARM Thumb machine code 9 Sep
Pro OpenJDK proposal would speed up Java G1 garbage collector JVM flag would turn off concurrent refinement to achieve better throughput at the cost of latency for appropriate workloads 4 Sep
Pro Low-code development: Lego-like approach to building software Drag-and-drop tools allow developers to assemble applications without the need for manual programming 6 Feb
Pro Python code completion gets machine learning assist Kite programming assistant makes auto-suggestions based on data collected from Python code around the web 29 Jan
Pro What’s new in Ruby 2.6 The dynamic web language gets a just-in-time compiler — with a twist 7 Jan
Pro The Irish software sector’s most in demand skills LinkedIn spills the beans on the most sought-after coding chops 31 Aug
Pro New tool dramatically improves designer, developer, workflows Lucid enables designers and developers to work better together 20 Aug
Pro Continuous integration: better, faster software development Code changes are integrated frequently and then use automation to validate the build and functionality 10 Aug
Pro GitLab 11.1 DevOps tool improves security controls Code searching and the user interface also see improvements 25 Jul
Pro Should software developers have a code of ethics? With great power comes great responsibility, and in the wake of recent controversies, the industry is still grappling with the ethics question 3 Apr
Pro What developers really mean Developers speak a language unto themselves. Here’s how to cut through the half-truths and sneaky barbs to know what’s really wrong with your code 27 Feb
Pro Oracle extends Java JDK 8 updates to 2019 Oddly, JDK 8 will get public updates even after updates end for the later JDK 9 and JDK 10 Java releases 2 Feb
Pro Go language performance and compiler enhancements Version 1.10 of Google’s Go offers compiler toolchain and performance improvements but no substantive language changes 29 Jan
Pro Employers want JavaScript, but developers want Python Employers want JavaScript, but developers want Python 29 Jan
Pro C completes comeback in programming popularity The once-faltering language wins Programming Language of the Year award on the Tiobe Index 5 Jan
Pro IBM offers code patterns for AI, microservices, blockchain apps Also setting up a resource exchange for bot developers 15 Dec
Pro Visual Studio 2017 tuned for C++ and F# Version 15.5 beta provides a raft of C++ improvements, as well as enhancements for F#, TypeScript, and Angular 1 Dec
Pro .Net Framework to allow code porting to .Net Core Windows Compatibility Pack beta adds 20,000 APIs to .Net Core for Windows, Linux, and MacOS web app developers 27 Nov
Pro Java EE successor unveiled Eclipse Foundation unveils nine EE4J proposals covering Java NIO, REST, web services, JSON, messaging, middleware, and WebSockets 23 Nov
Life Vodafone competition challenges girls to get into coding Coding workshops seek to encourage diversity in STEM 17 Nov
Pro Scripting languages slip in popularity Devs take safer options despite ease of use of old reliables 15 Nov
Pro Stack Overflow reveals the most-disliked programming languages Data shows that developers would prefer not to work with Perl, Delphi, Visual Basic, and PHP 3 Nov
Pro Java EE to be adopted by Eclipse New name for Java EE likely, as the Eclipse Foundation becomes steward to enterprise Java 18 Sep
Pro Java 9 to get bi-annual releases A move to GPL license and open-sourcing the JDK are also planned to make it easier for developers to adopt Java in their software 7 Sep
Pro Microsoft linker tool shrinks .Net applications The .Net IL Linker reduces the footprint of .Net apps by discarding unused libraries and references, although it's still in the preview stages 1 Sep
Pro What’s new in .Net’s Microsoft C# 8 Nullable reference types, default interfaces, and async streams should improve code quality and make software more flexible over the long term' 31 Aug
Pro OpenJDK proposes special group to tackle Java security issues Private group would tackle code vulnerabilities currently handled without coordination—or not at all 28 Aug
Pro Node.js forks again, over political dispute Dispute involving a tech committee member leads to Ayo,js fork, but direction remain vague 28 Aug
Pro Apple’s Swift 5 takes shape Stable ABI promised for Swift 4 is delayed a year, with string ergonomics also considered for 2018 21 Aug
Pro Java EE open to new leadership Oracle wants someone else to lead enterprise Java, though it says it will stay involved 21 Aug
Pro Visual Studio and Eclipse remain most popular IDEs PYPL popularity index also shows Cloud9 and JSFiddle leading in the cloud 18 Aug
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