Popularity of Python continues to rise against backdrop of AI race
Python is more popular than ever, as shown in March's TIOBE Index. Although it has held the top spot in this ranking of most-used programming languages for years, its lead over the number two (C) has never been more significant. What explains Python's growth spurt?
After years of Python going ne... Read more
Devin is the first AI software engineer: should developers be worried?
The startup Cognition AI has developed a chatbot that uses generative AI for software development. That in itself is not very interesting. What is interesting is that Devin can do this entirely independently. Based on initial benchmarks, the performance is also pretty good. Should developers start ... Read more
CrowdStrike: Navigating the sprawl of endemic automation
Cyber security and application security endpoint posture management company CrowdStrike has explained its mission to combat the so-called ‘software sprawl’ that exists today. The company suggests that the modern use of component-based cloud architectures, the interconnection of multiple Applica... Read more
What is Windows Dev Home?
Microsoft released the Dev Home app a few months ago. With it, it provides an environment for developers where they can centralize all the information they need for their work. What exactly is Dev Home, and why is it attractive for developers?
With Dev Home, Microsoft offers developers a central... Read more
AI coding tools divide developers’ opinions
Developers are not likely to agree on which AI coding tools are up to scratch, if any at all. Despite its great potential, robust AI code with any degree of complexity is still seen as a rare occurrance. Moreover, nobody wants it to be shoved in their face. Instead, the desire for artificial assist... Read more
CloudBolt: How to build (and use) FinOps
FinOps specialist CloudBolt has detailed its FinOps vision and wider strategy as part of a gathering attended by its global technical team, its sales front line and the company’s top management. Known as CloudBolt Lightning Strike 2024, we attended this year’s meetings to learn more about how a... Read more
How the Kotlin programming language has conquered Android
When Google announced in 2017 that Kotlin would now be supported as an official Android language, the audience cheered loudly. That enthusiasm has turned into adoption, as 80 percent of all apps on Android now use Kotlin. What's behind the rapid rise of this programming language?
The development... Read more
GitHub Copilot Chat makes AI programming assistance even more nimble
GitHub Copilot aims to help programmers do their jobs faster. It recently made Copilot Chat generally available, a "core part" of its own developer platform, according to GitHub.
With Copilot Chat, a programmer can interact with an AI assistant to translate code to another programming language, ... Read more
The interplay between vector databases and AI: fine-tuning LLMs on a higher level
Vector databases are gaining renewed importance as a result of ongoing developments in generative AI. There, they are proving useful mainly for companies that want to adapt the models behind AI tools to their own needs. Vector databases are, in particular, popular because they save time in the proc... Read more
CloudBees puts cloud-native DevSecOps on AWS
DevOps-dedicated software delivery platform company CloudBees has made its cloud-native DevSecOps platform available on AWS, powered by Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (Amazon EKS). But what is Amazon EKS, how does this technology fit into the wider frame of reference for natively developed appli... Read more