New version of Copilot coming to Visual Studio 17.10 in May, preview available now
Copilot is coming to Microsoft's Visual Studio 17.10 as a unified version. The update eliminates the need for the separate extensions Copilot and Copilot Chat, and integrates them into one, which will have general availability in Visual Studio in May.
A GitHub Copilot subscription is required to... Read more
Google makes Gemini Pro LLM available in Android Studio
Android developers using the Android Studio environment can now use Gemini Pro in the built-in Studio Bot tool. This LLM replaces the tool's pre-existing GenAI capabilities based on the older PaLM 2.
The arrival of Gemini Pro to Studio Bot in Android Studio means that developers get an improved ... Read more
The Julia programming language: a missed opportunity for AI
The use of Python is growing at lightning speed. This language is benefiting enormously from the AI march, despite criticism about disappointing performance. Meanwhile, Julia, designed to be better equipped for handling large data volumes, can be a lot faster. Nevertheless, the latter language is b... Read more
Jira update increases insight into app performance with Compass
Atlassian is bringing new features to Jira to simplify developers' work further.
To provide insight into app performance, Compass components are now made available within Jira. Compass is Atlassian's developer portal that tracks the components of engineering teams. All software components are ca... Read more
Canonical offers two addtional years of support for Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS
Canonical, the company behind the Linux distribution Ubuntu, will support the free and paid Ubuntu Pro LTS version two years longer than the standard 10 years of support. This is possible through the new paid Ubuntu Pro service Legacy Support. The service will be available starting with version Ubu... Read more
It is now possible to add AI to .NET apps within a few clicks
Smart Components allows developers to add AI features to existing .NET software.
Adding AI can take weeks of development time because developers have to focus on redesigning the UI or exploring machine learning and prompt engineering. Smart Components should change that. To this end, Microsoft h... Read more
Fermyon Technologies introduces SpinKube to CNCF Sandbox
Fermyon Technologies has added SpinKube to the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) as a Sandbox project. SpinKube is an open-source initiative that aims to simplify the development, deployment, and operation of WebAssembly workloads on Kubernetes. Sandbox projects serve as a starting point for... Read more
UiPath gets generative AI to advance automation
Updates to the UiPath Business Automation Platform include Autopilot, Context Grounding and an IBM watsonx.ai connector.
UiPath announced this during its virtual AI Summit event. The Business Automation Platform is used to automate processes with RPA, where the new features should contribute to ... Read more
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
Java 22 available: features for improved performance
Oracle is bringing project (JEP) Region Pinning for G1 and Project Amber to the programming language.
The new features should improve Java's performance, stability, and security. JEP 423, also known as Region Pinning for G1, is designed to improve performance. Thus, the garbage-first (G1) Garbag... Read more