Apache releases new patch 2.17.1 for Log4j vulnerability
Another vulnerability was discovered in Log4j. Accordingly, the Apache Foundation released a patch. Version Log4j 2.17.1 fixes a newfound method for remote code execution.
The vulnerability was found in version 2.17.0 and named CVE-2021-44832. Authorization to modify the configuration file allow...
Azul Systems introduces Kubernetes service for compiling Java code
Azul Systems, a provider of a Java-based platform for cloud services, recently introduced its Intelligence Cloud portfolio. An important part of this portfolio is the newly introduced Kubernetes-based 'Cloud Native Compiler' for Java.
With its Intelligence Cloud portfolio, the cloud-based Java s...
Apache Lucene version 9.0 is released
This latest release contains "numerous bug fixes, optimizations, and improvements."
The Lucene Project Management Committee (PMC) has announced the release of Apache Lucene 9.0.0. Apache Lucene is a high-performance, full-featured search engine library written entirely in Java. It is a technolog...
Log4Shell: what is Log4j, who does it affect and how do you patch it?
A critical vulnerability in a widely used open-source library for Java puts the global IT landscape on alert. The likelihood that your environment is affected has rarely been more significant. Solving starts with understanding. As such, we explore the problem with the Log4j vulnerability known as L...
New zero-day in Java Log4j is vulnerable to attacks
The newly discovered zero-day vulnerability allows attackers to gain complete control of organizational systems and servers.
A new vulnerability has come forth in Java logging library Apache Log4j, allowing attackers to access servers. This recent weakness is coined as Zero-Day vulnerability, an...
AWS offers solution to migrate mainframes to the cloud
AWS introduces a new solution called AWS Mainframe Modernization. With this new solution, organisations can migrate their mainframe to the AWS cloud. The AWS Mainframe Modernization solution provides the tools needed to make mainframe workloads suitable for the cloud.
Mainframe workloads can't j...
Back-end developer is the most in-demand tech job
HackerEarth, a developer hiring platform, conducted a survey that revealed that back-end developers top the list of in-demand tech jobs/ That means back-end developers could be in a great place if they know PHP, Python, Java, and .NET, as companies are looking to onboard talent to serve the hybrid ...
Microsoft extends and updates Java support in Visual Studio Code
Visual Studio Code extends its support of the Java programming language. The tool now features a language server developed in cooperation with Red Hat and a Gradle extension.
Java remains one of the most popular programming languages. Thus, Java support in Microsoft's Visual Studio Code (VS Code...
Python climbs up the ranks in the world of computer programming
According to the latest TIOBE Index update, Python has beaten Java to become the most popular programming language for computer programming and coding
JavaScript had remained in the first position since 2014, but Python has been moving up slowly yet surely since 2015. Paul Jenson, the CEO of TIO...
JetBrains Survey: JavaScript is the king of programming languages
JavaScript is still considered the most widely used programming language among developers, with Python firmly in second place and ahead of Java. This news comes from a large survey conducted by developer tools maker JetBrains.
According to the developers' survey, JavaScript was used by 69% of al...
Snyk reports: Developers moving away from Java 8 to Java 11
Over 60% of developers use Java SE 11 in production.
According to a new report from Snyk, the JVM Ecosystem Report 2021, a majority of developers are moving to the new Java 11 platform.
This report presents the results of the largest annual survey on the state of the JVM ecosystem. The survey...
Kotlin 1.5.0 offers JVM records and a new JVM IR compiler
JetBrains has released version 1.5.0 of its Kotlin programming language. The new version introduces, among others, support for JVM records and the new standard JVM IR compiler.
Version 1.5.0 is the first update according to the new six-monthly release schedule. Previously updates were only relea...