Latest release of C++ is boosting its popularity with developers
New features are making C++ the fastest growing language in the developer community.
It's been 35 years since C++ first appeared on the scene. The language quickly became one of the top three programming languages worldwide, with a market share of 17.53% in 2003. Since then, C++ has dropped in p... Read more
Apache Cassandra 4.0 introduces observability and audit logging
The beta of Apache Cassandra 4.0 is now generally available. The latest version of the NoSQL database promises new observability functionality, an audit logging feature and up to five times faster scaling.
According to the developers of Cassandra, the latest version is more stable than ever. Ver... Read more
Python more popular than Java in programming language ranking
RedMonk released its most recent list of the most popular programming languages, and for the first time since 2012, Java is not in the top two places. Python Programming language has instead taken the number two position trailing behind the reigning champion JavaScript.
The fuss about Python is ... Read more
Microsoft Visual Studio Code now supports Java even better
With an estimated 8 million Java developers using Microsoft's Visual Studio Code (VS Code), Java is one of the most important programming languages for the open-source editor. Microsoft recently made VS Code more user-friendly with a new update.
Microsoft offers developers a Java Extension Pack ... Read more
Red Hat makes Java more suitable for cloud-native development
Java is
one of the most popular programming languages among developers, but according
to Red Hat, there is now too much work needed to run the programming language.
To change this, the open-source giant developed the Quarkus framework. The idea
is to make Java simpler and more relevant to various m... Read more
Java 14, with pattern recognition, promises better code
Oracle has now made Release 14 of Java generally available. The Java Development Kit (JDK) 14 also includes various preview applications, such as pattern recognition in the instance or operator.
The release of version 14 of the programming language is fully in line with the release strategy of t... Read more
Oracle announces Java 13
Oracle has announced Java SE 13 and Java Development Kit (JDK) 13. The announcement is accompanied by the promise that future updates will be available every six months.
Improvements to the platform include better performance, stability and security. Previews have also been announced for two new... Read more
Microsoft acquires jClarity to optimize Java workloads on Azure
Java company jClarity has been acquired by Microsoft. With the acquisition, Microsoft hopes that Java workloads on Azure will run more smoothly. It has not been disclosed how much Microsoft pays for jClarity.
The blog post in which the news was published shows that Microsoft wants to make the Azu... Read more
Pivotal adds support for open Java in new release
Pivotal Software has updated its Spring Runtime application development platform to address some developers' concerns about changes to Oracle. Oracle has adapted the license terms of its popular Java Standard Edition programming language.
Java is the most popular programming language. So it is not ... Read more
Google: if Oracle gets its way around Java is that the end of software development
Google has asked the highest court in the United States to look at the nine-year conflict with Oracle about the use of Java APIs in Android. Google wants the Supreme Court to make a decision on two decisions that were in Google's favour and to state that no copyrights can be claimed on APIs. Google'... Read more