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Google I/O 2025: All eyes on AI and Gemini
https://www.infoworld.com/article/3988205/google-i-o-2025-news-and-analysis.html
Published: May 16, 2025 19:06
If you’re ready for a break from artificial intelligence, Google I/O won’t be your safe haven. The annual developer conference — which starts next week in Mountain View, Calif. — and also offers a large virtual option, is expected to focus heavily on…
Visual Studio previews agent mode for multi-step coding tasks
Published: May 16, 2025 18:14
Microsoft has announced the general release of Visual Studio 2022 version 17.14, an update of the company’s flagship integrated development environment (IDE) that adds support for agent mode and other AI-assisted development features from GitHub Copilot. …
Informatica extends MDM support to Microsoft Azure, Oracle
Published: May 16, 2025 11:48
Informatica is partnering with Microsoft, Oracle, and Salesforce to extend support of its Master Data Management (MDM) service and extensions and help enterprises build applications for agentic and other generative use cases based on more accurate data. …
Programmers dig Python and Zig
https://www.infoworld.com/article/3983466/programmers-dig-python-and-zig.html
Published: May 16, 2025 09:00
Python’s popularity continues to outpace all competition. That’s why projects to make it faster are crucial, difficult as that may be. Plus, Python’s new, standardized dependency lockfile format is here. And if you’re a fan of Zig for speed and Python for…
Cloud and IT strategies in a time of global upheaval
https://www.infoworld.com/article/3986927/cloud-and-it-strategies-in-a-time-of-global-upheaval.html
Published: May 16, 2025 09:00
The influence of geopolitics on IT infrastructure is undeniable. Enterprises today operate across borders. They leverage cloud services from providers headquartered in countries thousands of miles away, host data in various regions, and deliver value…
Uno Platform introduces unified rendering engine
https://www.infoworld.com/article/3986934/uno-platform-introduces-unified-rendering-engine.html
Published: May 15, 2025 22:10
Uno Platform 6.0, a major update to the open source tool kit for building cross-platform .NET applications from a single code base, introduces a new, unified rendering engine, called Skia, that gives developers a low-footprint, high-performance,…
LiteLLM: An open-source gateway for unified LLM access
https://www.infoworld.com/article/3975290/litellm-an-open-source-gateway-for-unified-llm-access.html
Published: May 15, 2025 09:00
The growing number of large language models (LLMs) from various providers—Anthropic, Google, Meta, Microsoft, Nvidia, OpenAI, and many others—has given developers a rich set of choices but also has introduced complexity. Each provider has its own API…
Accessibility in Microsoft Edge with ARIA and ARIA Notify
Published: May 15, 2025 09:00
In the past decade or so, there’s been a push to put everything online. From customer service to interactions with local and national governments, we’ve moved away from the call center to the web and self-service. That push has streamlined interactions and…
Databricks to acquire open-source database startup Neon to build the next wave of AI agents
Published: May 15, 2025 01:00
Agentic AI requires a whole new type of architecture; traditional workflows create serious gridlock, dragging down speed and performance. Databricks is signaling its intent to get ahead in this next generation of app building, announcing it will…
.NET 10 Preview 4 enhances Zip processing, JIT compilation, Blazor WebAssembly
Published: May 14, 2025 23:42
With the fourth preview of the planned .NET 10 software development platform, Microsoft has delivered a variety of enhancements to the platform’s libraries, runtime, and frameworks, including faster processing of GZip data streams and escape analysis for…
Boomi launches agentic AI tools, announces AWS collaboration
Published: May 14, 2025 13:14
AI-driven automation platform vendor Boomi has unveiled products and partnerships to advance its enterprise automation AI strategy. The announcements at the Boomi World conference reflect a “commitment to business transformation through a unified, open,…
Informatica adds agents to automate its Intelligent Data Management Cloud
Published: May 14, 2025 12:45
Informatica is preparing ready-built AI agents and agent-building tools to help enterprises automate their use of its Intelligent Data Management Cloud (IDMC). Claire Agents will help enterprises use natural language to automate the management of data…
How to use template strings in Python 3.14
https://www.infoworld.com/article/3977626/how-to-use-template-strings-in-python-3-14.html
Published: May 14, 2025 09:00
The familiar formatted string, or f-string, feature in Python provides a convenient way to print variables as part of a string. But it doesn’t let you interact with the way strings are created from those variables. It’s hard, if not impossible, to do…
The three refactorings every developer needs most
https://www.infoworld.com/article/3984227/the-three-refactorings-every-developer-needs-most.html
Published: May 14, 2025 09:00
I have many good memories of attending the annual Borland Conference, back when Borland was still a high-flying tech company and developer conferences felt like rock concerts for nerds. I was an Object Pascal developer, so Delphi was my tool of choice. The…
Scala stabilizes named tuples
https://www.infoworld.com/article/3984541/scala-stabilizes-named-tuples.html
Published: May 14, 2025 03:12
Scala 3.7.0, the latest version of the object-oriented, functional language with JVM, native, and JavaScript runtimes, stabilizes named tuples and brings a “crucial” fix that enhances its compatibility with Android. Scala 3.7.0 was announced May 7.…
JDK 25: The new features in Java 25
https://www.infoworld.com/article/3846172/jdk-25-the-new-features-in-java-25.html
Published: May 13, 2025 22:03
Java Development Kit (JDK) 25, a planned long-term support release of standard Java due in September, has added three more features, bringing the total number to nine. Scoped values, a vector API, and a key derivation function API, all of which have been…
4 key capabilities of Kong’s Event Gateway for real-time event streams
Published: May 13, 2025 13:00
Event-driven architecture (EDA) has long been a foundational piece of scalable, real-time systems. This includes things like payment processing and fraud detection, IoT and logistics, and AI-powered applications. Today, with AI, the value of streaming data…
Google to unveil AI agent for developers at I/O, expand Gemini integration
Published: May 13, 2025 10:35
Google is expected to unveil a new AI agent aimed at helping software developers manage tasks across the coding lifecycle, including task execution and documentation. The tool has reportedly been demonstrated to employees and select external developers…
Agentic mesh: The future of enterprise agent ecosystems
Published: May 13, 2025 09:00
Every week, a new AI agent platform is announced, each promising to revolutionize how work gets done. The vision is compelling. Simply task an AI agent with a job, and it will autonomously plan, execute, and deliver flawless results. Industry leaders are…
What ‘cloud first’ can teach us about ‘AI first’
https://www.infoworld.com/article/3983376/what-cloud-first-can-teach-us-about-ai-first.html
Published: May 13, 2025 09:00
In the early 2010s, enterprises enthusiastically embraced the “cloud first” ethos. Between 2010 and 2016, businesses aggressively migrated applications and data to the public cloud, spurred on by promises of lower costs, greater efficiency, and unbeatable…
How to use genAI for requirements gathering and agile user stories
Published: May 13, 2025 09:00
Generative AI is driving a significant paradigm shift in how developers write code, develop software applications, reduce technical debt, and improve quality. GenAI isn’t just writing code, and there are opportunities for the entire agile development team…
C# 14 introduces extension members
https://www.infoworld.com/article/3983346/c-sharp-14-introduces-extension-members.html
Published: May 12, 2025 19:47
C# 14, a planned update to Microsoft’s cross-platform, general purpose programming language, adds an extension member syntax to build on the familiar feature of extension methods. Extension members allow developers to “add” methods to existing types…
How to build (real) cloud-native applications
https://www.infoworld.com/article/3982266/how-to-build-real-cloud-native-applications.html
Published: May 12, 2025 09:00
Cloud-native applications are increasingly the default way to deploy in both public clouds and private clouds. But what exactly is a cloud-native application and how do you build one? It’s important to start with first principles and define what…
What software developers need to know about cybersecurity
Published: May 12, 2025 09:00
In 2024, cyber criminals didn’t just knock on the front door—they walked right in. High-profile breaches hit widely used apps from tech giants and consumer platforms alike, including Snowflake, Ticketmaster, AT&T, 23andMe, Trello, and Life360. Meanwhile, a…
MySQL at 30: Still important but no longer king
https://www.infoworld.com/article/3982439/mysql-at-30-still-important-but-no-longer-king.html
Published: May 12, 2025 09:00
This month MySQL turns 30. Once the bedrock of web development, MySQL remains immensely popular. But as MySQL enters its fourth decade, it ironically has sown the seeds of its own decline, especially relative to Postgres. Oracle, the steward over MySQL…
Visual Studio Code beefs up AI coding features
https://www.infoworld.com/article/3982310/visual-studio-code-beefs-up-ai-coding-features.html
Published: May 10, 2025 03:23
Visual Studio Code 1.100, the latest release of Microsoft’s code editor, has arrived with several upgrades to its AI chat and AI code editing capabilities. Highlighting the list are support for Markdown-based instructions and prompt files, faster code…
GenAI won’t take software engineering jobs, but is reshaping leadership
Published: May 9, 2025 16:39
Generative artificial intelligence (genAI) is reshaping the managerial responsibilities of software engineering leaders, according to Haritha Khandabattu, a senior director analyst at Gartner. Khandabattu said that while the technology is highly advanced,…
Cloud repatriation hits its stride
https://www.infoworld.com/article/3981325/cloud-repatriation-hits-its-stride.html
Published: May 9, 2025 09:00
For the past decade, the cloud was the ultimate destination for forward-thinking IT leaders. Hyperscale providers sold a compelling promise: agility, scalability, and always-on innovation. CIOs pushed cloud-first mandates and for a time, moving workloads…
7 application security startups at RSAC 2025
https://www.infoworld.com/article/3981442/7-application-security-startups-at-rsac-2025.html
Published: May 9, 2025 09:00
The RSAC Early Stage Expo, the innovation hub of RSAC 2025, was created to spotlight emerging players in the information security space. Among the dozens of startups packed into the second-floor booth area, these VC-backed newcomers in API and application…
Python popularity climbs to highest ever – Tiobe
https://www.infoworld.com/article/3981643/python-popularity-climbs-to-highest-ever-tiobe.html
Published: May 9, 2025 00:11
Python continues to soar in the Tiobe index of programming language popularity, rising to a 25.35% share in May 2025. It’s the highest Tiobe rating for any language since 2001, when Java topped the chart. Python’s popularity increased roughly 2.2…
Comparing the AI code generators
https://www.infoworld.com/article/3980273/comparing-the-ai-code-generators.html
Published: May 8, 2025 09:00
Every developer has now pasted code into ChatGPT or watched GitHub Copilot autocomplete a function. If that’s your only exposure, it’s easy to conclude that coding with large language models (LLMs) isn’t “there yet.” In practice, model quality and…
Running PyTorch on an Arm Copilot+ PC
https://www.infoworld.com/article/3980180/running-pytorch-on-an-arm-copilot-pc.html
Published: May 8, 2025 09:00
When Microsoft launched its Copilot+ PC range almost a year ago, it announced that it would deliver the Copilot Runtime, a set of tools to help developers take advantage of the devices’ built-in AI accelerators, in the shape of neural processing units…
SAS supercharges Viya platform with AI agents, copilots, and synthetic data tools
Published: May 8, 2025 07:15
At its Innovate conference, SAS on Wednesday announced a series of offerings across its portfolio that focus on AI in all its forms. They ranged from a series of enhancements to its Viya platform to a set of new custom AI models aimed at specific sectors,…
Node.js 24 drops MSVC support
https://www.infoworld.com/article/3980424/node-js-24-drops-msvc-support.html
Published: May 8, 2025 03:10
Node.js 24 has been released. The latest version of the open-source, cross-platform JavaScript runtime upgrades the Google V8 JavaScript engine to version 13.6 and the NPM package manager to version 11. Node.js 24 also drops support for MSVC, Microsoft’s…
The best new features and fixes in Python 3.14
https://www.infoworld.com/article/3975624/the-best-new-features-and-fixes-in-python-3-14.html
Published: May 7, 2025 16:56
The first beta release of Python 3.14 is now available. This article presents a rundown of the most significant new features in the next version of Python and what they mean for Python developers. Major new features in Python 3.14 These are the most…