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How devops in the cloud breaks down
Devops is always good for application development productivity, right? Think again. If you're missing tools and talent, your cloud development can quickly go off the rails.
What is the JDK? Introduction to the Java Development Kit
The JDK is the development platform for building Java applications. Learn about different JDK versions, then install a JDK in your development environment and use it to compile a Java program.
Cppfront project aims to modernize C++
Cppfront is an experimental compiler for an alternate C++ syntax that would make the venerable programming language ‘10x simpler, safer, and more toolable.’
5 best practices for securing CI/CD pipelines
Build in security from the beginning with continuous testing, automation, zero trust, and AIops.
What is JSP? Introduction to Jakarta Server Pages
One of the original Java web technologies, JSP is still widely used with servlets and JSTL. Here's how to use Jakarta Server Pages to build dynamic web pages that connect to the Java back end.
Golang adds vulnerability management tooling
Go’s new support for vulnerability management pairs the Go vulnerability database with tooling that analyzes a codebase and surfaces known vulnerabilities.
Visual Studio Code 1.71 brings merge editor improvements
A full-fledged Markdown Language Server and expanded codecs support also debut in the latest version of the Microsoft code editor.
An AI alternative to code search tools
COBOL Colleague uses symbolic machine learning and static analysis to help developers understand and maintain COBOL source code. The same technology could be applied to other programming languages.
8 Java frameworks for embedded development
Developers writing embedded Java applications have a stack of frameworks and other tools to choose from. Here are the best Java frameworks used for embedded development today.
CodeSee launches enterprise plan with service maps
CodeSee Enterprise scans repos to automatically detect the connections between services, visualize them, and link them to the underlying code, providing a Google Maps-like view of the codebase.
Understand Visual Studio’s new extension model
Microsoft is updating how you build Visual Studio extensions, with new APIs and the ability to run extensions outside of the Visual Studio process.
If Heroku is so special, why is it dying?
Once the darling of application deployment, Heroku has been starved of investment and doesn't offer as many alternative deployment options.
Microsoft's C# 11 language upgrade nears the finish line
Object initialization and generic math get attention in the latest improvements to the well-known programming language.
Microsoft Dev Box cloud-based workstations enter public preview
Windows-based developer workstations on Azure can be accessed via browser or Remote Desktop and managed centrally through Windows 365 and Endpoint Manager.
What’s the Go programming language really good for?
Understand the strengths, weaknesses, use cases, and future directions of Google’s hit programming language.
Visual Studio Code 1.70 eases title bar customization
July 2022 release of Microsoft’s code editor also introduces command-line options for opening the three-way merge editor in VS Code.
Visual Studio vs. Visual Studio Code: How to choose
Choosing between Visual Studio Code and Visual Studio may depend as much on your work style as on the language support and features you need. Here’s how to decide.
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