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NetBeans 10 adds support for latest Java and PHP
Key to NetBeans 10 is enhanced support for Java Development Kit (JDK) 11 as well as capabilities for PHP and the JUnit 5 testing framework for Java
PyOxidizer uses Rust to make Python executables
A new project written in Rust aims to make it easier to distribute Python applications as standalone binaries
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13 Java frameworks for rock-solid microservices
Turn to these open source toolkits to build reliable lightweight microservices on the battle-tested JVM
VirtualBox 6.0 exports VMs to the cloud—but only Oracle Cloud
Update to Oracle’s open source virtualization platform also streamlines the UI and eases file management between hosts and guests
Homebrew tutorial: How to use Homebrew for MacOS
The open source Homebrew package manager gives Mac users access to Unix command-line utilities that Apple left out — and a lot more
PyText builds on PyTorch for language recognition
A Facebook project for natural language processing is now open source, and it promises better ways to mine texts for meaning
What you need to know about the Google Go language (Golang)
In a short five years, Google Go has jumped to the forefront among programming languages. Get the scoop on this phenomenon with InfoWorld's Deep Dive, including coding tips and use cases
What’s new in Microsoft Visual Studio Code
Microsoft regularly updates Visual Studio Code. Keep track of the updates’ key capabilities in this changelog
Docker, Microsoft unveil deployment standard for cloud-native applications
Cloud-Native Application Bundles project offers a standard way to define complex, containerized applications for a variety of environments
Microsoft open-sources WPF, WinForms, and WinUI XAML
Developers will be able to contribute to these technologies on GitHub, as well as build a private copy of the UI stack
Rust language is too hard to learn and use, says user survey
A survey of Rust users finds difficulty and frustration with the language’s highly touted features for memory safety and correctness
Quick guide: 15 must-have open source tools for Windows admins
Sure, Microsoft has a ton of useful admin tools, but terrific, complementary open source options abound
Rust tutorial: Get started with the Rust language
How to get your feet wet using Rust’s tool chain, creating projects, working with third-party code, and managing libraries
GitHub alternative strives to be all open source, only open source
Git-based code hosting project Sr.ht aims to blend the best of GitHub, GitLab, and Bitbucket, while sticking with a copyleft license
Microsoft’s attempt to fork Kubernetes via AKS will fail
Microsoft is a smart company, and increasingly savvy about open source. It should know better than to try to fork the container orchestration community
Why you should use Gandiva for Apache Arrow
An execution engine for Arrow-based in-memory processing, Gandiva brings dramatic performance improvements to analytical workloads
The beginner's guide to Docker
Dig into Docker, the red-hot open source framework, from getting started to services you can use right now to the company's direction, in this downloadable PDF
GraphQL gets its own foundation
The intent is to grow a neutral ecosystem for the Facebook-developed technology for API development
What’s new in Fedora Linux
Fedora 29 arrives with modular package updates, a leaner Gnome desktop, and improvements for ARM devices
What IBM-Red Hat means to the cloud and developers
By buying Red Hat, IBM just bought itself a clue in hybrid cloud computing. And it just might work
Oracle’s Wookiee brings microservices to Scala developers
The open source framework is tailored to building concurrent, message-driven applications
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