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What’s the Go language really good for?
Famous for easy concurrency, Go has become the language of countless cloud-native projects. Here’s everything you should know about Google’s hit programming language.
JDK 22: The new features in Java 22
The number of proposed features for the next version of standard Java now totals 10, with the addition of a second preview of structured concurrency and an enhancement to the Java application launcher.
How to implement JWT authentication in ASP.NET Core
It’s easy to secure minimal API endpoints in ASP.NET Core using JSON Web Tokens for authentication and authorization. Just follow these steps.
PHP 8.3 brings typing of class constants
Major update to PHP adds support for declaring class, interface, trait, and enum constant types. Readonly properties and randomness also get attention.
How to write reusable Java code
Maximizing code reuse in your Java programs means writing code that is easy to read, understand, and maintain. Here are eight ways to get started.
Project Valhalla: A look inside Java’s epic refactor
Valhalla is nothing short of a Java language overhaul, promising to correct longstanding performance issues. Here's a first look at what's coming, starting with the new value classes and primitive classes.
TypeScript 5.3 arrives with support for import attributes
ECMAScript import attributes will support additional types of modules in a common way across JavaScript environments, starting with JSON modules.
What’s new in Rust 1.74
Rust was designed to make it easy to develop fast and safe system-level software. Here’s what’s new.
How to measure API performance in ASP.NET Core
Take advantage of MethodTimer.Fody to measure the execution speed of your APIs and keep your ASP.NET Core applications running smoothly.
Microsoft’s F# 8 stresses simplicity, performance
Major upgrade of functional-first programming language brings lambda shorthands, faster compilation, new diagnostics, and ‘quality of life’ improvements.
C# 12 brings simpler syntax
C# 12 simplifies code with collection expressions, primary constructors for all classes and structs, syntax to alias any type, and default parameters for lambda expressions.
The best ORMs for database-powered Python apps
Need help choosing the best Python ORM for your projects? Here's what you need to know about SQLAlchemy, PonyORM, Django ORM, Peewee, SQLObject, and Tortoise ORM.
Project Loom: Understand the new Java concurrency model
Project Loom massively increases resource efficiency while preserving backward compatibility with Java threads. Here's a look at Loom and the roadmap ahead.
The best Python libraries for parallel processing
Do you need to distribute a heavy Python workload across multiple CPUs or a compute cluster? Here are seven frameworks up to the task.
Microsoft .NET 8 arrives with cloud-native stack preview
Performance, cloud-native development, and generative AI get special attention in the latest upgrade to Microsoft’s application development platform.
Rust compiler front end gains parallel execution
The Rust compiler front end can now use fine-grained parallelism to significantly reduce compile times. Currently experimental, the parallel front end is due in a stable compiler in 2024.
Kotlin keeps climbing the Tiobe popularity index
JetBrains’ Java rival and the leading language for Android development moves up to 15th place in Tiobe’s index of programming language popularity.
