AWS delivers AWS SDK for Rust
Now available at crates.io, the AWS SDK for Rust provides access to some 300 AWS cloud services, each with its own crate.
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Deno adds Deno Cron for job scheduling
Deno Cron jobs can perform actions such as updating state in Deno KV, pinging a website, sending email, initiating a database backup, and calling an API at regular intervals.
Keras 3.0 deep learning API backs TensorFlow, PyTorch, Jax
Full rewrite of the deep neural network API supports Keras workflows on top of the three leading machine learning frameworks.
Microsoft ML.NET 3.0 expands deep learning capabilities
Update to the machine learning framework for .NET developers brings new capabilities in object detection, named entity recognition, and question answering.
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.
Spin 2.0 shines on Wasm component composition, portability
Framework for building and running server-side WebAssembly applications allows you to compose apps from Wasm components written in different programming languages.
Generative AI adoption speed unprecedented, survey says
Survey of enterprise users of generative AI finds rapid adoption but also hurdles, with difficulty finding business use cases, legal uncertainties, and high infrastructure costs top concerns.
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.
Microsoft unveils Microsoft Copilot Studio
SaaS-based low-code tool allows users to customize Microsoft Copilot for Microsoft 365 and build standalone AI assistants that connect to other business data.
Google Cloud certifications top highest-paying IT certifications list
Skillsoft survey finds four Google Cloud certifications among the top 10 highest-paying, with cloud computing and cybersecurity certifications generally drawing higher salaries.
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.
Red Hat Linux revs streamline container management
Expanded Podman capabilities in RHEL 9.3 and forthcoming RHEL 8.9 allow users to automate the configuration of container networks, health checks, and secrets and use Quadlet container definitions.
Oracle open-sources Jipher for FIPS-compliant SSL
Oracle also plans to release the Oracle Zero Trust Packet Routing Platform, which is based on an initiative to develop a new open standard for data and network security.
