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What is infrastructure as code? Automating your infrastructure builds

Treating computing infrastructure as code is the smart and modern way to provision software in the cloud. Here’s what it is and why it’s better.

By Josh Fruhlinger

Sep 26, 2025 8 mins

Cloud ComputingCloud ManagementDevops

The best new features in Postgres 18

Asynchronous I/O, OAuth authentication, expanded SQL standards support, and new extension capabilities give developers faster performance, stronger security, and greater flexibility.

By Tom Kincaid

Sep 25, 2025 6 mins

DatabasesPostgreSQLRelational Databases

The productivity paradox of AI-assisted coding

AI is increasing both the number of pull requests and the volume of code within them, creating bottlenecks in code review, integration, and testing. Here’s how to address them.

By Edgar Kussberg

Sep 23, 2025 8 mins

Artificial IntelligenceDevelopment ToolsGenerative AI

Advanced debug logging techniques: A technical guide

Smarter debug logging helps devs cut through noise, spot issues fast, and keep apps healthy at any scale.

By Neel Shah

Sep 22, 2025 5 mins

Development ToolsJavaScriptPython

Do vector-native databases beat add-ons for AI applications?

Even though traditional databases now support vector types, vector-native databases have the edge for AI development. Here’s how to choose.

By Bill Doerrfeld

Sep 22, 2025 10 mins

AnalyticsDatabasesGenerative AI

How AI changes the data analyst role

Rather than spending their time executing manual queries, data analysts will increasingly operate like AI engineers—reviewing, refining, and validating AI-generated outputs.

By Carl Perry

Sep 19, 2025 6 mins

AnalyticsBusiness AnalystCareers

Designing AI-ready architectures in compliance-heavy environments

AI in healthcare and other industries won’t fly unless compliance is baked in from day one — not bolted on after.

By Rama Devi Drakshpalli

Sep 18, 2025 12 mins

Artificial IntelligenceData GovernanceData and Information Security

The rise of AI-ready private clouds

Why Kubernetes is powering the next wave of enterprise infrastructure.

By Mark Cusack

Sep 17, 2025 11 mins

ContainersKubernetesMachine Learning

The three game-changing features of JDK 25

Out of 18 new features, three improvements sharpen Java’s edge for cloud-native, containerized, and cost-sensitive deployments.

By Simon Ritter

Sep 16, 2025 6 mins

JavaProgramming LanguagesSoftware Development

2-agent architecture: Separating context from execution in AI systems

AI works better when one agent thinks and another acts — splitting context from execution makes conversations smoother and smarter.

By Jenil Shah

Sep 15, 2025 8 mins

Artificial IntelligenceGenerative AISoftware Development

AI developer certifications tech companies want

Getting certified in one or more leading AI development platforms won’t necessarily land you the job, but it could help you get noticed.

By Bob Violino

Sep 15, 2025 10 mins

Amazon Web ServicesCertificationsGenerative AI

When it comes to AI, bigger isn’t always better

Understand the merits of large language models vs. small language models, and why knowledge graphs are the missing piece in the equation.

By Dominik Tomicevic

Sep 12, 2025 7 mins

Artificial IntelligenceGenerative AISoftware Development

From answer engine to infrastructure: Perplexity launches Search API for developers

The new Search API is the latest in a series of rollouts as Perplexity angles to position itself as a leader in the nascent AI-powered search engine space.

Sep 26, 2025 6 mins

APIs Artificial Intelligence Development Tools

Python and Poetry: 4 tools for keeping Python simple

Package Python apps for easy delivery as executables, dig into Python 3.14's new debugging interface, and get live coding help for making sense of datasets. Want extra credit? Try wrangling Python projects the Poetry way.

Sep 26, 2025 3 mins

Development Libraries and Frameworks Generative AI Python

SaaS: The quiet power behind cloud computing

Despite generating more revenue than IaaS and PaaS combined, SaaS rarely takes center stage in cloud conversations, causing enterprises to miss a source of strategic differentiation.

Sep 26, 2025 5 mins

IaaS PaaS SaaS

Microsoft Marketplace opens for AI apps, agents

The unified storefront provides a platform for customers to try out and buy solutions, bridging the gap where AI adoption requires a mix of third-party and in-house tools.

Sep 25, 2025 2 mins

Generative AI Microsoft .NET Microsoft Azure

GitHub Copilot-backed app modernization available for Java, .NET

GitHub Copilot app modernization is intended to let developers focus on building while AI handles legacy code updates.

Sep 25, 2025 1 min

Generative AI GitHub Java

Introduction to Java records: Simplified data-centric programming in Java

Record declarations are an efficient way to encapsulate data in your Java classes while reducing boilerplate code. Learn how they work in both basic and advanced programming scenarios.

Sep 25, 2025 10 mins

Java Programming Languages Software Development

Spec-driven AI coding with GitHub’s Spec Kit

Hands on with GitHub’s open-source tool kit for steering AI coding agents by combining detailed specifications and a human in the loop.

Sep 25, 2025 9 mins

Artificial Intelligence Development Tools Software Development

Google releases MCP server to Data Commons public data sets

MCP Server enables AI agents to handle a full range of data-driven queries of Data Commons data sources, from initial discovery to generative reports, Google said.

Sep 24, 2025 2 mins

Artificial Intelligence Development Tools Generative AI

Open source registries signal shift toward paid models as AI strains infrastructure

Eight major foundations warn that the donation-based model for critical infrastructure is breaking down.

Sep 24, 2025 5 mins

Artificial Intelligence Open Source

How to manage Python projects with Poetry

Poetry takes a unique approach to managing Python project dependencies and virtual environments. Here’s everything you need to get started with Poetry today.

Sep 24, 2025 8 mins

Development Tools Programming Languages Python

Reactive Java with Spring WebFlux and Reactor

Spring WebFlux is a powerful and popular framework for reactive programming in Java. Here’s a hands-on look at using Spring WebFlux with the best-in-class Reactor engine.

Sep 24, 2025 9 mins

Java React Web Development

How immutability tamed the Wild West

Once upon a time, everything was a global variable. Immutability and pure functions delivered us from the chaos.

Sep 24, 2025 5 mins

Careers Developer Software Development

GraalVM 25 arrives, backed by JDK 25

Enhancements include improved Native Image configuration and polyglot runtime updates for Python, JavaScript, and WebAssembly.

Sep 24, 2025 3 mins

Java JavaScript Python

QR codes become the vehicle for malware in new technique

A newly-discovered malicious package with layers of obfuscation is disguised as a utility library, with malware essentially hiding in plain sight in embedded QR codes.

Sep 23, 2025 4 mins

Development Tools GitHub Malware

Teradata taps open source frameworks to offer agent-building capabilities

The new agent building capabilities are expected to be made available in private preview by the end of the year.

Sep 23, 2025 4 mins

Generative AI

Vibe coding and the future of software development

Tech leaders weigh in on vibe coding: What it is, what it’s not, and how to use it safely in production software.

Sep 23, 2025 11 mins

DevSecOps Development Tools Generative AI

Cloud computing has an ROI problem

Data from Australia confirms that the high cost of scalability and agility is forcing some enterprises to rethink their cloud strategies.

Sep 23, 2025 6 mins

Hybrid Cloud Multicloud ROI and Metrics

GitHub introduces registry for finding MCP servers

GitHub MCP Registry makes Model Context Protocol servers with GitHub repos discoverable from Visual Studio Code.

Sep 22, 2025 2 mins

Generative AI Software Development

Web Codegen Scorer evaluates AI-generated web code

Google’s Angular team has open-sourced a tool that evaluates the quality of web code generated by LLMs. It works with any web library or framework.