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InfoWorld.com @infoworld.bsky.social · 4h

InfoWorld contributor Nick Hodges takes a trip down code-sharing memory lane.
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How GitHub won software development

Collaborating on code used to be hard. Then Git made branching and merging easy, and GitHub took care of the rest.

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InfoWorld.com @infoworld.bsky.social · 1d

Want faster, smarter queries? Observability gives engineers the visibility to tune performance before users ever notice a slowdown.

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InfoWorld.com @infoworld.bsky.social · 1d

Want faster, smarter queries? Observability gives engineers the visibility to tune performance before users ever notice a slowdown.

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#Java
#PostgreSQL
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InfoWorld.com @infoworld.bsky.social · 2d

This baker’s dozen of APIs that make it easy to grab virtually any kind of data your users might want. www.infoworld.com/article/2256...

13 clever APIs for capturing every kind of data

There are fascinating and useful treasure troves of data out there, and APIs let you get at them. Here’s a look at the wide world of APIs for finding and manipulating data in your applications.

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InfoWorld.com @infoworld.bsky.social · 5d

IBM has launched Granite 4.0, a new family of open-source language models designed to slash infrastructure costs that have become a major barrier to enterprise AI adoption.

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IBM launches Granite 4.0 to cut AI infra costs with hybrid Mamba-transformer models

Built for long-context tasks and edge deployments, Granite 4.0 combines Mamba’s linear scaling with transformer precision, offering enterprises lower memory usage, faster inference, and ISO 42001-cert...

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InfoWorld.com @infoworld.bsky.social · 5d

Most cloud spending problems can be traced to leadership issues. Too many IT leaders focus on innovation and growth but overlook the day-to-day operational discipline required to manage cloud spending effectively.
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Who stops wasteful cloud spending?

A lack of discipline from cloud leadership drives runaway expenses. Finops offers a path forward, but IT leaders must create a culture of cost awareness and accountability.

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InfoWorld.com @infoworld.bsky.social · 6d

C++, along with the C language, had been the target of criticism by the Biden White House over memory safety concerns.
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Safe C++ proposal for memory safety flames out

Work on the Safe C++ extensions proposal has been abandoned in favor of safety profiles advocated by C++ creator Bjarne Stroustrup.

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InfoWorld.com @infoworld.bsky.social · 6d

As a JavaScript developer, you want to know about Nitro because it’s built from the ground up for modern, full-stack web development.
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Intro to Nitro: The server engine built for modern JavaScript

Learn how to use Nitro to create fast, scalable server-side JavaScript applications and APIs.

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InfoWorld.com @infoworld.bsky.social · 6d

There is a lot of ink being spilled these days about how companies are not hiring junior developers and using AI to do the “grunt work” that junior developers do. InfoWorld's Nick Hodges, thinks that’s just silly.

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Why we need junior developers

One of the great advantages of having junior developers on the development team is that they aren’t senior developers.

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InfoWorld.com @infoworld.bsky.social · 6d

InfoWorld contributor by Gaurav Mittal walks you through two ways to deploy an ML model on AWS Lambda.
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How to deploy machine learning models with AWS Lambda

AWS Lambda provides a simple, scalable, and cost-effective solution for deploying AI models that eliminates the need for expensive licensing and tools.

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Simon Le Gross Bisson @sbisson.com · 12d

This week, over at @infoworld.bsky.social, I spent some time with @github.com's Spec Kit, which aims to apply software development lifecycle discipline to AI-assisted coding. It's an important and necessary step to take us away from the vibe coding free-for-all.

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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.

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InfoWorld.com @infoworld.bsky.social · 8d

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A brief history of AI

Artificial intelligence has taken many forms over the years and is still evolving. Will machines soon surpass human knowledge and understanding?

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InfoWorld.com @infoworld.bsky.social · 8d

If you think AI is just talk, think again — MCP is turning chatbots into doers, and the future of work may never look the same.

Read the full story by #FoundryExpert contributor, Raul Leite, in the link below ⬇️
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#GenerativeAI

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InfoWorld.com @infoworld.bsky.social · 13d

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

With advancements like records, sealed classes, and pattern matching, Java is steadily moving toward a more data‑centric style. Learning to use these tools is one of the clearest ways to write modern,...

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InfoWorld.com @infoworld.bsky.social · 13d

Available as the open source Spec Kit, GitHub’s tool is designed to work with AI coding assistants, such as GitHub’s own Copilot, linking to agent frameworks and using them to provide a command-line development environment. @sbisson.com goes hands-on.
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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.

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InfoWorld.com @infoworld.bsky.social · 14d

Eight organizations that operate the world’s largest software package registries issued a coordinated warning that their current funding model was “dangerously fragile.”
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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.

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InfoWorld.com @infoworld.bsky.social · 14d

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How immutability tamed the Wild West

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

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InfoWorld.com @infoworld.bsky.social · 14d

Read Matt Tyson's hands-on introduction to reactive Java programming with Spring WebFlux and its default engine, Reactor.

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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.

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InfoWorld.com @infoworld.bsky.social · 14d

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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.

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InfoWorld.com @infoworld.bsky.social · 15d

High costs, complex multicloud setups, skill shortages, and difficulties managing cloud financial practices are preventing organizations from realizing the full benefits of cloud computing, a new study finds. www.infoworld.com/article/4061...

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.

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InfoWorld.com @infoworld.bsky.social · 15d

It’s a classic factory problem: speed up one machine on an assembly line while leaving the others untouched, and you don’t get a faster factory, you get a massive pile-up.
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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.

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InfoWorld.com @infoworld.bsky.social · 16d

Developers detest marketing. If you want to sell them a tool, make it easy for them to find the information they need and leave them alone to try out your tool.

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Software developers aren’t buying it

Developers detest marketing. If you want to sell them a tool, make it easy for them to find the information they need and leave them alone to try out your tool.

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InfoWorld.com @infoworld.bsky.social · 16d

Advanced debug logging techniques: A technical guide

#FoundryExpert, Neel Shah,, breaks it down in this must-read opinion piece: spr.ly/63320AkuEA

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InfoWorld.com @infoworld.bsky.social · 16d

Vector databases have become ubiquitous in the AI field, but getting the most out of vectorization often requires more legwork than simply adding vectors as a new data type to pre-existing databases. Here are the pros/cons of each approach.

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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.

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InfoWorld.com @infoworld.bsky.social · 19d

The AI Alliance, formed in late 2023 to advance AI, has been working on projects ranging from Dana, an agent-native language and runtime, to Semiont, a knowledge base for human/agent collaboration.

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AI Alliance forges agent-native language, knowledge base

Dana is an AI agent-native language and runtime to empower intent-driven development. Other projects include an AI-native wiki for creating shared human-agent knowledge bases.

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