Google unveils Gemini 2.0 AI model for agentic era
Gemini 2.0 Flash cites multimodality advances and is expected to enable the development of AI agents as universal assistants.
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Playgama Raises US$3 Million To Revolutionize Web Gaming
The UAE-headquartered Playgama, an HTML5 game technology startup, has raised US$3 million in a funding round led by The Open ...
Dallas County employees shorted overtime pay again
For the past two pay periods, Dallas County employees have been shorted overtime pay due to miscommunication over a change in how workers are required ...
Google’s new Jules AI agent will help developers fix buggy code
Google has announced an experimental AI-powered code agent called “Jules” that can automatically fix coding errors for ...
Google’s AI Overviews will soon be able to answer math and coding questions
Google's AI Overviews feature on Google Search is getting an upgrade, thanks to the company's newly launched Gemini 2.0 model ...
Google unveils AI coding assistant ‘Jules,’ promising autonomous bug fixes and faster development cycles
Google launches Jules, an AI coding assistant powered by Gemini 2.0, automating bug fixes and code changes while integrating with GitHub.
ChatGPT's Canvas feature is a real-time editor to inspire your writing and coding
The fourth day of 12 Days of OpenAI brought Canvas out of beta for all ChatGPT users. This is a new feature for editing text ...
OpenAI announces official launch of Canvas for writing and coding — here’s what’s new
OpenAI has officially launched Canvas,a new interface for ChatGPT designed to take collaborative writing and coding to the ...
TIOBE Programming Index News December 2024: Python Maintains Its Lead
Python maintains its lead. Plus, the top three point toward a winner for year’s best, while the bottom three switch spots.
object-oriented programming
A programming language structure wherein the data and their associated processing ("methods") are defined as self-contained entities called "objects." Becoming popular in the early 1990s and the ...
GitHub CEO Thomas Dohmke: At Microsoft and GitHub, we’re not worried about AI taking away 50% engineering jobs, we’re much more worried that
GitHub now predicts India will become the world's largest developer hub in 2028, a year later than initially projected. CEO ...
How and Why the Developer-First Approach Is Changing the Observability Landscape
Developers play a crucial role in modern companies. If we want our product to be successful, we need to have a developer-first approach and include observability from day one. Read on to understand why. The World Has Changed Many things have changed in the last decade. In our quest for greater scalability, resilience, and flexibility within the digital infrastructure of our organization, there has been a strategic pivot away from traditional monolithic application architectures towards embracing
How to Test PUT Requests for API Testing With Playwright Java
API testing is a process that confirms that the API under test is working as expected. Generally, in Agile teams, due to shift left testing, API testing is performed earlier in the SDLC as it provides major benefits, like faster feedback and allowing the team to fix the bugs early in the phase. There are multiple tools and frameworks available these days that help perform API testing quickly. Playwright is one such test automation framework that has gained a lot of popularity. Backed by Microsof
Data Processing With Python: Choosing Between MPI and Spark
<p>Message Passing Interface (MPI) and Apache Spark are two popular frameworks used for parallel and distributed computing, and while both offer ways to scale applications across multiple machines, they are designed to meet different needs.</p> <p>In this article, I will highlight key differences between MPI and Spark with the aim of helping you choose the right tool for your big data processing.</p>
Optimizing MuleSoft Performance With HikariCP: A Complete Guide
MuleSoft is a powerful integration platform that often deals with high-throughput workloads that require robust database connection management. One solution that stands out in optimizing database interactions is HikariCP, a high-performance JDBC connection pool known for its speed and reliability. HikariCP is widely used in applications that require efficient connection management. In this article, we'll discuss the integration of HikariCP with MuleSoft, its benefits, and best practices for conf
AI adds bespoke features to ready-made tools
McDermott Will & Emery, a leading US healthcare law firm, has taken data from more than 750 middle-market private equity healthcare deals its lawyers negotiated and run it through an AI model licensed ...
Top file-sharing tools are being hit by security attacks once again
Security researchers Huntress uncover flaw in LexiCom, VLTransfer, and Harmony tools The flaw was patched more than a month ...
Realtime AI video analysis app Lloyd will offer developer kit after passing 50,000 users
Cost-efficiency is achieved without sacrificing accuracy, setting Lloyd apart from competitors that rely on reduced frame rates or lower res.
Bogus AI-Generated Bug Reports Are Driving Open Source Developers Nuts
Platforms like HackerOne offer bounties for successful bug reports, which may encourage some individuals to ask ChatGPT to ...
DuckDB Optimization: A Developer's Guide to Better Performance
If you are already using DuckDB, this guide will help you with some optimization techniques that can improve your application's performance. If you are new to DuckDB, don't fret — you'll still learn something new. I will share some of the practical tips that helped me optimize my applications. Let's dive in! Why DuckDB? Before we jump into optimization techniques, let's quickly discuss what makes DuckDB stand out. In the official DuckDB documentation, many benefits are listed. Give it a read.