Python 3.13 delayed by "drastic change" removal of incremental garbage collector

The full release of CPython 3.13 has been delayed by a week in order to remove the incremental garbage collector…

Why Windows 11 24H2 is a big yawn for developers

The great Windows 11 24H2 roll-out started this week, the major annual feature update for Microsoft’s ubiquitous operating system. Yet…

Deno version 2.0 is nearly done – but after over 4 years, the project's big bets have yet to pay off

Version 2.0 of Deno, a JavaScript and TypeScript runtime, is now feature complete and a release candidate is available, four…

Pulumi releases security management product, touts benefits of IaC using general-purpose programming languages

At the PulumiUP virtual event, Pulumi made its security management product, ESC (Environments, Secrets and Configuration) generally available, previewed the…

Apple releases Swift 6 with improved concurrency, testing, cross-platform support – enough to lift it out of its niche?

Apple has released version 6.0 of the Swift language – coinciding with the general availability of macOS 15 and iOS/iPadOS…

RustConf speakers affirm Rust for Linux project despite challenges of unstable Rust, maintainer resignation

At RustConf in Montreal last week, Miguel Ojeda, a lead maintainer for the Rust for Linux project, described the resignation…

AWS hands OpenSearch to Linux Foundation – is this why Elasticsearch was made open source again?

The Linux Foundation will take over OpenSearch, the AWS-sponsored fork of Elasticsearch. There is a newly-formed OpenSearch Foundation with premier members comprised…

Docker ups subscription prices by up to 80%, bundles more services to compensate

Docker will hike subscription prices by up to 80 percent from November 15 2024, as well as introducing storage charges for…

Express.js 5.0 released after long delay, though not yet default as project appeals for contributors

The Express.js team has released version 5.0.0, the first major version release since 2014, though it is not yet the…