Monthly Archives: August 2024
Google researchers suggest “fixing” SQL with pipe syntax, SQLite creator unconvinced
Google says it can improve SQL by introducing a pipe operator – which is already in use internally […]
Microsoft quietly donates Mono Project to WineHQ. But why?
Microsoft principal software engineer Jeff Schwartz, who is engineering manager of the .NET runtime team, updated the readme […]
JetBrains Workspaces aims for benefits of monorepos without the downside – but only in IntelliJ IDEA
JetBrains has introduced Workspaces for its IntelliJ IDEA Java and Kotlin IDE, enabling multiple projects in separate repositories […]
Survey finds game engines used equally by non-game projects, rise of interest in open source Godot
A survey conducted by Perforce in conjunction with JetBrains has found that only 50 percent of game engine […]
Sourcegraph makes core repository private, co-founder complains open source means “extra work and risk”
Sourcegraph has removed the formerly open source core repository for its popular code search product from public view […]
AWS introduces macOS for CodeBuild service, blames Apple licensing requirement for high price
AWS has added features to its CodeBuild service, most notably macOS instances for building applications for iOS and […]
Rust 1.80.0 breaks existing code such as time crate, exposes compatibility snag with type inference
The recent release of Rust 1.80.0 broke the very popular time crate, along with other existing code, causing […]
Microsoft previews Visual Studio 17.12 and updates .NET 9, adds HybridWebView to MAUI
Microsoft has previewed Visual Studio 2022 17.12 with numerous new features including full support for .NET 9, which […]
Go 1.23 released with telemetry uploaded to Google – but opt-in after developer feedback
Go 1.23 is out, the first major release since February, and now including telemetry for the Google-sponsored project […]
Why Kubernetes? Too many issues with the supposedly simpler AWS Elastic Container Service, says Figma
Figma software engineering manager Ian VonSeggern, has described the rationale and outcome of its migration from AWS ECS […]