Tim Anderson
Bun runtime adds shell script support, with a Windows version promised shortly
The Bun JavaScript runtime has added experimental support for shell scripts, with a post that implies this will […]
WebAssembly advanced in 2023 – but .NET cannot yet use Wasm garbage collection
WebAssembly added key features in 2023 and usage in the browser grew by 70 percent – but Microsoft […]
Enterprises struggle with Agile methodology, reports long-standing survey of practitioners
The 17th State of Agile report, which claims to be the longest-running survey on the topic, states that “Agile […]
SQLite’s new support for binary JSON is similar but different from a PostgreSQL feature
Version 3.45 of SQLite adds support for JSONB, a binary representation of JSON for internal use, but the […]
Spotlight on GitHub self-hosted runners again as researcher demonstrates attack on PyTorch code
A researcher found that Meta’s popular open source PyTorch framework used self-hosted runners in its GitHub repository, against […]
Amazon discontinues Aurora scale-to-zero database in favor of always-billed replacement
Amazon Web Services will discontinue the Aurora Serverless version 1 database manager. Customers will need to migrate to […]
Just-in-time compiler likely to arrive in Python 3.13
The next release of CPython is likely to include a JIT (just in time) compiler, which according to […]
Fluid Framework 2.0 previewed with first beta, suffers from lack of community engagement
Microsoft has previewed Fluid Framework 2.0, a collaboration framework based on WebSockets, and introduced new integration with Microsoft […]
JavaScript functions stored procedures previewed in MySQL – but developers are wary
Oracle has previewed JavaScript stored procedures in MySQL 8.2, although currently only in the Enterprise edition or the […]
How fast is your programming language? New contest and benchmarks spark debate
Java programmers are being pressed to post the fastest possible solution to a “one billion row challenge,” prompting […]