The JavaScript ecosystem refuses to stay still. A newly released report finds significant features and improvements are being made to the programming language every year through front end frameworks, data layers, testing, mobile devices and more. Read more here.
Python and Windows get cozier
If you ever complained that Windows was the only major operating system not to ship with Python, it’s time to stop complaining. It may not be in the installer, but it’s now an official part of Windows, as an optional feature. The third most popular language (according to analyst firm RedMonk’s regular programming language survey) has finally become a first-class citizen. read more here.
Google – Flutter: the first UI platform designed for ambient computing
“Original release for Flutter was focused on helping you build apps that run on iOS and Android from a single codebase. But we want to go further. We live in a world where internet-connected devices are pervading every area of our lives. Many of us transition throughout the day between multiple devices: phones, watches and other wearable devices, tablets, desktop or laptop computers, televisions and increasingly, smart displays such as the Google Nest Hub.”… Read more here.
Debian 10.2 ‘Buster’ Linux distro released with many security updates and bugfixes
Debian is a great Linux distribution in its own right, but also, it serves as a solid base for many other distros. That’s why when a new version of Debian is released, it has a huge impact across the Linux community. Today, you can download the newest version of Debian 10 “Buster.” Debian 10.2 is the latest and greatest, but it is hardly exciting. To be fair though, Debian point releases shouldn’t really be seen as a source for new features. Instead, you should expect security updates and bugfixes. And this time, with version 10.2, we get many of them. In addition, Firefox ESR (Extended Support Release) is being dropped from the ARMEL variant of Debian, but that really shouldn’t have any impact on desktop users. … Read more here.
Java finally goes all in on open source with the Jakarta EE 8 release
Java being fully open-sourced has been a long, long time coming. While Sun open-sourced some of Java as long ago as November 2006, actually using Java in an open-source way was… troublesome. Just ask Google about Android and Java. But for Java in the enterprise things have changed. … Read more here.
Oracle Keeps Driving Developer Productivity with New Java Release
Oracle JDK 13 improves application performance, adds two language feature previews, and more. … Read more here.
Google launches Dart 2.5 with intelligent code completion, Flutter 1.9 with iOS 13 and macOS Catalina support
Google today released Dart 2.5 and Flutter 1.9. Dart 2.5 adds stronger support for calling C code and intelligent code completion, which leverages machine learning to help developers complete their code or identify the API they should use. Flutter 1.9 lets developers build mobile, desktop, and web apps from the same codebase. The new version also supports iOS 13 and macOS Catalina, and includes new Material widgets for toggle buttons and filters. … Read more here.
13 GFOSS projects in Google Summer of Code 2019 have been successfully completed
Greek Open Technologies Alliance (GFOSS) successfully implemented 13 open source projects in GSOC 2019 – Google Summer of Code. Read more here.
COBOL turns 60: Why it will outlive us all
… In March 1959, Hawes proposed that a new computer language be created. … Read more here.
Alibaba offers its own Java distribution
Make room, Oracle, SAP, and other Java distributors. E-commerce vendor Alibaba now has its own Java distribution too, the open source Dragonwell8 Java Development Kit (JDK). … Read more here.