Programming Languages

GlassFish 8 Java server boosts data access, concurrency

Update implements Jakarta EE 11 platform and brings support for Jakarta Data repositories and virtual threads.

By Paul Krill

Feb 18, 20262 mins

JavaProgramming LanguagesSoftware Development

Articles

Python is slipping in popularity – Tiobe

The world’s most popular programming language is losing market share to more specialized languages such as R and Perl, Tiobe says.

By Paul Krill

Feb 9, 2026 3 mins

Programming LanguagesPythonR Language

Python everywhere! But are we there yet?

Which Python JIT compiles faster, what’s the easiest way to run PostgreSQL in Python, and can we run Python apps in Wasm yet? Find answers to these questions and more in this week’s report.

By Serdar Yegulalp

Feb 6, 2026 3 mins

PythonRustWebAssembly

Deno Sandbox launched for running AI-generated code

Deno Sandbox works in tandem with Deno Deploy—now in GA—to secure workloads where code must be generated, evaluated, or safely executed on behalf of an untrusted user.

By Paul Krill

Feb 5, 2026 2 mins

Code SecurityJavaScriptTypeScript

Beyond NPM: What you need to know about JSR

The JavaScript Registry makes building, sharing, and using JavaScript packages simpler and more secure, and you can use it with or without NPM.

By Matthew Tyson

Feb 5, 2026 8 mins

JavaScriptNode.jsTypeScript

Machine Learning in Java is Speeding Image Processing

Java developers can quickly implement image classification or object detection using pre-trained machine learning models.

Dec 18, 2020 6 mins

Java

Apple’s Xcode 26.3 brings integrated support for agentic coding

Apple platform developers can leverage AI coding agents such as Claude Agent and Codex directly in the IDE and throughout the application development workflow.

By Paul Krill

Feb 4, 2026 2 mins

Development ToolsGenerative AISwift

Wasmer beefs up Python support

WebAssembly runtime introduces experimental async API and support for dynamic linking in WASIX, enabling much broader support for Python packages and native modules.

By Paul Krill

Feb 2, 2026 2 mins

Libraries and FrameworksPythonWebAssembly

Are you ready for JavaScript in 2026?

Strip the types and hotwire the HTML—and triple check your package security while you are at it. JavaScript in 2026 is just getting started.

By Matthew Tyson

Jan 30, 2026 4 mins

JavaScriptTypeScriptWeb Development

Microsoft previews GitHub Copilot app modernization for C++

GitHub Copilot app modernization for C++ helps to streamline the process of adopting the latest version of the MSVC Build Tools.

By Paul Krill

Jan 29, 2026 2 mins

C++Development ToolsGenerative AI

Get started with Angular: Introducing the modern reactive workflow

A step-by-step guide to installing the tools, creating an application, and getting up to speed with Angular components, directives, services, and routers.

By Matthew Tyson

Jan 29, 2026 14 mins

JavaScriptTypeScriptWeb Development

CPython vs. PyPy: Which Python runtime has the better JIT?

How does CPython’s new native-JIT compiler stack up against PyPy? We ran side-by-side benchmarks to find out, and the answers may surprise you.

By Serdar Yegulalp

Jan 28, 2026 9 mins

Programming LanguagesPythonSoftware Development

Google’s Gemini AI model gets visual reasoning capability

Agentic Vision combines visual reasoning with code execution to ground answers in visual evidence, delivering a 5% to 10% quality boost across most vision benchmarks, Google said.

By Paul Krill

Jan 27, 2026 2 mins

Generative AIProgramming LanguagesPython