Software Development Round-Up

A Collection of Top Software Development News, Articles, and Presentations October 2024 [InfoQ] Software Development Round-Up Sponsored by [Microsoft Azure] [Latest Content](#latest-content), [Top Viewed Content](#top-viewed-content), [Top News](#news), [Top Articles](#top-articles), [Top Presentations](#top-presentations-and-interviews) In this special newsletter we bring you up to date on all the new content and news related to Software Development on InfoQ. We are also maintaining a portal page for this content on InfoQ at: [(. [] Latest Content on InfoQ [Google Proposes Adding Pipe Syntax to SQL]( (news, Sep 21, 2024) [Swift Testing is a New Framework from Apple to Modernize Testing for Swift across Platforms]( (news, Sep 22, 2024) [Jetpack Compose Embraces Adaptive UIs with Compose Material 3 Adaptive]( (news, Sep 21, 2024) [.NET 9 Release Candidate 1: Approaching Final Release with Updates across the Framework]( (news, Sep 19, 2024) [Embracing Reactive Applications on JVM: a Deep Dive into Modern I/O Models and Vert.x]( (articles, Sep 18, 2024) [AI to Production: Learn How to Deploy Smarter with GitHub Copilot]( In this session, we’ll explore a Python project interacting with an Azure ML model via API. Using GitHub Copilot, we’ll improve understanding, containerize, and automate it with GitHub Actions. By the end, you'll grasp Copilot’s applied use cases. [Watch Now On Demand](. Sponsored content [AI to Production: Learn How to Deploy Smarter with GitHub Copilot (Livestream, Oct 1st) - Sponsored by Microsoft Azure]( [] Top Viewed Content on InfoQ [Amazon Introduces Storage Browser for S3]( (news, Sep 14, 2024) [JDK 23 and JDK 24: What We Know So Far]( (news, Aug 22, 2024) [Cloudflare Introduces Automatic SSL/TLS to Secure and Simplify Origin Server Connectivity]( (news, Aug 31, 2024) [Es-Toolkit, a Modern Lodash Alternative]( (news, Aug 16, 2024) [Microsoft Releases .NET 9 Preview 7 with New Features and Updates]( (news, Aug 22, 2024) [] Top News [Microsoft Releases Prompty: New VS Code Extension for Integrating LLMs into .NET Development]( Microsoft has released a new Visual Studio Code extension called Prompty, designed to integrate Large Language Models (LLMs) like GPT-4o directly into .NET development workflows. This free tool aims to simplify the process of adding AI-driven capabilities to applications. The official release post includes a practical example demonstrating how Prompty can be used in real-world scenarios. [JSpecify 1.0.0 and Nullability in Java]( The JSpecify collective has made its first release. The group's mission is to define common sets of annotation types for use in JVM languages, to improve static analysis and language interoperation. The first release is centred on nullability, and aligns with a recently announced Draft JEP that is exploring this issue at language level. [Null-Restricted and Nullable Types for Java]( Draft JEP 8303099 was recently made public. This JEP discusses Null-Restricted and Nullable Types, and aims to bring optional nullness-marking to the Java language, in a similar way to that seen in other programming languages (such as Kotlin). [Mastering Spring Boot: Deploying Intelligent Java Apps on Azure App Service]( Learn how to leverage the power of Azure App Service, Azure OpenAI, and GitHub Actions to deploy and manage intelligent, OpenAI-enabled Java Spring applications in the cloud. [Watch Now On Demand](. Sponsored content [Mastering Spring Boot: Deploying Intelligent Java Apps on Azure App Service (Livestream, Sept 30th) - Sponsored by Microsoft Azure]( [Rust 1.80 Adds Support for Lazy Statics, Extends Ranges in Patterns, and More]( Rust 1.80 stabilizes LazyCell and LazyLock, two new types that can be used to delay initialization of data until the first time they are accessed. It also brings support for exclusive ranges as well as a couple of related lint warnings. Additionally, it allows variadic functions without a named parameter for compatibility with C23, stabilizes many APIs, and more. [The Value of Using Timeless Testing Tools]( According to Benjamin Bischoff, developers find new tools much more interesting than old ones, as they offer an opportunity to learn new technologies and approaches and to expand their tool belt. Using tools that have been around for decades, however, can save time and budget. When evaluating tools, it is more important to understand the problem to be solved than to jump straight into the tools. [] Top Articles [WebAssembly, the Safer Alternative to Integrating Native Code in Java]( JVM apps often need to run native code. The current options: porting to JVM or dynamic linking, have significant drawbacks. Using Chicory Wasm runtime promises a safer alternative. [article]( [WebAssembly and Containers: Orchestrating Distributed Architectures with .NET Aspire]( In this article, we will dive into .NET Aspire and illustrate how you can orchestrate next-generation distributed applications that consist of containers, WebAssembly workloads, and dependencies. [article]( [Mastering Impact Analysis and Optimizing Change Release Processes]( The recent CrowdStrike outage highlights the need to uphold best practices in production changes and offers a chance to reevaluate processes for managing complex systems effectively. [article]( [Embracing Reactive Applications on JVM: a Deep Dive into Modern I/O Models and Vert.x]( This article discusses non-blocking I/O models in software development, focusing on Vert.x for building reactive applications on the JVM, with superior performance in high-concurrency environments. [article]( [] Top Presentations [Not Just Memory Safety: How Rust Helps Maintain Efficient Software]( Pietro Albini discusses how Rust's type system can be used to ensure correctness and ease refactorings, leveraging procedural macros to reduce code duplication, introducing parallelism, and tooling. [Pietro Albini]( [What Can You Learn from the Fastest Code in the World?]( Alan Elder explores the extremes one can go to in order to push the boundaries of code performance and efficiency to perform complex processing on millions of packets per second. [Alan Elder]( [The Home Computer That Roared: How the BBC Micro Shaped Our World]( Jeremy Ruston explores what made the BBC Micro attractive and what can be learned from it today. [Jeremy Ruston]( [Uncomplex: Modern Hardware for Better Software]( John O'Hara discusses how recent hardware & software advances can help founders and CTOs succeed. [John O'Hara]( [The Keys to Developer Productivity: Collaborate and Innovate]( Heather VanCura discusses how to adopt the latest Java technology, innovate and contribute to the future evolution of the Java platform and ecosystem. [Heather VanCura]( [Connect with InfoQ on Twitter]( [Connect with InfoQ on Facebook]( [Connect with InfoQ on LinkedIn]( [Connect with InfoQ on Youtube]( You have received this message because you are subscribed to the “Special Reports Newsletter”. To stop receiving this email, please click the following link: [Unsubscribe]( C4Media Inc. (InfoQ.com), 2275 Lake Shore Boulevard West, Suite #325, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M8V 3Y3