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Gemini Pro: Google empowers developers with advanced AI capabilities

Ryan Daws — Fri, 15 Dec 2023 12:29:58 +0000

Google has announced the availability of its AI model Gemini Pro for developers and enterprises to craft solutions for their specific needs. This move is accompanied by a commitment to ongoing refinement based on user feedback. Gemini comes in three distinctive sizes: Ultra, Pro, and Nano. The Nano version has already been integrated into Android... Read more »

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SAP empowers developers with generative AI capabilities

Ryan Daws — Thu, 02 Nov 2023 15:51:32 +0000

During its TechEd event, SAP made a series of announcements aimed at empowering developers with generative AI capabilities. Juergen Mueller, CTO and member of the Executive Board of SAP, stressed the importance of adapting to the evolving technology and business environment. “Today’s dynamic landscape demands every developer to be an AI developer,” Mueller affirmed. “The... Read more »

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Ruby on Rails creator deplores ‘open-source hooliganism’

Ryan Daws — Fri, 08 Sep 2023 11:23:42 +0000

Ruby on Rails creator David Heinemeier Hansson has expressed his concerns about what he called “open-source hooliganism.” Hansson recounted a recent incident involving the TypeScript community and their reaction to a decision made by the team behind Turbo. Hansson began by acknowledging the passion that many developers have for their preferred programming languages and tools.... Read more »

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The most in-demand programming languages for 2023

Ryan Daws — Wed, 08 Feb 2023 13:01:13 +0000

Coding Dojo has released its list of the most in-demand programming languages for this year. The list uses the number of open full-time jobs to determine the skills that employers are desperately looking for. Notably, the top three most in-demand languages have been shaken up. Likely driven by the demand for machine learning solutions, Python... Read more »

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Google releases Flutter 3.7 and teases future improvements

Ryan Daws — Thu, 26 Jan 2023 10:37:22 +0000

Google held its Flutter Forward event this week where it announced version 3.7 of the framework and teased future improvements. Flutter started life as a framework for developing Android and iOS apps. Over the years, it’s expanded to help developers build apps for not just mobile, but also desktop, web, and more, all from a... Read more »

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Malware campaign targets official Python and JavaScript repos

Ryan Daws — Tue, 13 Dec 2022 16:38:38 +0000

An active malware campaign is targeting official Python and JavaScript repositories. Software supply chain security firm Phylum spotted the campaign. Phylum said that it discovered the campaign after noticing a flurry of activity around typosquats of the popular Python requests package. Typosquats take advantage of simple typos to install malicious packages. In this case, the... Read more »

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InAppBrowser tool reveals hidden JavaScript injections

Ryan Daws — Fri, 19 Aug 2022 10:48:09 +0000

A tool created by developer Felix Krause reveals hidden JavaScript injections through in-app browsers. In-app browsers offer a convenient way for developers to let users browse specific websites without leaving their apps. However, they can be used to invade users’ privacy. A JavaScript injection can be used via an in-app browser to collect data about... Read more »

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Ruby on Rails creator: 7.0 ‘is the version of Rails I’ve been longing for’

Ryan Daws — Mon, 20 Dec 2021 10:40:40 +0000

David Heinemeier Hansson, the creator of Ruby on Rails, says 7.0 is the version he’s “been longing for”. Version 7.0 was released last Wednesday and brings with it several major upgrades: Hansson says 7.0 is “the one where all the cards are on the table. No more tricks up our sleeves. The culmination of years... Read more »

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2021 Stack Overflow Survey: React.js takes the web framework crown, Python is in-demand, and devs still love Rust

Ryan Daws — Tue, 03 Aug 2021 12:42:58 +0000

The 2021 edition of Stack Overflow’s developer survey features both substantial changes in the landscape while other elements have remained stubbornly resilient. In a blog post, Stack Overflow’s Ben Popper and David Gibson wrote: “This year’s survey was a little different than ones in years past. We opened our 2020 survey in February, and by... Read more »

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Google announces raft of Play Store security policy updates

Ryan Daws — Fri, 30 Jul 2021 14:20:05 +0000

Google has announced a number of changes to its Play Store security policies that will come into effect over the coming year. Starting in September, a new section will be added to Google’s Enforcement policy that will mean inactive or otherwise abandoned developer accounts will be closed after one year of dormancy. October will see... Read more »

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