Category: Software Development

  • Ruby on Rails streamlines deployment with Kamal 2

    [ad_1] Kamal is able to perform this operation because Rails is equipped with a Dockerfile for turning an application into a container image, Heinemeier said. With Rails 8, the Dockerfile has been upgraded to include a proxy, called Thruster, which sits in front of the Puma web server to offer X-Sendfile acceleration, asset compression, and…

  • Kobiton preps AI-enabled testing tools for mobile apps

    [ad_1] Mobile apps tester Kobiton announced plans to roll out an AI issue aggregation engine early next year. The AI-driven engine will allow users to group related errors and identify shared commonalities across test sessions, the company said. Kobiton made the announcement September 26. Providing one example of how the engine would work, Kobiton said…

  • A for-profit OpenAI? Huh. What would it be good for?

    [ad_1] Opinion Once upon a time, OpenAI was purely a non-profit. Really. It was established in December 2015 as a non-profit AI research organization. Now it appears increasingly likely that OpenAI will become a for-profit company. OpenAI, of course, has declined to comment on multiple reports on any moves to become a for-profit entity, but…

  • Is it possible to save money and run on a public cloud?

    [ad_1] Most businesses need a better strategy than cloud repatriation for problematic applications. These applications hid their inefficiencies while running on premises because we never saw a bill for resource utilization, including storage, network, computing, etc. Often, these applications did not undergo any architecture review when they were built. “It works, doesn’t it?” was the…

  • Oracle could control Arm chipmaker Ampere in 2027

    [ad_1] Oracle could choose to take control of Ampere Computing, the Arm processor designer it has backed and uses in its cloud. A proxy statement [PDF] filed on Wednesday reveals that Oracle held 29 percent stake in Ampere as of May 31, 2024, and has the option to gain majority control over the chip house…

  • Tabnine AI agents generate, validate code for Jira issues

    [ad_1] AI coding assistant Tabnine has added two AI agents that integrate with the Atlassian Jira project management platform, one for generating code from requirements outlined in Jira issues and one for validating code for those requirements. Unveiled September 24, the two agents include the Jira Implementation Agent and the Jira Validation Agent. With one…

  • Could eBPF have spared us the Crowdstrike incident?

    [ad_1] Interview The CrowdStrike chaos was caused by software running riot in the Windows kernel after an update tripped up the code. eBPF is a useful tool for kernel tracing and observability, but could it have mitigated the CrowdStrike incident? “It’s interesting,” Tom Wilkie, CTO of observability specialist Grafana Labs tell The Register, “because there…

  • What’s next for Azure API Management?

    [ad_1] The underlying numbers are impressive: more than 35,000 customers, 2 million managed APIs, and 2.2 trillion calls a month, with significant yearly growth across all three metrics. Vinogradsky attributes this to being customer-led. He says, “You wouldn’t believe the amount of time the team spends interacting with customers directly, working with our field teams…

  • How to use generics in your Java programs

    [ad_1] public interface Map<K, V> { … } Now, we replace K with String as the key type. We’ll also replace V with Integer as the value type: Map<String, Integer> map = new HashMap<>(); map.put(“Duke”, 30); map.put(“Juggy”, 25); // map.put(1, 100); // This line would cause a compile-time error This example shows a HashMap that…

  • Eclipse working group to address cybersecurity, AI regulations

    [ad_1] The Eclipse Foundation has launched the Open Regulatory Compliance Working Group (ORC WG) to address evolving global regulations aimed at improving software quality and security. The working group’s formation follows Eclipse’s initial partnering with the Apache Software Foundation and other open source organizations in April. Announced September 24, the initiative looks to support participants…