Articles for category: Software (Tech & Development)

C# Dev Kit Previews .NET Aspire Orchestration — Visual Studio Magazine

News C# Dev Kit Previews .NET Aspire Orchestration Microsoft’s dev team has been busy updating the C# Dev Kit, a Visual Studio Code extension that enhances the C# development experience by providing tools for managing, debugging, and editing C# projects. The kit’s tooling includes: C# project and solution management via an integrated solution explorer Native testing environment to run and debug tests using the Test Explorer Roslyn-powered language service for best in-class C# language features such as code navigation, refactoring, semantic awareness, and more It builds on OmniSharp and .NET CLI to offer a more seamless, feature-rich environment for developers

For March’s Patch Tuesday, 57 fixes — and 7 zero-days

For so few patches from Microsoft this month (57), we have seven zero-days to manage (with a “Patch Now” recommendation for Windows) and standard release schedules for Microsoft Office, Microsoft browsers (Edge) and Visual Studio.  Adobe is back with a critical update for Reader, but it’s not been paired (at least for now) with a Microsoft patch. To navigate what’s changed, the team from Readiness has crafted this useful infographic detailing the risks of deploying these updates to each platform. (And here’s a look at the last six months of Patch Tuesday releases.) Known issues  Microsoft is still dealing with reported gaming

How Wasm reinvents web development

From there, we abstracted things even further to running code in a browser. These days, the browser functions almost as an operating system, minimizing the developer’s dependency on the underlying OS. Chrome, for example, runs in Windows, Android, iOS, and macOS, executing code within its own controlled sandbox. It is a deeper abstraction than even the JVM or .NET runtime.  And this is why Wasm fascinates me. It has the potential to really answer the call of “Write once, run everywhere.” That was the great hope of Java, but it didn’t take long for that aphorism to become “Write once, debug everywhere.”  While Wasm

Data Synchronization for Edge Computing with SymmetricDS

Edge computing is a distributed system design that moves computation and data storage to where it’s most required – at the ‘edge’ of the network. Moving these tasks to the edge of the network enables computing in real time, which reduces the cost of bandwidth and latency significantly. But edge computing environments face various problems, such as synchronizing data between edge nodes (like local devices) and central systems (which are usually cloud or data centers). Luckily, there are tools that can help with this. In this article, I’ll teach you how to use the open source data synchronization and database

Automate and Standardize IBM ACE Installation

Tackling the Repetition If you’ve worked with IBM App Connect Enterprise (ACE) for any length of time, you’re probably familiar with the repetitive nature of installations. Each setup involves the same predictable steps: unpacking the release files, configuring directories, updating scripts, adjusting ODBC entries, setting up the runtime environment, and verifying that everything runs smoothly.  While these steps might seem routine, the manual process is inherently prone to human error. A missed step, such as skipping a configuration file or mistyping a path, can cause inconsistencies that lead to operational issues — problems that sometimes take a long time to

OpenAI reveals Responses API, Agents SDK for building agentic experiences

OpenAI is releasing new tools and APIs to help developers build agentic experiences. “We believe agents will soon become integral to the workforce, significantly enhancing productivity across industries. As companies increasingly seek to leverage AI for complex tasks, we’re committed to providing the building blocks that enable developers and enterprises to effectively create autonomous systems that deliver real-world impact,” OpenAI wrote in a post.  The company announced the Responses API, which allows developers to more easily integrate OpenAI’s tools into their own applications.  “As model capabilities continue to evolve, we believe the Responses API will provide a more flexible foundation

Founding Product Designer at Noloco

From internal tools to company-wide workflows, Noloco turns your data into a custom app your team will love to use. We empower businesses to create custom apps from their data, such as internal tools, client portals, and CRMs changing the way small and medium-sized businesses grow and work together. Backed by Y Combinator and top-class investors, Noloco is a fast-moving, remote-first company with a team spread across Ireland, Spain, and North America. Our Mission Our mission is to empower businesses to build truly custom solutions for their teams. As our Founding Product Designer, you will play a critical role in

How Warp Terminal Helps Me Correct My Scripts and Coding

Every so often, technology really seriously and magically impresses me, which is no easy feat these days. After all, we’ve pretty much seen everything the tech industry has to offer. Or so we think. As you know, technology is advancing at a breakneck speed, so every day I wake up thinking, “What gem am I going to find today?” A while back, I installed Warp terminal on both Linux and macOS (it’s also available for Windows, but I don’t use Microsoft’s OS) and found it to be an impressive piece of software, so much so that it has replaced my

Sharing the power of the command line

March 11, 2025 Ryan welcomes Zach Lloyd, founder and CEO of Warp, to the show to talk about reimagining the terminal. They also discuss why Warp was built in Rust (“it’s definitely harder”), how AI is transforming developer tools, and what Zach (formerly a principal engineer at Google) learned building Docs and Sheets. Credit: Alexandra Francis Warp is an intelligent terminal that combines AI tools and developer resources in one interface. Zach’s hope was to give more developers access to the arcane magic of the command line. Connect with Zach on LinkedIn. If you’re a terminal user, which one is

GitHub Availability Report: February 2025

In February, we experienced two incidents that resulted in degraded performance across GitHub services. February 25 14:25 UTC (lasting 2 hours and 19 minutes) On February 25, 2025, between 14:25 UTC and 16:44 UTC, email and web notifications experienced delivery delays. At the peak of the incident, the delay resulted in ~10% of all notifications taking over 10 minutes to be delivered, with the remaining ~90% being delivered within 5-10 minutes. This incident was caused by worker pools running too close to capacity at peak times, resulting in a delay in queue processing. We mitigated the incident by scaling out