Pro Java framework builds microservices as Docker containers The java-micro platform lets developers build and configure environment, command-line, and external services 15 Feb
Pro Java, C, C++ face growing competition in popularity The three languages are still tops in Tiobe's popularity index, albeit with sinking ratings 14 Feb
Pro JavaScript spec adds async functions, shared memory Soon to be ECMAScript 2017 also incorporates string padding and trailing commas 6 Feb
Pro MIT taps LLVM’s parallel processing power for faster code MIT modifications take advantage of parallel processing for developers 6 Feb
Pro Go 1.8 goes for efficiency and convenience Latest release candidate features HTTP2 Push support and updated compiler back end for more efficient code 12 Jan
Pro RStudio’s new enterprise platform graduates from beta RStudio Connect is aimed at giving easy access to R-generated analysis across an organisation, including non-R users 12 Jan
Pro Lambdascript adds functional programming to Python Language project, still in the alpha stage, works with Python expressions and emphasises literate programming 11 Jan
Pro Google boosts Python by turning it into Go Experimental Grumpy project compiles Python apps into Go, for faster runtimes and closer interoperability 6 Jan
Pro IBM takes the drudgery out of DevOps Bluemix Continuous Delivery offers reusable workflows for DevOps, with familiar services such as GitHub and Slack as part of the plan 8 Dec
Pro Google goes ‘fuzzy’ to combat insecure software New OSS-Fuzz initiative tests key open source software projects at scale, so you won't have to 5 Dec
Pro Oracle cuts management, messaging specs in Java EE 8 MVC spec to transfer to another organisation due to shifting priorities 1 Dec
Pro Node.js update makes JavaScript VMs future-proof Node.js Foundation and NodeSource are improving extensibility and security for the server-side JavaScript platform 30 Nov
Pro The next Visual Studio is all about extensions Likely new features in Microsoft's Visual Studio 15 include identifying performance bottlenecks and revealing dependencies 14 Nov
Pro GitHub Enterprise 2.8 adds new workflow options With in-line code reviews and direct support for Jupyter notebooks, GitHub Enterprise widens the communication path for project workflows 11 Nov
Pro Java, C remain firmly as most popular languages Stalwarts have held the top two spots in Tiobe's popularity index since 2001, even as other languages get all the hype 8 Nov
Pro Project for porting C to Rust gains Mozilla backing Corrode project automatically ports C codebases to Rust, providing C projects a new lease on life 1 Nov
Pro Rust prioritises ease of use over features for 2017 The language will focus on improving ease of use, tooling and improved integration with other languages 28 Oct
Pro GitHub open-sources tool to track and preview Puppet changes If tweaks to your Puppet setups are causing breakage across your deployments, GitHub's Octocatalog-diff ensures that new Puppet settings don't wreck... 25 Oct
Pro JavaScript projects regroup under a new foundation JQuery Foundation gives way to the JS Foundation 18 Oct
Pro Microsoft open-sources P language for IoT Platform specialises in asynchronous programming for embedded systems, device drivers, and distributed services 17 Oct
Pro Microsoft reveals new features in C# 7.0 Version 7.0 offers tuples and pattern matching along with performance and coding improvements 29 Aug
Pro Microservices, Java-on-Java top Oracle’s JVM design goals Ambitious plans focus on density, scaling, and stronger language capabilities 11 Aug
Pro Researcher hides stealthy malware in legitimate digitally signed files Technique does not break the original file's signature and can allow malware to bypass AV detection 8 Aug
Pro Businesses stick with Java, Python and C Survey finds that while developers like newer languages, businesses prefer the stalwarts 3 Aug
Pro Python for .Net rises from the dead After long suffering from stagnant development, the IronPython project for running Python on .Net is getting a new lease on life with new team... 22 Jul
Pro Security software that uses ‘code hooking’ opens doors to hackers Flaws allow hackers to easily bypass exploit mitigations in the OS and third-party apps 20 Jul
Pro Facebook details its 2016 open source accomplishments Ramped up OS initiatives, with a 35% increase in followers 20 Jul
Pro Symantec bugfest highlights the dangers of security software Security software has worse flaws than the average application 6 Jul
Pro Severe flaws in widely used open source library threaten projects Input validation flaws in libarchive could lead to remote code execution 23 Jun
Pro JavaScript specification gets official thumbs-up ECMAScript 2016 has limited new features due to the new philosophy of providing smaller, more frequent updates 22 Jun
Pro Git 2.9 improves submodules, diff readability Latest version of the open source version control system features a diff heuristic for better clarity 20 Jun
Pro Ruby again shines in popularity Language jumps seven spots from a year ago in Tiobe's index, while C's popularity takes a hit 11 May
Pro GitLab repairs critical flaw letting users log in as admins Fixes are available for all supported versions of GitLab Community Edition and GitLab Enterprise Edition 9 May
Pro Google V8 JavaScript engine now backs WebAssembly Version 5.1 also boosts performance and standardisation, and it implements more of the Orinoco garbage collector 28 Apr
Pro GitHub Enterprise 2.6 streamlines workflows Admins and developers have a cadre of new tools to ease their jobs in the latest update to the enterprise-grade edition of GitHub 28 Apr
Pro Facebook bug hunter discovers backdoor left by other bug hunter Backdoor script stole Facebook employee credentials from a corporate server 25 Apr
Pro Juniper Networks code review reveals no new backdoors Continuing internal code audit closes some vulnerabilities in Junos OS products, but unearths no other examples of spying code 18 Apr
Pro Is the blockchain good for security? Blockchain is now being hyped as the solution to all inefficient information processing systems 4 Apr
Pro Red Hat Enterprise Linux offered free to devs Free access to array of RHEL development tools 4 Apr
Pro Google expects Angular 2 is ‘not too far away’ Popular JavaScript framework is nearing the last point before an official general release 4 Apr
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