Visual Studio Code 1.76 shines on usability, pytest
February 2023 release of Microsoft’s code editor enhances usability for profiles and remote development, improves IntelliSense for pytest in the Pylance extension.
Stories by Paul Krill
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Oracle: Java subscribers can renew under old terms
Existing Oracle Java SE licensees may continue with their per-processor or per-user plans, and do not have to move to the new per-employee subscription, Oracle says.
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.NET 8 Preview 2 brings Blazor performance boosts
ASP.NET Core improvements in the second .NET 8 preview include a high-performance Blazor component for displaying tabular data and partial JIT compilation for Blazor WebAssembly apps.
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Microsoft introduces reliable web app pattern for .NET cloud apps
Microsoft’s reliable web app pattern is a set of best practices for migrating ASP.NET web applications to its Azure cloud.
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Java 21 set to include sequenced collections, string templates
Long-term support release of standard Java, due this fall, begins to take shape.
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Java source code could switch to UTF-8 encoding
The current state of ‘ill-defined encoding’ creates unnecessary problems when working with the JDK codebase, an OpenJDK proposal says.
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ASP.NET Core gets full-stack web programming in .NET 8
Blazor United combines server-side and client-side rendering in a full-stack web programming model in ASP.NET Core 8, now available in a first preview.
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Altostra template creates ChatGPT-like apps on AWS
Altostra says ChatGPT-like apps can be built using AWS Lambda and any of the OpenAI GPT-3 models in less than five minutes.
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Microsoft offers Visual Studio IDE extension for .NET upgrades
Developers can move apps to .NET 6 and .NET 7 from older technologies.
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Real-time Ubuntu Linux now available
Canonical's platform emphasises security and time-bound workload usage for verticals such as defense, telecom, and the public sector.
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GitHub Copilot update includes security vulnerability filtering
GitHub says the controversial AI-assisted coding tool is now being used by more than 400 organisations to increase developer productivity and improve code quality.
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Android 14 preview for developers arrives
Google has released a first Developer Preview of its Android 14 mobile OS, emphasising tablets and foldables as well as improvements for data transfers and battery life.
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Microsoft pledges support in .NET language updates
Microsoft has just updated its strategy for C#, F#, and Visual Basic, committing to performance and stability for all three languages.
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Visual Studio Code 1.75 brings configuration profiles
Profiles allow VS Code users to create and share configurations for the UI, extensions, settings, keyboard shortcuts, tasks and user snippets.
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Oracle per-employee Java pricing causes concern
Oracle’s 2023 per-employee pricing for standard Java is raising concerns about its potential impact on Java licensing costs for customers.
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