Microsoft has released .NET 11 Release Candidate 2 with updates to F#, MAUI and various libraries. As with RC1, this release includes a go-live support license, so it can be used in production ...

As another example of how interpretations of bit patterns differ, consider the way format specifiers in printf and similar functions work. A little known and used feature of the print specifier is the ...

A common requirement is to store a given bit pattern in a variable of the appropriate type. This is achieved using a numeric literal or constant. The compiler reads the constant and converts it to a ...

Written for experienced programmers looking for in-depth coverage of the Java language and platform, this revised and updated edition now covers Java 21. Cay S. Horstmann's sample programs demonstrate ...

This book shows how to use PHP and MySQL for web apps, the way the pros do. Joel Murach shows how to create a database-driven website that implements the MVC pattern in the first six chapters. The ...

Mozilla.ai has introduced cq, an open-source standard and platform designed to facilitate shared learning among AI agents. This promises to eliminate a lot of duplicated effort on the part of AI ...

This book shows how to create and deploy microservices-based applications using the latest versions of Spring Boot, Java, and Spring Cloud. Magnus Larsson starts with simple microservices and ...

This book is aimed at people who want to learn how to program but don't know where to start. Joel Murach takes a self-paced approach designed to help build competence and confidence in the reader's ...

We seem to be deeply worried about the threat of AI going rogue, and there are lots of examples of it doing just that. However, they are all misrepresentations, as AI has no intent and no motivation.

PlanetScale has launched a hosted Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that connects its database platform directly to AI development tools like Claude and Cursor. So what can you do with it? You can ...

Microsoft has announced three new benefits for premium subscribers to Visual Studio. The benefits are available to premium and enterprise subscribers, but aren't included for subscribers to the ...

Aspire 13.6 has been released. It now has persistent dashboards that store resource snapshots and telemetry in SQLite, so you can revisit up to ten completed runs. Other improvements include ...