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 ...

You can tell how important 'big data' is from the snowstorm of jargon surrounding it. This book sets out to guide the reader through the jargon to understand why you might choose a particular ...

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 year's ACM SIGGRAPH returns to Los Angeles from July 19th to 23rd and there's a lot to look forward to as this preview video indicates. We can also view the Real-Time Live! Trailer - a taster of ...

This insightful interview with Tom Lane, a core developer celebrating twenty five years as a committer on the PostgreSQL project, looks at foundational architectural choices that have sustained the ...

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 ...

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 ...

This book puts high-level design theory to work in a .NET context, teaching the key skills, technologies, and best practices required to become an effective .NET software architect. In this fourth ...

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.

The latest edition of Murach’s classic SQL Server book teaches the SQL statements that every database developer should know. In each chapter Joel Murach features clear examples, easy-to-understand ...