NetSuite ERP bolsters automation for HR, supply chain, sales and banking
Appealing to companies that are navigating a global labour shortage and supply-chain problems, NetSuite has announced a wide variety of ERP tools.
View ArticleWhy the C programming language still rules
The C language has been a programming staple for decades. Here’s how it stacks up against C++, Java, C#, Go, Rust, Python, and the newest kid on the block — Carbon.
View ArticleShould C/C++ be deprecated in favour of Rust?
Microsoft executive says it’s time to retire the C and C++ programming languages and use Rust instead.
View ArticleDeno 1.26 improves Node.js compatibility, npm support
Deno 1.26, the latest version of the TypeScript / JavaScript runtime that strives to improve on Node.js, emphasises Node.js compatibility.
View Article11 old software bugs that took way too long to squash
As these examples show, vulnerabilities can lurk within production code for years or decades — and attacks can come at any time.
View Article7 reasons to love the Rust language (and 7 reasons not to)
Love it or hate it, Rust is taking the world by storm. Here's a look at what's great, and not-so-great, about the so-called modern successor to C and C++.
View ArticleUbuntu 22.10 shines on MicroPython, microcontrollers
Latest update to Canonical’s Linux distro revs Ruby, Go, GCC, and Rust toolchains and supports MicroPython on microcontrollers such as the Raspberry Pi Pico W.
View ArticleIs performance tracking about to go mobile?
Productivity tracking has exploded in the last few years as companies sought to keep track of employee performance. That monitoring could soon go mobile.
View ArticleNext.js 13 hones routing, layouts, rendering
Latest upgrade to Vercel’s React framework for building web apps also debuts an ‘extremely fast’ Rust-based bundler called Turbopack.
View ArticleOver 90% of companies overpay for project collaboration software
SaaS purchasing platform Vertice reports that enterprises are overpaying between an average of 20-30 per cent for collaboration tools.
View ArticleOracle aligns GraalVM development with Java development
Oracle plans to contribute some code from GraalVM, a high-performance, polyglot version of the Java Development Kit, to OpenJDK.
View ArticleOpenSSL project patches two vulnerabilities but downgrades severity
The OpenSSL project released a patch for two high severity vulnerabilities in the world’s most widely used cryptographic library.
View ArticlePalo Alto targets zero-day threats with new firewall software
PAN 11.0 Nova, the latest version of Palo Alto's firewall operating system, enables upgraded malware sandboxing and ties into the vendor’s new CASB.
View ArticleHow Dicker Data is building a software empire
Dicker Data is powering ahead with plans to build a software empire in Australia and New Zealand, creating a multimillion-dollar business based on enhanced partner services and an expanding vendor...
View ArticleShould we measure developer productivity?
The strength of the software development team is each individual developer. The strength of each developer is the team.
View ArticleIBM sues Micro Focus for mainframe software copyright infringement
IBM alleges that software partner Micro Focus copied its proprietary file format and broke a contract with the company, in a suit filed in the Southern District of New York.
View ArticleHP to cut up to 6,000 staff in plan to mitigate PC market softness
HP expects to lay off 4,000 to 6,000 employees by the end of fiscal year 2025, reducing its 51,000-strong global workforce by about 12 per cent.
View ArticleKotlin 1.8.0 beta introduces experimental functions
Next version of the Kotlin programming language adds support for Java 19 and introduces experimental functions for the JVM to recursively copy or delete directory content.
View ArticleC++ overtakes Java in language popularity index
Java ranked fourth in the December 2022 Tiobe index of programming language popularity, the lowest Java has ranked in the history of the index.
View ArticleAWS updates machine learning service SageMaker
AWS has added new features to its managed machine learning service Amazon SageMaker, designed to improve governance attributes within the service.
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