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Tim Anderson

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Journalist at DevClass

Blogger at ITWriting Blog

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  • Interview: Bjarne Stroustrup on 21st century C++, AI risks, and why the language is hard to replace • DEVCLASS

    6 days ago | devclass.com | Tim Anderson

    C++ inventor Bjarne Stroustrup talked to DevClass on how to write modern C++, the problem with trying to replace the language, AI risks, and why having multiple compilers with slightly different implementations is actually a good thing. At the Qt World Summit in Munich this week, we spoke to Stroustrup ahead of his presentation on “21stcentury C++”. Despite the name of his session, Stroustrup is not focused on upcoming features in C++ 26 (the next major version) such as reflection and contracts.

  • Qt Bridges: Hiding C++ and bringing Qt UI to any language

    1 week ago | devclass.com | Tim Anderson

    Qt Bridges presented on stage at the Qt World Summit in Munich, by Qt project chief maintainer Volker Hilsheimer and director product management Maurice KalinowskiAt the Qt World Summit in Munich the Qt Company, maker of a widely used UI framework, unveiled its plan to bring Qt UI to any programming language, starting with Java, C#, Rust, Swift and Kotlin, and extending a technology that already exists for Python.

  • OpenSearch 3.0 hits: First major release under Linux Foundation as it battles ElasticSearch for mindshare

    1 week ago | devclass.com | Tim Anderson

    The OpenSearch Software Foundation, part of the Linux Foundation, has released OpenSearch 3.0, with experimental GPU-accelerated vector indexing, MCP (model context protocol) support, and modernization of its core Java code. Vector databases are a key feature of AI workloads. An experimental feature ads GPU acceleration with a claimed speed-up in index builds of up to 9.3 times. Native MCP support enables AI agents to communication with OpenSearch.

  • V8 JavaScript engine gets eager compilation hints, but will devs use sparingly as advised?

    1 week ago | devclass.com | Tim Anderson

    The V8 JavaScript engine, used by the Chrome web browser, Node.js and elsewhere, has a new feature which lets developers mark a file for early compilation, with strong benefits for load time provided the option is used sparingly.

  • AI software development has proven its worth but is risky

    2 weeks ago | theregister.com | Tim Anderson

    Analysis AI in software development has evolved rapidly since GitHub Copilot caught the world's attention with its June 2021 preview – and shows no sign of slowing down. Microsoft eggheads say AI can never be made secure – after testing Redmond's own productsREAD MOREVendors would have us believe that AI is changing everything. "Developers are now AI team managers, not individual coders.

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17 Apr 25

Creating a secure ASP . Net Core web application with Entra ID (formerly Azure AD) authentication by group membership - harder than it should be https://t.co/E9qAyQ0C0m

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2 Mar 25

Running book review: Out of thin air by Michael Crawley (spoiler: I liked it!) https://t.co/jpuliovt9F

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25 Oct 24

Facebook vs Reddit as discussion forums: why is Facebook so poor? https://t.co/XUUlsAHeaT