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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.
AWS adds MCP support to Q Developer command-line, IDE promised soon

2 weeks ago | devclass.com | Tim Anderson

AWS has added Model Context Protocol (MCP) support to its Q Developer AI-driven coding assistant, initially only for the command line (CLI) but with support within IDEs (via the Q Developer plugin) promised “in the coming weeks.”MCP is an API introduced by Anthropic to standardize how AI assistants and agents communicate with tools, giving the AI important new capabilities but also introducing new risks. Q Developer CLI runs on macOS or Linux, or Windows via WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux).
JetBrains defends removal of negative reviews for unpopular AI Assistant

2 weeks ago | devclass.com | Tim Anderson

JetBrains has defended its removal of negative reviews and feedback for its AI Assistant on its plugin marketplace, stating that this was either in accordance with its policy or to remove outdated content. The AI Assistant, first released in July 2023, has been downloaded over 22 million times but is rated only 2.3 out of 5. Users this week noticed that some negative reviews were being removed. “My previous comment was deleted without any specific reason.
GNU compiler collection 15.1 released: COBOL support, improved Rust, compatibility concerns

2 weeks ago | devclass.com | Tim Anderson

GCC (GNU compiler collection) 15.1 is out, a major new version and the first to include a COBOL front-end, though it is limited to 64-bit and either x86-64 or ARM64 architectures. But developers are worried that a change in behavior in C/C++ will silently break existing code. COBOL is a legacy programming language but still in active use especially on mainframes.
'Engineering chaos' • DEVCLASS

3 weeks ago | devclass.com | Tim Anderson

A survey of over 100 enterprises reported by DevOps startup Earthly showed that the top CI/CD (Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery) issue is not speed but rather that the diversity of development stacks enabled by containerization has made it impossible to enforce engineering and security policy across teams.
Docker introduces MCP Catalog and Toolkit as vendors scramble to support the protocol despite security concerns

3 weeks ago | devclass.com | Tim Anderson

Docker has introduced its own MCP (Model Context Protocol) catalog alongside an MCP Toolkit for managing MCP tools. The MCP Catalog is part of Docker Hub and the company claims over 100 initial servers, giving access to third-party tools from vendors including Elastic, Salesforce Heroku, New Relic, Stripe, Pulumi, Grafana Labs, Kong and Neo4j.
Next.js 15.3 released with near-complete Turbopack support – but React Server Components are under fire • DEVCLASS

4 weeks ago | devclass.com | Tim Anderson

Next.js 15.3 is out with near-complete Turbopack support – but React Server Components (RSCs) are under fire in the community after a Shopify engineer declared that “5 years in, it isn’t working out.”Turbopack is a Rust-based JavaScript bundler for TypeScript and React Server Components, created by Webpack inventor Tobias Koppers and much faster than its predecessor.