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TIOBE Index: SQL slides in programmer popularity stakes

1 week ago | devclass.com | Paul Kunert

SQL has slid down the TIOBE Index of computer languages, as developers switch their focus to NoSQL databases. The TIOBE Index measures the popularity of almost 100 languages. It readmitted SQL to its listing in 2018 because although it is data specific, it is Turing complete. It has always been in the top 10 of the index – until recently.
Apple's Containerization will matter to developers – but Podman devs complain of unfixed issues • DEVCLASS

2 weeks ago | devclass.com | Tim Anderson

Apple has introduced VM-based Containerization at its WWDC (Worldwide Developer Conference), along with Container – an open-source CLI (command-line interface) – however it has yet to fix a problem which prevents the latest dev builds of Podman from using the Rosetta translation layer, needed for high performance amd64 performance within Linux VMs. The company’s main target here is developer tooling for server-side Linux applications, and the new features will be welcome, though full support...
Enforced Kotlin, breaking changes, grabbing signing keys: Google makes Android development too hard say devs

2 weeks ago | devclass.com | Tim Anderson

Software engineer and app developer Ashish Bhatia cites multiple reasons why Android development is hard work, winning agreement from many developers who encounter challenges developing apps and keeping them current. Bhatia once worked at Google on Android security, and now develops an Android app called MusicSync.
Cursor AI editor hits 1.0 milestone, including BugBot and high-risk background agents

3 weeks ago | devclass.com | Tim Anderson

Anysphere has released version 1.0 of its AI editor, Cursor, along with new features including previews of a BugBot that automatically reviews pull requests (PRs) and finds issues, a Background Agent that edits code in a remote environment, and a Memories feature which stores and references facts from previous AI chats. BugBot connects to GitHub and inspects the content of code commits.
Apple developers reject Java, claim big savings from switch to Swift

3 weeks ago | devclass.com | Tim Anderson

An internal Apple developer team revealed in a new case study that “Java’s memory management approach no longer aligns with our growing demands and efficiency goals.”The team is now looking for more efficient languages, and in this example chose Swift, achieving a claimed 50 percent reduction in hardware utilization, 90 percent less memory, and 40 percent more throughput. The service is for password monitoring, checking user passwords against a list of those that have leaked.
Angular 20: focus on reactivity and performance, possible solution for deprecated Karma testing

3 weeks ago | devclass.com | Tim Anderson

The Angular team has released version 20, with key changes including further stabilized reactivity based on its Signals API, a developer preview of doing without ZoneJS to improve performance, and experimental support for the vitest testing framework as a replacement for the deprecated Karma test runner. Sponsored by Google, Angular is an open-source web framework with both client-side and optional server-side rendering.
Node.js frustrating and inefficient? OpenAI rewrites AI coding tool in Rust

3 weeks ago | devclass.com | Tim Anderson

OpenAI has rewritten its forthcoming AI command-line coding tool, Codex CLI, in Rust, citing gains in performance and security, as well as avoiding dependence on Node.js which can be “frustrating or a blocker for some users.”Codex is an experimental coding agent which runs either from a web browser within ChatGPT, or locally using Codex CLI.
Microsoft designates Blazor as its main future investment in Web UI for .NET

1 month ago | devclass.com | Tim Anderson

At its Build developer event last week, Microsoft told attendees that Blazor is its main investment in Web UI (user interface) for ASP.NET Core, despite the continuing popularity of the older ASP.NET MVC and Razor Page frameworks. Blazor is an end-to-end stack that lets developers use .NET and C# both on the server and in a browser client. Blazor Hybrid is a further variant in which mobile and desktop applications use a web view control to run Blazor applications.
Microsoft’s Linux-friendly approach to C# scripting is planned for .NET 10

1 month ago | devclass.com | Tim Anderson

Microsoft has developed a new simplified way of running C# from the command line, designed both for scripting and learning, implemented via “ignored directives” to be added to the language in the forthcoming .NET 10.
Researchers warn of prompt injection vulnerability in GitHub MCP with no obvious fix

1 month ago | devclass.com | Tim Anderson

A team of researchers at Invariant Labs, based in Zurich, Switzerland, has warned developers of a prompt injection vulnerability in GitHub’s MCP (Model Context Protocol) server, which could result in code leaking from private repositories. The issue is not a flaw in the GitHub MCP server code, but rather an architectural issue, says research engineer Marco Milanta and CTO Luca Beurer-Kellner.