Android Open Source Project has adopted Rust programming language for use in new Android OS development, citing memory safety advantages.
Now available in beta, the upgrade to Microsoft’s typed JavaScript also introduces an override keyword and improvements to template string types.
Work on the ECMA standard for C# 6 and later versions will take place in a public working space on GitHub.
Longtime staple of development for Apple platforms slides out of the top 20 in Tiobe Index of programming language popularity.
In a move that could mean serious competition for Oracle in the Java space, Microsoft is previewing its own build of OpenJDK.
March 2021 update features an inline menu for editing conditions and hit counts for function breakpoints, giving users more control.
Supreme Court has ruled in a 6-2 decision that Google’s use of Java in Android represents fair use and does not infringe on Oracle copyrights.
Eclipse Open VSX will serve as a public and vendor-neutral registry of VS Code extensions that can be used with Eclipse Theia and other IDEs.
Microsoft and Google are partnering to promote web browser compatibility around a number of CSS features, with an effort called #Compat2021.
Two OpenJDK draft proposals would enhance the expressiveness of pattern matching and boost data queries, potentially previewing in Java 17.
Debate rages about JavaScript’s possible usurpation of Java’s status as the ‘Write once, run anywhere’ programming language.
Async Foundations Working Group for Rust wants to make the language a leading choice for building distributed systems.
Swift language proposal would add actors as a way to prevent data races and other common bugs in concurrent programming.
GitLab has released version 13.0 of its devops platform, which integrates tools for software development, deployment, and project management.
These cloud-based tools can help development teams map out software projects and keep stakeholders in the loop.
