By Paul Krill - Author - Channel Asia

Go programming gains in the workplace

Most Go programmers use Go at work, use Go for web programming, and work in the technology industry, Go Developer Survey 2020 results show.

Microsoft’s Windows API unification project moves forward

Project Reunion 0.5 Preview provides a unified set of APIs and tools for building desktop apps that target a broad set of Windows 10 OS versions.

Google’s OSS-Fuzz extends fuzzing to Java apps

Google’s open source fuzz testing project draws on Code Intelligence’s Jazzer to add support for Java and other JVM languages.

Google pulls the wraps off Flutter, Dart upgrades

Flutter 2 native UI toolkit debuts production-quality support for the web, while Dart 2.12 adds sound null safety.

Visual Studio 2019 16.9 brings memory error detection, C++ capabilities

Microsoft has made Visual Studio 2019 16.9 generally available and unveiled a preview of Visual Studio 2019 16.10.

Microsoft announces end of .NET Core 2.1 support

Microsoft advises users to migrate to a supported successor such as .NET Core 3.1 or .NET 5, or face potential security issues.

Microsoft's Visual Studio Code 1.54 runs on Apple Silicon

With Microsoft’s release of Visual Studio Code 1.54, the open source code editor now runs natively on Apple Silicon computers.

Microsoft’s Power Fx low-code language channels Excel

The no-code, low-code language already leveraged in Power Apps will be extended across the entire Power Platform.

Deno 1.8 preps for GPU-accelerated machine learning

WebGPU API for GPU rendering and computation is supported in the latest upgrade to the JavaScript/TypeScript runtime.

IT leaders see open source as higher quality

Top benefits of using open source are higher quality and innovation, while barriers include support and compatibility, according to a Red Hat findings.

Microsoft Mesh brings mixed-reality apps to Azure

The Mesh platform supports holographic experiences and mixed reality apps for users of HoloLens and VR headsets, plus devices and PCs.

Python developers want static typing

The most-wanted features by Python developers are static typing and strict type hinting, closely followed by performance improvements.

Google Jetpack Compose Android UI toolkit now in beta

Declarative UI toolkit is intended to ease the development of native applications across Android platforms.

Scala 3 moves to release candidate stage

Type parameters, syntax get attention in planned upgrade to the popular functional language for JVM and JavaScript runtimes.

GraalVM boosts Java performance with Truffle framework

Java on Truffle in GraalVM 21 brings Java up to snuff with Python, Ruby, and JavaScript on the multi-language virtual machine.

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