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• Condensers promise to accelerate Java programs

  OpenJDK’s Project Leyden will implement condensers to improve the start-up time, time to peak performance, and resource footprint of Java programs.

• Next.js 13 hones routing, layouts, rendering

  Latest upgrade to Vercel’s React framework for building web apps also debuts an ‘extremely fast’ Rust-based bundler called Turbopack.

• Is performance tracking about to go mobile?

  Productivity tracking has exploded in the last few years as companies sought to keep track of employee performance. That monitoring could soon go mobile.

• Ubuntu 22.10 shines on MicroPython, microcontrollers

  Latest update to Canonical’s Linux distro revs Ruby, Go, GCC, and Rust toolchains and supports MicroPython on microcontrollers such as the Raspberry Pi Pico W.

• SAP transforms JCorp of Malaysia into sustainable digital business

  JCorp is working with SAP to transform into a sustainable digital business and accelerate its purpose of Membina & Membela in Malaysia.

• 8 signs that a low-code platform is overpromising and underdelivering

  Despite the rise in no-code/low-code platform usage, IT still has to step in. Watch for these red flags that mean solutions aren't hitting the target.

• 7 reasons to love the Rust language (and 7 reasons not to)

  Love it or hate it, Rust is taking the world by storm. Here's a look at what's great, and not-so-great, about the so-called modern successor to C and C++.

• 11 old software bugs that took way too long to squash

  As these examples show, vulnerabilities can lurk within production code for years or decades — and attacks can come at any time.

• Deno 1.26 improves Node.js compatibility, npm support

  Deno 1.26, the latest version of the TypeScript / JavaScript runtime​ that strives to improve on Node.js​, emphasises Node.js compatibility.

• Should C/C++ be deprecated in favour of Rust?

  Microsoft executive says it’s time to retire the C and C++ programming languages and use Rust instead.

• Why the C programming language still rules

  The C language has been a programming staple for decades. Here’s how it stacks up against C++, Java, C#, Go, Rust, Python, and the newest kid on the block — Carbon.

• NetSuite ERP bolsters automation for HR, supply chain, sales and banking

  Appealing to companies that are navigating a global labour shortage and supply-chain problems, NetSuite has announced a wide variety of ERP tools.

• JDK 20: What’s next for Java?

  The next version of standard Java could pack features ranging from universal generics and primitive types to virtual threads and structured concurrency.

• Eclipse Jakarta EE upgrade zeroes in on cloud

  Jakarta EE 10 arrives with a focus on building modern, simplified, and lightweight cloud-native Java applications, including a Core Profile for microservices.

• Microsoft .NET 7 enters release candidate phase

  Performance improvements, multi-platform targeting, cloud-native development headline the Microsoft development platform upgrade due in November.