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Expert articles on cloud, software development, and AI
July 16, 2025
4 tips for getting started with free-threaded Python
Free-threaded Python is now officially supported, though using it remains optional. Here are four tips for developers getting started with true parallelism in Python.
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ECMAScript 2025: The best new features in JavaScript
The latest JavaScript specification standardizes a well-balanced and thoughtful set of features, including the built-in global Iterator, new Set methods, improvements to regular expressions, and more.
Database design tips for developers
Good software habits apply to databases too. Trust in these little design tips to build a useful, rot-resistant database schema.
How agentic AI will transform mobile apps and field operations
Industries with significant field operations are poised to leverage mobile AI agents for operational agility. Hereâs a first look at rolling out mobile AI in construction, manufacturing, and healthcare.
Why LLMs demand a new approach to authorization
Give a large language model broad access to data and it becomes the perfect insider threat, operating at machine speed and without human judgment.
Can System Initiative fix devops?
System Initiative proposes a radical overhaul of infrastructure automation to address infrastructure-as-code chaos and longstanding devops toil.
Why zero CVEs makes zero sense
Chasing the goal of zero CVEs may tick off some compliance check boxes, but it will not fully address the evolving and holistic threats to enterprise security.
