InfoWorld First Look
Expert articles on cloud, software development, and AI
July 24, 2024
Semantic Kernel: Diving into Microsoftâs AI orchestration SDK
Free open-source toolkit goes beyond function calling to generate its own plans, using LLMs and templates to fulfill user requests. And itâs reasonably easy to learn and use. READ MORE
Insightful research has highlighted 5 key lines of business that represent common tasks and challenges faced by knowledge workersâ¦and how Acrobat AI Assistant can help. READ MORE
Full-stack development with Java, React, and Spring Boot, Part 1
React and Java come together seamlessly in this three-part introduction to full-stack development with React and Spring Boot. Part 1 gets you started with a basic application framework that you can customize as needed. READ MORE
What is GraphQL? Better APIs by design
Learn how the open standard for querying data is different from REST and Swagger, and how you can use it to build more flexible and responsive APIs. READ MORE
Microsoft .NET Aspire automates Dockerfile builds
Latest update to Microsoftâs cloud-ready stack for building distributed applications also adds the ability to launch Python-based services. READ MORE
Shiny for Python adds chat component for generative AI chatbots
Version 1.0 of the reactive web framework for Python also includes a testing framework, data frame improvements, and new styling options for interactive tables. READ MORE
Retrieval-augmented generation refined and reinforced
By integrating domain-specific data, RAG ensures that the answers of generative AI systems are richly informed and precisely tailored. More sophisticated techniques are on the horizon. READ MORE
