In 2008 Barbara Liskov was the second female recipient of the Turing Award for her work in the design of programming languages and software methodology that led to the development of object-oriented programming. In a recent interview in Nature Computational Science, she reveals that she got into Computer Science by accident.

The adoption of Cloud Databases has seen a significant rise over the years. The scalability, cost-effectiveness, high availability, and easy accessibility of these databases have made them a preferred choice for organizations, big and small.  Let's delve deeper into these benefits.

The wonderful Shor algorithm really got things started in the field of quantum computing. It promises to split large numbers into their prime factors and so break most public key cryptography. However, we can all breathe a sigh of relief as it will be years before it is practical - or will it?

Although the business world is increasingly moving away from the Oracle JDK, Java is still almost ubiquitous and is predominantly used in the cloud.

Microsoft has announced a cloud-native application platform that can be used to deploy applications. Radius is an open-source project that supports deploying applications across private cloud, Microsoft Azure, and Amazon Web Services, and Microsoft plans to add support for other cloud providers.

In an attempt to achieve profitability Stack Overflow is reducing the company's headcount by approximately 28%. To what extent is this due to the impact of ChatGTP and GitHub's Copilot Chat?

At the recent SpringOne conference, the Spring team announced the Spring AI project. With it you can start integrating the OpenAI and Azure OpenAI services with your Java code to unleash the power of AI in your apps and leverage the power of LLMs from within your Spring code.

Node.js 21 has been released with updates including stable WebStreams and a move to use version 11.8 of the V8 JavaScript engine.

Amazon is already has over 750,000 robots and currently testing two new models - Sequoia an inventory management solution,  and Digit a humanoid robot that can move while also grasping and handling items. Amazon is also intending to expand its drone delivery service to the UK, Italy and a third US city by the end of 2024.

Google has launched a new video series called Build with Google AI. The series is made up of AI-powered projects that Google says are practical and useful, and designed to be achievable in less than a day.

October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month. What better time to gain cybersecurity skills that are in demand with approximately 3.5 million cybersecurity job openings expected by 2025.

Chepy is a Python library and is the CLI equivalent of GCHQ's CyberChef multi-hacker-tool.

MariaDB is reducing its workforce by 28% and dropping its SkySQL and Xpand products.

Author: Pam Baker
Publisher: For Dummies
Pages: 176
ISBN: 9781394204632
Audience: Everyone
Rating: 4
Reviewer: Ian Stirk 

This book aims to introduce you to ChatGPT, how does it fare?

Subtitled "Humble Plans, Exceptional Results", this book looks at the use of Sprint goals to get the whole Scrum team behind clear goals that deliver real value (outcomes)--not just more features (output). Sprint Goals are your most powerful tool for achieving this alignment, but many teams avoid, misuse, or struggle with them. Maarten Dalmijn guides you through defining, creating, and executing on Sprint Goals that deliver outstanding value to customers and the business.

In this book, Robert C. Martin explains how and why to use functional programming to build better systems for real customers. Martin compares conventional object-oriented coding structures in Java to those enabled by functional languages, identifies the best roles for each, and shows how to build better systems by judiciously using them in context.

Subtitled "Create Cool Programming Projects", this book is the 5th title in the QuestKids set of books aimed at younger children in a large-size format with full color. Dan Aldred introduces you to the hardware and software features of the BBC micro:bit, including the built-in microphone, speaker, and touch sensor added in micro:bit version 2. You’ll learn new skills such as how to code your micro:bit to play music, send messages, display pictures, and detect light.