JavaScript should not be judged as if it was a poor version of the other popular languages - it isn't a Java or a C++ clone. It does things its own way.  In particular, every object can be regarded as an anonymous singleton. This is an extract from JavaScript Jems: The Amazing Parts.

Extended Detection and Response (XDR) represents a significant evolution in cybersecurity, offering a more integrated and comprehensive approach to protect digital assets. In the realm of API security, which is critical for modern business operations, XDR provides several ways to defend against increasingly sophisticated cyber threats.

Why did  you choose to become a software developer? Did you switch from another career field? What aspects of your job are the most important? And do you code on weekends? See how your answers reflect those of your peers.

Introducing a new JavaScript library that makes running fully blown WebAssembly applications on the browser an easy task.

OpenSilver 2.1 has been released with improvements including support for F#. The open-source alternative to Silverlight is capable of running large, complex legacy applications, as well as newly written C# and XAML applications.

The Zilliz Cloud database developers have added new features to Zilliz Cloud, including range search, multi-tenancy & RBAC, and up to ten times improved search and indexing performance.

The IoT is very dependent on web technologies, but for many applications the software needed is excessive. libmicrohttp is a small C library that lets you add HTTP to your C programs.

Microsoft has released Visual Studio 2022 17.9 Preview 5, with minor improvements including the ability to run form under the System account. This is the most recent of four preview versions in a month, perhaps indicating that the final release is getting closer.

From an early prototype in built at ETH Zurich in 2009, the  ANYmal robot has evolved into a capable search and rescue robot. Two new videos reveal how sure-footed locomotion has been achieved.

A series of talks is being given by Turing Award winners and industry luminaries, and it's free online for anyone to watch. The series has been organized and given at Georgia Tech. The interests of the collection of famous names and award winners giving the talks means the series covers many of the major areas of research and interest to computer scientists and developers.

The IEEE Medal of Honor is awarded annually to a single recipient for exceptional contributions in the IEEE fields of interest. Robert E Kahn is the 2024 laureate for pioneering technical and leadership contributions in packet communication technologies and foundations of the Internet.

Google has updated Project IDX, its browser-based development tool, adding an iOS Simulator and Android Emulator to the browser so developers can preview apps directly in IDX. The updated release also has new templates for more environments.

Vanna is a framework with which you can talk to your database not with SQL, but in plain English.

Author: Guy Hart-Davis
Publisher: Wiley
Pages: 240
Audience: Everyone
Rating: 5
Reviewer: Ian Stirk

This book aims to get optimal answers to your questions from ChatGPT, how does it fare?

The Raspberry Pi makes an ideal match for the Internet of Things, and this book explains how to use Python to connect to and control external devices with the full current range of Raspberry Pis, including the Pi 5 and the Raspberry Pi Zero 2W using the standard Linux drivers. Throughout this book Harry Fairhead and Mike James take a practical approach to understanding electronic circuits and datasheets and translating this to code, specifically using Python and VS Code.

This book teaches important computer algorithms by asking the reader to solve competitive programming problems.  Dr. Daniel Zingaro uses programs and challenges that are drawn from real programming competitions to illustrate how to make use of data structures and algorithms. Topics covered include hash tables, recursion, dynamic programming, trees, graphs, and heaps, and how to choose and implement the best solutions for any coding challenge. The code examples are written in C and designed for clarity and accessibility.

This book shows that data structures and algorithms aren't just theory, but are useful for your Python code. Jay Wengrow looks at how techniques such as Big O notation can make code run faster, and how data structures such as hash tables, trees, and graphs can increase your code's efficiency exponentially. With simple language and clear diagrams, this book makes this complex topic accessible, and shows how to take a practical approach to data structures and algorithms, with techniques and real-world scenarios that you can use in your daily production code.