Courtesy of Supabase, database.build lets you run Postgres inside your browser local-first and ask questions on your data in natural language.

Tabnine has added a feature intended to reduce the risk of IP infringement. The new Provenance and Attribution feature checks that code suggested by AI code assistants doesn't use code with copyright restrictions.

This news was widely anticipated and, as it's the sixth time Python has won this accolade, it might even be attracting some yawns. However, you would be wrong to view Python as boring. When you delve into it there's a lot to discover.

Ruby 3.4 has been released. This version uses the Prism parser as the default, adds an "it" block parameter reference and brings Happy Eyeballs Version 2 support to the socket library.

The Intel 8080 was the very first multi-purpose microprocessor and as such played a pivotal role in the evolution of personal computing. 2024 was the 50th anniversary of the chip that influenced the development of the x86 architecture.

As we enter 2025, we have an item on clocks from Harry Fairhead and Mike James predicts that it is crunch time for AI and that this year will confirm that it's a game changer or reveal that it's just another passing fad. 

Flutter 3.27 has been released with updates to the framework, engine, and ecosystem, including progress with Impeller and improvements to Cupertino widgets. The new version also has new features in DevTools.

Introducing a web collection of programming idioms in a variety of languages. How useful is that?

OpenAI has released a new more capable AI model along with new tools for customization and beta versions of Go and Java SDKs.

Run DuckDB inside your browser thanks to Webassembly. When is that useful?

We have spent a lot of time talking about AI and its impact on programming over the past year, but the new year will confirm that it's a game changer or just another passing fad. It is the one big issue of 2025.

The 2024 State of JavaScript Survey was conducted between November 13 and December 10 2024 and the results are already out. The survey should possibly be renamed to refer to TypeScript - but remember it covers the entire JS ecosystem.

What could be a better time to indulge my interest in clocks?  Digital clocks, that is, but with a twist on how they present the time. So in the countdown to the rollover lets clock...

Amazon recently disclosed that developers spend an average of just one hour per day coding. This finding was reported in an announcement that Amazon Q Developer can now document your code by automatically generating readme files and data-flow diagrams within your projects. 

By fusing PostgreSQL native row-level security
with external to the database authentication providers, Neon Authorize offers a new, efficient and transparent way for securing access for database-driven applications.

There's a new version of the Microsoft MSSQL extension for Visual Studio Code that aims to make it easier to write VSCode apps for database use, specifically for Azure SQL, SQL Database in Fabric, and SQL Server. The update includes a connection dialog, table designer, new query results pane, query plan viewing, and object explorer filtering.