December 2013 Blog Posts (6)

JEE8 Survey

All,
In order to gather feedback for Java EE 8, we are running a survey.  To make it easier, we have divided it in two parts and it shouldn't really takes more than a few minutes to fill...
The 1st part is now available at …
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Added by Michael Levin on December 10, 2013 at 10:52am — No Comments

Swampcast is a Podcast from the Swamp

Did you know Swampcast has interviews with Jonathan Schwartz, former CEO of Sun Microsystems, Brion Vibber, former CTO of Wikipedia, Pandora's CEO and CTO and more? Here's the story of Swampcast:…

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Added by Michael Levin on December 10, 2013 at 10:08am — No Comments

What is node.js?

Engine Yard created an infographic that will help you learn about node.js:

 

"Node.js is a server-side framework for JavaScript that has…

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Added by Michael Levin on December 8, 2013 at 8:00am — No Comments

Magnolia - Dave Booth wants to know...

Many of you probably know Dave - he wants some feedback on Magnolia and so do I. http://www.magnolia-cms.com/product/features/overview.html It's open and full featured and I like it. WHat do you know about it?…

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Added by Michael Levin on December 7, 2013 at 9:28pm — No Comments

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Docker Expands Compose for Agent Development and Ties in Cloud Offload Support

Docker launched a new feature to let developers define, build, and run agents using Docker Compose, with the aim to streamline agent development process and reduce repetitive tasks. Additionally, Docker Offload, now in beta, provides a way to seamlessly offload building and running models to remote GPU compute.

By Sergio De Simone

Java News Roundup: JobRunr 8, Gradle, Grails, Micronaut, JHipster, Tomcat CVE

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By Michael Redlich

Arm Scalable Matrix Extension 2 Coming to Android to Accelerate On-Device AI

Available in the Armv9-A architecture, Arm Scalable Matrix Extension 2 (SME2) is a set of advanced CPU instructions designed to accelerate matrix heavy computation. The new Arm technology aims to help mobile developers to run advanced AI models directly on CPU with improved performance and efficiency, without requiring any changes to their apps.

By Sergio De Simone

Guardian's Secure Messaging: Open Source Messaging Uses Millions of App Users as Traffic Cover

The Guardian has recently released Secure Messaging, a highly secure and user-friendly tool designed to protect journalistic sources by concealing the very fact that messaging is occurring. The open source project achieves strong plausible deniability by generating bait traffic through the routine activity of existing users of The Guardian's mobile app.

By Renato Losio

Microsoft Launches Azure DevOps MCP Server in Public Preview

Microsoft has unveiled the Azure DevOps Model Context Provider (MCP) Server in public preview, enabling seamless interaction between GitHub Copilot and Azure DevOps. This innovative tool allows developers to query and manage project data using natural language directly within VS Code, streamlining workflows and enhancing productivity while ensuring project data remains secure and local.

By Mark Silvester

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