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Kotlin 1.9.0 features beta of advanced K2 compiler
Release also stabilizes language features including replacing the enum class values function.
Red Hat ends the RHEL clones’ free lunch
Red Hat is forcing companies to choose a successor to CentOS Linux. Think carefully about the foundation of your infrastructure and who will support it long-term.
Happy 30th, FreeBSD! Why the FreeBSD open source project has endured
As FreeBSD marks three decades of success, we can thank open source freedom, a strong culture, a shared leadership model, modern development practices, and robust code that continues to evolve.
Build better Jetpack Compose apps with Sentry
Sentry’s out-of-the-box integration with Jetpack Compose allows you to quickly identify and resolve errors and performance issues in your Android applications. Here’s how to get started.
Android Studio Flamingo upgrades UI tooling
Latest version of Android Studio uses Jetpack Compose and Material 3 for new projects by default, introduces live editing for UIs as an experimental feature.
Android 14 preview for developers arrives
The mobile OS emphasizes tablets, foldables, and enhancements such as improved battery life, security, and font scaling.
Red Hat Linux comes to Oracle Cloud
Red Hat Enterprise Linux is now certified and fully supported on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure virtual machines.
Rising cloud revenue helps soften Microsoft’s growth slowdown
Ongoing macroeconomic factors coupled with the continued decline in personal PC sales has caused Microsoft’s revenue growth to slump.
Ubuntu 22.10 shines on MicroPython, microcontrollers
Latest update to Canonical’s Linux distro revs Ruby, Go, GCC, and Rust toolchains and supports MicroPython on microcontrollers such as the Raspberry Pi Pico W.
What is Kotlin? The Java alternative explained
Kotlin offers big advantages over Java for JVM and Android development, and plays nicely with Java in the same projects.
Linux 6.0 kernel arrives, quietly
Linux 6.0 release is loaded with many small improvements, with bigger changes including Rust support promised for Linux 6.1.
Mozilla is looking for a scapegoat
The declining browser’s problem isn’t anti-competitive practices, it’s competition itself.
Lift and shift Windows applications to containers
Microsoft’s own experience with Microsoft 365 shows that moving to cloud-native is possible, even when you have a lot of code to move.
Android 13 brings themed app icons, security tweaks
Latest version of the mobile OS allows app icons to tap into theme preferences and introduces more granular security and privacy features.
Jetpack Compose 1.2 packs text improvements
Google toolkit for building native Android UIs toolkit enables more precise text alignment with font padding, introduces downloadable fonts API.
Using PWA Studio in Visual Studio Code
Build, test, and deploy progressive web applications inside your development editor.
Google Flutter 2.10 intros stable support for Windows
With the latest Flutter update, Windows joins iOS and Android as Flutter targets for production-ready apps. MacOS and Linux desktop support are still in beta.
