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High HTTP Scaling with Azure Functions Flex Consumption: Q&A with Thiago Almeida and Paul Batum
Microsoft has introduced a significant enhancement to its Azure Functions platform with the Flex Consumption plan, designed to handle high HTTP scale efficiently. This new plan supports customizable per-instance concurrency, allowing users to achieve high throughput while managing costs effectively. In practical tests, Azure Functions Flex demonstrated the ability to scale from zero to 32,000 RPS.
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ASP.NET Core 9 Preview 5: Static Web Optimization, Blazor Additions, New Project Template and More
Microsoft released .NET 9 Preview 5, introducing significant enhancements to ASP.NET Core. This update focuses on optimizing static web asset delivery and improving the Blazor Server reconnection experience, alongside new features for runtime detection of component render modes and various other improvements to the platform.
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JEP 456: Preparing for the Removal of Unsafe Memory-Access Methods
JEP 471, Deprecate the Memory-Access Methods in sun.misc.Unsafe for Removal, has been delivered for JDK 23. This JEP proposes to deprecate the memory access methods in the Unsafe class for removal in a future release. These unsupported methods have been superseded by standard APIs: JEP 193, Variable Handles, delivered in JDK 9; and JEP 454, Foreign Function & Memory API, delivered in JDK 22.
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Java News Roundup: Payara Platform, Jakarta EE 11 Specs, Open Liberty, Micronaut, Quarkus
This week's Java roundup for June 17th, 2024, features news highlighting: the Payara Platform release for June 2024; all 16 Jakarta EE 11 specifications having passed their respective reviews; Open Liberty 24.0.0.6; Micronaut 4.5.0; and two Quarkus point releases.
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Spring Ecosystem Releases Focus on Spring Boot, Spring Security and Spring Modulith
There was a flurry of activity in the Spring ecosystem during the week of June 17th, 2024, highlighting point releases of: Spring Boot 3.3.1 and 3.2.7; Spring Security 6.3.1, 6.2.5 and 5.8.13; Spring Session 3.3.1 and 3.2.4; and Spring Modulith 1.2.1, 1.1.6 and 1.0.9.
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Kubernetes 1.30 Released with Contextual Logging, Improved Performance, and Security
The Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) released Kubernetes 1.30, named Uwubernetes in April. The release introduced features such as recursive read-only mounts, job completion policy, and fast recursive SELinux label change.
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Apple Announces its First AI Code Generation Model, Swift Assist
Described as a companion tool for all coding tasks, Swift Assist aims to help developers transform ideas into code and focus on higher-level problems. Powered by a model running in Apple's Cloud, Swift Assist is integrated into Xcode and is able to generate code from a prompt expressed in human language.
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NET MAUI Community Toolkit 9.0.0 Fixes Bugs, Adds CameraView
On May 3rd, 2024, Microsoft released version 9.0.0 of their open-source .NET MAUI Community Toolkit. The new version improves the usage of the CompareConverter class and adds several bug fixes, one of which is a breaking change. The version was followed by out-of-band additions to the toolkit.
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Google Provides Extended Support for Cloud SQL MySQL and PostgreSQL End-of-Life Versions
Google Cloud has announced extended support for end-of-life Cloud SQL MySQL and PostgreSQL versions to help users maintain database operations and plan upgrades more efficiently. Starting February 1, 2025, versions such as MySQL 5.6, 5.7 and PostgreSQL 9.6 to 12 will enter an extended support phase, allowing customers to continue using these versions beyond their standard support dates.
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Generative AI Capabilities for Logic Apps Standard with Azure OpenAI and AI Search Connectors
Microsoft has announced that the Azure OpenAI and Azure AI Search connectors for Logic Apps Standard are now generally available, following an earlier public preview. These connectors are fully integrated into Azure Integration Services, providing developers with powerful tools to enhance application functionality with advanced AI capabilities.
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Xcode 16 Brings Predictive Code Completion Using Custom Model
At WWDC 2024, Xcode and Swift Playground senior manager Ken Orr presented the most salient features of the upcoming version of Xcode, Xcode 16, including predictive code completion and many bug fixes and improvements.
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WDL 1.2.0: Enhancing Workflow Description Language for Bioinformatics
The Workflow Description Language (WDL) team has announced the release of WDL 1.2.0, a significant update to improve workflow descriptions' flexibility and usability in bioinformatics. This new version introduces several key features and enhancements that promise to streamline workflow management and execution, making it easier for developers and researchers to implement and manage workflows.
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.NET Inline C# Action Feature in Logic Apps: More Flexibility and Control for Developers
Microsoft has announced a significant enhancement to its Azure Logic Apps service by introducing .NET C# inline code execution. This new feature enables developers to call C# code directly within their workflows, providing greater flexibility and control over custom logic and complex operations.
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Java News Roundup: Keycloak 25, Jakarta EE 11 Update, Spring Framework, Hibernate ORM, Vaadin 24.4
This week's Java roundup for June 10th, 2024, features news highlighting: Keycloak 25, release reviews for Jakarta Authentication 3.1 and Jakarta Security 4.0, Spring Framework 6.2.0-M4 and corresponding service releases, Spring Data service releases, Hibernate 6.6.0.CR1 and 7.0.0.Alpha3, and the release of Vaadin 24.4.
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Apple WWDC: iOS18 and Apple Intelligence Announcements
At WWDC 2024 Apple unveiled "Apple Intelligence," a suite of AI features coming to iOS 18, iPadOS 18, and macOS Sequoia. Apple’s aim with Apple Intelligence is to seamlessly integrate AI into the core of the iPhone, iPad, and Mac experience.