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Quarkus 3.19 Prepares for LTS Release 3.20
One month after the release of Quarkus 3.18.0, version 3.19.0 was released in February 2025. This is the last release before the next long-term support (LTS) version, 3.20.0, which is now feature complete and scheduled to be released on March 26th according to the Release Planning guide. The new release uses the new @ConfigMapping infrastructure, UBI 9 images and Mockito’s inline strategy.
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Grafana Loki Introduces v3.4 with Standardized Storage and Unified Telemetry
Grafana Loki recently introduced their version 3.4, which includes enhancements aimed at improving the efficiency and log management standardization. One of the key updates is the integration of the Thanos Object Storage Client, which aligns Loki's storage configuration with other Grafana databases, such as Mimir and Pyroscope.
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SharePoint Framework 1.21 Adds Minor Updates for UI Components
Microsoft recently released a beta version 1.21 of SharePoint Framework with minor feature updates regarding the user interface components. The public release is expected to contain more features.
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Google Introduces AI Co-Scientist System to Aid Scientific Research
Google has announced the development of an AI co-scientist system designed to assist scientists in generating hypotheses and research proposals. Built using Gemini 2.0, the system aims to accelerate scientific and biomedical discoveries by emulating the scientific method and fostering collaboration between humans and AI.
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Local Development with Workflow Studio for Step Functions
AWS has enhanced its Workflow Studio for Step Functions, now integrated into Visual Studio Code via the AWS Toolkit. This allows developers to create and edit state machines locally with intuitive visual tools. Key features include Design and Code modes, localized testing capabilities, and support for ASL definitions, streamlining the development of distributed applications and workflows.
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Google Enhances Data Privacy with Confidential Federated Analytics
Google has announced Confidential Federated Analytics (CFA), a technique designed to increase transparency in data processing while maintaining privacy. Building on federated analytics, CFA leverages confidential computing to ensure that only predefined and inspectable computations are performed on user data without exposing raw data to servers or engineers.
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Google Introduces Widgets Quality Tiers
Google will start classifying all Android widgets in three quality tiers based on their adherence to best practices and widget guidelines, helping creators improve the user experiences of their widgets.
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How GitLab Automated ECR Image Migration and Pull Delays
GitLab recently discussed a solution to automate the migration of container images from Amazon Elastic Container Registry (ECR) to GitLab's Container Registry. The team created a CI/CD pipeline to automate the process of discovering, retagging, and transferring container images from Amazon ECR to GitLab's Container Registry.
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New Programming Language Vine Based on Interaction Nets
Introducing Vine, an innovative programming language built on interaction nets that seamlessly integrates functional and imperative paradigms. Statically typed and compiled, Vine's intuitive syntax empowers developers to explore parallel computing's potential. With a robust compiler and active community, Vine invites collaboration and creativity.
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.NET 10 Preview 1: Updates in Runtime, SDK, Frameworks and More
At the end of February, .NET 10 Preview 1 was released, bringing several major updates and improvements across the platform. This first preview introduces enhancements to the .NET Runtime, SDK, libraries, C#, ASP.NET Core, Blazor, .NET MAUI, and more.
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GitLab Launches Support for Self-Hosted AI Platforms
On February 20, 2025, GitLab released version 17.9, which introduced improvements aimed at enhancing user experience and functionality. A highlight of this release is the general availability of GitLab Duo Self-Hosted, enabling organizations to deploy large language models (LLMs) within their infrastructure.
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Java News Roundup: Milestone Releases of Spring Cloud, GlassFish and Grails, Devnexus 2025
This week's Java roundup for March 3rd, 2025, features news highlighting: milestone releases of Spring Cloud 2025.0.0, GlassFish 8.0.0 and Grails 7.0.0; point releases of Spring gRPC 0.4.0, Helidon 4.2.0, Quarkus 3.19.2 and JHipster 1.29.1 and 1.29.0; the fourth release candidate of Netty 4.2.0; and Devnexus 2025.
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Node.js 23.6 Now Runs TypeScript Natively
The Node team recently announced shipping TypeScript native support in Node 23.6. Node developers can now run TypeScript files without any extra configuration or flags. The feature, which was experimental in Node 22.6, is now stable. Native TypeScript support was among the most requested Node features by developers.
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Vercel Fluid: a New Compute Model and an Alternative to Serverless?
Vercel has recently introduced Vercel Fluid, an elastic compute model that allows a single worker to handle multiple requests, similar to a traditional server, while preserving the elasticity of serverless. By scaling functions before instances, Fluid maximizes available compute time, optimizing compute footprint and resource efficiency for long-running tasks and AI inference.
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OpenAI Introduces Software Engineering Benchmark
OpenAI has introduced the SWE-Lancer benchmark, to evaluate the capabilities of advanced AI language models in real-world freelance software engineering tasks.