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AWS Lambda Adds Support for GitHub Actions
AWS has recently announced that AWS Lambda now supports GitHub Actions, providing a simplified way to deploy changes to Lambda functions using declarative configuration in GitHub Actions workflows. The new option supports both .zip file and container image deployments.
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Zod v4 Available with Major Performance Improvements and Introduction of Zod Mini
Zod v4, the TypeScript-first schema validation library, introduces transformative upgrades: 14x faster parsing, a 57% smaller core, and the new lightweight @zod/mini for modern front-end validation. With a refined API and built-in JSON Schema conversion, Zod v4 enhances developer efficiency while simplifying complex projects.
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AWS Budgets Improves Cross-Account Cost Visibility
AWS Budgets has enhanced its Billing View, allowing organizations to manage cross-account cloud costs more securely and efficiently. Users can create custom budgets without management account access, streamlining oversight and aligning financial planning with operational needs.
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Claude Sonnet 4 Expands to 1 Million Token Context Window
Anthropic has upgraded Claude Sonnet 4 to support a context length of up to 1 million tokens, a fivefold increase over its previous limit. The feature, now in public beta, is accessible through the Anthropic API and Amazon Bedrock, with Google Cloud’s Vertex AI support expected soon.
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AWS CCAPI MCP Server: Natural Language Infra
AWS introduces the Cloud Control API (CCAPI) MCP Server, revolutionizing infrastructure management by enabling natural language commands for resource management. This tool boosts developer productivity with automated security checks, IaC template generation, and cost estimation, bridging the gap between intent and cloud deployment. Embrace simplicity and efficiency in cloud operations!
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.NET 10 Preview 7 Delivers ASP.NET Core, Blazor, and MAUI Enhancements, with C# 14 Feature Complete
Microsoft's .NET 10 Preview 7 showcases significant enhancements across ASP.NET Core, C#, .NET MAUI, and Windows Forms. Key updates include easier exception handling, improved cookie and passkey authentication, and a clearer local development experience with .localhost support. C# 14 reaches feature completeness, while .NET MAUI optimizes build performance.
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JDK 25 and JDK 26: What We Know So Far
JDK 25, the next Long-Term Support (LTS) release since JDK 21, has reached its second release candidate with a final set of 18 new features, in the form of JEPs, that can be separated into four categories: Core Java Library, Java Language Specification, Security Library and HotSpot. We examine JDK 25 and predict what features have, or could be, targeted for JDK 26.
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Container Use: a New Tool for Isolated, Parallel Coding Agents
The Dagger team has released Container Use, an open-source tool designed to streamline how AI-based coding agents operate by giving each one its own containerized sandbox and Git worktree, enabling parallel, conflict-free workflows.
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Levelling Yourself up as a Software Engineer While Climbing through the Ranks
As software engineers grow into senior, Staff+, or principal roles, they take on greater responsibility, complex projects, and influence beyond code, Suhail Patel explained in his talk about growing oneself as a software engineer at QCon London. Growth isn’t linear; it requires mastering communication, strategy, and soft influence. Writing, speaking, and 1:1s can help to expand impact.
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MCP C# SDK Aligns with New Protocol Specification, Bringing Security and Tooling Updates
The Model Context Protocol (MCP) C# SDK has been updated to support the latest specification, version 2025-06-18. As reported, this release introduces several new features for .NET developers working on AI applications, including an updated authentication protocol, elicitation support, structured tool output, and resource links in tool responses.
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OpenAI's GPT-5 Now Generally Available on Microsoft Azure AI Foundry
Microsoft and OpenAI launched GPT-5 on the Azure AI Foundry, revolutionizing enterprise AI with its advanced reasoning and task-specific model orchestration. This suite enhances applications like Microsoft 365 Copilot and GitHub Copilot, enabling seamless interactions and high-quality outputs tailored for real-world scenarios. GPT-5 empowers organizations to drive AI transformation efficiently.
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Claude Code Subagents Enable Modular AI Workflows with Isolated Context
Anthropic has recently made Claude Code Subagents generally available, enabling developers to create independent, task-specific AI agents with their own context, tools, and prompts.
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Supply Chain Security: Provenance Tools Becoming Standard in Developer Platforms
Software provenance is gaining new importance as organizations look for ways to secure their supply chains against tampering and comply with emerging standards like SLSA.
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Oxlint v1.0 Stable Released: a Rust-Based JavaScript Linter
Introducing Oxlint v1.0: a groundbreaking Rust-based linter for JavaScript and TypeScript, boasting 520+ rules and 50-100x faster performance than ESLint. With zero-config setup, multi-file analysis, and seamless migration tools, it’s ideal for both open-source projects and enterprises. Experience rapid linting and minimal setup.
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Beyond Vibe Coding: Amazon Introduces Kiro, the Spec-Driven Agentic AI IDE
Amazon recently released Kiro, a new VS Code fork aimed at taking developers beyond vibe coding and remedying some of its downsides. Kiro directly supports spec-driven development. Developers describe their requirements in natural language. Kiro outputs user stories with their acceptance criteria, a technical design document, and a list of coding tasks implementing the requirements.