JDK 25: The new features in Java 25

Java Development Kit (JDK) 25, a planned long-term support release of standard Java due in September, now has two features officially proposed for it. The first is a preview of an API for stable values, a feature that promises to speed up the startup of Java...

Retirement: GPU image (Preview) in AKS

On January 10, 2025, the AKS GPU Image (preview) retired. New node pool creations with the GPU image (preview) are now blocked. Existing node pools using the GPU Image (preview) are now unsupported. Follow the detailed steps in our documentation create...

Stupendous Python stunts without a net

In this week’s Python Report: Sly tricks for setting up Python on a machine with no network, snappier Python code with asyncand await, swifter Python programs with Zig, and slicker web apps with HTMX and Django. Top picks for Python readers on InfoWorld Air-gapped...

Java hiring plans slip, survey says

Slightly more than half of Java shops surveyed (51%) have plans to add more Java developers in the coming year, down from 60% in 2024, according to a report by Perforce, a provider of Java development and devops tools. And while 34% plan to increase the Java tool...