3 great new features in Postgres 17

The PostgreSQL Global Development Group has officially released Postgres 17, marking another milestone for the community, developers, and EDB, the leading contributor to PostgreSQL code. As the reigning DB-Engines database of the year and the most desired and admired...

Intro to Node’s built-in SQLite module

Node 22.5.0 now bundles SQLite, a lightweight, in-process relational database that requires no additional infrastructure but packs considerable capability. Let’s get to know this handy new built-in feature in Node.js. What is SQLite? Relational databases are a key...

Gleam language reaches 1.5 release

Gleam 1.5, the latest version of a statically typed language for the Erlang virtual machine and JavaScript runtimes, has been published, with productivity improvements such as upgraded compile-time error messages. Launched September 19, Gleam 1.5 can be accessed from...

Java 23 highlights crypto performance and security

While the recently released Java 23 features a dozen official features ranging from a second class-file API preview to an eighth incubator of a vector API, it also comes with various security capabilities. Security enhancements include crypto performance updates and...