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Serverless Containers: Exploring Emerging Trends
Over the years, virtual machines and traditional containers have made way for serverless computing and serverless containers. Here's a quick look at the major platforms offering serverless containers, the benefits and trade-offs of this technology, and where it's headed.
9 min |
July 2025
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The Relevance of Open Source in a GenAI and LLM-Driven World
For years, the question of whether open source is a bane or a boon has been a subject of debate. While it offers significant advantages by democratising access to tools and technologies, open source also presents a few challenges. But where does it stand in a world dominated by artificial intelligence? Let's find out...
6 min |
July 2025
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Set Up a Continuous Deployment Workflow with Docker Hub and GitHub Actions
Explore the end-to-end process of setting up a continuous deployment workflow using Docker Hub and GitHub Actions—two powerful tools that, when combined, enable seamless automation from code commit to deployment.
10 min |
July 2025
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Things to Know About Microservices and Containerisation
Here's a quick look at how microservices and containerisation work, with a few best practices thrown in.
7 min |
July 2025
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Open source tool turns into cross-platform malware
Security researchers at Acronis Threat Research Unit (TRU) have identified new and more sophisticated versions of Chaos RAT, a once-legitimate open source remote administration tool that has now become a weapon in cybercriminal campaigns targeting both Windows and Linux systems.
1 min |
July 2025
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Docker: A Developer's Best Friend
Knowledge of Docker is a prerequisite for building scalable and portable applications in the cloud era. Let's explore what Docker is, how it works, why it is so popular, and when you should avoid using it.
4 min |
July 2025
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Building Scalable Microservices with Docker
Discover how microservices and Docker, the two pillars of modern software development, work together to build strong and scalable software architectures.
3 min |
July 2025
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The Importance of Explainable AI in the Era of Agentic Systems
Explainable AI (XAI) makes AI systems transparent, explainable, and credible. It ensures users understand why a given model arrived at a specific decision so that it is easier to verify, debug, and trust the system. Let's look at all that XAI entails followed by a real-world example of how it works.
8 min |
June 2025
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Python 3: Features Every Developer Should Know Of
Here's a review of some of the most significant features and enhancements introduced in Python 3, responsible for making it the programming language that developers love to work with.
10+ min |
June 2025
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Monitor the Health of Your System with New Relic
Learn how New Relic can be effectively used to monitor Dockerized applications in a production environment. Walk through a step-bystep integration, which explains key monitoring metrics and demonstrates how organisations can leverage New Relic's alerting, logging, and visualisation capabilities to maintain optimal system performance.
8 min |
June 2025
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Optimising IT with Open Source: A Guide to Asset Management Solutions
A Guide to Asset Management Solutions
3 min |
June 2025
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Understanding Bag-of-Words and corpora. Dictionary in Python
Discover how the Bag-of-Words model can be applied and visualised in a Python project.
2 min |
June 2025
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The Best Open Source AI Projects for Beginners
Here's a list of the top open source AI projects for beginners, along with practical hands-on implementations and real-life applications that can be built using these tools.
3 min |
June 2025
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The Right Ways to Address Cross-Site Request Forgery
Here’s an overview of the key concepts, impact and effective mitigation strategies of cross-site request forgery, also known as CSRF.
6 min |
June 2025
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Al-Powered API Testing: Revolutionising Software Quality Assurance
Al-powered API testing is reshaping the landscape of software quality assurance. By automating and optimising testing processes, organisations can enhance the reliability and performance of their APIs, ultimately leading to better user experiences.
4 min |
June 2025
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Why Python Developers Should Care About Asynchronous Programming
Explore what asynchronous programming is, when it should be used, how Python supports it, and measure its performance as compared to synchronous programming.
3 min |
June 2025
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Linux Foundation and OpenSSF unveil Cybersecurity Skills Framework
The Linux Foundation, in collaboration with the Open Source Security Foundation (OpenSSF) and Linux Foundation Education, has released the Cybersecurity Skills Framework—a global reference designed to help organisations identify and strengthen key cybersecurity competencies across a broad range of IT roles, not just among cybersecurity specialists.
1 min |
June 2025
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JavaScript and Node.js: How Open Source Fuelled the Web's Evolution
JavaScript is the lifeblood of the modern web. Node.js is a runtime environment that allows developers to run JavaScript on the server side. Both are not only relevant today but continue to lead the charge in modern web development. Let's find out how...
5 min |
June 2025
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Microsoft introduces Edit, a lightweight command line text editor
Microsoft’s newly announced command line (CLI) text editor, Edit, is an open source, minimalist tool designed specifically for developers who prefer working in the command line.
1 min |
June 2025
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Step Up Software Development with Java 24
Java 24, released this March by Oracle, continues the tradition of innovation and excellence that has been the hallmark of Java since its inception. With its advanced features and enhancements, such as the quantum-resistant module, Java 24 will empower developers to create secure, highperformance, and scalable applications.
5 min |
June 2025
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Programming in the Age of Generative AI
Learn how generative AI is changing the face of writing, testing, and even thinking about code.
5 min |
June 2025
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Garbage Collection Strategies: Go vs Java vs Julia
Explore how three open source languages—Java, Go, and Julia—take different paths to solve the invisible challenge of garbage collection. Whether you're working with enterprise apps, cloud-native systems, or scientific models, knowing how each language manages memory can help you make better technical decisions.
4 min |
June 2025
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Google launches open source framework for cross-model evaluation
Google has launched LMEval, a powerful open source framework designed to make large model evaluation faster, easier, and more consistent across providers. This release aligns with the ongoing collaboration with Giskard, which uses LMEval to run the Phare benchmark—an independent test for assessing model safety and security.
1 min |
June 2025
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SiFive and Red Hat collaborate to build a high-performance environment RISC-V
SiFive, a leader in RISC-V computing, has partnered with Red Hat to introduce a developer preview of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 10 on the SiFive HiFive Premier P550 platform.
1 min |
June 2025
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Canonical releases Ubuntu 25.04
Canonical has announced the release of Ubuntu 25.04, codenamed ‘Plucky Puffin’. It is available to download and install from ubuntu.com/ download.
1 min |
June 2025
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Programming Expertise: What's in Demand in 2025?
Here's a breakdown of the most in-demand programming skills and roles expected to drive tech job growth through 2025.
3 min |
June 2025
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Red Hat integrates with NVIDIA Enterprise AI Factory to drive agentic AI innovation
Red Hat Inc., has announced its integration with the newly unveiled NVIDIA Enterprise AI Factory, paving the way for the next wave of agentic AI innovation.
1 min |
June 2025
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OWASP adopts BLADE Framework to combat business logic attacks
The Open Worldwide Application Security Project (OWASP) has officially adopted the Business Logic Attack Definition Framework (BLADE Framework) as a flagship project, renaming it the OWASP BLADE Framework Project.
1 min |
June 2025
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Helical updates its flagship BI platform with version 5.2.3
Helical Insight, a leading name in open source business intelligence (BI), has released version 5.2.3 of its flagship BI platform, bringing with it a host of new features and enhancements aimed at improving usability, performance, and developer control.
1 min |
June 2025
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Macros in Rust vs Lisp: A Comparison of their Metaprogramming Power
This comparative study of macros in Lisp and Rust highlights not only their technical differences but also the philosophies that guide their design.
8 min |