Hardwood, the project Gunnar Morling kick-started handling of Parquet files in Java, reached version 1. Its multi-threaded approach and zero mandatory external dependencies promise a simpler, more ...

Erik Steiger discusses the operational pain of legacy PDF generation in regulated banking and manufacturing. He explains how ...

As enterprises embrace agentic AI and vibe coding, Secure Code Warrior CEO and co-founder Pieter Danhieux warns that ...

Softjourn approaches legacy system modernization with a code audit led by senior engineers who assess architecture, ...

Stuff broke again. Not in a movie way. An old tool was left exposed. An abandoned package was abused. A deprecated feature was still running in prod. This week is the same lesson in a new form: ...

A software engineer used a Reddit post to urge freshers to focus on core skills instead of chasing every new framework or AI tool. The advice sparked debate over whether fundamentals alone are enough ...

Google AI Studio lets users test Gemini models, build apps, generate media, and export code. Here’s what it does, costs, and where it falls short. For years, building software meant setting up local ...

Iron Software builds trusted .NET libraries for document automation. NPOI is the most-downloaded free Excel library for .NET. The NuGet package has over 100 million downloads, it appears in countless ...

TL;DR (read this first): OAuth 2.0 is authorization (a valet key for APIs). OIDC is authentication built on top of OAuth 2.0 (modern login for web, mobile, and SPAs). SAML 2.0 is a separate, XML-based ...

AI is proving better than expected at finding old, obscure bugs. Unfortunately, AI is also good at finding bugs for hackers to exploit. In short, AI still isn't ready to replace programmers or ...

Microsoft has released .NET 11 Preview 1, a planned update to the cross-platform software development platform that features JIT performance improvements, faster compression, CoreCLR support ...

Ever sat there staring at a "Bad Assertion" error at 4:55 PM on a Friday? It is honestly one of those moments where you start questioning every life choice that led ...