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Perl 5.42 Released - Still Going Strong

  Just hot out of the oven, there's a new minor version release of the venerable programming language that is Perl. https://www.i-programmer.info/news/222-perl/18163-perl-542-released-still-going-strong.html
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Two Tools To Elevate Your MongoDB Experience

  The tools contradict each other; the first one allows you to write SQL instead of using Mongo's special syntax, while the other allows you to manipulate the database without having to write SQL and by just employing natural language. https://www.i-programmer.info/news/90-tools/18151-two-tools-to-elevate-your-mongodb-experience.html

MCP For Beginners Course

  This course, provided by Microsoft, is based on a Github repository full of invaluable information that introduces MCP, Model Context Protocol, to beginners https://www.i-programmer.info/news/105-artificial-intelligence/18137-mcp-for-beginners-course.html

pg_disatch - Run SQL Queries Asynchronously On PostgreSQL

  pg_disatch is meant to be a TLE-compliant alternative to pg_later but built on top of pg_cron. What makes it different? A couple of years back we've explored the pg_later extension which allows you to: Run native async queries within PostgreSQL, thus shifting this functionality from the application layer to the database layer making it a feature of Postgres itself. https://www.i-programmer.info/news/84-database/18129-pgdisatch-run-sql-queries-asynchronously-on-postgresql.html

jaz - Faster Java For The Cloud

  Microsoft has just released jaz, a JVM launcher optimized for Azure that promises to speed up your cloud-based applications. As we've repeatedly stated, Java and cloud workloads go hand in hand, just loved by the enterprise. However one issue that still persists is how to tweak the JVM for better throughput, because in the cloud environment every milisecond counts. https://www.i-programmer.info/news/80-java/18120-jaz-faster-java-for-the-cloud.html