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  Vanna is a framework with which you can talk to your database not with SQL, but in plain English. https://www.i-programmer.info/news/105-artificial-intelligence/16944-query-your-database-in-natural-language-with-vanna.html

  A database that you can fork and clone, branch and merge, push and pull just like a git Repository. What is the use case for it? First of all Dolt , written in Go, might not be a fork of Mysql, but it acts a drop-in replacement, adhering to the Mysql protocol, but with versioning on top. https://www.i-programmer.info/news/84-database/16934-dolt-a-version-controlled-database.html

  PostgresML is a machine learning extension for PostgreSQL that lets you perform training and inference on text and tabular data using SQL queries. It opens up intriguing possibilities. Let's find out more. https://www.i-programmer.info/news/197-data-mining/16920-postgresml-bring-your-ml-workload-to-the-database-.html

  ROScribe is an open source tool that utilizes prompt engineering to get a LLM to generate ROS compatible software packages for managing your robots. https://www.i-programmer.info/news/169-robotics/16914-roscribe-llms-at-the-service-of-robotics.html

  TinyBase is a Javascript library that enables you to create an in-browser, local-first, reactive data store. Too much terminology in one sentence - let's dissect it. With Tinybase you can store structured tabular data locally on your device. If you want a hyped headline it would  "in-memory reactive tabular data store" . What's the deal with that kind of Store? https://www.i-programmer.info/news/84-database/16907-tinybase-and-the-local-first-movement.html

  v2.0 of the driver has been upgraded to support asynchronous operations from Python code. This is a major boon for Python developers. https://www.i-programmer.info/news/216-python/16901-python-driver-for-oracle-database-goes-asynchronous.html

  Yet another Open Source Software initiative taken by the German state, this time launching openDesk, "the sovereign workplace". This is the next step in the federal government's love affair with open source. Previously we had examined another one in "The German Government's Sovereign Tech Fund For OSS", a case where the government aims to strengthen the important role Open Source Software plays in modern society. https://www.i-programmer.info/news/136-open-source/16890-is-the-german-state-in-love-with-oss.html

The recorded sessions of the Vaadin Create conference, the conference for creators using Vaadin Flow and Hilla, are now available online. But first, what exactly is Vaadin? https://www.i-programmer.info/news/80-java/16894-vaadin-create-conference-2023-videos-now-online.html

  The recorded sessions and material of Carnegie Mellon's introductory course to FP taught in premises in summer 2023, are now freely available online. https://www.i-programmer.info/news/150-training-a-education/16885-carnegie-mellon-principles-of-functional-programming.html

  PostgreSQL has recently claimed the DB-Engines DBMS of the Year for 2023 award. Another confirmation of PostgreSQL's worth. Despite its age PostgreSQL isn't declining in popularity. On the contrary it always in front, as DB-Engines's official announcement confirms: https://www.i-programmer.info/news/84-database/16882-its-2024-why-does-postgresql-still-dominate.html