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  Microsoft's extends the capabilities of AI coding agents with the release of  Agent Skills for Python. https://www.i-programmer.info/news/105-artificial-intelligence/19086-microsoft-releases-agentic-skills-for-python.html

  Neon has released Lakebase Search, a suite of Postgres extensions designed to enhance vector and text search capabilities within the Neon database platform. https://www.i-programmer.info/news/84-database/19081-lakebase-search-hybrid-vector-and-text-search-on-neon-postgres.html

  Floci is a high performance, open source AWS service emulator designed for local development and continuous integration environments. https://www.i-programmer.info/news/90-tools/19067-floci-a-high-performance-local-aws-emulator-guide.html

  Version 2.0.0 of the C# SDK has been updated to implement the 2026-07-28 Model Context Protocol specification revision. https://www.i-programmer.info/news/89-net/19065-c-sdk-for-model-context-protocol-version-20-announced.html

  As of July 30, CISA released a set of guidelines available as  a single file download. We look into its key points. https://www.i-programmer.info/news/136-open-source/19058-cisas-oss-security-principles-and-practices-.html

  Introducing a comprehensive GitHub repository which hosts 70 cybersecurity projects ranging from foundational to advanced difficulty.  This is an educational collection which includes practical tools like hash identifiers, metadata scrubbers and Caesar cipher utilities, each accompanied by detailed "learn" modules. These modules explain security theory, system architecture and step-by-step implementation to help students understand real-world applications. https://www.i-programmer.info/news/149-security/19050-the-cybersecurity-learning-lab-70-hands-on-practical-projects.html

  Wren AI is an open-source development framework designed to translate complex business data into trustworthy natural language answers. https://www.i-programmer.info/news/105-artificial-intelligence/19042-wren-a-i-the-generative-business-intelligence-engine.html

  Minimus is a specialized platform designed to provide hardened container images and supply chain security for cloud-native environments. Its images are now free. Minimus' hardening consists of stripping away unnecessary packages and rebuilding from source daily, hence significantly reducing the vulnerability surface compared to standard public images, up to 98% on average. It achieves such magnitudes in reduction through several key structural and operational strategies: https://www.i-programmer.info/news/90-tools/19040-minimus-releases-hardened-images-for-free-what-does-it-do-differently.html

  Genkit is Google's open-source framework designed for building full-stack, AI-powered and agentic applications. Genkit is a set of modular building blocks that help you transition from making simple model requests to creating highly autonomous, reliable and production-ready AI systems. To understand what it offers you must compare it to how one builds AI applications at the moment. https://www.i-programmer.info/news/105-artificial-intelligence/19032-build-flexible-ai-agents-with-the-genkit-framework.html

  We take a look at a series of interviews in which Java Champions share their expert advice on career growth, technical mastery and the future of software engineering. https://www.i-programmer.info/news/80-java/19020-asking-a-java-champion-contains-gems-ready-to-be-discovered.html

  DeepSWE is a high-fidelity benchmarking platform designed to evaluate the performance of frontier AI coding agents on complex long-horizon software engineering tasks. Unlike traditional benchmarks that reuse existing GitHub data, this system utilizes original, contamination-free tasks across five major programming languages to prevent models from relying on memorized solutions, creating a much clearer separation between frontier coding models than older public benchmarks like SWE-bench. https://www.i-programmer.info/news/105-artificial-intelligence/19016-deepswe-best-benchmark-for-evaluating-ai-coding-agents.html

  Fyrox, the game engine written in Rust, reaches its first stable version,1.0.0, after 7 years in the making and numerous development releases. Fyrox is a feature-rich, general-purpose 2D and 3D game engine written entirely in Rust. Formerly known as rg3d, the engine represents a long-term development effort that culminated in its stable 1.0.0 release in March 2026. https://www.i-programmer.info/news/144-graphics-and-games/19015-fyrox-game-engine-reaches-version-100.html

  Mozilla.ai has introduced cq, an open-source standard and platform designed to facilitate shared learning among AI agents. This promises to eliminate a lot of duplicated effort on the part of AI agents, thereby making savings in terms of cost and resources https://www.i-programmer.info/news/105-artificial-intelligence/19009-cq-a-shared-knowledge-commons-for-ai-agents.html

  RAMPART and Clarity are frameworks designed by Microsoft to evaluate the safety and security of agentic AI applications. RAMPART (Risk Assessment & Measurement Platform for Agentic Red Teaming), is built on top of Microsoft's PyRIT (Python Risk Identification Tool) primitives. Rather than treating AI safety as a one-time post-build review, it allows developers to write safety and security tests as repeatable code th https://www.i-programmer.info/news/105-artificial-intelligence/19001-rampart-and-clarity-secure-your-ai-agents.html

  pg_durable is a Microsoft developed PostgreSQL extension that integrates fault-tolerant, long-running execution directly into the database. To understand why this is useful, think about what normally happens if you run a long, complex database job and the server crashes or your connection drops; you lose your progress, and you have to start all over again. https://www.i-programmer.info/news/80-java/18984-pgdurable-durable-sql-functions-and-orchestration-for-postgresql.html

  AI-fokus, a spin off of Jfokus, is a conference focusing  on the evolution of agentic AI and its practical implementation in software development. https://www.i-programmer.info/news/105-artificial-intelligence/18981-what-happened-at-ai-fokus-2026.html

  We look at a Github repository that provides a comprehensive, step-by-step guide for constructing a modern Large Language Model from the ground by up using Python and PyTorch. https://www.i-programmer.info/news/105-artificial-intelligence/18970-how-to-train-your-gpt-a-comprehensive-llm-guide.html

  JNation Conference is a software development event held annually in Coimbra, Portugal, that covers various topics relevant to the software development industry. https://www.i-programmer.info/news/80-java/18966-what-happened-at-jnation-2026-.html

  Redis has released Iris, a specialized real-time context engine designed to optimize the performance and reliability of AI agents. https://www.i-programmer.info/news/105-artificial-intelligence/18956-redis-iris-real-time-context-engine-for-ai-agents.html

  melonJS is an open-source, lightweight HTML5 game engine designed for building 2D and 2.5D games using JavaScript and TypeScript. The framework offers a Canvas2D-inspired API that simplifies rendering while providing a powerful WebGL backend with automatic fallback capabilities. https://www.i-programmer.info/news/167-javascript/18949-melonjs-browser-based-2d-game-engine.html

  Bumblebee is an open-source security tool developed by Perplexity AI to identify software supply chain vulnerabilities on developer workstations. https://www.i-programmer.info/news/90-tools/18945-perplexity-releases-the-bumblebee-supply-chain-security-scanner.html

  The full materials of the recent Stanford CME296 lecture series, which constitutes a comprehensive technical deep dive into generative modeling, are now available to all and for free. https://www.i-programmer.info/news/150-training-a-education/18939-stanfords-cme296-diffusion-a-large-vision-models.html

  Vercel has launched Deepsec, an open-source security tool designed to find complex vulnerabilities in large codebases using autonomous AI agents. https://www.i-programmer.info/news/90-tools/18936-vercels-deepsec-scans-your-code-with-agentic-ai.html

  Aurora DSQL is Amazon's serverless, fully managed, distributed relational database service optimized for transactional (OLTP) workloads.  A significant new capability is the Change Data Capture (CDC) preview, which streams real-time database modifications directly to Amazon Kinesis Data Streams. https://www.i-programmer.info/news/144-graphics-and-games/18930-aurora-dsql-gets-change-data-capture.html

  This year's premier Spring developer community conference, Spring I/O, ran in Barcelona on 13-15 April; 3 days packed with 60 talks and 9 workshops, 80 speakers and 1200+ attendees. Its sessions are now available online. We pick out some highlights. https://www.i-programmer.info/news/80-java/18901-spring-io-2026-sessions-now-available-online.html

  The Agent Toolkit for AWS is a comprehensive suite of developer tools designed to help AI coding agents build, deploy, and manage cloud applications more effectively. https://www.i-programmer.info/news/141-cloud-computing/18898-the-agent-toolkit-for-aws.html

  Monocle is a community-driven, open-source framework designed to monitor and trace generative AI applications by capturing data compliant with the OpenTelemetry ecosystem. Governing its development through the Linux Foundation, the project provides specialized tools for developers and platform engineers to instrument code in Python and TypeScript without requiring extensive manual code decoration. https://www.i-programmer.info/news/80-java/18892-monocle-a-framework-for-tracing-genai-application-code.html

  We explore a combination that opens new ways of interacting with the Neo4j Graph database. The Neo4j Gemini CLI extension integrates Gemini's capabilities directly into your terminal by bundling four Neo4j Model Context Protocol servers. This integration bridges the AI's reasoning engine with Neo4j, allowing you to deploy infrastructure, write queries, and build GraphRAG applications using natural language without leaving your terminal. https://www.i-programmer.info/news/90-tools/18886-integrating-neo4j-and-gemini-cli-.html

PgCache is designed to accelerate PostgreSQL performance by providing a transparent caching layer between applications and the database. By utilizing Change Data Capture (CDC) through logical replication, the system ensures data remains current without requiring manual cache invalidation or application code modifications. This approach entirely eliminates the need to sprinkle cache invalidation logic throughout your application code or guess at appropriate Time-to-Live (TTL) settings. https://www.i-programmer.info/news/84-database/18884-pgcache-transparent-postgresql-query-caching-and-cdc-maintenance.html#google_vignette

  The full materials of the MIT 6.S191 lecture which took place just this March are now available for free and for all. This lecture is a comprehensive overview of deep learning architectures, specifically focusing on Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs), Recurrent Neural Networks (RNNs), and Transformers. https://www.i-programmer.info/news/150-training-a-education/18878-massachusetts-institute-of-technology-introduction-to-deep-learning.html

  Jupyter gets its own MCP server. The Jupyter MCP Server by Datalayer is a Model Context Protocol server implementation designed to act as a bridge between Large Language Models, AI assistants and a user's live Jupyter environment. What does it enable? https://www.i-programmer.info/news/90-tools/18875-jupyter-notebooks-mcp-server-.html

  Microsoft's extends the capabilities of the AI coding agents through Agent Skills for .NET framework-oriented tasks. But first of all, what are Agent Skills? Agent Skills are a lightweight, open, and standardized format used to extend AI agents' capabilities with specialized knowledge and workflows https://www.i-programmer.info/news/89-net/18867-the-net-agent-skills.html

  ggsql is a novel data visualization tool that integrates the Grammar of Graphics directly into SQL environments. Built by the creators of ggplot2, this system allows users to construct complex charts by adding declarative clauses like VISUALISE, DRAW, and SCALE to standard database queries. Unlike traditional tools that offer fixed chart types, ggsql employs a modular approach where independent components—such as layers, coordinates, and aesthetics can be combined to create custom visuals. https://www.i-programmer.info/news/84-database/18862-ggsql-sql-for-visualization-.html

  A training repository from Microsoft on GitHub provides a structured curriculum for developers ranging from beginner to expert to learn Rust. https://www.i-programmer.info/news/150-training-a-education/18853-microsofts-rust-training-books-curriculum-.html

  Warp has transitioned its Rust-based terminal client to an open-source model under the AGPL license, aiming to accelerate innovation through community collaboration. https://www.i-programmer.info/news/90-tools/18852-warp-the-open-source-agentic-development-environment-goes-open-source.html

  Companies like PlanetScale and Oracle are providing curated libraries of Skills that allow AI coding assistants, such as Claude Code or Cursor, to interact directly with databases. Skills, Skills, Skills...the latest buzzword in this era of AI induced coding practices. This time they come for the Database to enable agents to perform complex tasks like automated schema optimization, security audits and CSV data ingestion with higher precision and lower token consumption. https://www.i-programmer.info/news/90-tools/18846-agentic-skills-for-the-database-.html

  This article explains concurrency in Python including topics like multithreading, multiprocessing, race conditions, and synchronization mechanisms such as locks. We’ll then take a deep dive into switching off GIL to enable  real  multithreading in Python, highlighting the differences, the benefits and the gotchas with clear code examples. https://blog.geekuni.com/2026/04/python-concurrency.html

  Learn about Microsoft Fabric and its applications of ML through a project analyzing Titanic's passenger data. This tutorial is an end-to-end demonstration of Microsoft Fabric that guides learners from descriptive and diagnostic analytics to predictive analytics using the popular Kaggle Titanic dataset. The goal of the tutorial is to train a binary classification machine learning model capable of predicting whether an individual would have survived or perished on the Titanic, based on personal details like their age, gender, and ticket class. https://www.i-programmer.info/news/150-training-a-education/18831-microsoft-fabric-machine-learning-tutorial-the-course.html

  It's a full curriculum that lives solely on its Github repository. And it's really full; it spans from installation basics to advanced production workflows which also include Agent Skills for automating team standards, specialized agents for targeted expertise, and the Model Context Protocol (MCP) for connecting the AI to external data sources like GitHub repositories and live documentation. https://www.i-programmer.info/news/150-training-a-education/18824-github-copilot-cli-for-beginners-the-course-.html

  Microsoft has launched the Azure Skills Plugin, a comprehensive toolkit designed to transform AI coding assistants into active cloud deployment agents. https://www.i-programmer.info/news/105-artificial-intelligence/18819-the-azure-skills-plugin-makes-deployment-and-management-a-breeze.html

  A collaboration with LangChain establishes MongoDB Atlas as a unified backend for managing vector searches, persistent agent memory, and automated observability. https://www.i-programmer.info/news/84-database/18813-the-future-of-agentic-ai-mongodb-with-langchain.html

  Jfokus is a large and well-established Java developer conference, held in Stockholm, Sweden, since 2007. We check this year's highlights. https://www.i-programmer.info/news/80-java/18809-jfokus-2026-the-highlights.html

  Agent Development Kit (ADK) is an open-source framework from Google, designed to streamline the creation and deployment of multi-agent AI systems. https://www.i-programmer.info/news/80-java/18806-google-agent-development-kit-for-java-10-released-published.html

  The release of JDK 26 marks a significant milestone in the Java ecosystem, introducing ten JDK Enhancement Proposals that prioritize performance, security, and modernization. Key technical updates include the introduction of HTTP/3 support, significant throughput improvements for the G1 Garbage Collector, and the final removal of the long-deprecated Applet API. https://www.i-programmer.info/news/80-java/18791-java-26-released-with-focus-on-ai-workloads.html

  Gold Lapel is a self-optimizing PostgreSQL proxy designed to automatically tune, improve query performance and replace external services without requiring any changes to your application's code. https://www.i-programmer.info/news/80-java/18783-auto-tune-postgresql-with-gold-lapel-.html

  Introducing an implementation of the Model Context Protocol within Kali Linux to create AI-driven cybersecurity workflows. MCP just about dominates the current tech news. MCP servers and clients are released for every possible tool and application. Now it's time for pentesters to rejoice as a server has been released that automates the most tedious pentesting tasks with the availability of MCP Kali Server (MKS),  a lightweight API bridge that connects MCP clients (such as Claude Desktop or 5ire) to an API server which allows executing commands on a Linux terminal. https://www.i-programmer.info/news/90-tools/18776-automating-kali-linux-with-the-model-context-protocol.html

  JHipster, the Java framework that unifies the Java and JavaScript build toolchains, has had a major release, bringing it to version 9.0.0. Let's check out what's new. https://www.i-programmer.info/news/182-frameworks/18767-major-update-to-jhpister.html

  The Conference on Innovative Data Systems Research (CIDR), is a gathering for researchers and practitioners from both academia and industry to discuss the latest visionary ideas in the database field. We look into what this year's conference was about. https://www.i-programmer.info/news/84-database/18761-cidr-conference-2026-looks-at-future-of-databases.html

  The rise of Spec Driven Development begs for a reassessment of the original thesis; are the principles of "why software engineering will never die" still valid or have they been overridden by spec-driven development and thus completely automated, just like coding is? https://www.i-programmer.info/professional-programmer/103-i-programmer/18759-why-software-engineering-will-never-die-revisited-in-the-age-of-spec-driven-development.html

  We take a comprehensive look at Transparent Data Encryption (TDE) for PostgreSQL, specifically focusing on the pg_tde extension developed by Percona. https://www.i-programmer.info/news/84-database/18751-perconas-transparent-data-encryption-for-postgresql.html

  Text/Terminal User Interfaces (TUIs) are not only still relevant, but the terminal is currently experiencing a "renaissance". TUI frameworks make way for a new player in town - TamboUI - modern and Java-based. https://www.i-programmer.info/news/182-frameworks/18747-tamboui-modern-java-frameworks-for-tui-development.html

  Alibaba has introduced Zvec, an open-source vector database designed to function as a lightweight library for on-device Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG). https://www.i-programmer.info/news/84-database/18742-zvec-lightweight-vector-database.html

  Under the umbrella of Skilljar, Anthropic Academy provides a comprehensive suite of free online courses designed to build AI Fluency across various professional and academic sectors. https://www.i-programmer.info/news/105-artificial-intelligence/18735-anthropic-releases-free-courses-on-ai-.html

  pgEdge has launched a hosted Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that connects its database platform directly to AI development tools like Claude and Cursor. So what can you do with it? https://www.i-programmer.info/news/84-database/18724-pgedge-mcp-server-for-postgres.html

  This year, the annual event ran between 31 January & 1 February 2026, attracting a lot of interest. We provide an overview of the content presented and assorted highlights. https://www.i-programmer.info/news/99-professional/18729-what-happened-at-fosdem-2026.html

  Anthropic has recently updated its Claude Code command-line tool in an attempt to simplify its terminal output, sparking significant backlash from the software development community. However, Claude-Devtools provides a solution. https://www.i-programmer.info/news/105-artificial-intelligence/18709-claude-code-now-hides-the-way-it-works-but-theres-a-workaround.html

  SQL, yes that old horse, is still going. SQL has been the data access standard for decades. It levels the playing field, easily integrates with other systems and accelerates delivery. Here's a  beginner-friendly course on SQL for data engineering. https://www.i-programmer.info/news/150-training-a-education/18703-learn-sql-for-data-engineering-the-course.html

  Python. Even if you close your eyes and try to ignore it, you really can’t; it’s everywhere, especially in the AI and Data Science fields. Therefore, it has become a necessity to get to know it, even if you’re a Java developer enjoying its rich and large language ecosystem. Despite the fact that lately Java has been powered up with great AI libraries like LangChain4j, which make it easy to build AI-powered applications, in order to tap into the full, unconstrained pool of AI capabilities, you still need to go to Python. https://blog.geekuni.com/2026/02/python-for-java-developers.html

  PlanetScale has launched a hosted Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that connects its database platform directly to AI development tools like Claude and Cursor. So what can you do with it? https://www.i-programmer.info/news/84-database/18693-the-planetscale-mcp-server-announced.html

  We take a look at an IBM Technology resource that explores the fundamental principles and business applications of artificial intelligence, with a focus on large language models (LLMs) and machine learning (ML). https://www.i-programmer.info/news/105-artificial-intelligence/18687-ibms-ai-models-explained.html

  The 15th annual PostgreSQL Conference Europe ran on October 22–24, 2025 in Riga, Latvia, attracting a lot of interest.We provide an overview of the content and assorted highlights. https://www.i-programmer.info/news/84-database/18678-what-happened-at-the-postgresql-conference-europe-2025.html

  We look at a  hand-on and free course that teaches you how to use Claude Code by doing real work. It's a course designed to teach non-technical users how to master Anthropic’s AI agent; from foundational terminal commands and file operations to advanced vibe coding, where users build and deploy applications by describing their goals rather than writing code. https://www.i-programmer.info/news/105-artificial-intelligence/18668-claude-code-for-everyone-the-course.html

  Skip is a development tool that allows engineers to create native iOS and Android applications from a single Swift and SwiftUI codebase. The news is that it has now gone open source and free-for-use, even in commercial projects. https://www.i-programmer.info/news/193-android/18660-build-native-ios-and-android-apps-with-skip-now-for-free.html

  Sonatype has released this year's report with a number of interesting findings. Let's dig into it. https://www.i-programmer.info/news/80-java/18650-what-does-the-sonatype-2026-state-of-the-software-supply-chain-report-reveal.html

  Colab integration has arrived for both VSCode and PyCharm. What does that now make possible? If you're familiar with Jupyter Notebook, you'll be right at home with Colab too. Colab addresses the limitations of the single-player notebook. Jupyter was created in an era before the cloud and the emergence of AI. Nowadays what is required is modern, collaborative tools that integrate into your existing stack. https://www.i-programmer.info/news/90-tools/18645-colab-is-coming-for-your-favorite-ide.html

  The OpenSSL Conference is the premier event for cryptography and secure communications professionals. In 2025, it ran between October 7-9 in Prague. We check the highlights. https://www.i-programmer.info/news/99-professional/18630-what-happened-at-the-openssl-conference-2025.html

  A brand new course from the makers of LangSmith themselves, promises to teach you how to observe, evaluate, and deploy your agents. And all that in less than 30 minutes. https://www.i-programmer.info/news/105-artificial-intelligence/18638-langchain-academys-langsmith-essentials-course.html

  Wouldn't it be great to have an interface that could work with any AI agent? Toad is Python's answer to a unified front-end for the many AI coding agents out there. Toad, not to be confused with the Oracle IDE, aims to provide a more pleasant experience for the user of Agentic coding tools. The notion is that each tool comes with its own interface, its own quirks, and its own limitations.  https://www.i-programmer.info/news/90-tools/18619-toad-pythonic-universal-terminal-interface-for-ai-agents.html

  Recognizing the importance of AI Agents, industry stakeholders have decided to establish a Foundation that fosters common open standards and collaboration . Under the umbrella of the Linux Foundation, the Agentic AI Foundation (AAIF) has been co-founded by Anthropic, Block and OpenAI, with support from Google, Microsoft, AWS, Cloudflare and Bloomberg. https://www.i-programmer.info/news/105-artificial-intelligence/18614-agentic-ai-foundation-announced.html

  FunctionGemma is an open-source Google model fine-tuned for function calling that aims to revolutionize the way we interact with our devices. https://www.i-programmer.info/news/105-artificial-intelligence/18608-google-releases-functiongemma-model.html

  This isn't just a course, it's the complete curriculum of Stanford’s  CME295 Transformers and Large Language Models  from Autumn 2025. https://www.i-programmer.info/news/150-training-a-education/18604-watch-stanfords-cme295-transformers-and-llms.html

  pg-aiguide adds AI-optimized PostgreSQL expertise to coding assistants. What does that mean? In  With MCP Docs Servers You'll Never Run Out Of Fresh Documentation  we found out why documentation is very important for coding assistants: https://www.i-programmer.info/news/105-artificial-intelligence/18603-pg-aiguide-agentic-coding-for-postgresql.html

  An event for API practitioners from around the world covering everything API-related. We're checking the highlights. Platform Summit is the flagship conference of Nordic APIs, an international community of API practitioners and enthusiasts whose aim is to helping companies make smarter tech decisions using APIs. https://www.i-programmer.info/news/99-professional/18600-nordic-api-platform-summit-2025.html

Supabase has released Vector Buckets, specialized storage containers optimized for vector data. This is welcome as it expands your options for storing vectors.  https://www.i-programmer.info/news/84-database/18585-supabases-vector-buckets.html

  Yet another provider jumps on the hardened image bandwagon. But since it's Docker, the main player in the container space, this is very important. https://www.i-programmer.info/news/240-devops/18579-docker-releases-hardened-images-for-free-what-does-it-do-differently.html