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Learn concurrency - a deep dive into multithreading with Python

noreply@blogger.com (Nikos Vaggalis) — Wed, 29 Apr 2026 11:32:00 +0000

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

Microsoft Fabric Machine Learning Tutorial - The Course

noreply@blogger.com (Nikos Vaggalis) — Tue, 28 Apr 2026 18:02:00 +0000

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

GitHub Copilot CLI For Beginners - The Course

noreply@blogger.com (Nikos Vaggalis) — Sun, 26 Apr 2026 09:17:00 +0000

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

The Azure Skills Plugin Makes Deployment And Management A Breeze

noreply@blogger.com (Nikos Vaggalis) — Wed, 22 Apr 2026 16:30:15 +0000

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

The Future of Agentic AI: MongoDB With LangChain

noreply@blogger.com (Nikos Vaggalis) — Mon, 20 Apr 2026 16:10:00 +0000

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 2026 - The Highlights

noreply@blogger.com (Nikos Vaggalis) — Fri, 17 Apr 2026 16:01:00 +0000

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

Google Agent Development Kit For Java 1.0 Released Published

noreply@blogger.com (Nikos Vaggalis) — Thu, 16 Apr 2026 19:43:00 +0000

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

Java 26 Released With Focus On AI Workloads

noreply@blogger.com (Nikos Vaggalis) — Sun, 12 Apr 2026 17:09:00 +0000

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

Auto-Tune PostgreSQL With Gold Lapel

noreply@blogger.com (Nikos Vaggalis) — Mon, 06 Apr 2026 17:07:00 +0000

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

Automating Kali Linux With The Model Context Protocol

noreply@blogger.com (Nikos Vaggalis) — Tue, 31 Mar 2026 18:43:00 +0000

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

Major Update To JHpister

noreply@blogger.com (Nikos Vaggalis) — Tue, 31 Mar 2026 09:05:00 +0000

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

CIDR Conference 2026 Looks At Future of Databases

noreply@blogger.com (Nikos Vaggalis) — Fri, 27 Mar 2026 19:12:04 +0000

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

Why Software Engineering Will Never Die Revisited In The Age Of Spec Driven Development

noreply@blogger.com (Nikos Vaggalis) — Fri, 27 Mar 2026 19:11:23 +0000

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

Percona's Transparent Data Encryption for PostgreSQL

noreply@blogger.com (Nikos Vaggalis) — Tue, 24 Mar 2026 17:04:00 +0000

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

TamboUI - Modern Java Frameworks For TUI Development

noreply@blogger.com (Nikos Vaggalis) — Mon, 23 Mar 2026 17:48:00 +0000

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

Zvec - Lightweight Vector Database

noreply@blogger.com (Nikos Vaggalis) — Fri, 20 Mar 2026 16:25:00 +0000

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

Anthropic Releases Free Courses On AI

noreply@blogger.com (Nikos Vaggalis) — Wed, 18 Mar 2026 06:42:10 +0000

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 MCP Server For Postgres

noreply@blogger.com (Nikos Vaggalis) — Sat, 14 Mar 2026 12:23:12 +0000

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

What Happened At FOSDEM 2026

noreply@blogger.com (Nikos Vaggalis) — Sat, 14 Mar 2026 12:22:01 +0000

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

Claude Code Now Hides The Way it Works-But There's A Workaround

noreply@blogger.com (Nikos Vaggalis) — Sat, 28 Feb 2026 17:08:00 +0000

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

Learn SQL For Data Engineering - The Course

noreply@blogger.com (Nikos Vaggalis) — Sat, 28 Feb 2026 17:05:00 +0000

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 for Java developers

noreply@blogger.com (Nikos Vaggalis) — Sat, 28 Feb 2026 08:41:00 +0000

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 MCP Server Announced

noreply@blogger.com (Nikos Vaggalis) — Thu, 26 Feb 2026 18:17:00 +0000

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

IBM's AI Models Explained

noreply@blogger.com (Nikos Vaggalis) — Wed, 25 Feb 2026 07:21:00 +0000

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

What Happened At The PostgreSQL Conference Europe 2025

noreply@blogger.com (Nikos Vaggalis) — Mon, 23 Feb 2026 09:34:00 +0000

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