PERL,INGRES,PROGRAMMING

noreply@blogger.com (Nikos Vaggalis) — Thu, 21 May 2026 15:23:47 +0000

PgCache is a wire-compatible, transparent Postgres proxy that caches read data, then keeps it fresh using PostgreSQL Logical Replication.

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

Massachusetts' Institute of Technology Introduction to Deep Learning

noreply@blogger.com (Nikos Vaggalis) — Tue, 19 May 2026 17:47:19 +0000

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 Notebooks MCP Server

noreply@blogger.com (Nikos Vaggalis) — Mon, 18 May 2026 17:52:05 +0000

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

The .NET Agent Skills

noreply@blogger.com (Nikos Vaggalis) — Thu, 14 May 2026 16:05:47 +0000

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: SQL For Visualization

noreply@blogger.com (Nikos Vaggalis) — Wed, 13 May 2026 06:21:07 +0000

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

Microsoft's Rust Training Books Curriculum

noreply@blogger.com (Nikos Vaggalis) — Fri, 08 May 2026 18:56:00 +0000

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: The Open-Source Agentic Development Environment Goes Open Source

noreply@blogger.com (Nikos Vaggalis) — Thu, 07 May 2026 18:13:00 +0000

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

Agentic Skills For The Database

noreply@blogger.com (Nikos Vaggalis) — Thu, 30 Apr 2026 18:46:00 +0000

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

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