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July 18, 2022

7 reasons Java is still great

Java has endured radical transformations in the technology landscape and many threats to its prominence. What makes this technology so great, and what does the future hold for Java? Read more ▶

Image: Sponsored by Tanium: Digital Transformation? How About a Security Transformation

Sponsored by Tanium: Digital Transformation? How About a Security Transformation

Ensure a strong defense with new technologies, policies, procedures and training to empower a security transformation that enhances digital transformation.

Open source isn’t working for AI

What’s the point of open sourcing code that runs at a scale no one can replicate? AI needs collaboration, but let’s think about it differently.

The next frontier in cloud computing

Supercloud? Metacloud? The race is on to name the emerging layer of abstraction and automation that will remove the complexity of multicloud.

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Securing data at rest and data in motion

The threats to your company’s data are many and varied, and so are the techniques for keeping that data safe and secure.

GitHub Copilot users feel more productive

A GitHub study finds that developers who accept more Copilot suggestions at least feel more productive, while actual programmer productivity is hard to measure.

Using importlib to perform dynamic imports in Python

Normally, Python modules get imported by way of a statement in source code, but Python provides the importlib module to programmatically control imports. Learn how to use importlib to selectively import modules on demand.

So why did they decide to call it Java?

The technology is legendary, but how and why Sun Microsystems eventually settled on the name 'Java' was always something of a mystery—even to those involved.

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