Developer Essentials

Eighth grader builds IBM Watson-powered AI chatbot for students making college plans

A bored 13-year-old from New Jersey used COVID-19 isolation to take an online IBM class, and within two weeks created and launched Rita, a fully functional chatbot.

Microsoft Power Virtual Agents: Now you can build no-code chatbots without developers

EBay's new APIs enable developers to create modern buying and selling experience

Google Cloud announces BigQuery Omni multicloud analytics solution

New end-to-end platform uses AI and distributed tracing to secure cloud-native apps

IBM blockchain connects Folgers drinkers to the origin of their brew

Major websites plagued by lack of effective security against JavaScript vulnerabilities

Microsoft to discontinue Windows builds of PHP programming language

Natural language processing: A cheat sheet

How to install Flutter on Linux

Software as a Service (SaaS): A cheat sheet (free PDF)

Put simply, Software as a Service (SaaS) is a licensing model in which access to an application is provided to the customer or client on a subscription basis. A third-party vendor controls access and takes responsibility for security, maintenance, and feature upgrades. This free PDF Software as a Service cheat sheet download from TechRepublic explains what SaaS is, why it is important, who provides it, and how you can get it.

Robotics in the enterprise

Robots have moved off the assembly line and into warehouses, offices, hospitals, retail shops, and even our homes. ZDNet explores how the explosive growth in robotics is affecting specific industries, like healthcare and logistics, and the enterprise more broadly on issues like hiring and workplace safety.