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Featured Articles

Locks are fundamental to asychronous programming.  Find out how to use them in this extract from Programmer's Python: Async .

The Monty Hall problem is an exercise in probability theory that even experts get wrong. It seems to be subtle and even paradoxical, but when you notice exactly what is going on it becomes obvious. Read this article and I guarantee you will understand the Monty Hall problem and recognize when it occurs in other settings.

Programming News and Views

Oracle has announced the availability of Java 25, the latest version of that stellar programming language and development platform.

We do need to do something about C++, but what do you expect when a language is controlled by a committee? Certainly not a revolution.

Eve Security has released EveGuard, an agentic AI observability and policy enforcement platform that controls the security of AI agents interacting with a company's business systems.

Godot 4.5 has been released with additions including a stencil buffer, screen reader support, script backtracing and custom loggers.

Open Source Economy is a new nonprofit organization formed by maintainers of several critical Java libraries to build a safer, stronger Java ecosystem and avert incidents such as Log4Shell. What makes this attempt different?

Astra has launched a new API security solution that offers real-time visibility and automated pentesting to secure "zombie" and undocumented APIs before they can be exploited.

The play on the familiar phrase "Anyone for tennis" is intentional. ETH Zurich has taught a robot to play Badminton - and the robot is none other than ANYmal, a quadruped robot we have already met.

Google has introduced Androidify, an app that can be used to build your own Android bot on the web or in an app on Google Play. AI does most of the work - all you need to do is upload a selfie, or write a prompt, and add some accessories.

After a few years we revisit the fun annual JavaScript Golfing competition. So what's new?

Apache Cloudberry 2 has been released. This is a major upgrade that the developers say delivers significant enhancements to the database kernel, representing a substantial leap forward in performance, reliability, and manageability.

The results of 2025 Stack Overflow Developer Survey paint a very detailed picture of the software development landscape. The survey also asks questions about developers' use of Stack Overflow in its role as "a foundational, long-term resource for developers."

Books of the Week

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Book Watch

In this book Susanne Kaiser looks at how to design and build adaptive systems that can handle change. By combining Wardley Mapping, Domain-Driven Design, and Team Topologies, this book offers a comprehensive toolset for organizations to anticipate change. Drawing from historical examples of companies that failed to adapt, Kaiser emphasizes that optimization requires treating organizations as socio-technical systems where social and technical aspects are aligned and designed together.

This guide to Swift has been updated for Swift 6.2. Jon Hoffman covers advanced concepts and techniques, such as concurrency, memory management, and Generics, all essential for creating high-performance applications. This edition covers Swift 6.2’s newest features alongside advanced programming topics such as reflection, concurrency, and Generics.

This book, with the subtitle "Why Human Creativity Still Wins in the AI Revolution" looks at the past and future of creativity, showing why flaws, grit, and the human voice still matter in an age of machine-made everything. Micah Voraritskul traces the arc from the printing press to generative AI and reveals how each wave of innovation reshapes what we create, how we connect, and what we decide is worth keeping. With stories, cultural insight, and sharp reflection, Voraritskul argues that the human voice — with all its texture and imperfection — remains the most powerful force we have.

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