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AWS Introduces Amazon Linux 2023 Runtime for Lambda
AWS recently introduced Amazon Linux 2023 (AL2023) as a managed runtime and container base image for its Lambda service. The runtime provides an OS-only environment for developers to run Lambda functions.
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Mojo Language SDK Available: Mojo Driver, VS Code extension, and Jupyter Kernel
Mojo SDK is available for developers. It contains the mojo driver, the Visual Studio Code extension and the Jupyter kernel. For now, SDK is available for MacOS and Linux.
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eBPF Kubernetes Security Tool Tetragon Improves Performance and Stability
Isovalent has announced the 1.0 release of Cilium Tetragon, their eBPF-based Kubernetes security observability and runtime enforcement tool. Policies and filters can be applied directly via eBPF to monitor process execution, privilege escalations, and file and network activity.
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Swift 5.9 Brings a Macro System and C++ Interoperability
In addition to an expressive macro system and a limited form of C++ interoperability, Swift 5.9, now officially available, also introduces parameter packs, ownership-based memory management, and more.
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Grafana Beyla Provides Auto-Instrumented Observability through eBPF
Grafana has released Grafana Beyla, an open-source eBPF auto-instrumentation tool for application observability. Beyla is able to report span information and RED metrics (Rate-Errors-Duration) for both Linux HTTP/S and gRPC services. This is accomplished without having to make code modifications for inserting probes.
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Visual Studio 2022 17.7 with .NET and C++ Development Features, Performance Improvements, and More
Visual Studio 2022 17.7 is now generally available. It brings plenty of features and improvements to create a high-level developer experience, based on community feedback. There are new features within .NET and C++ development as well as these ones that improve overall performance. The latest version is available for download.
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Microsoft Dev Box Now Generally Available
Microsoft recently announced the general availability (GA) of Microsoft Dev Box, a service providing developers access to preconfigured and centrally managed dev boxes.
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Swift 5.9 Brings Macro Expansion Power to the Language
Introduced at WWDC 2023, Swift 5.9, now available in beta, brings a major extension to the language capabilities through support for generating code at compile-time using macros.
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Terraform Adds Support for Azure Linux, Introduces New CI/CD Tool
HashiCorp has released a number of new improvements to Terraform and Terraform Cloud. Within Terraform Cloud, there is a new CI/CD pipeline integration tool. Terraform has added support for Azure Linux container host for Azure Kubernetes Service. The HashiCorp Terraform AWS provider version 5.0 was released with improved support for default tags.
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CBL-Mariner: Azure Linux Distribution Now Generally Available
Microsoft recently announced the general availability of Azure Linux container host for AKS. Available on GitHub under the CBL-Mariner project codename, the lightweight Linux distribution includes only the packages needed to run workloads on a cloud environment.
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Swift OpenAPI Generator Aims at Streamlining HTTP Client/Server Communication
Apple has introduced a new open source package, the Swift OpenAPI Generator, aimed at generating the code required to handle client/server communication through an HTTP API based on its OpenAPI document.
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Swift 5.8 Adds Function Back-Deployment and Upcoming Feature Support
The latest release of Swift introduces support for piecemeal adoption of upcoming features, which allows developers to start using new features that will become stable in Swift 6. Additionally, it opens the way for making new features retroactively available in earlier OSes.
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AWS Releases New Cloud-Optimized Linux Distribution with Amazon Linux 2023
Recently, AWS announced the general availability of Amazon Linux 2023 (AL2023), a third-generation distribution with a high-security standard, predictable lifecycle, and deterministic updates.
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Microsoft Brings Kubernetes to the Edge with AKS Edge Essentials
Microsoft recently announced the general availability release of AKS Edge Essentials, a new Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) offering designed to simplify edge computing for developers and IT professionals.
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Falco Project v0.34 Released: OSS Security Tool Adds Downloadable Rules and eBPF Probe
Falco, an open-source runtime security tool, recently announced their latest release version 0.34.0. Highlights of the latest release include support for older RHEL distros, the ability to download and update Falco rules at runtime, and the experimental release of a modern eBPF probe.