Google has introduced the Gemini 3 AI model, an update of Gemini with improved visual reasoning, and Google Antigravity, an agentic development platform for AI-assisted software development. Both were announced on November 18. Gemini 3 is positioned as offering reasoning capabilities with robust function calling and instruction adherence to build sophisticated agents. Agentic capabilities in

Although the C# 14 language was formally launched along with the .NET 10  framework a week ago, Microsoft has put the language update in view again. C# 14 features extension members, a new syntax for declaring extension properties and extension methods. Overall, C# 14’s enhancements improve developer productivity and performance, the company said. In a

Software development is fraught with peril. For any development task, there are a million ways to do it wrong, and the one correct way is a small, narrow trail that winds quietly through the forest. It takes experience to know the path and to avoid the dangerous pitfalls along the way. The following is a list of

Clojure is one of the most fascinating branches of the programming family tree. It unites the high-design heritage of Lisp with practical, modern capabilities. For Java developers, Clojure can be an excellent expansion of their worldview. It offers an entirely different way of understanding and solving problems, while still running on the JVM and interoperating

Text editors and IDEs tend to inspire devotion from their users. Vim and Emacs have long-standing power-user bases. Visual Studio Code, despite being far newer, has exploded in popularity thanks to its cross-platform support and overall flexibility. Any new editor, like any new programming language, faces a lot of incumbent competition. Zed, a new editor

When I was tasked with modernizing our enterprise document management system, I knew the stakes were high. We were managing millions of documents, and our legacy architecture was buckling under the load. Query times were unpredictable, scaling was a constant battle and costs were spiraling out of control. The breakthrough came when I stopped thinking

Google has launched Gemini 3 and integrated the new AI model into its search engine immediately, aiming to push advanced AI features into consumer and enterprise products faster as competition in the AI market intensifies. The release brings new agentic capabilities for coding, workflow automation, and search, raising questions about how quickly businesses can adopt

Microsoft is previewing a third PostgreSQL-compatible managed database for its cloud, Azure HorizonDB, that it hopes will prove attractive for modern workloads and for legacy application modernization. The company already offers two databases compatible with PostgreSQL, the database interface proving popular with developers of AI applications: Azure Cosmos DB for PostgreSQL and Azure Database for

Microsoft 365 (and Office 365) subscribers get more frequent software updates than those who have purchased Office without a subscription, which means subscribers have access to the latest features, security patches, and bug fixes. But it can be hard to keep track of the changes in each update and know when they’re available. We’re doing

Failed implementations of AI technologies are pushing CIOs to step back and try to better understand the technology and its impact before moving ahead, according to analysts and industry experts. While AI commitment in enterprises remains high, the success rate of prototyping to production is low, research firm Omdia said in a survey released last week.