TypeScript, Microsoft’s strongly typed JavaScript variant, has become the most-used language on GitHub, according to GitHub’s Octoverse 2025 report released on October 28. August 2025 marked the first time TypeScript emerged as the most-used language on GitHub, overtaking both JavaScript and Python, said the report. The rise of TypeScript illustrates the shift toward using typed

The Eclipse Foundation has introduced ADL (Agent Definition Language) functionality to its LMOS (Language Models Operating System) AI project. The announcement came on October 28. The goal of Eclipse LMOS is to create an open platform where AI agents can be developed and integrated across networks and ecosystems, according to Eclipse. Built on standards like

I don’t expect that many developers today fully appreciate the quiet glory that is REST and JSON. But then, most developers today have not been around the software business as long as I have. It’s only natural that we old timers have a clearer idea of how incredibly far the technology has come. I’ve been writing

The Java virtual machine provides a high-performance, universal runtime for a wealth of popular languages beyond just Java. In this article, we’ll look at the characteristic strengths and common use cases of four of the most popular JVM languages: Kotlin, Scala, Groovy, and Clojure. Kotlin Kotlin is a modern language that has seen a groundswell

Over its more than 15 years in the wild, Google’s Go programming language has evolved from a curiosity for alpha geeks to the battle-tested programming language behind some of the world’s most important cloud-native software projects. If you’ve ever wondered why Go is the language of choice for projects like Docker and Kubernetes, this article

GitHub is taking a major step toward redefining enterprise software development with the launch of Agent HQ, a platform that lets developers manage and orchestrate multiple AI coding agents from OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, and others directly within the GitHub environment. The move suggests a new phase in enterprise AI adoption, as organizations look to govern,

Amazon will reduce its overall workforce by 14,000, cutting layers of management across the company and hiring in some areas to support its “biggest bets”. Staff will hear from their managers later today about the cuts, and affected employees will have 90 days to look for a new role internally, the company said. “Some may

Apple will announce that its services business achieved over $100 billion in annual revenues in the last year, according to the Financial Times. If true, this would be a major achievement. Many might recall that eight years ago Apple CEO Tim Cook declared Apple’s intention to double the size of its services business by 2020, when

Microsoft 365 Copilot users can now direct the generative AI (genAI) assistant to build apps on their behalf that feature dashboards, charts, and other interactive elements.   It’s one of three new ways to automate work tasks with M365 Copilot unveiled Tuesday by the company. The other functionalities include a workflow automation builder agent and Copilot Studio “lite”

Nvidia, a major force behind the rise of generative AI (genAI) in recent years, now sees physical AI as the next step in the technology’s evolution. “The next wave is physical AI,” Kari Briski, vice president for generative AI software for enterprises at Nvidia, said during a briefing ahead of the company’s GTC trade show in Washington, DC. Today,