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Because It's Not Fun Enough
Andrew Oram asked why programming languages rise and fall, and quoted the answer without noticing. Programming is a vocation, an art, and a job. Make any of those harder than they need to be, and your language survives exactly as long as it can't be replaced.
User Submission: AI is a Bad Tool
Reader Hideki Idoru argues that AI is a decent information distiller and a bad tool for nearly everything else in software, because no one can cheaply verify that generated code is correct. The deeper claim is that most programming was already trivial, unabstracted busywork, and AI has only torn the mask off. It's worth reading and thinking about.
Helidon 27 Released: Version Tracks the JDK
Helidon 27 is out, and it ties its version number to the JDK release cycle, including for LTS support. Helidon is Oracle's microservice library, released under the ASL 2.0 license; this version has some feature upgrades and separates the MicroProfile support apart from Helidon proper.
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