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| Here's a look at today's Dev briefing. - 🚀 Oracle released Java and JDK version 22.
- 📄 C++ founder responds to the White House calling for adopting memory-safe languages.
- 🚨 Mintlify informed 91 customers of a data breach that led to the exposure of their GitHub tokens.
Thank you for reading. Feedback/comments are welcomed! Sudarshan
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| 1 | | Oracle announced the general availability of Java and Java Development Kit (JDK) 22. Oracle will provide six months of Premier support for the short-term release. More: - The release includes 12 JDK Enhancement Proposals (JEPs), including the final versions of the foreign function and memory API and unnamed variables & patterns.
- The release also includes the preview of class-file API, string templates, stream gatherers, structured concurrency, implicitly declared classes and instance main methods, and scoped variables.
- In a press briefing, VP of software development at Oracle, Bernard Traverstat, said the team is investing in providing the best possible support within Visual Studio Code.
- According to the 2023 Stack Oerflow Developer Survey, developers who are learning to code are more likely to use Java compared to professional developers.
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| 2 | | In response to InfoWorld's request for feedback on a Biden administration report, C++ creator Bjarne Stoustrup highlighted the programming language's strengths. The report called on developers to use memory-safe languages over languages like C and C++. More: - Stroustrup expressed surprise at the document's authors' lack of awareness of the strengths of modern C++ and its efforts to provide safety guarantees.
- However, he noted their acknowledgment that programming language is just part of a toolchain, emphasizing the need for improved tools and development processes.
- He highlighted the longstanding commitment of C++ to enhancing safety since its inception in 1979 and its evolution from early versions to contemporary iterations.
- Stoustrup outlined the ongoing efforts to enhance C++ safety, including the development of Profiles, a framework for specifying and verifying code guarantees.
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| 3 | | Documentation startup Mintlify revealed that a recent data breach led to the exposure of 91 customers' GitHub tokens. Mintlify said the incident occurred on March 1 because of a vulnerability in its own systems. More: - In response to the breach, Mintlify said it is revoking existing GitHub user access tokens, rotating internal access tokens, patching vulnerabilities, implementing enhanced security protocols, and conducting a penetration test.
- The San Francisco-based company said it has informed affected customers and is working with GitHub to identify if the tokens were used to access private repositories.
- Co-founder Han Wang posted on a Hacker News post that the company is working on deprecating the use of private tokens to prevent any further such attacks.
- Mintlify is working with a bug bounty reporter to address the underlying vulnerability and cybersecurity companies to enhance its security.
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| 4 | | App analytics firm Sensor Tower announced the acquisition of rival company Data.ai in a bid to consolidate the mobile intelligence industry. Sensor Tower did not disclose the financial details of the acquisition. More: - Both companies provide businesses and developers with insights into how their mobile apps are performing via data such as estimates of downloads, active users, in-app revenue, and traction with specific demographics.
- Sensor Tower anticipates the acquisition to significantly enhance its data precision, worldwide reach, and diversity of product offerings for over 2,000 enterprise clients.
- Through the acquisition, Sensor Tower added Microsoft, Sky, and Bandai Namco to its client list.
- Sensor Tower's CEO Oliver Yeh said the acquisition will broaden its audience and expand its offerings to bridge the gap between companies and consumers.
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- Elon Musk's xAI open-sourced Grok AI's base AI model without the training code under the Apache License 2.0, featuring 314B parameters in a Mixture-of-Expert model. According to xAI, Grok-1 was trained on a custom stack and is not optimized for specific applications like conversations.
- JetBrains announced the beta of TeamCity Pipelines, a new CI/CD solution that offers an intuitive interface and smart configuration assistance to streamline the development flow and help developers accomplish their tasks faster.
- Storybook released version 8.0 with built-in visual testing, React Server Component support, upgraded Vue and React control autogeneration, rearchitected Vite support, a refreshed desktop UI, and more.
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- This tutorial demonstrates how to debug a Golang bug with non-blocking reads.
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- Find out how to use Amper with Fleet in Kotlin/Compose multiplatform projects.
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 | Analyst | | Sudarshan lives in Toronto, Canada, and is an engineering graduate. He is passionate about business, tech, entrepreneurship, and politics. FUN FACT: Sudarshan worked for the election campaign teams of two heads of state in India. When he is not busy with work, he enjoys hiking, playing cricket, and cooking. | | This newsletter was edited by Aaron Crutchfield | |
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