Ubuntu Linux 21.04 arrives with Wayland graphics, updated system theme, and more
Ubuntu is one of the most popular desktop Linux distributions, and it serves as the base for countless other desktop…
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What’s New in Apache Kafka 2.8
I’m proud to announce the release of Apache Kafka 2.8.0 on behalf of the Apache Kafka® community. The 2.8.0 release…
Mozilla Firefox 88 Released, This is What’s New
Mozilla has announced the release of Firefox 88. The latest version of the famed FOSS app enabled ‘smooth pinch-zooming using…
NASA’s next lunar rover will run open-source software
In 2023, NASA will launch VIPER (Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover), which will trek across the surface of the moon…
Gutenberg 10.4 Introduces Block Widgets in the Customizer
The latest release of the Gutenberg plugin (10.4) brings block widgets into the Customizer. When customizing widget-enabled areas, a new…
Building the Confluent UI with React Hooks – Benefits and Lessons Learned
Updating a fundamental paradigm in your React app can be as easy as search and replace, or at other times,…
Debuting a Modern C++ API for Apache Kafka
Morgan Stanley uses Apache Kafka to publish market data to internal clients and to persist it for replay purposes. We…
Caching in Node.js: Optimizing app performance with Redis
The importance of optimizing application performance cannot be overstated. As web developers, we want our apps to provide a great…
HTTP caching in GraphQL
GraphQL and caching: two words that don’t go very well together. The reason is that GraphQL operates via POST by…
Dependency Problems Increase for Open Source Components
The average software application depends on more than 500 open source libraries and components, up 77% from 298 dependencies in…