Roger Poon started JS++ eight years ago with a deep understanding of corner cases that he doesn’t believe the TypeScript team can rival. This is why Roger believes JS++ is the better option whether you need to write a simple library or if you need backwards compatibility with a large, complex, legacy enterprise codebase. Let’s have a closer look at it!

Confused about how you can calculate shallow heaps and retained heaps in Eclipse MAT? In this helpful explainer, Ram Lakshmanan goes over the basics of analyzing heap dumps and how developers can save memory space through garbage collection.

The weather outside is frightful, but the top 10 Java stories from January are absolutely delightful. Grab a hot drink and get cozy as we take a look at what you were reading last month: Python and JavaScript IDEs, Go Micro for microservices, SQL tricks, OpenJDK builds, and more!

Podman helps you manage containers, pods, container images, and container volumes, all without a daemon. If you know how to use Docker, you know how to use Podman! Only a year after its public release, Podman has entered version 1.0. Come see what has been added and what security benefits it can provide.

Keep your eyes on this hat trick – Presto has just announced it is going solo! The new Presto Software Foundation shows that this big data SQL engine is ready for the main stage. Developers can take advantage of Presto’s high performance for interactive queries on data, wherever it lives. Magic!

We all love Dart. But, don’t we wish we could combine it with Kotlin? For everything that Dart may be missing for high-level programming, there’s kt.dart. This project ports the Kotlin Standard Library for Dart/Flutter projects. Why choose when you can have it all in one neat package?

TypeScript 3.3 is here! What can we expect from this stable superset of JavaScript? Better behavior for calling union types, faster build times for composite projects, JavaScript editing in your favorite IDEs, and absolutely no breaking changes!

Amazon Corretto was announced in November 2018 but this free distribution of OpenJDK is *now* generally available. And, more importantly, Amazon will distribute security updates to Corretto 8 at no cost until at least June 2023.

We kicked off the new year with a poll about the programming languages that will be relevant to you in 2019. Now it’s time to put the spotlight on Java and take a closer look at its ecosystem. Today, we’re taking a closer look at the Java frameworks that you have used extensively in 2018 or, if you are new to this scene, what framework you plan to use this year.

Many organisations have diverted to new trends and technologies in order to aid faster decision-making amid a rapidly transforming business environment, and one area in which this is particularly palpable is Big Data. With this in mind, we’ve spoken to two industry experts to get the skinny on why leveraging Big Data should be the main priority for businesses of all sizes in the next twelve months, as well as how best to implement a strategy that incorporates the concept in 2019 and beyond.

This article aims to cut through the confusion that many users today face in considering serverless as a solution strategy in their organizations. It examines the benefits and common use cases for serverless computing, as well as situations where serverless is not well suited and considerations in choosing a cloud platform. Armed with this information, architects and developers can begin to ask the questions that will contribute to achieving successful serverless adoption.

What are the differences between containers and virtual machines? Where and why should you use Docker, runc, Rocket, KVM, Xen, VirtualBox, IncludeOS, RancherOS? In this DevOpsCon session, Quentin Adam explains how these technologies work, how they compare to each other and more.

Are your calendars marked for Serverless Architecture Conference 2019? If you would like to dive deeper into topics such as cloud native architecture, cloud services, serverless platforms & technology this is your chance to hear top experts talk about the latest trends in serverless. Hurry up and save up to €200 – Very Early Bird offer expires today!

If you’re not already using open source, you’ll soon be marginalized by those organization using it to move faster and be more innovative. In this article, Bart Copeland, CEO and president of ActiveState, shares his predictions about where open source and DevOps are going this year.