https://osmondvanhemert.nl/tags/development/Recent content in Development on Osmond van HemertHugo -- gohugo.ioen© Osmond van Hemert. All rights reserved.Thu, 16 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/260416-deno-2-3-runtime-wars/Thu, 16 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/260416-deno-2-3-runtime-wars/Deno 2.3 brings workspace support and improved Node compatibility. With Bun maturing and Node.js evolving, the JavaScript runtime landscape is reaching an interesting equilibrium.https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/260326-github-copilot-agent-mode/Thu, 26 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/260326-github-copilot-agent-mode/GitHub Copilot’s agent mode is now generally available, promising autonomous multi-step coding. Here’s what works, what doesn’t, and what it means for how we build software.https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/260319-python-314-free-threading/Thu, 19 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/260319-python-314-free-threading/Python 3.14’s development is pushing free-threading forward. Here’s what the removal of the GIL means practically, and why it matters more than you might think.https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/260219-eu-ai-act-gpai-compliance/Thu, 19 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/260219-eu-ai-act-gpai-compliance/The EU AI Act’s general-purpose AI provisions have been in force for six months. Here’s what’s actually changed for developers and organizations building with foundation models.https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/260205-webassembly-component-model-maturity/Thu, 05 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/260205-webassembly-component-model-maturity/The WebAssembly Component Model is reaching maturity, and it might finally deliver on the ‘write once, run anywhere’ promise that Java made thirty years ago.https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/260129-ai-agent-frameworks-landscape/Thu, 29 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/260129-ai-agent-frameworks-landscape/The AI agent framework landscape has exploded, with LangGraph, CrewAI, AutoGen, and dozens more competing for developer mindshare. Here’s what matters.https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/260122-rust-linux-kernel-progress/Thu, 22 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/260122-rust-linux-kernel-progress/Rust’s integration into the Linux kernel has moved beyond proof of concept into real subsystems, but the cultural and technical challenges remain fascinating.https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/260115-nist-post-quantum-crypto-migration/Thu, 15 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/260115-nist-post-quantum-crypto-migration/NIST’s post-quantum cryptography standards are finalized, and the migration timeline is no longer theoretical — it’s operational.https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/260101-javascript-runtime-landscape-2026/Thu, 01 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/260101-javascript-runtime-landscape-2026/As we enter 2026, the JavaScript runtime ecosystem is more competitive and innovative than ever. Here’s where things stand.https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/251127-python-313-free-threading-gil/Thu, 27 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/251127-python-313-free-threading-gil/Python 3.13’s experimental free-threading mode is here. I’ve been testing it in production workloads — here’s what actually works and what doesn’t.https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/251106-github-universe-2025-copilot-evolution/Thu, 06 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/251106-github-universe-2025-copilot-evolution/GitHub Universe 2025 showed us where coding is headed — and it’s less about typing code than ever before.https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/251023-ai-coding-assistants-beyond-autocomplete/Thu, 23 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/251023-ai-coding-assistants-beyond-autocomplete/AI coding assistants have evolved from glorified autocomplete to genuine development partners, and the implications for how we build software are becoming clearer.https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/251002-python-314-free-threading-jit/Thu, 02 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/251002-python-314-free-threading-jit/Python 3.14 arrives with maturing free-threading support and an experimental JIT compiler, signaling a new performance era for the language.https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/250911-swe-bench-git-history-leaks/Thu, 11 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/250911-swe-bench-git-history-leaks/Research reveals that top AI coding model scores on SWE-bench may be inflated due to git history leaks, raising fundamental questions about how we evaluate AI coding capabilities.https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/250904-mistral-le-chat-mcp-connectors/Thu, 04 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/250904-mistral-le-chat-mcp-connectors/Mistral adds custom MCP connectors and persistent memory to Le Chat, signaling that the Model Context Protocol is becoming the standard glue for AI tool integration.https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/250821-uv-code-formatting-python-tooling/Thu, 21 Aug 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/250821-uv-code-formatting-python-tooling/The uv package manager experimentally adds code formatting, continuing its ambitious push to become a single tool for the entire Python development workflow.https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/250807-gpt5-launch-developer-implications/Thu, 07 Aug 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/250807-gpt5-launch-developer-implications/OpenAI launches GPT-5 with significant improvements. Here’s what matters for developers beyond the marketing.https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/250717-python-314-free-threading/Thu, 17 Jul 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/250717-python-314-free-threading/Python 3.14’s beta release showcases the experimental free-threaded mode, promising true parallelism without the GIL — and the implications for the Python ecosystem are enormous.https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/250626-deno-25-javascript-runtime-wars/Thu, 26 Jun 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/250626-deno-25-javascript-runtime-wars/Deno 2.5 brings improved Node.js compatibility and workspace support, signaling that the JavaScript runtime competition is driving real innovation.https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/250612-wwdc-2025-on-device-ai/Thu, 12 Jun 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/250612-wwdc-2025-on-device-ai/Apple’s WWDC 2025 reveals a clear strategy: make on-device AI the foundation of the platform, with major implications for developers.https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/250605-npm-supply-chain-security-lessons/Thu, 05 Jun 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/250605-npm-supply-chain-security-lessons/Another wave of malicious npm packages reminds us that JavaScript’s dependency ecosystem remains one of software’s biggest security challenges.https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/250522-microsoft-build-2025-ai-platform/Thu, 22 May 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/250522-microsoft-build-2025-ai-platform/Build 2025 revealed Microsoft’s strategy to make Azure the default platform for AI development — from model hosting to agent orchestration.https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/250515-ai-native-ides-cursor-copilot/Thu, 15 May 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/250515-ai-native-ides-cursor-copilot/Cursor, Windsurf, and the growing wave of AI-native editors are reshaping how developers write code — and challenging the incumbents.https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/250508-docker-model-runner-local-ai/Thu, 08 May 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/250508-docker-model-runner-local-ai/Docker’s new Model Runner feature brings local AI model execution into the Docker Desktop workflow, blurring the line between containers and inference.https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/250417-openai-o3-o4-mini-reasoning-models/Thu, 17 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/250417-openai-o3-o4-mini-reasoning-models/OpenAI releases o3 and o4-mini reasoning models, bringing chain-of-thought inference to mainstream developer workflows.https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/250403-model-context-protocol-adoption/Thu, 03 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/250403-model-context-protocol-adoption/Anthropic’s Model Context Protocol is gaining traction as a universal standard for connecting AI models to tools and data sources, and the implications for the developer ecosystem are worth watching.https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/250306-claude-3-7-sonnet-extended-thinking/Thu, 06 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/250306-claude-3-7-sonnet-extended-thinking/Anthropic’s Claude 3.7 Sonnet introduces extended thinking, letting the model reason step-by-step before responding — and the implications for developer workflows are significant.https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/250220-anthropic-computer-use-ai-agents/Thu, 20 Feb 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/250220-anthropic-computer-use-ai-agents/Anthropic’s computer use capability lets Claude interact with desktop applications like a human. What does this mean for automation, testing, and the future of AI agents?https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/250213-go-124-release/Thu, 13 Feb 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/250213-go-124-release/Go 1.24 brings generic type aliases, improved tool management, and Swiss Tables. A look at how Go keeps evolving without losing its identity.https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/241226-github-copilot-free-tier/Thu, 26 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +0000https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/241226-github-copilot-free-tier/GitHub’s decision to offer a free tier for Copilot signals a fundamental shift in how AI-assisted coding will reach developers everywhere.https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/241107-dotnet-9-release/Thu, 07 Nov 2024 00:00:00 +0000https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/241107-dotnet-9-release/Microsoft ships .NET 9 at .NET Conf 2024, delivering significant performance improvements and deeper cloud-native integration that solidify its position as a top-tier platform.https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/241017-wordpress-wp-engine-open-source-rift/Thu, 17 Oct 2024 00:00:00 +0000https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/241017-wordpress-wp-engine-open-source-rift/The WordPress/WP Engine feud has escalated into a full-blown crisis, raising fundamental questions about open source governance and commercial ecosystems.https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/241003-wordpress-wp-engine-open-source-governance/Thu, 03 Oct 2024 00:00:00 +0000https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/241003-wordpress-wp-engine-open-source-governance/The escalating conflict between Automattic and WP Engine raises fundamental questions about open source trademarks, governance, and what happens when a project’s founder picks a fight.https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/240919-linux-kernel-6-11-rust-momentum/Thu, 19 Sep 2024 00:00:00 +0000https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/240919-linux-kernel-6-11-rust-momentum/Linux kernel 6.11 ships with expanding Rust support, signaling a real shift in systems programming’s most conservative codebase.https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/240905-rust-1-81-release/Thu, 05 Sep 2024 00:00:00 +0000https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/240905-rust-1-81-release/Rust 1.81 brings the Error trait into core, stabilizes new lint sorting, and continues the language’s steady march toward broader adoption.https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/240822-github-models-ai-marketplace/Thu, 22 Aug 2024 00:00:00 +0000https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/240822-github-models-ai-marketplace/GitHub launches Models, a new playground for experimenting with AI models directly from GitHub. Here’s why this integration matters.https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/240815-nist-post-quantum-cryptography/Thu, 15 Aug 2024 00:00:00 +0000https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/240815-nist-post-quantum-cryptography/NIST has published its first three finalized post-quantum cryptography standards. Here’s what developers need to know and do.https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/240808-google-antitrust-ruling/Thu, 08 Aug 2024 00:00:00 +0000https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/240808-google-antitrust-ruling/A federal judge ruled Google maintains an illegal monopoly in search. Here’s what this means for the developer ecosystem.https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/240801-python-3-13-free-threaded-nogil/Thu, 01 Aug 2024 00:00:00 +0000https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/240801-python-3-13-free-threaded-nogil/Python 3.13’s experimental free-threaded mode removes the Global Interpreter Lock, and it could fundamentally change how we write concurrent Python.https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/240711-ollama-local-llm-revolution/Thu, 11 Jul 2024 00:00:00 +0000https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/240711-ollama-local-llm-revolution/Local LLM tooling has matured rapidly, with Ollama leading the charge. Here’s why self-hosted AI is becoming a serious option for developers.https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/240627-polyfill-io-supply-chain-attack/Thu, 27 Jun 2024 00:00:00 +0000https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/240627-polyfill-io-supply-chain-attack/The polyfill.io domain was acquired by a Chinese company and began injecting malware into over 100,000 websites, exposing fundamental weaknesses in how we trust third-party CDN dependencies.https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/240620-claude-35-sonnet-raises-the-bar/Thu, 20 Jun 2024 00:00:00 +0000https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/240620-claude-35-sonnet-raises-the-bar/Anthropic releases Claude 3.5 Sonnet, which benchmarks above GPT-4o on coding tasks while running faster and cheaper — reshaping the competitive landscape for AI-assisted development.https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/240606-apple-wwdc-2024-intelligence/Thu, 06 Jun 2024 00:00:00 +0000https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/240606-apple-wwdc-2024-intelligence/Apple Intelligence debuts at WWDC 2024 with on-device AI, a ChatGPT partnership, and a privacy-first approach that could reshape how we think about AI integration.https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/240530-microsoft-build-2024-copilot-era/Thu, 30 May 2024 00:00:00 +0000https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/240530-microsoft-build-2024-copilot-era/Microsoft Build 2024 doubles down on AI with Copilot+ PCs, Windows Recall, and deep Azure AI integrations — but is the industry ready for always-on AI?https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/240523-microsoft-build-2024-copilot-stack/Thu, 23 May 2024 00:00:00 +0000https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/240523-microsoft-build-2024-copilot-stack/Microsoft Build 2024 reveals the full Copilot stack strategy. From custom copilots to Team Copilot, here’s what developers need to know about building on Microsoft’s AI platform.https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/240516-google-io-2024-gemini-developer-tools/Thu, 16 May 2024 00:00:00 +0000https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/240516-google-io-2024-gemini-developer-tools/Google I/O 2024 was wall-to-wall Gemini. Beyond the AI hype, there are meaningful developer platform shifts worth paying attention to.https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/240509-openai-gpt4o-multimodal/Thu, 09 May 2024 00:00:00 +0000https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/240509-openai-gpt4o-multimodal/OpenAI’s Spring Update reveals GPT-4o, a natively multimodal model that processes text, audio, and vision in a single architecture. The developer implications are significant.https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/240314-javascript-runtime-wars-bun-deno-node/Thu, 14 Mar 2024 00:00:00 +0000https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/240314-javascript-runtime-wars-bun-deno-node/With Bun 1.0 maturing, Deno pushing Node compatibility, and Node.js evolving faster than ever, the JavaScript runtime landscape is more interesting than it’s been in years.https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/240307-anthropic-claude-3-benchmarks/Thu, 07 Mar 2024 00:00:00 +0000https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/240307-anthropic-claude-3-benchmarks/Anthropic launches Claude 3 in three tiers — Haiku, Sonnet, and Opus — with benchmark results that challenge GPT-4’s dominance.https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/240201-apple-vision-pro-spatial-computing-dev/Thu, 01 Feb 2024 00:00:00 +0000https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/240201-apple-vision-pro-spatial-computing-dev/Apple Vision Pro launches tomorrow and the developer ecosystem is already forming. Here’s what spatial computing means for the rest of us who build software.https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/240118-gpt-store-launch-ai-development/Thu, 18 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/240118-gpt-store-launch-ai-development/OpenAI launches the GPT Store, creating a marketplace for custom GPTs. Here’s what it means for developers and why the platform play matters more than the individual bots.https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/231109-openai-devday-gpt4-turbo/Thu, 09 Nov 2023 00:00:00 +0000https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/231109-openai-devday-gpt4-turbo/OpenAI’s DevDay unveils GPT-4 Turbo, custom GPTs, and the Assistants API — signaling a major shift from model provider to developer platform.https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/231019-nodejs-21-release/Thu, 19 Oct 2023 00:00:00 +0000https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/231019-nodejs-21-release/Node.js 21 lands with a built-in WebSocket client, V8 11.8, and continued efforts to align the runtime with web platform standards.https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/231005-python-312-release/Thu, 05 Oct 2023 00:00:00 +0000https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/231005-python-312-release/Python 3.12 arrives with significant performance improvements, better error messages, and a new type system feature that changes how we write Python.https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/230914-unity-runtime-fee-developer-trust/Thu, 14 Sep 2023 00:00:00 +0000https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/230914-unity-runtime-fee-developer-trust/Unity’s announcement of a per-install runtime fee has sent shockwaves through the game development community, and the lessons extend far beyond gaming.https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/230907-python-312-what-developers-need-to-know/Thu, 07 Sep 2023 00:00:00 +0000https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/230907-python-312-what-developers-need-to-know/Python 3.12 is in release candidate stage with major performance improvements, better error messages, and the foundations of a no-GIL future.https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/230817-python-312-release-candidate/Thu, 17 Aug 2023 00:00:00 +0000https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/230817-python-312-release-candidate/Python 3.12’s first release candidate arrives with major performance improvements, better error messages, and the groundwork for removing the GIL.https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/230727-google-web-environment-integrity/Thu, 27 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0000https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/230727-google-web-environment-integrity/Google’s Web Environment Integrity API proposal has the web development community up in arms, and the concerns are well-founded.https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/230713-nodejs-20-test-runner-permission-model/Thu, 13 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0000https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/230713-nodejs-20-test-runner-permission-model/Node.js 20 brings a stable built-in test runner and an experimental permission model — two features that signal a maturing runtime taking security and developer experience seriously.https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/230706-openai-function-calling-developer-workflows/Thu, 06 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0000https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/230706-openai-function-calling-developer-workflows/OpenAI’s function calling capability transforms GPT models from text generators into programmable agents — here’s what it means for developers building real applications.https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/230608-apple-wwdc-2023-visionos-developer-platform/Thu, 08 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/230608-apple-wwdc-2023-visionos-developer-platform/Apple announces Vision Pro and visionOS at WWDC 2023, creating an entirely new spatial computing development platform that raises big questions for software teams.https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/230518-chatgpt-ios-app-ai-goes-mobile/Thu, 18 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/230518-chatgpt-ios-app-ai-goes-mobile/OpenAI launches the official ChatGPT iOS app, marking AI’s shift from desktop curiosity to mobile-first tool.https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/230504-google-passkeys-passwords-future/Thu, 04 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/230504-google-passkeys-passwords-future/Google enables passkey sign-in for all Google Accounts, marking the most significant push yet toward a passwordless future built on FIDO2 and WebAuthn.https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/230420-nodejs-20-release/Thu, 20 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/230420-nodejs-20-release/Node.js 20 arrives with an experimental permission model, a stable test runner, and continued signs that the runtime is prioritizing security and developer experience over flashy features.https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/230413-auto-gpt-autonomous-agents/Thu, 13 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/230413-auto-gpt-autonomous-agents/Auto-GPT has taken GitHub by storm, promising fully autonomous AI agents. Here’s what’s real, what’s hype, and what it means for developers.https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/230323-github-copilot-x-ai-powered-developer-experience/Thu, 23 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/230323-github-copilot-x-ai-powered-developer-experience/GitHub announces Copilot X with GPT-4 integration, chat, voice, pull request summaries, and docs — here’s what developers should actually expect.https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/230309-us-national-cybersecurity-strategy-2023/Thu, 09 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/230309-us-national-cybersecurity-strategy-2023/The Biden administration’s new cybersecurity strategy shifts liability toward software vendors, and developers need to pay attention.https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/230302-chatgpt-api-opens-floodgates/Thu, 02 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/230302-chatgpt-api-opens-floodgates/OpenAI releases the ChatGPT and Whisper APIs at a fraction of expected cost, and every developer I know is scrambling to integrate.https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/230216-rust-enterprise-adoption-momentum/Thu, 16 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/230216-rust-enterprise-adoption-momentum/With Rust 1.67 freshly shipped and adoption accelerating across major tech companies, the language is crossing the threshold from promising to essential.https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/230112-tech-layoffs-wave-2023/Thu, 12 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/230112-tech-layoffs-wave-2023/Amazon, Salesforce, and others announce massive layoffs to start 2023. Looking at what’s driving this wave and what it means for software engineers.https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/221215-log4shell-one-year-later/Thu, 15 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/221215-log4shell-one-year-later/A year after Log4Shell shook the software industry, we examine what’s improved in supply chain security — and what still keeps us up at night.https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/221201-chatgpt-changed-everything/Thu, 01 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/221201-chatgpt-changed-everything/OpenAI’s ChatGPT launches and immediately captivates the tech world with eerily capable conversational AI — but the real implications for developers run deeper than the hype.https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/221117-mastodon-fediverse-stress-test/Thu, 17 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/221117-mastodon-fediverse-stress-test/As millions flee Twitter for Mastodon, the decentralized social protocol ActivityPub faces its biggest real-world scalability challenge yet.https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/221110-github-universe-2022-copilot-business/Thu, 10 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/221110-github-universe-2022-copilot-business/GitHub Universe 2022 puts AI front and center with Copilot for Business, while Codespaces and Actions get meaningful upgrades.https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/221020-ubuntu-2210-kinetic-kudu/Thu, 20 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/221020-ubuntu-2210-kinetic-kudu/Ubuntu 22.10 ships with updated toolchains and GNOME 43, but the real story is what it previews for the next LTS cycle.https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/220929-linux-kernel-6-release/Thu, 29 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/220929-linux-kernel-6-release/Linux 6.0 arrives with Rust language support, performance improvements, and new hardware enablement — but the real story is what the version bump signals about the kernel’s evolution.https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/220922-openai-whisper-speech-recognition/Thu, 22 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/220922-openai-whisper-speech-recognition/OpenAI open-sources Whisper, a speech recognition model trained on 680,000 hours of data that approaches human-level accuracy across multiple languages.https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/220818-google-carbon-language/Thu, 18 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/220818-google-carbon-language/Google announced Carbon as an experimental successor to C++. After the initial hype settles, what does this mean for the systems programming landscape?https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/220811-rust-163-scoped-threads/Thu, 11 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/220811-rust-163-scoped-threads/Rust 1.63 brings scoped threads to stable, finally making it ergonomic to share stack references across threads without Arc or cloning.https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/220728-bun-javascript-runtime-shakes-up-ecosystem/Thu, 28 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/220728-bun-javascript-runtime-shakes-up-ecosystem/Bun, a new JavaScript runtime built on JavaScriptCore and written in Zig, is making waves with extraordinary benchmark numbers. Is it the Node.js challenger we’ve been waiting for?https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/220721-python-311-performance-leap/Thu, 21 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/220721-python-311-performance-leap/Python 3.11 is in beta with impressive performance improvements. The Faster CPython project is delivering real results, with benchmarks showing 10-60% speedups.https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/220630-github-copilot-goes-ga/Thu, 30 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/220630-github-copilot-goes-ga/GitHub Copilot is now generally available as a paid product. After a year of technical preview, AI-assisted coding moves from experiment to everyday tool.https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/220623-github-copilot-goes-ga/Thu, 23 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/220623-github-copilot-goes-ga/GitHub Copilot exits technical preview and becomes generally available at $10/month, marking the first mainstream AI coding assistant.https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/220616-internet-explorer-retirement/Thu, 16 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/220616-internet-explorer-retirement/Microsoft officially retired Internet Explorer on June 15, 2022, ending a 27-year era that shaped — and sometimes hindered — web development.https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/220609-typescript-47-esm-support/Thu, 09 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/220609-typescript-47-esm-support/TypeScript 4.7 ships with proper ES module support for Node.js, resolving one of the ecosystem’s most painful interoperability headaches.https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/220602-follina-zero-day-msdt/Thu, 02 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/220602-follina-zero-day-msdt/CVE-2022-30190, dubbed Follina, exploits Microsoft’s diagnostic tool through Office documents — no macros required.https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/220519-dotnet-maui-ga-cross-platform/Thu, 19 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/220519-dotnet-maui-ga-cross-platform/.NET MAUI reaches general availability, replacing Xamarin.Forms as Microsoft’s unified cross-platform UI framework.https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/220512-google-io-2022-ai-practical-advances/Thu, 12 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/220512-google-io-2022-ai-practical-advances/Google I/O 2022 showcases AI advances that are moving beyond demos into developer-accessible tools and practical applications.https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/220428-pycon-us-2022-python-momentum/Thu, 28 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/220428-pycon-us-2022-python-momentum/PyCon US 2022 kicks off in Salt Lake City with Python riding high as the world’s most popular programming language.https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/220414-python-311-faster-cpython/Thu, 14 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/220414-python-311-faster-cpython/The Python 3.11 alpha releases show 10-60% speedups across benchmarks, driven by the Faster CPython project — and this is just the beginning.https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/220331-spring4shell-cve-2022-22965/Thu, 31 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/220331-spring4shell-cve-2022-22965/A critical RCE vulnerability in Spring Framework has the internet in panic mode, but the actual risk profile is more nuanced than the Log4Shell comparisons suggest.https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/220310-rust-linux-kernel-progress/Thu, 10 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/220310-rust-linux-kernel-progress/The Rust for Linux project continues gaining momentum with updated patch series and growing support from kernel maintainers. Memory safety in the kernel is getting real.https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/220303-typescript-4-6-release/Thu, 03 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/220303-typescript-4-6-release/TypeScript 4.6 brings improved control flow analysis, better type narrowing for destructured discriminated unions, and performance improvements that matter for large codebases.https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/220203-deepmind-alphacode-ai-programming/Thu, 03 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/220203-deepmind-alphacode-ai-programming/DeepMind’s AlphaCode system achieves competitive-level performance in programming contests, raising questions about what AI can and can’t do in software engineering.https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/220120-faster-cpython-311-performance/Thu, 20 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/220120-faster-cpython-311-performance/The Faster CPython project, backed by Microsoft and led by Guido van Rossum, is shipping real performance gains in Python 3.11 alpha.https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/220106-faker-colors-open-source-sabotage/Thu, 06 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/220106-faker-colors-open-source-sabotage/A single developer deliberately corrupted two widely-used npm packages, exposing the fragility of the open source supply chain.https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/211230-nodejs-2021-year-in-review/Thu, 30 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0000https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/211230-nodejs-2021-year-in-review/Node.js had a year of steady progress in 2021: Node 16 went LTS, the test runner landed, and the ecosystem continued its TypeScript migration.https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/211223-six-months-with-github-copilot/Thu, 23 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0000https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/211223-six-months-with-github-copilot/After six months in the GitHub Copilot technical preview, here’s what AI pair programming actually looks like in day-to-day development work.https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/211209-log4shell-zero-day/Thu, 09 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0000https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/211209-log4shell-zero-day/A critical remote code execution vulnerability in Apache Log4j has sent the entire industry scrambling. Here’s what you need to know and do right now.https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/211104-dotnet6-release-unified-platform/Thu, 04 Nov 2021 00:00:00 +0000https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/211104-dotnet6-release-unified-platform/With .NET 6 approaching release at .NET Conf, Microsoft finally delivers on its promise of a single unified platform — and it’s genuinely impressive.https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/211014-gitlab-ipo-open-source-business/Thu, 14 Oct 2021 00:00:00 +0000https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/211014-gitlab-ipo-open-source-business/GitLab’s successful IPO this week validates the open-core model and raises important questions about the future of open-source developer tooling.https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/211007-windows-11-developer-perspective/Thu, 07 Oct 2021 00:00:00 +0000https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/211007-windows-11-developer-perspective/Windows 11 launched this week with WSL improvements, a new Microsoft Store, and Android app support coming soon. Here’s what matters for developers.https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/210923-owasp-top-10-2021-update/Thu, 23 Sep 2021 00:00:00 +0000https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/210923-owasp-top-10-2021-update/The OWASP Top 10 gets its first update since 2017, and the changes reflect how fundamentally our attack surface has evolved.https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/210909-apple-epic-ruling-developer-impact/Thu, 09 Sep 2021 00:00:00 +0000https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/210909-apple-epic-ruling-developer-impact/The landmark Apple vs. Epic Games ruling is more nuanced than the headlines suggest — here’s what the injunction actually changes for app developers.https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/210826-python-310-structural-pattern-matching/Thu, 26 Aug 2021 00:00:00 +0000https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/210826-python-310-structural-pattern-matching/Python 3.10’s first release candidate introduces structural pattern matching — the most significant syntax addition since async/await, and it’s worth understanding deeply.https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/210812-github-copilot-open-source-debate/Thu, 12 Aug 2021 00:00:00 +0000https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/210812-github-copilot-open-source-debate/GitHub Copilot’s AI-powered code suggestions have sparked a fierce debate about open source licensing, training data consent, and the future of code ownership.https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/210715-pegasus-spyware-zero-click-exploits/Thu, 15 Jul 2021 00:00:00 +0000https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/210715-pegasus-spyware-zero-click-exploits/The Pegasus Project revelations expose industrial-grade zero-click exploits targeting journalists and activists — and raise uncomfortable questions about software supply chains.https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/210624-github-copilot-ai-pair-programming/Thu, 24 Jun 2021 00:00:00 +0000https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/210624-github-copilot-ai-pair-programming/GitHub’s Copilot uses OpenAI Codex to autocomplete entire functions. After a week with the technical preview, here’s what developers need to understand.https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/210617-python-310-structural-pattern-matching/Thu, 17 Jun 2021 00:00:00 +0000https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/210617-python-310-structural-pattern-matching/Python 3.10’s structural pattern matching is the most significant syntax addition since f-strings. Here’s why it matters and where it shines.https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/210527-microsoft-build-2021-developer-platform/Thu, 27 May 2021 00:00:00 +0000https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/210527-microsoft-build-2021-developer-platform/Microsoft Build 2021 doubled down on the developer platform strategy with Azure improvements, deeper GitHub integration, and a clearer vision for the cloud-native developer workflow.https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/210513-python-310-structural-pattern-matching/Thu, 13 May 2021 00:00:00 +0000https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/210513-python-310-structural-pattern-matching/Python 3.10’s first beta introduces structural pattern matching — the most significant syntax addition since async/await, and it’s worth understanding deeply.https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/210429-nodejs-16-release/Thu, 29 Apr 2021 00:00:00 +0000https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/210429-nodejs-16-release/Node.js 16 arrives with native Apple Silicon binaries, V8 9.0 bringing new JavaScript features, and the stabilization of the Timers Promises API that cleans up async timer patterns.https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/210325-aws-opensearch-elasticsearch-fork/Thu, 25 Mar 2021 00:00:00 +0000https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/210325-aws-opensearch-elasticsearch-fork/Amazon announces OpenSearch, a fork of Elasticsearch, escalating the most consequential open source licensing battle in years.https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/210318-nvidia-gtc-2021-grace-cpu/Thu, 18 Mar 2021 00:00:00 +0000https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/210318-nvidia-gtc-2021-grace-cpu/NVIDIA’s GTC keynote reveals new hardware and software ambitions that signal where AI infrastructure is heading — and what developers should pay attention to.https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/210225-python-392-security-release/Thu, 25 Feb 2021 00:00:00 +0000https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/210225-python-392-security-release/Python’s latest security releases fix critical vulnerabilities and highlight the increasingly professional security posture of the Python ecosystem.https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/210204-rust-foundation-systems-programming/Thu, 04 Feb 2021 00:00:00 +0000https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/210204-rust-foundation-systems-programming/The newly formed Rust Foundation, backed by AWS, Google, Huawei, Microsoft, and Mozilla, gives Rust the institutional stability it needs for the next phase of growth.https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/210107-react-server-components/Thu, 07 Jan 2021 00:00:00 +0000https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/210107-react-server-components/The React team’s introduction of Server Components promises zero-bundle-size components and direct backend access — but is it the right direction for frontend development?https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/201231-flash-end-of-life/Thu, 31 Dec 2020 00:00:00 +0000https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/201231-flash-end-of-life/As Adobe Flash reaches its official end of life on December 31, 2020, it’s worth reflecting on what it gave us and the lessons its rise and fall teach about web standards.https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/201119-typescript-4-1-template-literal-types/Thu, 19 Nov 2020 00:00:00 +0000https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/201119-typescript-4-1-template-literal-types/TypeScript 4.1 ships template literal types, key remapping, and recursive conditional types — pushing the boundaries of what a type system can express.https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/201112-apple-m1-developer-impact/Thu, 12 Nov 2020 00:00:00 +0000https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/201112-apple-m1-developer-impact/Apple just shipped their first ARM-based Mac chips. The M1 looks impressive on paper, but what does this transition actually mean for developers?https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/201105-gpt3-developer-ecosystem/Thu, 05 Nov 2020 00:00:00 +0000https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/201105-gpt3-developer-ecosystem/OpenAI’s GPT-3 API is spawning a wave of developer tools and startups. The implications for software development are becoming clearer — and more nuanced — than the initial hype suggested.https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/201008-python39-release/Thu, 08 Oct 2020 00:00:00 +0000https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/201008-python39-release/Python 3.9 dropped this week with new parser, dict merge operators, and type hinting improvements — here’s what actually matters for production code.https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/201001-python-39-new-features/Thu, 01 Oct 2020 00:00:00 +0000https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/201001-python-39-new-features/Python 3.9 arrives with dictionary merge operators, relaxed type hint syntax, and a new parser that sets the stage for the language’s future.https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/200924-vuejs-3-one-piece-rewrite/Thu, 24 Sep 2020 00:00:00 +0000https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/200924-vuejs-3-one-piece-rewrite/Vue.js 3.0 ships after two years of development with a TypeScript rewrite, Composition API, and significant performance improvements.https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/200917-github-cli-1-developer-workflow/Thu, 17 Sep 2020 00:00:00 +0000https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/200917-github-cli-1-developer-workflow/GitHub CLI 1.0 is here, bringing pull requests, issues, and repo management to the terminal. A look at what it means for developer workflows.https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/200820-typescript-4-release/Thu, 20 Aug 2020 00:00:00 +0000https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/200820-typescript-4-release/TypeScript 4.0 is here with variadic tuple types, labeled tuples, and smarter inference. It’s a major version that earns its number.https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/200813-epic-vs-apple-developer-impact/Thu, 13 Aug 2020 00:00:00 +0000https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/200813-epic-vs-apple-developer-impact/Epic Games just declared war on Apple’s App Store policies. The implications for the developer ecosystem extend far beyond gaming.https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/200806-linux-kernel-5-8-release/Thu, 06 Aug 2020 00:00:00 +0000https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/200806-linux-kernel-5-8-release/Linux 5.8 lands with a massive changeset. Linus Torvalds himself says it’s one of the biggest releases of all time — here’s what developers should care about.https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/200730-gpt3-api-first-look/Thu, 30 Jul 2020 00:00:00 +0000https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/200730-gpt3-api-first-look/OpenAI’s GPT-3 API is generating jaw-dropping demos across the developer community. Here’s what it means for the rest of us.https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/200723-gpt3-api-beta-first-impressions/Thu, 23 Jul 2020 00:00:00 +0000https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/200723-gpt3-api-beta-first-impressions/OpenAI is granting beta access to the GPT-3 API. After a week of experimentation, here’s what’s genuinely impressive and what’s overhyped.https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/200702-redis-6-acls-threading-production/Thu, 02 Jul 2020 00:00:00 +0000https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/200702-redis-6-acls-threading-production/Redis 6.0 brings ACLs and I/O threading to the world’s most popular in-memory data store. Here’s what the changes mean in practice.https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/200625-apple-silicon-arm-mac-transition/Thu, 25 Jun 2020 00:00:00 +0000https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/200625-apple-silicon-arm-mac-transition/Apple announces the transition from Intel to custom ARM chips for Mac. Here’s what developers need to prepare for.https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/200604-linux-kernel-57-release/Thu, 04 Jun 2020 00:00:00 +0000https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/200604-linux-kernel-57-release/Linux 5.7 ships with split-lock detection, the new ExFAT driver, userfaultfd improvements, and a thermal management overhaul — a release that matters more than its headlines suggest.https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/200528-openai-gpt3-language-model/Thu, 28 May 2020 00:00:00 +0000https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/200528-openai-gpt3-language-model/OpenAI publishes the GPT-3 paper, a 175 billion parameter language model that demonstrates surprising few-shot learning capabilities across a range of NLP tasks.https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/200521-microsoft-build-2020-wsl2/Thu, 21 May 2020 00:00:00 +0000https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/200521-microsoft-build-2020-wsl2/Microsoft Build 2020 goes fully virtual and doubles down on developer experience with WSL 2 GA, Windows Terminal 1.0, and tighter Azure integrations.https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/200514-deno-1-0-release/Thu, 14 May 2020 00:00:00 +0000https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/200514-deno-1-0-release/Deno 1.0 launches with TypeScript support, a security-first permissions model, and a clean break from Node.js conventions — but can it find its niche?https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/200507-github-codespaces-cloud-development/Thu, 07 May 2020 00:00:00 +0000https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/200507-github-codespaces-cloud-development/GitHub Satellite 2020 introduces Codespaces, a cloud-based development environment that could change how we think about local toolchains.https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/200423-nodejs-14-release/Thu, 23 Apr 2020 00:00:00 +0000https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/200423-nodejs-14-release/Node.js 14 launches with experimental WebAssembly System Interface support, improved diagnostics, and a clear path to long-term support in October.https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/200319-github-acquires-npm/Thu, 19 Mar 2020 00:00:00 +0000https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/200319-github-acquires-npm/GitHub’s acquisition of npm consolidates the JavaScript ecosystem’s most critical infrastructure under one roof. Here’s why that matters — and what could go wrong.https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/200312-open-source-pandemic-response/Thu, 12 Mar 2020 00:00:00 +0000https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/200312-open-source-pandemic-response/As the WHO declares a pandemic, open source developers worldwide are mobilizing with tracking dashboards, distributed computing, and collaborative tools at unprecedented speed.https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/200227-go-1-14-release/Thu, 27 Feb 2020 00:00:00 +0000https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/200227-go-1-14-release/Go 1.14 ships with production-ready modules, major runtime improvements, and goroutine preemption. A solid release that addresses real developer pain points.https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/200206-angular-9-ivy-compiler/Thu, 06 Feb 2020 00:00:00 +0000https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/200206-angular-9-ivy-compiler/Angular 9 arrives with the Ivy compiler as default, delivering on years of promises about smaller bundles and faster compilation.https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/200130-typescript-3-8-private-fields-top-level-await/Thu, 30 Jan 2020 00:00:00 +0000https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/200130-typescript-3-8-private-fields-top-level-await/TypeScript 3.8 beta brings ECMAScript private fields, top-level await, and export * as syntax. These features signal where JavaScript itself is heading.https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/200102-python2-end-of-life-new-decade/Thu, 02 Jan 2020 00:00:00 +0000https://osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/200102-python2-end-of-life-new-decade/Python 2 officially reached end-of-life on January 1, 2020. After over a decade of transition, what does this mean for teams still running Python 2 code?