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The revenge of SQL: How a 50-year-old language reinvents itself

From the browser to the back end, the ‘boring’ choice is exciting again. We look at three trends converging to bring SQL back ...

What is COBOL, the high-level programming language that is behind biggest-ever fall in IBM stock value

COBOL is in the headlines again, and this time it is because of artificial intelligence (AI) – sparking conversations with tools emerging that claim t.
IEEE

Do More With Less: Five Years of Teaching a Short Python Programming Course in a Non-Technical School in Estonia

Abstract: Despite the increasing relevance of programming skills for future careers, informatics courses remain non-compulsory in Estonian schools. This paper presents the emergence, evolution, and ...
InfoWorld

Java use in AI development continues to grow – Azul report

He has specialized in coverage of software development tools and technologies since the 1990s, and he continues to lead InfoWorld’s news coverage of software development platforms including Java and ...
IEEE

Federated Discrete Prompt Tuning for Language Models Using Synthetic Examples

Abstract: Effective prompt tuning is critical for using generative AI models, such as large language models (LLMs) and small language models (SLMs), for domain-specific tasks. However, optimizing ...