Planet Ingres

 The Conference on Innovative Data Systems Research (CIDR), is a gathering for researchers and practitioners from both academia and industry to discuss the latest visionary ideas in the database field. We look into what this year's conference was about.

https://www.i-programmer.info/news/84-database/18761-cidr-conference-2026-looks-at-future-of-databases.html

 The rise of Spec Driven Development begs for a reassessment of the original thesis; are the principles of "why software engineering will never die" still valid or have they been overridden by spec-driven development and thus completely automated, just like coding is?

https://www.i-programmer.info/professional-programmer/103-i-programmer/18759-why-software-engineering-will-never-die-revisited-in-the-age-of-spec-driven-development.html

 We take a comprehensive look at Transparent Data Encryption (TDE) for PostgreSQL, specifically focusing on the pg_tde extension developed by Percona.

https://www.i-programmer.info/news/84-database/18751-perconas-transparent-data-encryption-for-postgresql.html

 Text/Terminal User Interfaces (TUIs) are not only still relevant, but the terminal is currently experiencing a "renaissance". TUI frameworks make way for a new player in town - TamboUI - modern and Java-based.

https://www.i-programmer.info/news/182-frameworks/18747-tamboui-modern-java-frameworks-for-tui-development.html

 Alibaba has introduced Zvec, an open-source vector database designed to function as a lightweight library for on-device Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG).

https://www.i-programmer.info/news/84-database/18742-zvec-lightweight-vector-database.html

 Under the umbrella of Skilljar, Anthropic Academy provides a comprehensive suite of free online courses designed to build AI Fluency across various professional and academic sectors.

https://www.i-programmer.info/news/105-artificial-intelligence/18735-anthropic-releases-free-courses-on-ai-.html

 pgEdge has launched a hosted Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that connects its database platform directly to AI development tools like Claude and Cursor. So what can you do with it?

https://www.i-programmer.info/news/84-database/18724-pgedge-mcp-server-for-postgres.html

 This year, the annual event ran between 31 January & 1 February 2026, attracting a lot of interest. We provide an overview of the content presented and assorted highlights.

https://www.i-programmer.info/news/99-professional/18729-what-happened-at-fosdem-2026.html

 Anthropic has recently updated its Claude Code command-line tool in an attempt to simplify its terminal output, sparking significant backlash from the software development community. However, Claude-Devtools provides a solution.

https://www.i-programmer.info/news/105-artificial-intelligence/18709-claude-code-now-hides-the-way-it-works-but-theres-a-workaround.html

 SQL, yes that old horse, is still going. SQL has been the data access standard for decades. It levels the playing field, easily integrates with other systems and accelerates delivery. Here's a  beginner-friendly course on SQL for data engineering.

https://www.i-programmer.info/news/150-training-a-education/18703-learn-sql-for-data-engineering-the-course.html