Planet Ingres

 Chainguard has released OpenJDK Java images which are JCK conformant, adhering to the strict Java standard but also with a twist. The twist is that the images are minimalist and based on Wolfi Linux (Un)Distribution. What's the deal with that?

https://www.i-programmer.info/news/80-java/17358-chainguard-images-now-come-with-jck-certified-java-.html

 pgextensions.org by DataCloudGaze is an online index of all PostgreSQL extensions that are available on all Cloud providers' managed instances. Why is that useful?

https://www.i-programmer.info/news/84-database/17348-pgextensions-index-for-postgresql.html

 The sessions from this year's British branch of the premier Java developer community conference, are now available online, for free.

This year's Devoxx UK run in London on 8-10 May;3 days packed with 170 sessions across 6 stages and attended by more than a thousand developers.

https://www.i-programmer.info/news/80-java/17343-devoxx-uk-sessions-now-available-online.html

 Accessing and working with Couchbase from C++ is now possible, thanks to the release of a C++ SDK that provides integration with Couchbase Server.

https://www.i-programmer.info/news/184-cc/17336-couchbase-c-sdk-goes-ga.html

 Extensions like pgai are targeted at the "AI Engineers", a new breed of developers who unlike researchers are concerned with practically applying AI (models, tools, and APIs) to build software.

https://www.i-programmer.info/news/80-java/17332-pgai-brings-your-ml-workload-to-the-database.html

 The talks from APISEC|CON, the largest event dedicated to API security, are now available up on Youtube, for free. The virtual event covered AI and LLM security, defending APIs, API sprawl, governance, testing, shift left, authentication attacks...it's all there.

https://www.i-programmer.info/news/149-security/17327-apisec-conference-sessions-now-available-online-.html#google_vignette

 Are you sick of the math associated with cryptography?

 Pg_Lakehouse from ParadeDB is an extension that turns PostgreSQL into the analytical engine of DuckDB. Why is that useful? How do you use it?

https://www.i-programmer.info/news/84-database/17316-pglakehouse-makes-postgresql-quack.html

 Devoxx Genie is a fully Java-based LLM Code Assistant plugin for IntelliJ IDEA, designed to integrate with local and cloud LLM providers.

https://www.i-programmer.info/news/80-java/17300-access-llms-from-intellij-with-devoxx-genie.html

 Having faced doubt, debate and insecurity, Perl is still going after all those years, alive, kicking and making releases. Business as usual.

https://www.i-programmer.info/news/222-perl/17298-perl-v5400-shows-that-it-is-too-resilient-to-die-.html