Tag: Programming Languages

Rust language adds trait upcasting

Long-wanted ability to upcast trait objects to trait objects of supertraits arrives in Rust 1.86,…

Java plan prepares to restrict final field mutation

Proposal would issue warnings about uses of deep reflection to mutate final flelds, preparing for…

Understand Python’s new lock file format

The newly approved Python Enhancement Proposal 751 gives Python a standard lock file format for…

Making Python faster won’t be easy, but it’ll be worth it

Optimizing Python isn’t simple, because of the language’s dynamism. Here’s why optimization is still the…

Julia language adds lower-overhead Memory type

Dynamic language built for fast numerical computing introduces lower-level alternative to Array that delivers significant…

Apple’s Swift language gets version manager

Swiftly, a longtime community tool now officially supported, eases installing, managing, and updating the Swift…

New Python lock file format will specify dependencies

Human-readable and machine-generated lock file will specify what direct and indirect dependencies should be installed…

Air-gapped Python: Setting up Python without a net(work)

Installing Python and related applications on a system without a network connection isn’t easy, but…

How to boost Python program performance with Zig

One way to speed up your Python programs is to write modules in the Zig…

What you need to know about Go, Rust, and Zig

Go, Rust, and Zig are three of the most popular new programming languages of the…