The biggest problem in async is sharing data between different processes. Why not just share memory?  Find out how to do this  in this extract from Programmer's Python: Async.

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Programmers are master logicians - well they sometimes are. Most of the time they are as useless at it as the average joe. The difference is that the average joe can avoid logic and hence the mistakes. How good are you at logical expressions and why exactly is Augustus De Morgan your best friend, logically speaking?

It is taking a surprisingly long time for the importance of the move to effectively close Android to programmers not vetted by Google to sink in. It is effectively a checkmate move to thwart the deregulation of the Play Store.

The results of the 2025 JetBrains Developer Survey are out and indicate just how deeply AI tools have become embedded into  software development. However, while 85% use AI tools for coding and development, only 1% do not express some concern about this situation.

TestSprite has announced a six times increase in users alongside a successful funding round. TestSprite is an agentic testing tool. Initially released in beta last fall, the number of users has risen from 6K to over 35K in the last 90 days following the launch of TestSprite 2.0 and its MCP server.

Google brings the power of Chrome DevTools to AI coding assistants with its Chrome DevTools Model Context Protocol server, now in public preview.

The Eclipse Foundation has added Agent Definition Language (ADL) functionality to the Eclipse LMOS (Language Model Operating System) project.

Google's AI Studio can now generate Angular applications. Add the Web Codegen Scorer tool on top and you get a pretty solid Angular development platform.

GitHub Copilot has been updated with app modernization features for Java and .NET applications. The news was announced by Microsoft at  last month's Migrate and Modernize Summit, alongside new agentic capabilities in Azure Migrate and a new tool called Azure Accelerate.

It is that time of year when the clocks fall back and we all moan - rightly so. Never mind, we can make it all better by focusing on the clocks themselves...

Scouting America, the organization formerly known in the U.S.A. as the Boy Scouts, has announced two new merit badges in artificial intelligence (AI) and cybersecurity. The badges are available through the Scouts BSA (Boy Scouts of America) program.

Microsoft has designed an animated face for Copilot, its ubiquitous AI Assistant. Is Mico, whose name rhymes with "pico", going be a worthy successor to Clippy, the highly annoying paperclip that tried to be helpful, but often came across as an infuriating distraction? Or will we love chatting to it?

IBM has launched Granite 4.0, the next generation of open-source, small but efficient, IBM language models, together with Granite-Docling, the next gen document format converter.

The final release candidate of .NET 10, the platform created from a combination of .NET Framework and .NET Core, has been released. Overall, this release focuses on quality and stabilization, though there are improvements to .NET MAUI, support for Android devices, and Entity Framework.

In this book Amar Mahmutbegovic shows how to harness zero-cost abstractions, compile-time checks, and powerful modern C++ capabilities to preserve performance while achieving safer, cleaner code. This book bridges the gap between traditional C and advanced C++. The book covers essential C++ concepts before exploring advanced topics such as templates, strong typing, error handling, compile-time computation, and RAII. Through practical examples, readers implement a sequencer, write a type-safe HAL, and apply patterns like Command, State, and Observer to solve common embedded development problems.

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This book is aimed at the novice user who wants to get to grips with Postgres. Timothy Stewards introduces the overall concepts. The book is divided into key sections to allow each to be used individually when you may need to quickly refresh your knowledge base and fill the gaps to guide you from implementation to deployment providing an understanding of what's possible with PostgreSQL.

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In this book, subtitled "A mesmerizing journey into procedural modeling, simulations, visual effects, and rendering", Alasgar Hasanov shows how to create VFX (Visual Effects) in Houdini, the industry-standard 3D animation and visual effects package.  Step-by-step projects guide you through particles, smoke, fire, fluids, and destruction using clear procedural workflows. This book provides a solid foundation in Houdini FX fundamentals for beginners, while also helping more experienced artists push the boundaries of innovation.

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