Abstract: The Remote Procedure Call (RPC) is commonly used for inter-process communications over network, allowing a program to invoke a procedure in another address space, even in another machine as ...

The FFM API makes accessing C libraries convenient but also presents challenges. Helper functions and best practices make it ...

If you haven't seen the latest Java developer productivity report from Perforce, you should check it out. Written by Perforce CTO Rod Cope and developer tools exec Jeff Michael, the "2025 Java ...

Apple released Xcode 26.5 yesterday, with two features that build on the agentic coding capabilities introduced with Xcode 26.3. Since then, developers have been able to plug AI tools such as OpenAI’s ...

The party’s congressional campaign arm is promoting more contenders to take down at-risk Republicans — and is taking sides in some competitive primaries. By Tim Balk and Shane Goldmacher Democratic ...

The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) on Thursday announced the suspension of the expanded number coding scheme on Friday, May 1, 2026, in observance of Labor Day. In an advisory, the ...

Q: A project has 32 KLOC, Organic mode. Cost per PM = ₹15,000. Find E, D, P, Productivity, Cost. Step 1: KLOC = 32, Mode = Organic Step 2: a=2.4, b=1.05, c=2.5, d=0.38 Step 3: E = 2.4 × (32)^1.05 ...

Remember back when your maths teacher was droning on about Pythagoras? It turns out the legendary mathematician had a lot more going for him than just triangles. In fact, Pythagoras was something of a ...

After analyzing 10 million webpages, researchers have found thousands of websites accidentally exposing sensitive API credentials, including keys linked to major services like Amazon Web Services, ...

With "vibe coding," almost anyone can be a programmer. Just ask an AI to generate code through a ChatGPT-like conversation, and refine the output. This technique is rapidly becoming a popular way for ...

'Code' (or Chat) Your Heart Out From here, it was all simple, natural-language-based chatting. However, I brought some basic technical know-how to the chat that helped move the conversation along. For ...