Web framework Svelte delivers ‘most significant release’ yet

Svelte logo as the team releases Svelte 5 of the web development framework that brings native TypeScript support in addition to existing languages like HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, plus a rank of new features and improvements for developers.

Svelte 5 has been released, marking what the team behind the web framework describes as the “most significant release in the project's history" and follows 18 months of intensive development.

The latest iteration of the web framework arrives as a ground-up rewrite, promising improved performance, reduced bundle sizes, and enhanced reliability. Despite these substantial changes, the framework maintains near-complete backwards compatibility with Svelte 4, ensuring a seamless...

25 October 2024 | Developer

Holistic’s open-source tools counter AI development risks

Woman punching illustrating the launch of Holistic AI open-source tools to counter artificial intelligence software development risks and algorithmic bias.

Holistic has unveiled an open-source library to help counter AI development risks and build fairer and more responsible systems.

The library – dubbed Holistic AI OSL – arrives at a crucial moment when organisations are increasingly deploying AI systems across sensitive domains including recruitment, healthcare, and financial services. Recent studies suggest that 65% of AI researchers and developers still consider bias a significant challenge in their work.

Holistic...

23 October 2024 | Artificial Intelligence

Entry points threaten multiple open-source ecosystems

Sign illustrating how vulnerabilities with entry points can be exploited by hackers to threaten open-source packages of multiple programming ecosystems.

While current tools have improved at detecting common tactics for exploiting open-source packages, a feature remains largely overlooked: entry points.

Security researchers at Checkmarx uncovered how attackers can leverage entry points across multiple programming ecosystems, with a particular focus on PyPI, to trick victims into running malicious code. This method – while not allowing for immediate system compromise – offers a subtler approach for patient attackers to...

14 October 2024 | Developer

Open Source Pledge aims to fund software maintainers

Illustration of Sentry's Open Source pledge to support software maintainers.

Sentry has launched the Open Source Pledge—a programme designed to provide direct financial support to open-source software maintainers. The initiative stems from a long-standing aspiration to give back to the open-source community on behalf of every Sentry employee.

The concept of the Open Source Pledge emerged years ago with two primary objectives: to compensate maintainers directly and to establish a sustainable model that scales with Sentry’s growth.

David...

8 October 2024 | Developer

PostgreSQL 17 delivers a leap forward for open-source databases

Person leaping illustrating the open-source database advancements in PostgreSQL 17 for developers.

The PostgreSQL Global Development Group has unveiled PostgreSQL 17, the latest iteration of what is widely-regarded as the world's most advanced open-source database. This release marks a significant milestone in the database's evolution, bringing substantial performance enhancements and new features that cater to both emerging and established data management needs.

PostgreSQL 17 builds upon its robust foundation, offering improved performance and scalability whilst adapting to...

27 September 2024 | Databases

Bitwise will donate 10% of Ethereum ETF profits to developers

Bitwise Asset Management has announced the launch of its Bitwise Ethereum ETF (ticker: ETHW) on the New York Stock Exchange, marking a milestone in the US Web3 market. The spot Ethereum fund aims to provide investors with direct exposure to the second-largest Web3 ecosystem by market capitalisation.

To support the Ethereum ecosystem, Bitwise has pledged to donate 10% of all ETHW profits to two key organisations: Protocol Guild and PBS Foundation. These entities play crucial roles...

23 July 2024 | Blockchain

Arm’s new upscaler promises PC-quality graphics on mobile

Arm has introduced an open-source solution aimed at enhancing graphics upscaling on mobile devices. The solution promises to bring PC-quality gaming experiences to smartphones while optimising performance and power consumption.

‘Arm Accuracy Super Resolution’ (Arm ASR) is a temporal upscaler, which combines information from multiple frames to generate high-quality images from lower resolution targets. This approach allows game developers to render graphics at lower resolutions...

12 July 2024 | API

Linux community mourns loss of WiFi driver expert

The Linux kernel community is in mourning following the loss of Larry Finger, a longtime and prolific contributor to WiFi drivers. Finger, who began his contributions to the Linux kernel in 2005 and had over 1,500 kernel patches accepted into the mainline Linux kernel, passed away on 21 June 2024.

The news of Finger's passing was shared by his wife in a brief statement on the linux-wireless mailing list: "This is to notify you that Larry Finger, one of your developers, passed away...

24 June 2024 | Developer

Use open-source digital twins to track live systems

Recent technology innovations have made real-time monitoring of live systems easier and more powerful. Digital twins are one of the latest game-changing technologies.

The Digital Twin Consortium defines digital twins as virtual representations of real-world entities and processes, synchronised at a specified frequency and fidelity. They use real-time and historical data to represent the past and present and simulate predicted futures.

Michael Grieves first introduced the...

12 March 2024 | API

GitHub enables secret scanning push protection by default

In response to the alarming trend of API keys, tokens, and other confidential data being inadvertently exposed, GitHub has taken further steps to fortify its platform against potential breaches.

Within the first two months of 2024, GitHub has uncovered one million leaked secrets across public repositories, averaging over a dozen incidents per minute. Such alarming figures underscore the pressing need for robust safeguards to protect users and their data.

Since August...

1 March 2024 | Developer