<h2>Must know</h2>
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<li><strong>Microsoft expands Aspire beyond .NET</strong>: Microsoft’s Aspire platform is no longer just for .NET, now embracing JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, and Java. This move aims to attract a broader developer base, especially for AI/ML and web development, as reported by multiple sources. They’re even running a six-month hackathon with prizes for AI/ML projects to get everyone on board. Meanwhile, Rust 1.93.0 got a musl C library upgrade for better networking in containers. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/gRAkh5lrI" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>CISA warns of active VMware vCenter exploitation</strong>: CISA has confirmed active exploitation of a critical VMware vCenter Server vulnerability, CVE-2024-37079, which has a CVSS score of 9.8. This heap overflow flaw allows remote code execution and can be chained with other vulnerabilities for root access to ESXi. Broadcom patched it in June 2024, and federal agencies have until February 13, 2026, to patch their systems, according to CISA. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/sI8icXzRd" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Oracle’s Orasort patent expires, open source rejoices</strong>: Oracle’s ‘Orasort’ sorting algorithm patent expired after 20 years, making it available for open-source use. This algorithm, invented by Mark Callaghan and implemented in Oracle 10gR2, offers a 5x performance boost over older methods by combining common prefix skipping, adaptive quicksort/radix sort, and substring key caching. Open-source database communities like MySQL and PostgreSQL are reportedly keen to adopt it, which could significantly enhance database sorting performance. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/aheyA2T6F" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
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<h2>Good to know</h2>
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<li><strong>Google Cloud opens public datasets via Apache Iceberg</strong>: Google Cloud now offers public datasets, like the NYC Taxi dataset, through the Apache Iceberg REST Catalog on BigLake, allowing read-only access without infrastructure setup for any compute engine supporting the Iceberg protocol. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/tn371FITl" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Newelle AI assistant gets local LLM support</strong>: The GNOME AI assistant, Newelle, now supports local LLM execution via llama.cpp, offering users a choice between cloud-based and on-device AI inferencing, alongside a new system command execution tool. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/Au9UNs8LJ" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>DXVK-NVAPI 0.9.1 improves DLSS and fixes game crashes</strong>: DXVK-NVAPI version 0.9.1 introduces environment variables for manual DLSS scaling ratio overrides and fixes startup crashes in several games, including ‘Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor’ and ‘The Last of Us Part 2’. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/6hOCF9MBP" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Skip tool open-sourced for cross-platform mobile development</strong>: Skip, a tool that converts Swift code for native iOS and Android apps, is now fully open source, with all paywalls removed and funding shifting to community support via GitHub Sponsors. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/7snXi8ahF" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Google releases Go JSON Schema package</strong>: Google launched jsonschema-go, a comprehensive JSON Schema package for Go, providing schema creation, serialization, validation, and inference from Go types, particularly useful for LLM infrastructure. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/QUtLwKAlO" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>AMDGPU driver reverts problematic Linux 6.19 commit</strong>: The AMDGPU driver in the Linux 6.19 development kernel reverted a commit that caused multiple regressions for AMD Radeon users, including HDMI audio issues and GPU performance degradation. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/L52fmdTI4" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Compyle drastically reduces cloud terminal latency</strong>: Compyle reduced cloud development environment terminal latency from 200ms to 14ms by implementing a warm pool, removing the socket server middleman, and deploying multi-regional sandbox pools. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/2R6Ajv0Sw" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
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<h2>Bullshit police</h2>
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<li><strong>AI agents are a security nightmare, apparently</strong>: Apparently, AI agents are fundamentally incompatible with traditional IAM systems because they have too much delegated authority and no clear ownership. This, we’re told, creates ‘unidentified pathways for authorization bypasses’ and ‘urgent security risks.’ So, basically, we’ve built autonomous digital toddlers with root access, and now we’re surprised they might break things. Who could have seen that coming? <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/nUFRFzE1V" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>AI is making software engineers obsolete, or something</strong>: According to some articles, AI is making code-writing so easy that software engineers’ value is shifting from execution to ‘outcome ownership.’ So, instead of actually building things, we’re supposed to be the wise sages who define constraints and validate outputs. It’s almost like they’re saying AI can do the grunt work, but we still need humans to tell it what to do and then blame if it goes wrong. Evolve or die, I guess. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/feed-by-ids?id=otuC5YedQ&amp;id=X0LIQLha9" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Coi language claims to beat React/Vue, trust us</strong>: A new component-based language called Coi is here, and it claims to outperform React and Vue in UI performance by leveraging WASM and a shared memory architecture. Their benchmarks show 100 FPS canvas rendering versus Emscripten’s 40 FPS. All these claims come directly from the Coi project, so you know they’re completely unbiased and thoroughly vetted by independent experts. Just take their word for it. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/iOGOTjzat" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
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