Every web application you've ever used has two sides: what you see (the frontend) and what powers it (the backend). The backend is responsible for business logic, data storage, authentication, third-party integrations, and everything else that happens behind the scenes. A backend stack is the collection of technologies — languages, frameworks, databases, and infrastructure tools — that work together to make all of that possible. In 2026, the backend landscape is broader than ever. New framewo... Read more ›
Hi! Well, well, well. This week we’ve got the U.S. government deciding that some AI models are just too good to share globally, over 86,000 Fortinet devices getting absolutely dunked on by credential-wielding attackers, and - get this - Project Valhalla finally shipped after what feels like a decade of waiting. Plus Spring Boot 4.1 landed with some shiny new toys, and the observability world is collectively deciding that self-hosted Prometheus is getting too expensive to maintain. Let me grab... Read more ›
These TV series are the best examples of sitcoms, legal dramas, thrillers, and sci-fi series, and they each offer a unique and memorable element. Read more ›
Connect PostgreSQL and run SQL with built-in AI operators through samtSQL. Read more ›
Docker Sandboxes runs each AI agent session inside a dedicated microVM with its own private Docker daemon, isolated by the VM boundary, with no path back to the host. It exists to solve one problem: running autonomous coding agents safely. As Docker puts it, an LLM deciding its own security boundari Read more ›
Every backend system eventually needs something to run on a schedule. Old sessions need deleting, summary tables need rebuilding, materialized views need refreshing, and maintenance tasks need to happ Read more ›
CloudCasa by Catalogic has introduced CloudCasa Disaster Recovery (CloudCasa DR) for Kubernetes, powered by HPE Alletra Storage MP B10000. The new offering extends CloudCasa’s Kubernetes data protection portfolio with orchestrated disaster recovery capabilities designed for Kubernetes applications and KubeVirt virtual machines deployed across HPE and hybrid cloud environments. The announcement builds on CloudCasa’s existing support The post appeared first on <a href=" Read more ›
Amazon SageMaker AI provides fully managed real-time inference hosting for machine learning models. You deploy a model to a SageMaker endpoint backed by one or more compute instances, and SageMaker handles provisioning and scaling. SageMaker supports multiple endpoint architectures. This post focuses on the two most relevant to generative AI workloads with detailed observability: Single-model endpoints (SME) and Inference component (IC) endpoints. Read more ›
Part 3 of the 30 Must-Know System Design Concepts. Master where and how data lives, and learn to choose the right database for your… Read more ›
Love & Monsters is one of the most controversial episodes in Doctor Who history. But despite its malignment, the episode deserves another chance. Read more ›
PostgreSQL 18 finally made extensions truly relocatable by adding `extension_control_path` to match the long-existing `dynamic_library_path`. Read more ›
Ever found yourself breaking your flow just to Google a word? As a developer, I spend most of my day in the terminal. Jumping to a browser just to look up a definition always felt like an unnecessary context switch. I wanted a dictionary that lived where I already work — fast, clean, and optionally powered by AI. That's why I built Lexicon. What is Lexicon? Lexicon is a Python CLI dictionary that provides instant word definitions, examples, synonyms, and AI-powered explanations directly from ... Read more ›
🚀 Create Quick Nest A Quick Setup for NestJS 11 + Prisma 7 + PostgreSQL backend in seconds. The fastest way to start a NestJS + Prisma database project. Skip boilerplate, skip setup start building real features in minutes. Create your project instantly: bunx quick-nest my-app # or npx quick-nest my-app npm/bun pacakge : Your NestJS + Prisma database is ready to go. ✨ Features 🏗️ NestJS 11 — Modern, opinionated Node.js framework 🗄️ Prisma ORM v7 — Type-safe PostgreSQL ORM with auto-migrations ... Read more ›
Multi-center studies are crucial for advancing medical and radiological research. Data exploration, collaboration discovery, and study progress monitoring are essential for maximizing their potential. However, in practice these processes often rely on manual communication and shared tables, which quickly become outdated and hinder efficient coordination in large distributed studies. This highlights the need for dedicated monitoring solutions tha... Read more ›
George Lucas wanted to chronicle the rise of Emperor Palpatine "like Hitler's" as part of a scrapped Star Wars TV show. Read more ›
Analysts say Redmond still has billions of reasons to keep backing its flagship DBMS, even as Azure, Postgres, and AI hog the spotlight Read more ›
Docker’s history, architecture, security, build system, AI features, and the tools that matter in 2026. Read more ›
In [RFD 421] and [RFD 532], we introduced versioning for our Dropshot HTTP APIs in service of automated update for the Oxide system software [RFD 418]. This RFD provides prescriptive guidance for how to organize published types in a way that minimizes burdens and remains consistent over time. Read more ›
“The Conjuring” and “Aquaman” director James Wan is reportedly set to direct key episodes of the upcoming “RoboCop” TV series at Amazon MGM Studios. World of Reel broke the news, indicating Wan also executive produces the series that will kick off a six-month shoot in January in Vancouver. Peter Ocko (“Lodge 49,” “The Office”) writes […] The post appeared first on . Read more ›
Learn how to resolve the observability challenges inherent in high-churn CI/CD environments on Red Hat OpenShift Pipelines Read more ›