Heather Joslyn

Python: What's Coming in 2026 Transformative shifts for Python might include the official support for free-threading, the introduction of lazy imports and more.

Transformative shifts for Python might include the official support for free-threading, the introduction of lazy imports and more.

Tech Hiring in 2026: The Rise of the Specialist 2025 was the year of "The Great Hesitation" in hiring. In the new year, expect more demand for forward deployed engineers and AI/data specialists over generalists.

2025 was the year of "The Great Hesitation" in hiring. In the new year, expect more demand for forward deployed engineers and AI/data specialists over generalists.

By @hjoslyn.bsky.social

It’s a new day at The New Stack. Introducing our new editor-in-chief, Nick Lucchesi, who starts in the role today.

IBM HashiCorp 'Sunsets' Terraform's External Language Support This decision forces Terraform's users to migrate to HCL, drawing criticism from those who point to the CDK's popularity as proof Terraform still needs advanced programming capabilities.

This decision forces Terraform's users to migrate to HCL, drawing criticism from those who point to the CDK's popularity as proof Terraform still needs advanced programming capabilities.

Rust Goes Mainstream in the Linux Kernel Rust is no longer experimental. It's now as acceptable as C in the Linux kernel.

Rust is no longer experimental. It's now as acceptable as C in the Linux kernel.

By @sjvn.bsky.social

So it's my turn in the New Stack social media spotlight. I'm looking forward to a life without deadlines and setting up the next editorial leader of TNS for success.

Web Development in 2025: AI’s React Bias vs. Native Web The five key web development trends of 2025 show a divide between AI coding tools that favor React and the growing power of native web features.

It's year-end wrapup time and here are my top 5 web development trends of 2025. They show a divide between AI coding tools that favor React and the growing power of native web features. thenewstack.io/web-developm...

All About Cedar, an Open Source Solution for Fine-Tuning Kubernetes Authorization With Cedar coming to the CNCF sandbox, the authorization engine and policy language project seeks contributors to help create new language bindings.

With Cedar coming to the #CNCF sandbox, the authorization engine and policy language project seeks contributors to help create new language bindings.

By @hjoslyn.bsky.social, feat. @micahhausler.com

Beyond Basic RAG: AI Agents for Context-Aware Responses Traditional RAG struggles with unstructured data, but enhancing it with AI agents can provide more nuanced, accurate, context-aware responses.

Traditional RAG struggles with unstructured data, but enhancing it with AI agents can provide more nuanced, accurate, context-aware responses.

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✨ Author Spotlight: @ricmac.cybercultural.com ✨ His journey began with '90s code, leading to the legendary ReadWriteWeb. Now, he connects that history to the present, focusing on fediverse and open-source AI. His mission is simple: ensure you gain the insights to stay one step ahead.

FFmpeg to Google: Fund Us or Stop Sending Bugs A lively discussion about open source, security, and who pays the bills has erupted on Twitter.

A lively discussion about open source, security, and who pays the bills has erupted on Twitter.

By @sjvn.bsky.social feat. @mark.atwood.name

Solo.io Open Sources Agentregistry, With Support for Agent Skills The cloud native networking company introduced its third open source project this year aimed at connecting and organizing the agentic AI ecosystem.

The cloud native networking company introduced its third open source project this year aimed at connecting and organizing the agentic AI ecosystem.

By @hjoslyn.bsky.social feat. @solo.io

Cloud costs and risks can be a black box.

Join us on Oct 21 for a FREE webinar with Densify's Andrew Hillier to help you understand the factors impacting your Kubernetes environment and how to use automation to get control.

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We're bringing back our Pancake Breakfast to help celebrate 10 years of CNCF! Kick off the final day of #KubeCon by joining The New Stack and Dynatrace for pancakes and a panel discussion on AI Native.

Space is limited, so get on the list now ➡️ www.eventbrite.com/e/pancake-br...

@thenewstack.io is here at #allthingsooen ! Join us on the mezzanine at 5:30 pm for our welcome reception.

OpenStack Flamingo Reduces Technical Debt, Boosts Performance This latest major update of the 15-year-old open source project enhances security and introduces a flexible new release schedule.

This latest major update of the 15-year-old open source project @openstack.org enhances security and introduces a flexible new release schedule.

By @sjvn.bsky.social

Why Devs Are Ditching React for Preact’s Simplicity and Speed The React ecosystem is fracturing. Preact's simplicity and performance are winning over developers tired of React's complexity and bloat.

The React ecosystem is fracturing. Preact's simplicity and performance are winning over developers tired of React's complexity and bloat.

🐋 What do Beluga whales and Kubernetes have in common? Come find out on Nov 12. Join The New Stack, Blacksmith, @edera.dev, @minimus.io, @syntasso.io, and @tailscale.com for Night at the Aquarium — an exclusive, after-hours reception during #KubeCon.

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How Agentgateway Solves Agentic AI’s Connectivity Challenges Agentgateway is an AI native proxy designed to help users control security and governance of their agents and tools, said Lin Sun of Solo.io in this episode of The New Stack Agents.

Agentgateway is an AI native proxy designed to help users control security and governance of their agents and tools, said @lin-sun.bsky.social of @solo.io in this episode of The New Stack Agents.

By @hjoslyn.bsky.social

How AI Can Help IT Teams Find the Signals in Alert Noise Combat SRE burnout from alert fatigue. Learn how to use AI, automation and SLOs to reduce alert noise, prioritize critical signals and improve incident response.

Combat SRE burnout from alert fatigue. Learn how to use AI, automation and SLOs to reduce alert noise, prioritize critical signals and improve incident response.

By @jkriggins.bsky.social

Broadcom Ends Free Bitnami Images, Forcing Users To Find Alternatives Broadcom has ended its free Bitnami image program, forcing users of Helm and other open source projects to find new sources to avoid deployment disruptions.

Broadcom has ended its free Bitnami image program, forcing users of Helm and other open source projects to find new sources to avoid deployment disruptions.

By @joabj.bsky.social

Sentry Founder: AI Patch Generation Is 'Awful' Right Now GenAI is useful for debugging, said Sentry Founder David Cramer in this episode of The New Stack Agents. But, he added, AI still needs humans in the loop.

GenAI is useful for debugging, said @sentry.io Founder @cra.mr in this episode of The New Stack Agents. But, he added, AI still needs humans in the loop.

By @hjoslyn.bsky.social

Microsoft Goes All-in on Rust for Core Infrastructure and Much More The tech giant is systematically replacing C++ with Rust across Windows, Azure and critical systems like cryptographic libraries, while building AI tools to automate code translation.

The tech giant @microsoft.com is systematically replacing C++ with Rust across Windows, Azure and critical systems like cryptographic libraries, while building AI tools to automate code translation.

By @darrylktaft.bsky.social

AI Has Won: Google's DORA Study Shows Universal Dev Adoption Google's latest DORA report reveals that 90% of software teams now use AI daily, but success depends more on organizational adaptation than tool adoption.

Google's latest DORA report reveals that 90% of software teams now use AI daily, but success depends more on organizational adaptation than tool adoption.

By @darrylktaft.bsky.social

Meet the 11-Year-Old Whose Code Was Adopted by a Gaming Giant Damir Buldakov is an 11-year-old who developed a Scratch SDK plugin for Playgama that was officially adopted by the gaming giant.

David Cassel explains how 11-year-old Damir Buldakov created a Scratch SDK plugin that was officially adopted by gaming giant Playgama.

Only 27% of Organizations Have Full-Stack Observability, Says Report However, the battle to tame tool sprawl is making progress, according to a new survey of 1,700 IT teams by New Relic.

However, the battle to tame tool sprawl is making progress, according to a new survey of 1,700 IT teams by New Relic.

By @hjoslyn.bsky.social and @lawrencehecht.info

Chef Creator Unveils AI Platform To Fix Flaws With Infrastructure Automation System Initiative’s platform turns generative AI prompts into solutions that you can simulate before deployment.

@systeminit.com’s platform turns generative AI prompts into solutions that you can simulate before deployment.

By @hjoslyn.bsky.social feat. @adamhjk.me

How do you get a FinOps program off the ground and ensure it's not failing? Join Harness and TNS on Sep 30 to learn the best methods and subtle signs to watch for.

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Ready to unpack the data on platform success? 📊 Join @Octopus.com and TNS on Sep 18 for a free webinar. We’ll dive into the critical features that drive success and give you the tools to measure impact using DORA and MONK metrics.

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