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Java 26 released Java 26 delivers thousands of improvements that boost developer productivity, simplify the language, and help developers integrate AI and cryptography functionality into their applications. To help developers further streamline and enhance their development initiatives, Oracle is also announcing the new Java Verified Portfolio, which provides developers with a curated set of Oracle-supported tools, framew https://www.osnews.com/story/144611/java-26-released/ #Java

Han: a compiled programming language with Korean keywords written in Hangul Since many of the platforms and conventions that came to dominate computing came from the western world, we never give it a second thought that virtually everything related to programming is written in English using the English alphabet. However, there's no real reason behind https://www.osnews.com/story/144603/han-a-compiled-progra… #GeneralDevelopment

Microsoft finally allows you to name your own home folder during Windows setup It's only a small annoyance in the grand scheme of the utter idiocy that is modern Windows, but apparently it's one enough people complained about Microsoft is finally addressing it. In all of its wisdom, Microsoft doesn't allow you to set the name of your user's home folder durin https://www.osnews.com/story/144601/microsoft-finally-all… #Windows

CWMWrap: make UEFI-only systems boot BIOS-based operating systems What if you have a very modern machine that is entirely UEFI-only, meaning it has no compatibility support module and thus no way of enabling a legacy BIOS mode? Well, install a CSM as an EFI application, of course! CSMWrap is an EFI application designed to be a drop-in solution to enable legacy BIOS b https://www.osnews.com/story/144596/cwmwrap-make-uefi-onl… #Hardware

Understanding SMF properties in Solaris-based operating systems SMF is the illumos system for managing traditional Unix services (long-lived background processes, usually). It’s quite rich in order to correctly accommodate a lot of different use cases. But it sometimes exposes that complexity to users even when they’re trying to do something simple. [...] In this pos https://www.osnews.com/story/144594/understanding-smf-pro… #Solaris

Chrome comes to Linux on ARM64 Google has announced that it will release Chrome for Linux on ARM64 in the second quarter of this year. Launching Chrome for ARM64 Linux devices allows more users to enjoy the seamless integration of Google’s most helpful services into their browser. This move addresses the growing demand for a browsing experience that combines the benefits of the open-source Chromium pro https://www.osnews.com/story/144592/chrome-comes-to-linux… #Google

Just try Plan 9 already I will not pass up an opportunity to make you talk about Plan 9, so let's focus on Acme. Acme is remarkable for what it represents: a class of application that leverages a simple, text-based GUI to create a compelling model of interacting with all of the tools available in the Unix (or Plan 9) environment. Cox calls it an “integrating development environment,” distinguishing it from th https://www.osnews.com/story/144590/just-try-plan-9-already/ #OSNews

Hello, world! in Z80 assembly language I'm feeling kind of nostalgic today so I thought I'd write Hello, world! in Z80 assembly for the ZX Spectrum! The last time I wrote any Z80 assembly was when I was 14 so around 36 years ago! I may be a little rusty! ↫ Old Man By the Sea It's easy to tell the world hello in BASIC, but a bit more involved in Z80 assembly. https://www.osnews.com/story/144588/hello-world-in-z80-as… #RetroComputing