Month January 2026

In the world of data analytics, dashboards are often purely functional—grids of numbers, standard charts, and utilitarian design. But for my latest project, LuxeMetric Dashboard, I wanted to challenge that norm. I set out to build a platform that doesn’t…

A “Metadata-First” Approach Using AWS Bedrock AgentCore For a long time, discussions about AI and SAP have been polarized at two extremes. On one side, impressive demos that only work in “happy path” scenarios. On the other hand, abstract whiteboards.…

Hello everyone, At first, my Upwork portfolio was basically a list of GitHub links. To another engineer, that might be fine. To a busy client, it was just a wall of repositories with no context. I realized I needed to…

TransformConf, a new event focused on how AI is transforming software development, is coming in 2026! Save the date: September 15–16, London, UK. Early bird tickets are already available! Get early bird tickets AI is revolutionizing software development – that…

Android Gradle plugin 9.0 is now available, and it includes two major changes that will affect existing Kotlin projects: Android apps need to start using AGP 9.0’s built-in Kotlin support. Kotlin Multiplatform projects targeting Android need to migrate to the…

Global Project Configuration is a new feature that helps Qodana users manage linter settings across an entire organization or team – all from one location. Until now, maintaining consistent code quality rules meant updating configuration profiles in every individual repository. …

Hello everyone, As I write these words, the Scala compiler team is wrapping up the Scala 3.8 release. It’s the last major release before a feature freeze. The next one, 3.9, will be the new Long-Term Support version. The compiler…

Every year, thousands of developers take part in the JetBrains Developer Ecosystem Survey, helping us map the evolving landscape of software development worldwide. Published in eight languages with data from 20 geographical regions, the survey includes China – a fast-evolving market…