Month March 2026

We’ve just released IntelliJ IDEA 2025.3.4. This update introduces full support for Java 26 along with several notable improvements. You can update to this version from inside the IDE, using the Toolbox App, or using snaps if you are a…

Design isn’t only pixels and patterns. It’s pacing and feelings, too. Some products feel cinematic as they guide us through uncertainty, relief, confidence, and calm without yanking us around. That’s Emotion in Flow. Others undercut their own moments with a…

Every HTTP call you make to a third-party API will eventually fail. The endpoint will time out. The service will rate-limit you. The server will return a 503 for twelve minutes on a Tuesday afternoon. Most Python codebases handle this…

Coffee time ☕ — this one’s a long read. But if you’ve ever had silent data import bugs ruin your day, it’s worth it. New to SmarterCSV? Start here first: 10 Ways Ruby’s CSV.read Can Silently Corrupt or Lose Your…

I don’t think most teams are slowed down by lack of effort. I think they’re slowed down because the context for the work is scattered. The task is in Jira. The decision is in a doc. The code is on…

At Dryft, we build systems that replicate human decisions in industrial operations, through a combination of AI agents and mathematical optimization and simulation. Our agents analyze data and enterpise context to provide actionable recommendations, all in real-time conversations with domain…

The Java release cadence means we get a new Java version every six months. Java 26 was released on March 17, 2026. At JetBrains, we are committed to supporting the latest technologies in IntelliJ IDEA and adding useful enhancements for…

Scrum shouldn’t be a reporting chore Here’s a pattern I’ve seen at every company that “does Scrum”: Sprint planning is a calendar ritual. The backlog is a graveyard of tickets nobody reads. Daily standups are people reading yesterday’s status off…

This article was brought to you by Kumar Harsh, draft.dev. Jenkins has powered CI/CD pipelines for more than a decade. Many teams start with a single Jenkins controller and a handful of build jobs. At that stage, Jenkins feels simple…

Adding AI agents to your enterprise backend shouldn’t mean compromising your architecture. If your core systems are built in Java, orchestrating LLMs shouldn’t require you to introduce separate Python microservices or rewrite your stack. Today, we are launching Koog for…