Michael Boadway

Microsoft announced .NET 10 RC 1 with a go-live license -- supported for production use through Oct. 14, 2025. Focus areas include ASP.NET Core/Blazor validation and passkeys, .NET MAUI diagnostics and controls, EF Core vector and JSON support, Libraries post-quantum cryptography, and WinForms Dark Mode.

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Microsoft has launched two experimental GitHub Copilot Custom Agents for .NET developers--C# Expert and WinForms Expert. These agents bring targeted expertise to C# and Windows Forms projects, improving code integrity, supporting TDD workflows, and safeguarding .Designer.cs files. Visual Studio and VS Code integrations make them easy to try. Learn more on the official .NET Blog.

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Lucky Penny Software joins ComponentSource. ComponentSource partners with Lucky Penny Software to deliver proven #dotNET libraries that simplify object mapping and application messaging for modern #software development. https://lnkd.in/eS_FDQXf

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[Part 1 of 2] I've spend decades as a software/firmware developer of real-time systems, going all the way back to the 1970s when I was writing software in the assembler languages of the IBM 360/370 and the PDP-11. The term "real-time" always seemed kind of ironic, since it is easy, when closely scrutinizing such systems - with their asynchronous, concurrent, and parallel behavior - to come to the conclusion that time doesn't exist. Only ordered events. We don't have a way to measure time, except by counting events produced by some oscillator that ultimately derives its periodicity from nature. We call such devices a "clock", Since the only way to test the accuracy and precision of a clock is with a better clock, it's turtles all the way down. Turing award winning computer scientist Leslie Lamport even wrote what came to be a classic paper on this topic, "Time, Clocks, and the Ordering of Events in a Distributed System" [CACM, 21.7, 1978-07]. He proposed a "logical clock" which was simply a counter that incremented every time it was read, allowing events to be placed in a clear order. I remember reading this paper as a graduate student. And again, later. And again, even later. I may read it again today. Years ago I mentioned this line of thought to a colleague of mine, who happened to have a Ph.D. in physics and had worked at Fermi Lab. (It's handy to keep such folks around just for this reason.) He immediately brought up the now obvious to me fact that time must exist: Einstein's special and general relativity. Einstein's theories of SR and GR have been experimentally verified time and again (no pun intended). You can synchronize two atomic clocks side by side, then take one up to the top of mountain (where it experiences less gravity due to being further from the center of the Earth, and hence time runs faster: that's GR) and back down, and find they they now differ by just the predicted amount. This experiment has been done many times.

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This post from Saadahmed Aqueel walks you through how JMS works, why it’s not a protocol, how #IBMMQ fits in, and the other ways your apps can talk to MQ — complete with examples and a quick decision framework. #WorkSmartWithMQ https://lnkd.in/eUKQyS4X

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The Department of Justice requested documents from the leading AI chipmaker regarding alleged preferential hardware distribution. Officials are scrutinizing whether partners utilizing the proprietary software ecosystem receive unfair advantages. This action triggered a semiconductor stock selloff. Investors are weighing potential forced structural changes in the hardware market. **Antitrust Scrutiny Hits Hardware Sector** Nvidia shares dropped 6% after reports prosecutors are investigating sales tactics. The inquiry centers on bundling CUDA software with Blackwell GPU sales. Attorney General Merrick Garland indicated the probe aims to ensure equitable access to compute resources, protecting rival cloud providers and startups. Analysts suggest the probe could delay next-generation cluster rollouts. Major customers facing impact include AWS and Meta Platforms. **OpenAI Launches Autonomous Enterprise Agents** OpenAI rolled out its Operator system to enterprise customers, enabling models to execute multi-step workflows across third-party applications without oversight. CEO Sam Altman estimates the architecture reduces administrative costs by 40% compared to human labor. The launch places the startup in competition with investor Microsoft, which recently updated its autonomous Copilot agents. **SoftBank Capitalizes on Embodied AI** SoftBank announced a $4 billion investment into a robotics venture deploying humanoid laborers in automotive manufacturing hubs. Founder Masayoshi Son stated converging large language models and robotics represents the conglomerate's next growth engine. The deal includes a partnership with Tesla to license Optimus actuators for its hardware. **Market Implications** Regulatory headwinds mount for hardware incumbents as software companies pivot toward autonomous agents. These tools significantly reduce the need for human intervention. Investors should prepare for semiconductor volatility and monitor agentic workflow adoption in the enterprise sector. #Nvidia #ArtificialIntelligence #TechNews

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👉 UEK 8.1 👉 Modernized cryptographic capabilities 👉 Advancements in developer tooling Check out all the features in Oracle Linux 10 - now generally available! https://lnkd.in/e32KwXqv

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Systems Programmers—this one’s for you. If you're ready to go beyond surface-level CICS knowledge, Module 1 of CICS TS V6 Internals is where it begins. We break down the architecture—Kernel, Dispatcher, Transaction Manager, Application domains—and build up your skills in debugging, tuning, and design. Two modules. Flexible pacing. Serious impact. 📌 Learn more #CICSInternals #MainframeTraining #ZCubed #TechGrowth https://lnkd.in/dx4K2jBU

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"We cannot abdicate our responsibility to govern simply because it’s convenient to automate." That x100 for those of us who are consultants and advisors working with organizations that trust us to help them implement this powerful technology. If you're working with outside experts, they should be able to clearly articulate what the risks are and how to mitigate them. And if they are telling you that security, governance, or risk mitigation is something you can hand over to 'the AI,' it might be time to look for another partner. #datafiduciary

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