News, Tutorials, Howtos for Ubuntu Linux
Apache NetBeans, the free open-source IDE for Java, C/C++, PHP, and HTML5, released new version 28 few days ago.
The new IDE release updated UI with a tool widget to execute common text encoding in the IDE: Base64, URL and Hex encoding/decoding.
It added delete button for the SSH Connection Dialog, updated Add Language Description panel layout to be properly resizable, and brought a couple of smaller improvements relating to keyboard shortcuts in various platform components.
Microsoft announced .NET 10, the free open-source cross-platform developer platform, a day ago!
The new .NET 10 is a Long Term Support (LTS) release that features three years support until November 10, 2028. Users are argued to upgrade to the new version to take advantage of the extended support, performance improvements and new features!
A new monthly version of Microsoft’s code editor, Visual Studio Code 1.105, was released few days ago.
The release added 2 new AI chat models, GPT-5-Codex and Claude Sonnet 4.5. In addition to Google and Github account, it now allows to sign in or sign up GitHub Copilot with an Apple account, along with
Python announced the new 3.14 version yesterday! See what’s new and how to install guide for Ubuntu users.
Python 3.14 is the latest stable release of the Python programming language, with 5 years support until 2030.
Since the release, the free-threaded build of Python is officially supported and no longer experimental. It’s so far optional, though will be make default in next phase.
Visual Studio Code 1.104, the August release of Microsoft’s code editor, was released few days ago.
The new release introduced Auto AI model selection support (Preview feature), allowing to automatically choose between Claude Sonnet 4, GPT-5, GPT-5 mini, and GPT-4.1 models, to get the optimal performance and reduce rate limits.
Go programming language released new 1.25 version on Tuesday after another 6 months of development.
The new release introduced new Go command options, runtime and compiler changes, some new packages, and platform changes.
Visual Studio Code 103, the July release of the Microsoft’s IDE, was released few days ago on Thursday.
The new release made OpenAI GPT-5, the new model released on the same day, to all paid GitHub Copilot plans.
JetBrains announced the 2025.2 release of its IntelliJ IDEA and PyCharm IDE yesterday.
In the release, the AI-powered code completion now suggests code blocks for Java in offline, and lets you choose your preferred local code completion model.
JetBrains announced the 2025.2 release of its PyCharm Python IDE today!
2025.2 will be the last supported version of PyCharm Community. In the next 2025.3, there will be only an unified PyCharm with core functionality (including Jupyter Notebook support) for free and a Pro subscription with additional features.
For testing purpose, Microsoft .NET 10 (preview version so far) is available to install in Ubuntu 22.04, Ubuntu 24.04, and 25.04 through PPA.
.NET 10 is the next LTS (Long Term Support) release with 3 years of support. It’s so far in preview development stage, while the full release is expected in November 2025.
