An open letter signed by architects, DBAs, and engineers argues that closed development, missing AI‑era features, and declining commits demand a foundation-led model that includes Oracle but restores ...

In May of 2025, MySQL celebrated its 30th anniversary. Not many technology projects go strong for three decades, let alone at the level of use that MySQL enjoys. MySQL is listed at #2 on the ...

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Stack Overflow wasn’t just a help desk; it was a living archive of new problems. If everyone stops posting questions because AI solves them privately, the public “knowledge stream” dries up. We are ...

is editor-in-chief of The Verge, host of the Decoder podcast, and co-host of The Vergecast. Today, I’m talking with Prashanth Chandrasekar, who is the CEO of Stack Overflow. I last had Prashanth on ...

Users have six months to migrate from MySQL 8.0 if they are to stay on a supported version of the open source database, or face security and reliability risks. Percona, a provider of open source ...

Today is Microsoft's September 2025 Patch Tuesday, which includes security updates for 81 flaws, including two publicly disclosed zero-day vulnerabilities. This Patch Tuesday also fixes nine "Critical ...

Snowflake and Databricks intensify rivalry by investing heavily in PostgreSQL technologies. Snowflake acquires Crunchy Data for $250 million to enhance its PostgreSQL offerings. Databricks secures ...

Data analytics software maker Snowflake said Monday it has agreed to buy Crunchy Data, a startup that offers cloud-based database software. Snowflake will pay about $250 million, a person familiar ...

Python is the top choice for data science due to its ease and powerful libraries. R and SQL are key for stats, visualization, and database work. Julia and JavaScript are growing in speed and web-based ...

Plenty of wealthy people plan to donate most of their fortunes to philanthropic causes. Jeff Atwood says he'll actually do it within the next five years. Atwood, the co-founder of computer programing ...

SQLStorm is an LLM-generated analytical benchmark for database systems. Check out the paper under https://db.in.tum.de/~schmidt/papers/sqlstorm.pdf. Contact Tobias ...