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Microsoft launches VSCode for the Web

Microsoft introduced Visual Studio Code for the Web, a lightweight, browser‑based version of the open‑source editor that runs entirely client‑side. It focuses on HTML, JavaScript, and CSS projects and provides syntax highlighting, text‑based completions, and bracket pairing for many languages using Tree‑sitter, while full terminal and debugger features are unavailable.

.NET 6 Hot Reload removed, apologized, and restored

Microsoft quietly removed a key part of Hot Reload from the .NET 6 source before release, limiting the feature to Windows and Visual Studio. The community reacted strongly, prompting Microsoft to apologize and announce that Hot Reload will be restored in the final .NET 6 GA, emphasizing the need to balance quality, timing, and resources.

CockroachDB Serverless aims to be the developer’s database

CockroachDB Serverless extends Cockroach Enterprise and CockroachCloud with auto‑elastic scaling, usage‑based billing, temporary clusters, and multi‑tenant support, offering up to 5 GB free storage and 25 million request units per month without a credit card. It targets developers who want a simple, low‑cost, always‑available relational database accessed via a familiar SQL API.

IBM’s open‑source hybrid‑cloud guide for developers

IBM, in partnership with O'Reilly, released an open‑source cloud guide that emphasizes the most important open‑source skills for developers working in hybrid‑cloud environments, covering key use cases, projects, and how major cloud vendors leverage open‑source components.

Kubernetes set to transform enterprise database management

A 2021 survey of over 500 Kubernetes users found that half run more than 50 % of production workloads on K8s, with 90 % believing it’s ready for stateful workloads and 70 % already running databases in production. However, challenges remain around integration, skilled staff, and reliable operators, while business demand for real‑time data drives further adoption.