DevToolsDigest: Issue #315
This week's digest includes news and resources from Thoughtworks, Sanity, and more.
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The Week in Developer Tools
Ghostty 1.0 is Coming
After nearly two years of development and private beta testing, Ghostty 1.0 will be publicly released in December 2024 as an open-source project under the MIT license. Ghostty 1.0 aims to be the best drop-in replacement for your current terminal emulator on macOS and Linux. Ghostty will be fast, feature-rich, and have a platform-native GUI while being the most standards-compliant terminal emulator available.
Technology Radar
Thoughtworks Technology Radar is a twice-yearly snapshot of tools, techniques, platforms, languages and frameworks. This knowledge-sharing tool is based on their global teams’ experience and highlights things you may want to explore on your projects.
Industry Research
Understanding the Limitations of Mathematical Reasoning in Large Language Models
LLMs have demonstrated remarkable capabilities across various domains, including natural language processing, question answering, and creative tasks. However, the question of whether current LLMs are genuinely capable of true logical reasoning remains an important research focus. While some studies highlight impressive capabilities, a closer examination reveals substantial limitations.
Why Does Everyone Run Ancient Postgres Versions?
Postgres 17.0 has been out for a bit and it’s awesome, but here’s the reality: most Postgres users won’t upgrade right away. Most probably aren’t even on 16.4 or 16.anything—they’re probably still using Postgres 15 or an even older version. Why don’t more people upgrade?
Developer Venture News
Begin Team to Join Sanity
The founders and team behind Begin.com, and the popular web app framework Architect, are joining Sanity. The team will bring a new dimension to Sanity by adding powerful content compute capabilities that will enable customers to build automated content pipelines, custom integrations and workflows, and open up new possibilities for interactive and dynamic content experiences.
The AI Investment Boom
Last month, Microsoft made a high-profile announcement that it is paying to reopen reactor one at the Three Mile Island nuclear plant to meet the company’s growing data center power demand, joining Amazon as the second major US tech company to turn to legacy nuclear facilities for their increasing energy needs.