Vercel’s Scriptc is a TypeScript to native code compiler – how did we get here?

Vercel has previewed Scriptc on GitHub, a native compiler for TypeScript which is open source under the Apache 2 license. Scriptc takes TypeScript code as input and outputs a native code executable, along with an embedded JavaScript engine if needed, using the existing QuickJS ng project. The JavaScript engine is needed if there is code … Continue reading Vercel’s Scriptc is a TypeScript to native code compiler – how did we get here? →

Getting started with Azure Artifact Signing

Signing applications is a requirement for deploying a desktop or mobile application and can be fiddly. Microsoft’s Azure Artifact Signing always looked to me like a good solution in that the pricing is reasonable at $9.99 per month for up to 5,000 signings, and it is run by Microsoft so one would think that the … Continue reading Getting started with Azure Artifact Signing →

Kimi K3 and Qwen 3.8: is AI becoming a commodity?

Last week Moonshot AI introduced Kimi K3, with the promise that “the full model weights will be released by July 26 2026;” while Alibaba said on X that “Qwen 3.8 is launching and going open-weight soon”. These are capable LLMs (large language models), and the open weights promise means that developers will be able to … Continue reading Kimi K3 and Qwen 3.8: is AI becoming a commodity? →

No Mono in Microsoft’s cross-platform MAUI framework on .NET 11 – and a quick hands-on

Microsoft has released preview 6 of .NET 11, for which release is expected in November, including a big change to MAUI (Multi-platform App UI): it now runs only on .NET Core, rather than the Mono runtime. Principal product manager David Ortinau reports that “your app builds and runs on CoreCLR, the same runtime behind ASP.NET … Continue reading No Mono in Microsoft’s cross-platform MAUI framework on .NET 11 – and a quick hands-on →

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