Traditionally, developers have used test-driven development (TDD) to validate applications before implementing the actual functionality. In this approach, developers follow a cycle where they write a test designed to fail, then execute the minimum code necessary to make the test pass, refactor the code to improve quality, and repeat the process by adding more tests … continue reading
When most developers think about testing, they imagine writing unit tests, running test suites, or triaging bugs. But effective testing is far more than that. It’s a cornerstone of reliable software delivery. It ensures business continuity, keeps users happy, and helps avoid costly surprises in production. For modern development teams in fast-moving agile or DevOps … continue reading
Software companies are constantly trying to add more and more AI features to their platforms, and AI companies are constantly releasing new models and features. It can be hard to keep up with it all, so we’ve written this roundup to share several notable updates around AI that software developers should know about. Docker MCP … continue reading
Harness has announced a new offering to help developers secure their cloud-native applications and APIs, the first major update to feature Traceable’s technology since the companies merged earlier this year. Traceable Cloud Web Application and API Protection (WAAP) provides web application protection, API security, bot mitigation, and DDoS defense. According to Sudhir Patamsetti, senior. director … continue reading
Zencoder, a company that provides an AI coding agent, has announced that it acquired another company in the AI coding agent business: Machinet. According to Zencoder, this acquisition will solidify the company’s position in the AI coding assistant market and enable it to expand its multi-integration ecosystem into more development environments. Machinet is a plugin … continue reading
Microsoft has announced that over the next several months it will be making a few changes to its Microsoft 365 Developer Program. The program provides tools, documentation, training, access to experts, and community events for developers building apps for Microsoft 365 products. “The Microsoft 365 Developer Program has long been a great resource for developers … continue reading
Snyk has announced a new dynamic application security testing (DAST) solution designed specifically for AI-powered software development. Snyk API & Web allows developers to test the security of all of their APIs and web apps, regardless of if the code was written by a developer or AI. It also provides detailed recommendations on how to … continue reading
Docker is introducing new MCP-related offerings to provide developers with tools for working with the Model Context Protocol (MCP). Coming in May, Docker MCP Catalog will be a marketplace where developers can discover verified and curated MCP tools. The company partnered with several companies to build the catalog, including Stripe, Elastic, Heroku, Pulumi, Grafana Labs, … continue reading
Technology plays a unique and prominent role in an enterprise’s sustainability or green IT efforts. It can be a key part of the solution and a contributor to the problem. As Earth Day approaches, we’re reminded to examine how our choices impact the planet. Modern applications have brought remarkable convenience and scalability, but beneath these … continue reading
Microsoft is introducing a new way for developers to get insight into how applications are accessing data through Microsoft Graph, an API that feeds data into Microsoft 365 applications and other Microsoft cloud services. This new usage reporting API will provide insights into how Microsoft Graph is using resources and how applications are using the … continue reading
Software companies are constantly trying to add more and more AI features to their platforms, and AI companies are constantly releasing new models and features. It can be hard to keep up with it all, so we’ve written this roundup to share several notable updates around AI that software developers should know about. OpenAI reveals … continue reading
The first Maserati was introduced in 1926. The first Ferrari was introduced in 1947. And the first Porsche was introduced in 1948. And my personal favorite, the first Land Rover, also was introduced in 1948. What do each of these legendary cars have in common? Each predates the mainframe and COBOL, yet no one calls … continue reading
The integration of AI into the software development life cycle has brought many benefits, but it’s also brought change to the software development role. In the latest episode of our podcast, What the Dev, we interviewed Antje Barth, principal developer advocate for generative AI at AWS, about these changes and the new skills developers need. … continue reading
Postman is announcing new features designed to enable developers to build APIs at scale in a secure fashion. First, the company announced the release of Spec Hub, an API design platform that provides tools for authoring, governing, and publishing API specifications across multiple formats, such as OpenAPI 3.0 and AsyncAPI 2.0. It offers one-click workflows … continue reading
