The battle for tech talent will require a plan (and a plan B)
After a year of pandemic-related job losses in the U.S., it might seem out of place to talk about the huge talent gap in our domestic tech industry. The reality is that the pandemic drove demand for digital customer experiences and products in an unprecedented way. In retail, for example, McKinsey reported that e-commerce skyrocketed …
IoXt extends security compliance program for mobile apps and VPNs
In an effort to standardize mobile security, 20 different companies in collaboration with the Internet of Security Things Alliance (ioXt) worked on adding a new set of security and privacy requirements for mobile apps and VPNs. Google, Amazon, NowSecure, NCC Group, DEKRA, Onware Security, and 7layers are among the companies who helped contribute to the …
SD Times news digest: Docker Desktop available for Apple Silicon, GitHub Actions with GitHub CLI, and new Harness integrations
Docker Desktop is now supported for all devices using the Apple Silicon. Users can build and run images for both x86 and ARM architectures without having to set up a complex cross-compilation development environment. Docker Hub also makes it easy to identify and share repositories that provide multi-platform images. Additional details are available here. GitHub …
SD Times Open-Source Project of the Week: Qiskit
Qiskit is an open-source framework for creating and running programs on quantum computers. The project was launched by IBM four years ago as an effort to introduce more programmers to quantum computing. Since then, IBM has updated the SDK to better meet users’ needs and have provided pulse-level control to help programmers understand and work …
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Google unveils logic programming language: Logica
Google introduced the open-source Logica programming language this week. It is designed to compile to SQL and run on Google BigQuery with experimental support for PostgreSQL and SQLite. According to the company, the language was created to make it easier for developers who have to deal with the challenges of SQL. The challenges with coding …
SD Times news digest: Visual Studio 2019 v16.10 Preview 2, Software AG webMethods update, and FreeBSD 13 released
The latest release of Visual Studio 2019 v16.10 Preview 2 adds C++20 ranges, IntelliSense completions, new features for testing, Docker tooling enhancements and Git integration. The new features for C++20 include customized warning levels for external headers and safer remote connections with the addition of a prompt to accept or deny the host key fingerprint …
Policy as code shifts compliance left
Automating policy enforcement is a key component of ensuring development teams are releasing secure applications in today’s fast-paced, cloud-native world. Many DevSecOps teams are achieving this by utilizing policy as code. According to Tim Hinrichs, co-founder of Styra, policy as code provides a specific file format for policy that is readable by machines, which allows …
New Linux research division launches to explore open source ecosystems
The Linux Foundation has launched a new research division to look at the impact of open source. Linux Foundation Research aims to broaden the understanding of open source projects, ecosystems, and impact by looking at open source collaboration. “As we continue in our mission to collectively build the world’s most critical open infrastructure, we can …
Empower remote testing teams through real mobile device access
The use of mobile devices to access applications has jumped to an all-time high, making up 56% of all website traffic this year, yet most companies with remote testing teams are struggling with proper device access and the ability to replicate customer bugs, according to mobile testing company Kobiton. Web conversion rates on mobile wind …
Eclipse Adoptium building Temurin to support releases of OpenJDK builds
The Eclipse Foundation this week announced that when AdoptOpenJDK transitions to the foundation under its new name: Eclipse Adoptium, it will focus on building a new infrastructure called Eclipse Temurin for building and releasing JDK releases. AdoptOpenJDK is a project that allows Java developers to download OpenJDK binaries. “Our goal is to meet the needs …
Industry Watch: Internet crime complaints rise
The warranty on your car is about to expire. Press 1 to purchase an extension. Someone has stolen your bank information. Click here to change your social security number. Your grandchild has been kidnapped. Send money to help us return the child safely. We get phishing emails like these literally all day long, and now …
SD Times news digest: Qt acquires froglogic, the Embedded Software Testing & Compliance Summit, and Catchpoint’s virtual SRE community event
Qt announced that it will acquire froglogic GmbH, a major provider of quality assurance tools, to bring froglogic’s test automation tools into the Qt product portfolio. “As The Qt Company continues its growth, the acquisition of froglogic is an important milestone in broadening Qt’s best-in-class software development tools and building in automated testing and code …
Amazon announces OpenSearch, an open-source fork of Elasticsearch and Kibana
In response to Elastic changing its open-source software licenses on Elasticsearch and Kibana, Amazon has introduced the OpenSearch project. The project is a community-driven, open-source fork of Elasticsearch and Kibana. Amazon announced earlier this year it would be creating and maintaining an Apache License, Version 2.0 fork of the open-source products. “We are making a …
Google’s AppSheet Automation no-code platform now generally available
Google has announced it is making its no-code platform AppSheet Automation generally available. The platform was first announced last fall. AppSheet Automation helps companies automate their manual tasks and focus more of their time and effort on high-impact work. Its Intelligent Document Processing feature, for example, allows users to automatically extract unstructured data from documents …
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When One Source Code Means Innovation, Not Maintenance
May 11, 2021, 10AM ET | 7 AM PT Are you building apps for multiple devices and now stuck with managing multiple source codes? We’ll show you how HCL Volt MX enables you to manage a single code base so you can build once and deploy everywhere — from native mobile apps and PWAs to …
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The Architect’s Guide to Progressive Web Apps (PWAs)
This guidebook provides Architects and App Dev leaders with essential insights on which projects are right for PWAs, and how to build a production-ready PWA today. What are PWAs and why do they matter? How PWAs fit into your app strategy How to build and ship PWAs Benefits of using PWAs …
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Hybrid vs. Native: An Introduction to cross-platform hybrid development for architects and development leaders
The growing adoption of hybrid is evident in a recent Forrester survey that found two-thirds of developers are choosing a cross-platform or web-based approach over native tools. Meanwhile, top brands like Target, Nationwide, and Southwest Airlines have chosen a hybrid approach over native to power apps for their customers and employees. Download this report to …
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How Mobile Game Cheats Unlock Mobile App Security Lessons
AVAILABLE NOW How is cheating in mobile games relevant to mobile app security in other industries? In this presentation, we highlight the top three most common areas of compromise for most mobile apps by exploring the underlying techniques used to hack and cheat popular games. As a next step, we identify several easy countermeasures for …
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CI/CD benchmarks for high-performing teams in 2021
AVAILABLE NOW Diving into the effectiveness of your delivery capabilities can tell you a lot. Do your deploys require frequent cross-team coordination? When production breaks, does it take a long time to get it up and running again? Are you getting feedback and results from your changes quickly? Join CircleCI’s Technical Content Marketing Manager, Ron …
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How to Empower Your Remote Testing Team to Deliver Perfect Mobile Apps
April 13, 2021, 1PM ET | 10PM PT With many teams still working remotely because of the pandemic, distributed workforces have become the new normal. Some companies have announced a permanent work-from-home system as a result of the pandemic. In a recent survey by Kobiton, most companies with remote testing teams are struggling with device access and …
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