Google reveals more information about Rust’s integration into Android
Google has announced more information on its integration of Rust into the Android Open Source Project (AOSP). The Android team has been at work trying to integrate Rust into the project since 2019 as a memory-safe alternative to platform-native development. “As with any large project, introducing a new language requires careful consideration. For Android, one …
President Biden signs cybersecurity executive order
President Biden yesterday released an executive order designed to improve the government’s efforts to prevent and act against a growing number of malicious cyber campaigns against both the public and private sector. The order is a result of an increasing number of cyber attacks in the United States. For instance, a recent ransomware attack forced …
Angular v12 now available
The latest version of Angular is now generally available. Angular v12 moves the language closer to “Ivy Everywhere,” an approach to transition the Angular ecosystem to the Ivy compiler. As of this release View Engine is officially deprecated and will be fully removed in a future release. Current libraries that use View Engine will still …
SD Times news digest: Kendo UI’s latest release, TypeScript 4.3 RC, and Snyk acquires FossID
Progress announced the new release of Kendo UI R2 2021, which introduces Kendo UI for Angular, jQuery and Vue as well as KendoReact. Kendo UI for Angular delivers new components such as BottomNavigation, MultiSelectTree, Skeleton and Circular Gauge to enhance users’ interaction with the app, data visualization and performance. KendoReact aims to empower developers to …
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What to expect in Rust 2021
The Rust team has revealed new insight into what to expect from Rust 2021, which is scheduled to be released in October 2021. Rust 2021 is the third edition of the language. Editions in Rust are opt-in updates that introduce features that are backwards incompatible. Since they are opt-in, developers won’t see the changes unless …
SD Times news digest: SnapLogic’s integration platform updates, Ionic Portals, and Exabeam Fusion XDR and Fusion SIEM
SnapLogic announced new features and enhancements that boost user productivity and improve the performance and reliability of its integration platform. The latest release includes new API management capabilities that add tools and support for API developers that want to take a design-first approach to app creation in which the design and specifications of the API …
Service connectivity platform Kong Konnect enters GA with multi-geo support
Kong announced the general availability of its cloud-native, connectivity platform Kong Konnect with new features to enable reliable, secure and observable connectivity across microservices and APIs. The platform was first previewed last year as a private beta at Kong Summit 2020 with the promise to simplify complex cloud-native workflows. “Kong Konnect addresses a massive challenge …
IBM Project CodeNet to teach AI how to code
In an effort to make code easier to debug, maintain and update, IBM has unveiled Project CodeNet, an open-source dataset for advancing AI’s understanding and translation of code. The project was announced at this week’s Think conference as a part of IBM’s AI for Code initiative, which aims to help developers improve productivity by automating …
Introducing Progressive Delivery
Application success depends on delivery speed, product quality and perceived value, but it’s hard to get all three right. Faster release cycles often equate to lower code quality and the “value” developers think they’re providing may fail completely from the end user’s point of view. Progressive Delivery helps by taking the guesswork out of what …
SD Times news digest: Appian’s low-code automation platform, Applitool’s Rally integration, and Jetpack Compose for Web
Appian announced that the latest version of the Appian Low-code Automation Platform will be generally available in June. The platform offers a new code-free approach to unifying enterprise data, new collaboration features, DevSecOps capabilities and more. The new Appian Intelligent Document Processing (IDP) delivers massive efficiency gains via straight-through processing of large volumes of unstructured …
Analyst Watch: Succeeding as a remote Agile team
Agile software development teams thrive on collaboration and dynamic interaction, but in 2020, the sudden shift to remote work created concern among software engineering leaders that development velocity would suffer. As many organizations look to transition to a hybrid remote work culture, development leaders are wondering if it will be possible for their teams to …
SD Times news digest: Rust for Windows 0.9, OutSystems Cloud Accelerators for AWS, and Pyston 2.2 released
Rust for Windows 0.9 was released with full consumption support, which allows users to call any Windows API using Rust language projection. “Rust developers have access to the entire Windows API surface in a language-idiomatic way, allowing them to easily take advantage of the power and breadth of Windows development,” Angela Zhang, program manager at …
Guest View: How compliance fits into DevOps
As security and privacy grow in importance, regulatory compliance is becoming an increasing priority for most businesses. But let’s just say it: compliance audits are not fun. That’s especially true when it comes to engineering and development teams, who are tasked with gathering all of the relevant data – in other words, evidence – needed …
Scaling up Agile requires a change of Pace
Software teams and organizations today are looking to scale faster than ever. The pressure to release features at an increasing rate, while keeping bugs to a minimum is only exacerbated by the growing size of dev teams needed to deliver said features. We add more and more devs to a team, but only get incremental …
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Move Fast & DON’T Break Things: Modernize Your SDLC without Compromising Customer Trust
June 16, 2021, 1PM ET | 10AM PT Companies around the world and across a myriad of industries are feeling the pressures of evolving from legacy, on-prem infrastructure to hybrid and cloud-native architectures. Meanwhile, both B2B and B2C buyers today demand faster delivery—whether of business or consumer-facing services. And with COVID-19 forcing a global shift …
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How to improve testing and save valuable developer time
June 8, 2021, 1PM ET | 10AM PT Shifting testing left is an effective technique to ensure application quality doesn’t suffer as the page of software delivery quickens. But how do you test smaller chunks of work rapidly and earlier in the SDLC without stressing your internal teams? And why use your highly skilled developers …
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A single mobile codebase enables innovation, lessens maintenance
AVAILABLE NOW 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 wearables and kiosks. Join us for this …
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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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