Disrupting the economics of software testing through AI
EMA (Enterprise Management Associates) recently released a report titled “Disrupting the Economics of Software Testing Through AI.” In this report, author Torsten Volk, managing research director at EMA, discusses the reasons why traditional approaches to software quality cannot scale to meet the needs of modern software delivery. He highlights five key categories of AI and …
Value Stream Management: The practice that finally unites business and IT
Some 86% of respondents to a Broadcom survey on value stream management indicated they are not doing value stream management right now. To that, Lance Knight would say, “Yes, you are. You just don’t know it yet.” Knight, the COO of value stream platform provider ConnectALL, said if a company is already evaluating their processes …
Rust 1.58.1 now available with fix for security vulnerability
The Rust team has announced the release of Rust 1.58.1, which includes some important fixes for features introduced in Rust 1.58.0. It fixes a race condition in the library “std::fs::remove_dir_all,” otherwise known as the vulnerability CVE-2022-21658. According to the Rust team, an attacker could exploit the vulnerability to trick a privileged program into deleting files …
Microsoft reveals 2022 roadmap for Java in VS Code
Microsoft released its roadmap for its planned updates for Java on Visual Studio Code and highlighted its most important improvements in 2021. 2021 saw substantial improvements on all extensions in the Extension Pack for Java including 1.0 release of Language Support for Java, a Gradle for Java extension release, a new and better getting started …
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SD Times news digest: Google adds Firebase extension for Google Pay; Facebook develops self-supervised algorithm; AppFire acquires Numbered Headings
The team at Google recently announced the availability of the Firebase extension for Google Pay. Firebase extensions are open-source pre-packaged bundles of code that developers can build into their applications. The extension is intended to increase productivity as well as provide extended functionality to apps. With this extension installed, users can pass a payment token …
SD Times Open-Source Project of the Week: Harness community edition
The Harness CI/CD platform is now available through a free, source-available community edition. The company recently announced that it released the CD component of its platform as an open-source tool, whereas previously only the CI component had an open source version. According to the company, Harness uses machine learning to determine deployment quality and can …
As applications drive business, iPaaS comes of age
If the adage “data is the new oil” stands true, then Integration Platform as as Service (iPaaS) is the machinery you need to drill and tap it. The allure of iPaaS is that it offers the integration needed to knit and integrate the data and processes of multiple business applications and the actual applications themselves. …
SD Times news digest: JetBrains Datalore updates; Testlio launches fused testing; Azure SDK January release
The team at JetBrains recently announced new updates being made to JetBrains Datalore. Among these updates are improvements made to the look and feel of the Visualize tab, such as Bigger plots Plot configuration has been moved to the left side of the tab Improvements to lets-plot library graphics Additionally, JetBrains Datalore has added transitions …
Linux Foundation announces new certification and courses in open source development
The Linux Foundation announced that it created three new training courses on the edX platform, which cover Linux, Git, and other open source development tools. The courses can be taken individually or combined to earn a Professional Certificate in Open Source Software Development, Linux and Git. Open Source Software Development: Linux for Developers (LFD107x) covers …
SD Times news digest: Plutora offers new Quickstart bundle; Kofax announces latest release of Kofax TotalAgility; Bugsnag adds support for Electron and Unreal Engine
Plutora recently announced the release of its test offering, the Test Environment Quickstart bundle. With this, Plutora hopes to simplify the approach to the DevOps transformation as well as provide a quick return on investment. With this release, environment managers and test teams will Gain visibility into their environments and stop manually tracking with spreadsheets …
The monorepo approach to code management
Codebases are as diverse, unique and interesting as the people who work on them. But almost all of them have this in common: they grow over time (the codebases, not the people). Teams expand, requirements grow, and time, of course, marches on; and so we end up with more developers writing more code to do …
SD Times news digest: dtSearch 2101.02 release; GrammaTech updates CodeSentry platform; Agnostiq Announces Partnership With Mila
DtSearch, the tool that instantly searches for terabytes of online and offline data across folders, emails, and other online databases, today released a new version of its product line, 2101.02. The product line covers both enterprise and developer applications. This new version brings users several features, including Windows 11, Windows Server 2022, and .NET 6 …
The benefits of software development apprenticeships
Since 2010, the number of U.S. apprenticeships has risen 64 percent and is expected to increase. For software developers, apprenticeships are beneficial for the apprentice, the mentor, and the company. They are an investment in the future of each. Beginners gain skill and exposure toward a possible career while the company grows its talent pool …
SD Times news digest: White House Open Source Security Summit; Jetpack Window Manager release candidate; Google’s solution challenge 2022
Organizations such as the Linux Foundation, OpenSSF, Google, Akamai, and Red Hat attended a White House Summit meant to address supply chain security challenges following the recent log4j crisis. “The open-source ecosystem will need to work together to further cybersecurity research, training, analysis, and remediation of defects found in critical open-source software projects. These plans …
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Top Five Best Practices for Mobile DevSecOps
LIVE! Thursday, February 17th 2022 @ 1:00PM EST How to stay proactive with your organizations’ mobile application security in 2022 It’s 2022, which means any organization that builds or maintains a mobile application, either for end-users or for employees, knows they have a responsibility to secure those applications. However, between fixing privacy, security and compliance …
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VSMcon 2022
{virtual} VSMcon returns on May 13, 2022! Our next event will focus on bringing business and IT together. We’ve expanded our 4th event lineup with more experts in Value Stream Management execution and optimization to bring you all the information you need to either start your value stream journey, or to improve on what you’re already doing. …
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Do you know the secret about how to map your value stream?
LIVE WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 5, 2022 @ 1PM ET | 10AM PT Everyone is telling you to map your value stream. But have you thought about how? No one is talking about specifics. Join Lance Knight and Johnathan McGowan as they walk David Rubinstein through his first ever value stream mapping exercise using ConnectALL’s new complimentary …
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Low-Code/ No-Code Developer Day 2022
It’s back! A NEW Low-Code/No-Code Developer Day is scheduled for April 13th, 2022! Our first LC/NC Developer Day event brought in over 500 attendees from companies of all sizes and roles at all levels. This is an exciting and informational event, allowing you to engage with our speakers and your own peers to learn more about how they are …
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Unlocking real-world outcomes with value stream mapping
AVAILBLE NOW Increasing collaboration between teams to create customer value is now essential to doing business in the modern enterprise. But while understanding and reimagining how value is created through streams (rather than functional processes) becomes ever more important, realizing the value stream and creating value for stakeholders while carrying on with business as usual …
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Test Management in an Agile Reality
AVAILABLE NOW For successful product testing, your test teams must be aligned with business criteria. A clearly articulated definition of “done” must be established and communicated to your testing teams. While these statements seem obvious, they are challenges that product development teams routinely struggle to solve, especially if they aren’t using a lifecycle management tool …
SD Times Newswire
- Jamie Howard joins Allstacks as Vice President of Engineering
- Rust Foundation Taps Rebecca Rumbul as Executive Director & CEO
- McAfee to be acquired by an investor group for $14 billion
- Industry Experts Gary Gruver and David Farley Partner to Help Organizations Learn How to Improve Digital Transformations
- Prefect announces acquisition of SLATE Data to scale customer support
- Exadel Acquires Coppei
- LaunchDarkly Raises $200 Million in Series D Financing, Tripling Valuation to $3 Billion
- ConnectALL’s VSM platform now offering enhanced test management adapter to accelerate software delivery
- Melissa Cites the Single Customer View as Vital to Customer-Centric Marketing
- ConnectALL Appoints Eric Robertson as Senior Advisor to the Office of COO and President
- Planview Names Razat Gaurav as Chief Executive Officer
- Melissa fuels smarter direct mail strategies that recognize the shift to work-from-home
