JSR 366 has been approved. In layman’s terms, that means the various pieces and projects that were planned for release in Java EE 8 have been set in stone and readied for development. JSR 366 is the blanket Java Specification Request for the Java EE 8 platform, but the plan for EE 8 includes many … continue reading
In the U.K., in-play betting—the ability to wager on who the next football (soccer to us Americans) player to score a goal in a game will be, for example—is taking the online gambling establishment there by storm. The rise in popularity could not have occurred, though, without advances in technology. Specifically, real-time data distribution technology. … continue reading
The world of software testing has always been a mishmash of ideologies and methodologies. A diverse worldwide testing community has adjusted and innovated techniques independent of any unified set of standards, sharing philosophies and ideas but not common practices. ISO 29119 aims to change all that, and in the process has set the testing world … continue reading
When it comes to mobile testing, developers have to test their app on an wide array of devices and platforms. There are about 19,000 distinct Android devices (according to OpenSignal’s recent fragmentation report) and more than a dozen iOS devices, making it difficult for developers to ensure their app performs and behaves well across every … continue reading
Apple’s Touch ID vulnerable to attack Lookout security researcher Marc Rogers warned that the fingerprint reader on the iPhone 6 is vulnerable to attack, just as the iPhone 5s was. “When the iPhone 6 came out, the first thing I wanted to find out was whether or not there had been any changes to the … continue reading
SmartBear Software, the choice of more than two million software professionals for building and delivering the world’s best applications, today announced Ready! API, the first end-to-end platform for assisting development, testing and operations teams with the expanding API economy. Integrated, extensible and affordable, Ready! API is built around the core of the award winning, industry … continue reading
Accusoft, the leading provider of document, content and imaging solutions, today announces enhancements to its Barcode Xpress software development kit (sdk) for adding barcode recognition capabilities to applications. enhancements include read performance and accuracy improvements for several important barcode types and prevention of false positives that can occur under certain circumstances. Using Barcode Xpress, developers … continue reading
Years ago, we heard about a movement in software development that was more about individuals and interactions than processes and tools. It was about responding to change and not a rigid plan. Of course, I’m quoting from the Agile Manifesto. Agile development didn’t spring to life overnight, but slowly and over time we’ve adapted as … continue reading
Before we begin, I should fully disclose that I am about to discuss my personal non-profit and the work we’re doing. I am extremely compromised, super invested, and heavily opinionated about my non-profit, so we’re leaving Neutral Journalism Town and heading for Bias Avenue. That being said, I have spent the past year working on … continue reading
The cloud application platform Heroku is adding a number of new tools designed to help developers build cloud-based customer apps. Heroku DX, which the company called a new Heroku developer experience, is intended to make it faster for developers to create, launch and scale their applications by providing database analytics and new management features. “One … continue reading
You’ve gotta read “Data Divination: Big Data Strategies,” Pam Baker’s new book about Big Data. Actually, let me change my recommendation. If you are a techie and you are looking for suggestions on how to configure your Hadoop installation or optimize the storage throughput in your NAS array, this isn’t the book for you. Rather, … continue reading
Exercism looks to crowd-source mentorship Exercism, an experimental mentorship program that looks to help software developers with coding, opened its doors recently. It will provide users with a daily programming exercise in different languages. Once developers finish the exercise, they can upload it to the site and get feedback from other developers around the world. … continue reading
