UPDATE: SourceForge has removed the offending Binkiland software from its installer. Read the full story here. If you’ve been working with software for longer than five years, then you can remember a time when SourceForge was one of the pillars of open-source software. It used to be the only good place to go to find fresh … continue reading
OpenSSL has issued a new security advisory outlining more than a dozen issues ranging from high to low severity. (Related: OpenSSL to undergo massive security audit) On the heels of announcing a sweeping security audit of the now-stable OpenSSL codebase, the SSL/TLS security protocol underlying much of the Web’s encryption has published warnings for security … continue reading
Microsoft has announced that the Microsoft Build Engine, the build platform for .NET and Visual Studio, is now available on GitHub. According to Microsoft program manager Rich Lander, the MSBuild sources that are being published on GitHub will be aligned with the version being shipped in Visual Studio 2015. In addition, the company plans to … continue reading
XebiaLabs, the software pioneer for DevOps and Continuous Delivery at scale, announced today that XL Release v4.5 is now available for download. Designed for DevOps teams focused on delivering more value to their users, XL Release manages the end-to-end delivery pipeline for software applications, mobile apps and micro services needed to deliver better software faster, … continue reading
Dell Software today announced that Dell Boomi has released full API lifecycle management, creating the only multi-purpose Platform as a Service (PaaS) that supports all major integration use cases, master data management (MDM) and API management. This single platform makes it easy for customers to move, manage and govern data using a single interface, increasing … continue reading
Many developers today work on at least two screens: The first is their beloved IDE, where their code is constructed; the second has to do with communication – typically email. It’s on this second screen where Rally Software hopes to gain a foothold with the release this week of Flowdock Enterprise, intended to bring work … continue reading
This weekend, I stumbled across a relatively new site: Libraries.io. It’s a massive database of programming libraries, sorted by language, platform and license. As this is a large well from which to draw software development goodness, I thought we’d drop in a bucket and see what they had to offer. A cursory glance through the … continue reading
When a software security disaster hits, organizations are left to put out the fires. Now, one tool wants to keep the fires from starting in the first place. Draper Laboratory is working on a solution that would automatically detect and repair vulnerabilities and flaws in software before it is released to the public. DeepCode is … continue reading
SD Times March Developer Madness continue todays in the Platforms region! After #8 seed NoSQL pulled the huge upset over #1 Hadoop, #4 iOS barely squeaked out a win over bitter rival#5 Android and #3 Windows dispatched #6 Docker, #2 seed Linux now takes on #7 seed Apache Spark in a battle of developer favorites. … continue reading
The inaugural Spark Summit East conference is taking place in New York City this week, and many Big Data companies have seized the opportunity to announce new partnerships, product releases, integrations and Apache Spark services. Databricks announces ‘Jobs’ cloud feature, partnership with Tresata Databricks has announced a new feature for its Databricks Cloud called “Jobs” … continue reading
While the reviews of the Apple Watch are a bit mixed at this point, one thing is clear: Smartwatches are going mainstream. Apple has never failed to disrupt a market as they enter it—from the digital music player to the laptop to the smartphone—and nothing less should be expected for wearables. No, the Apple Watch … continue reading
Microsoft has revealed that Windows 10 will be available this summer in 190 countries and 111 languages. “I can’t wait to see how amazing companies around the world will continue to innovate with devices running Windows 10,” wrote Terry Myerson, executive vice president of operating systems at Microsoft, on the company’s blog. “Working together, I … continue reading
