There are a lot of reasons you could point to for Java’s lengthy popularity. It could be attributed to Java’s cross-platform capabilities, its memory management, or its focus on networked systems. But we’re convinced it was all of these combined with a fourth, major element: stoicism. While Java has evolved over the years, adding generics, … continue reading
Client-side JavaScript brings developers closer to the glass. In a flexibly scripted programming language like JavaScript, everything is an object. Developers can code and push new features faster, enabling end users rather than making them wait months for an update under a more traditional sever-side development model. Modern Web and mobile consumer application development is … continue reading
I love being a part of the selection process for the SD Times 100. It’s so interesting to see where the industry is going, and to look back at where things were in 2003, when the first SD Times 100 was announced. In 2003, there was no talk of cloud or user experience or DevOps. … continue reading
Microsoft wants to help enterprises identify best practices and avoid common pitfalls in their DevOps practices. The company announced several new DevOps solutions at the O’Reilly Velocity DevOps conference, and a new online-self evaluation tool has been launched to help developers, IT and other parts of an organization determine their next step in their DevOps … continue reading
Synopsys, Inc. announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire certain assets of Quotium, including the Quotium Seeker product and R&D team. The additional talent, technology and products will expand Synopsys’ presence in the application security market by extending the Coverity platform with interactive application security testing (IAST) functionality. Seeker complements the Coverity platform’s … continue reading
What could possibly make surfing the Web more interesting than being able to turn your websites into a game of Super Mario Bros.? I don’t know if anything else could beat that, which is why for this week’s GitHub Project of the Week we are featuring Screentendo. Created by software developer Aaron Randall, Screentendo is … continue reading
Google announced its end-to-end Internet of Things platform and demonstrated a developer preview of Android M during the keynote of the Google I/O developer conference, along with debuting new features and updates to platforms and developer tools like Android Studio, Polymer, Android Wear and the Google Play developer console. In terms of developer tools and … continue reading
Microsoft is working to improve its Windows Store experience by enforcing a more rigid app certification policy. The 10.1 policy will apply to new and existing customers, and is designed to eliminate app store clutter, ensure apps are appropriately priced, distinguish between informational and non-informational apps, and ensure apps have relevant titles and keywords. Microsoft … continue reading
Ted Dunning, the newly appointed vice president of the Apache Incubator, is a Big Data scientist in a world of coders. Currently the chief application architect at Hadoop distribution company MapR, the longtime Apache Software Foundation contributor and project mentor took over as the ASF’s vice president of incubation in April. Tasked with keeping Apache … continue reading
Logentries, the leading provider of log management and analytics built for the cloud, today announced a new Analytics Language that offers an easy-to-use alternative to traditional search languages that require deep technical skill and often include more than 100 search terms. The new Logentries Query Language (LEQL) bridges the gap between management and analysis by … continue reading
Metanautix, a big data analytics company focused on simplifying the data supply chain, today announced a partnership with Couchbase to make integrating standard SQL with NoSQL data fast and easy. Metanautix Quest™ empowers organizations to use data of any shape, format, structure and location to enhance the business, build new products and improve compliance. “We’re excited … continue reading
SmartBear Software, the leader in software quality tools for the connected world, has integrated the AppDynamics Application Intelligence Platform with the company’s AlertSite UXM Performance Monitoring Platform, allowing development and operations teams to quickly detect “customer experience” degradations and errors, and trace the root cause of these problems to the exact segment of the application’s … continue reading
