Enterprise software development tool provider GrapeCity has announced Documents for Imaging .NET Standard 2.0 (GcImaging) to its documents API product line. Developers can now create, load, modify and save images in .NET Standard 2.0 apps with this latest release. According to the company, GcImaging was created out of a need for a .NET Standard 2.0 … continue reading
Google Cloud is on the path towards a serverless future with the general availability release of its serverless NoSQL document database solution Cloud Firestore. The solution leverages cloud-native technologies to provide the ability for users to store, sync and query data for their web, mobile and IoT apps. Features include live synchronization, offline support and … continue reading
Mainframe technology providers are refusing to be left in the dust in a digital modern world where speed is everything, and everything is moving to the cloud. While a majority of the industry views mainframes as legacy, dated, old or irrelevant technology, many companies and initiatives are turning their focus to modernizing the mainframe. “Digitization … continue reading
The Linux Foundation has announced that the open-source mapping platform Mapzen is being accepted as one of its own projects. According to the Linux Foundation, Mapzen provides customizable and easily accessible wide-ranging data sets. “Mapzen is a high-utility technology for developers building aesthetically pleasing maps, which are increasingly important to a wide range of businesses … continue reading
API Fortress has been a leader since 2016 in continuous API testing, providing a complete suite of cloud or on-premises tools for agile development and CI/CD workflows. Today, API Fortress announces a new plug-in to capture live API calls and create mocks by leveraging the Kong microservices API management platform. As a global leader in open … continue reading
Microsoft is updating its product lines to take advantage of the latest major release of the C# programming language. The company announced C# 8 is included in the release of Visual Studio 2019 Preview 2, and today in the open-source development platform .NET Core 3 Preview 2. C# 8 features pattern matching for recursive patterns … continue reading
Cisco is giving developers a new developer hub in the hopes of unleashing new IoT innovations. The company announced new IoT developer tools and networking platforms at its Cisco Live Barcelona event this week. The new tools will be offered as part of its developer program DevNet and will focus on bringing applications to the … continue reading
Electric Cloud has revealed the latest version of its build and test accelerator, ElectricAccelerator. ElectricAccelerator 11.0 introduces out-of-the-box support for accelerating Linux builds and a new cloud bursting feature for AWS EC2 and Kubernetes environments. “In the month of December alone, just 20 of our customers reported saving more than 2 million developer hours on … continue reading
As artificial intelligence is being implemented into advanced systems like self-driving cars and autonomous robots, MIT and Microsoft researchers want to make sure they are covering all their bases. The researchers are tackling what they call “blind spots” of artificial intelligence to provide better security and safety of AI-implemented systems. While systems like self-driving cars … continue reading
Employers that want to keep their developers happy should make sure they’re clear about the details and requirements of a position. HackerRank released its 2019 Developer Skills Report, which found 68 percent of developers say nothing irks them more than being unsure of what is expected of them. “Hiring and retaining skilled developers is critical … continue reading
Apple has announced its highest developer earnings ever. According to the company, developers have earned $120 billion since the app store launched in 2008. Over a quarter of that has been earned just in the past year, Apple explained. “In the past, starting a small business often meant having to invest in overhead, inventory or … continue reading
Open-source companies are taking a “closed” approach to licensing options as a way to fight off what they see as threats to their projects. The first approach to make waves in the open-source community was the Commons Clause initiative, which aimed to add restrictions to existing open-source licenses. Following Commons Clause, MongoDB set out to … continue reading
