SD Times news digest: Docker Desktop available for Apple Silicon, GitHub Actions with GitHub CLI, and new Harness integrations
Docker Desktop is now supported for all devices using the Apple Silicon. Users can build and run images for both x86 and ARM architectures without having to set up a complex cross-compilation development environment. Docker Hub also makes it easy to identify and share repositories that provide multi-platform images. Additional details are available here. GitHub … continue reading
Google unveils logic programming language: Logica
Google introduced the open-source Logica programming language this week. It is designed to compile to SQL and run on Google BigQuery with experimental support for PostgreSQL and SQLite. According to the company, the language was created to make it easier for developers who have to deal with the challenges of SQL. The challenges with coding … continue reading
SD Times news digest: Visual Studio 2019 v16.10 Preview 2, Software AG webMethods update, and FreeBSD 13 released
The latest release of Visual Studio 2019 v16.10 Preview 2 adds C++20 ranges, IntelliSense completions, new features for testing, Docker tooling enhancements and Git integration. The new features for C++20 include customized warning levels for external headers and safer remote connections with the addition of a prompt to accept or deny the host key fingerprint … continue reading
Empower remote testing teams through real mobile device access
The use of mobile devices to access applications has jumped to an all-time high, making up 56% of all website traffic this year, yet most companies with remote testing teams are struggling with proper device access and the ability to replicate customer bugs, according to mobile testing company Kobiton. Web conversion rates on mobile wind … continue reading
SD Times news digest: Qt acquires froglogic, the Embedded Software Testing & Compliance Summit, and Catchpoint’s virtual SRE community event
Qt announced that it will acquire froglogic GmbH, a major provider of quality assurance tools, to bring froglogic’s test automation tools into the Qt product portfolio. “As The Qt Company continues its growth, the acquisition of froglogic is an important milestone in broadening Qt’s best-in-class software development tools and building in automated testing and code … continue reading
SD Times news digest: Perforce updates Helix Sync, WhiteSource’s Priority Score technology, and IonQ now available through Qiskit
Perforce’s latest update to Helix Sync comes with a new drag-and-drop interface that enables non-coders to version digital assets. “Even if your team is small, it doesn’t mean your challenges or files are. Helix Sync was built to help teams go faster,” said Gerhard Krüger, cloud architect and product manager at Perforce. “Securely versioning design … continue reading
NVIDIA unleashes Jarvis conversational AI framework
NVIDIA announced its application framework for building conversational AI services is now available. The new NVIDIA Jarvis framework comes with pre-trained deep learning models and software tools to help developers create conversational AI services that can be easily deployed from the cloud or at the edge. According to the company, it offers automatic speech recognition … continue reading
SD Times news digest: Gradle 7.0 released, Cloudflare Pages now GA, and Microsoft acquires Nuance
The latest release of the Gradle build tool is now available. Gradle 7.0 enables file system watching by default to make incremental builds faster and expands support for building projects with Java 16 as well as Apple Silicon support. When the file system is enabled in the new version, Gradle keeps what it learned from … continue reading
Apache DolphinScheduler now ASF Top-level Project
Apache DolphinScheduler, the distributed Big Data visual workflow scheduler system, is the latest project to gain Top-Level Project status at the Apache Software Foundation (ASF). This means that the project’s community and products have been well-governed under the Apache Software Foundation’s meritocratic process and principles. The scheduler was first created in December 2017 at Analysys … continue reading
SD Times news digest: .NET 6 Preview 3, WhiteSource announces new funding for app security, and Canonical adds full enterprise support for Kubernetes 1.21
.NET 6 Preview 3 now available. The platform matrix of .NET 6 was significantly expanded as of the new preview with the addition of Android, iOS, Mac and Mac Catalyst for x64 and Apple Silicon and Windows Arm64. The CollectionsMarshal.GetValueRef API was added to make updating struct values in Dictionaries faster and is intended for … continue reading
SD Times Open-Source Project of the Week: C# standardization
Microsoft has announced C# standardization is now open sourced. The work for C# standards will now happen in the open under the .NET Foundation while the ECMA C# standards committee, TC-49-TG2 is still responsible for creating the proposed standard for the C# language. “Moving the standards work into the open, under the .NET Foundation, makes … continue reading
Tasktop announces Viz VSM Portfolio Insights and $100 million in funding
Tasktop announced its new Tasktop Viz VSM Portfolio Insights, which aims to bridge the IT-to-business gap for value stream management. The company also closed $100 million in new funding. According to the company, the VSM Portfolio Insights Dashboard rolls up metrics and analytics generated at the individual product value stream level to the executive plane. … continue reading
