Three innovations for code reviews have streamlined the process at Meta
In a study of its development teams, Meta has noticed a strong correlation of developer satisfaction dipping whenever diff review times are slow based on several metrics at the company. Diff reviews refer to any individual set of changes made to the codebase. Diff reviews which can catch bugs, teach best practices, and ensure high … continue reading
DH2i announces DxEnterprise v22 with container sidecar
Infrastructure solution company DH2i announced the general availability of DxEnterprise version 22 with a new container sidecar to enable application-level high availability (HA) clustering for stateful containers in Kubernetes. The Dxe sidecar offers the three key deployment benefits of isolation, quick deployment, and scalability. The application can run independently in one container while the sidecar … continue reading
The evolution of value stream management
While the aspirations of companies wanting digital innovation and to connect business value haven’t changed over the years, the definition of what constitutes value stream management has. Dr. Mik Kersten, the CEO of Tasktop Technologies (recently purchased by Planview) and the author of “Project To Product: How to Survive and Thrive in the Age of … continue reading
Snyk announces updates to its Developer Security Platform
Snyk announced many innovations that extend the scope of the company’s Developer Security Platform during its SnykLaunch Fall 2022 event. This includes the general availability of Snyk Cloud, which offers tools to help fix software vulnerabilities such as a vulnerability scanner and a patch management system that was launched in July 2022 with limited availability. … continue reading
SD Times Open-Source Project of the Week: Speedb
The Speedb open-source project is a high-performance NoSQL database that is optimized for speed and scalability. It is designed to handle large scale data workloads and provides a variety of features to make it easy to use and manage. The project is maintained by Speedb and forked from Rocksdb, developed by Facebook. The project uses … continue reading
Unqork launches Codeless as a Service, its vision for the future of software
Unqork announced Codeless as a Service which allows enterprise customers to build, run, and manage software with a single open data definition. To support Codeless as a Service, the company added new capabilities to Unqork OS, such as high-performance engine and rules orchestration which executes complex business logic. One new capability in Unqork OS is … continue reading
GitHub announces new Copilot capabilities and Codespaces general availability
GitHub announced several new products designed to accelerate the company’s push into major enterprises. GitHub Copilot will soon bring its AI-pair programmer to businesses with added admin controls and the ability to manage licenses. Copilot uses OpenAI Codex to suggest code and functions in real time right in the editor. “Hey GitHub” also makes Copilot … continue reading
Report: Test automation coverage has rebounded after a dip last year
Test automation coverage has rebounded after a dip last year, according to SmartBear’s State of Quality Testing 2022 report. SmartBear conducted a global online survey over the course of five weeks earlier this year. The findings are based upon aggregated responses from more than 1,500 software developers, testers, IT/operations professionals, and business leaders across many … continue reading
Uno Platform 4.6 adds support for .NET 7
With the release of Uno Platform 4.6, Uno will add support for .NET 7 when it launches on November 8th. The support consists of two parts: one is for WebAssembly and Skia (Gtk+WPF), the software library for graphics processing, and the other is for Mobile targets such as iOS, Android, Catalyst and macOS. Adding the … continue reading
SD Times Open-Source Project of the Week: Ballerine
Ballerine is an open-source infrastructure for user identity and risk management that helps companies verify customer identity by composing verification processes through modular building blocks, components, and third-party integrations. “The goal is to allow any company to manage user identity and risk in a way that suits them and their unique changing needs,” the project’s … continue reading
SD Times Open-Source of the Week: Stargate
Stargate is a data API gateway built on top of Apache Cassandra. The API gateway was created as a way to let developers work in frameworks and structures familiar to them without having to know all the particulars of the underlying database. Stargate v2 is now generally available with more flexible deployments and makes it … continue reading
Google announces AppSheet databases for citizen development
Google announced the public preview of AppSheet databases, a built-in database for citizen developers to easily and securely manage their data using AppSheet. This extends the functionality of Google’s AppSheet by allowing users to create and manage databases within the AppSheet platform, enabling them to keep track of their data and making it possible to … continue reading
