Developers today are faced with an ever-changing landscape. Their responsibilities continue to expand into areas like software QA, security, and governance. In an SD Times Live! webinar, Brian Fox, CTO of Sonatype and Steve Poole, developer advocate at Sonatype, discuss the ways in which security has become an essential part of a developers job. According … continue reading
Recently, Agile Consultant, Enterprise Agile Coach, and Transformation Lead, Jon Ward announced the new Agile framework for non-software teams: Agile Lineout. The framework functions as an alternative to Scrum and is designed for business teams managing transformations, marketing initiatives or corporate change, and mergers or acquisitions. While Agile Lineout is designed to operate for non-software … continue reading
Machine Learning is quickly becoming an important tool for automation, but failing models and improper background knowledge are creating more issues than they are solving. “I think to build a good machine learning model… if you’re trying to do it repeatedly, you need great talent, you need an outstanding research process, and then finally you … continue reading
Split has announced new functionality in its platform: Statuses and Rollout board. This addition is designed to help software development teams move with greater speed, safety, and data-driven focus. These new updates are intended to make it easier for teams to collaborate on releases and manage their feature flags and experiments at scale. With Statuses, … continue reading
A fourth wave of DevOps is expected to tie together earlier tools into a platform that covers every phase of the DevOps life cycle, according to Sid Sijbrandij, the co-founder and CEO of GitLab. Sibrandij, delivering the keynote address at the GitLab Commit Virtual conference, said the platform will bring together development, operations, and security … continue reading
From mask mandates to seeing coworkers and associates through video calls rather than in person, the coronavirus has completely altered the way we work. The way we go about running a business is not exempt from this, as more and more companies transition from in-person workplaces to virtual formats. There are many benefits and disadvantages … continue reading
JavaScript is the most popular language among developers. This is according to the fifth annual Developer Ecosystem Survey conducted by JetBrains with responses from 31,743 developers from 183 different countries. This finding is consistent with last year’s report, which found JavaScript to be the most widely used language. The purpose of the survey is to … continue reading
Atom is an open source text editor created by GitHub that allows users to create new branches, stage and commit, push and pull, resolve merge conflicts, view pull requests and more all from inside the user’s editor. Atom offers users the ability to work across multiple platforms, including OS X, Windows, or Linux. It also … continue reading
Developers today more than ever are facing the challenge of outside attackers infiltrating their apps. Whether the app is brought to life using experienced professional developers or low-code developers, in today’s digital zeitgeist, extra protection is always essential. App security is an important aspect of the development process that can too often be overlooked by … continue reading
Microsoft has announced an initiative to make Visual Studio more accessible. The proposed features include: whitespace rendering, option collecting, Focus Mode, and audio cues. These are aimed at making the platform easier to use for those with disabilities and the neurodivergent community. The company released a call to action in an attempt to get feedback … continue reading
CData this week announced the release of the newest update to its data connectivity platform: CData Connect 2021. According to CData, the upgrades made to the platform include such new features as query federation, custom schemas, and derived views. These added tools are designed to improve the ways organizations relate to and connect with data. … continue reading
IBM recently announced the open source release of its new toolkit, Uncertainty Quantification 360 (UQ360). This comprehensive toolkit redirects the focus of AI to measuring for levels of uncertainty, which can ultimately save developers and users time and effort. Released at the 2021 IBM Data and AI Digital Developer Conference, Uncertainty Quantification 360 was created … continue reading
