Microsoft has announced Visual Studio Code is now open sourced. VS Code is a new tool that aims to provide the simplicity of a code editor with necessary tools developers need for their core edit, build and debug cycle, according to the project’s GitHub page. It features editing and debugging support, an extensibility model, and lightweight integration with existing tools. The project … continue reading
Docker continues to release additions to its software and infrastructure. On Nov. 16, the company announced new security enhancements that safeguard and protect Dockerized distributed applications—without impacting the developer’s workflow. Unveiled during the company’s keynote address at DockerCon EU, the security enhancements—built on top of the Docker Content Trust Framework—are around hardware signing of container … continue reading
As a way to save enterprises time and money, InRule Technology has made an alternative available for writing business rules in code. InRule Technology is the provider of the InRule business rules management system (BRMS). Today it announced the availability of InRule for JavaScript, which according to a press release is a BRMS that can … continue reading
Yelp has open-sourced its code on GitHub for developers to use. Named PaaSTA, it’s a highly available distributed system for building, deploying, and running services using containers and Apache Mesos, according to its GitHub site. Yelp also wrote that PaaSTA has been running in production at Yelp for more than a year, and there are … continue reading
With computers and devices faster than they’ve ever been, it’s hard to imagine life before today’s technology advancements. But thanks to development pioneers, their creations and talent has led to pieces of technology and software that makes the world what it is today. Gene M. Amdahl was one of these individuals. He died Tuesday at … continue reading
From drones to 3D printing, Web applications to design-based apps, there was a lot to see at the second Long Island Tech Day, held at the Mitchel Athletic Complex in Garden City, N.Y. Here’s a brief rundown of the more interesting projects these startups are working on. App that helps employees grow, one question at … continue reading
Today is a day already marked on everyone’s calendar: Veterans Day. All over, you can find parades and events to recognize the men and women who served, as well as areas where veterans can get discounts and special services for serving our country. But what about where they can get jobs? The unemployment rate for … continue reading
Schoology announced today a US$32 million round of financing, led by JMI Equity, as well as from FirstMark Capital, Great Road Holdings, and Intel Capital. Schoology has a total of $57 million for funding. It started in 2009 as an education technology company that matches collaboration with learning. The company said it has more than … continue reading
A cloud service that enables Cordova and React Native developers to deploy mobile app updates directly to their users’ devices is our GitHub Project of the Week. Basically, CodePush allows you to push code updates to your apps instantly. It works by acting as a central repository that developers can publish updates to and that … continue reading
Developers can now manage the full API life cycle with the newly launched API Workbench, which will be offered by MuleSoft, a software company that provides integration software for connecting applications, data and devices. API Workbench started out as just a workbench for RAML (RESTful API Modeling Language) development, but that was when it was … continue reading
When her son was diagnosed with dyslexia, Ari Fertel started reading with him several times a day. Later, when she had four more children, she found they all had different reading levels, and it became a challenge to read with them all for the same amount of time. Her son was later told he no … continue reading
A new narrative-driven VR experience for the Oculus Rift allows users to embody an office worker in the North Tower of New York’s World Trade Center during the tragic events of Sept. 11, 2001. But a lot of negativity surrounds the big question: Who would want to live or relive 9/11? Students at a French … continue reading
