Google announced a new data deletion policy to provide users with more transparency and authority when it comes to managing their in-app data. Developers will soon be required to include an option in their apps for users to initiate the process of deleting their account and associated data both within the app and online on … continue reading
Buck2 is Meta’s open-source large scale build system and it is now publicly available through both the Buck2 website and on GitHub. This open-source offering is a from-scratch rewrite of Buck, though it does share some commonalities with it and other build systems such as Bazel. Buck2 completely separates the core and language-specific rules. This … continue reading
The most successful development teams have these four key benchmarks in common, revealed CircleCI’s 2023 State of Software Delivery Report. Successful teams have workflow durations less than 10 minutes, recovery from failed runs in under an hour, success rates above 90% in the default branch of their application, and deployments at least once per day, … continue reading
Cybersecurity costs companies billions of dollars a year, with that cost expected to be in trillions by 2025, according to some cybersecurity research firms. Consider the Marriott hotels’ leak of 500 million customer records for which Marriott took a $126 million charge; and Equifax, an American credit reporting agency, spent 1.4 billion dollars on cleanup … continue reading
Progress announced the latest release of Progress Sitefinity DX 14.4 with new features to help organizations modernize their digital experiences including enhanced behavioral analysis, expanded conversational interfaces, and a high-performance frontend backed by .NET 7. Progress’ composable digital experience platform (DXP) revolves around Progress Sitefinity, providing organizations with the capability to create personalized digital experiences … continue reading
Software supply chain attacks occur primarily because most software development involves using third-party dependencies. The most severe attacks occur on a “Zero Day,” which refers to vulnerabilities that have been discovered without any available patch or fix, according to William Manning, solution architect at DevOps platform provider JFrog, in an ITOps Times Live! on-demand webinar … continue reading
Enterprise software development company GrapeCity has recently announced its first major release of 2023, ActiveReportsJS v4. This release brings users new capabilities and improvements geared at providing a better product experience for developers, report authors, and application end-users. With ActiveReportsJS v4, JavaScript developers’ design toolkit has been upgraded to give them access to more intuitive … continue reading
The vFunction Continuous Modernization Manager (CMM) platform is now available, enabling software architects to shift left and find and fix application architecture anomalies. vFunction also announced a new version of vFunction Assessment Hub and updates to vFunction Assessment Hub. CMM observes Java and .NET applications and services to set baselines and monitor for any architectural … continue reading
Syncfusion has announced the latest release of its UI component suite, Essential Studio 2023 Volume 1. According to the company, the main highlights in this release are new controls for .NET MAUI, promotion of 10 MAUI components to production status, improvements to the PDF Viewer, and more accessibility features in the PDF Library. The new … continue reading
Built on the same analysis engines as Synopsys’ Coverity and Black Duck products, Polaris fAST Static and fAST SCA services are application security testing tools (AST) integrated and delivered through the most recent version of the Polaris Software Integrity Platform. Polaris was designed to keep up with the increasing velocity of development and shortening of … continue reading
Upbound, the creator of the open source project Crossplane, has announced managed control planes (MCP) for the project. This means that Crossplane can auto-scale as more resources are added, major and minor upgrades of core components are handled in the background, and automatic snapshots are made for backup purposes. Platform operators can also do things … continue reading
Software visibility company CodeSee today announced the launch of CodeSee Enterprise 2.0. This release maps and automates the services, directories, file dependencies, and code changes of the user’s apps, as well as cuts down on their time to market. CodeSee Enterprise 2.0 offers users a full view into an application’s services, external third-party services, and … continue reading
Fibery, a work and knowledge hub for startups, today launched its Fibery AI Assistant. The tool integrates the GPT-3 API into the Fibery platform in order to automate tasks and reduce the need for external tools. According to the company, the Fibery AI Assistant is intended to allow users to automate mundane tasks more effectively, … continue reading
Qt Group, an organization that offers cross-platform solutions spanning the software development lifecycle, today announced the release of Qt 6.5. This release brings graphics and UI developers new functionality as well as several fixes and general improvements. With Qt 6.5, applications can now support dark mode on Windows. With the exception of when an application … continue reading
