Microsoft Teams gets new “communities” feature to increase team collaboration

Microsoft announced the release of communities in Microsoft Teams which is a new social space for teams to connect, share, and collaborate together.  “Whether your group is a recreational sports team, event planning committee, parent-teacher association, or even a small business, this new experience gives groups of all kinds a digital space to stay connected … continue reading

Year in review: Java 18 and 19 enhance language

There were two major Java releases in 2022: Java 18 and Java 19. Java 17, released in 2021, was the last Long-Term Support release of the language, and the majority of developers tend to stick to LTS releases, according to various surveys of the ecosystem over the years.  But still, it’s important to go over … continue reading

Q-CTRL hopes to make quantum results more useful with free Fire Opal package

Quantum infrastructure company Q-CTRL has announced the release of a new software package aimed at helping algorithm developers get more useful results from quantum computers.  According to the company, quantum computing shows great promise across a number of industries, but most of the computers today are very prone to errors and can only perform short … continue reading

Android 13 for TV now available with improvements to accessibility

Android 13 is now available for Android TV, Google’s Smart TV platform. This update brings with it a number of new features and improvements, including support for user controls for preferred resolution and refresh rate on supported HDMI source devices, and better ways to deliver high-quality experiences to users on different device types. The release … continue reading

Wilco releases Quest Builder for companies to showcase their development tools

Wilco, the startup that provides software engineers with a training platform intended to encourage upskilling through simulations that mirror real-life scenarios, today announced the release of its Quest Builder. Wilco’s Quest Builder allows any company to construct engaging quests in which their own software development tools are put to use to overcome realistic, everyday development … continue reading

Ludo announces new AI-based Market Analysis capability to its game development platform

The game development ideation platform Ludo has announced two new features to its toolset: a new Market Analysis capability and a new Image Generator. Market Analysis uses AI to predict the market potential of a new game idea. This will help developers save time by limiting their focus to work on things that will connect … continue reading

Brilliant Black Minds movement works to double the number of black software engineers

In the summer of 2018, Darius Faison was an incoming sophomore Computer Science major at Morehouse College. Unfortunately, due to a lack of experience with the technical interviewing process, Faison found himself stuck without an internship.  In order to ensure this would be the last time that he faced this problem, Faison dedicated his time … continue reading

Year in review 2022: The New Normal

Office closures and people starting to work from home became the new normal in 2022, creating both logistical problems and big opportunities for many software development organizations. In the fall of 2021, a Google study found that more than 75% of respondents said they expect hybrid work – splitting time between an office and working … continue reading

AWS re:Invent: Amazon CodeCatalyst, AWS Step Functions distributed map, and more

AWS re:Invent is coming to a close today, but the company hasn’t stopped making announcements.  Check here for recaps from the previous days:  Day 1  Day 2 Here are the latest updates from the event:  Amazon previews CodeCatalyst CodeCatalyst is a platform for software developers to plan, develop, collaborate on, build, and deliver applications on … continue reading

Meta introduces PyTorch 2.0 as it builds toward next generation of the framework

Meta today announced the newest update of its open-source machine learning framework, PyTorch. According to the company, PyTorch 2.0 is the initial step towards the next-gen 2-series release of PyTorch. This release is intended to improve performance speed as well as add support for Dynamic Shapes and Distributed while still maintaining the same eager-mode development … continue reading

5 new data privacy laws coming into effect in the US next year

Privacy will be top of mind next year for many organizations, as five U.S. states will have new data protection laws going into effect. These include Virginia, Colorado, Connecticut, and Utah, as well as a new California law that is expected to be more rigorous than the already existing CCPA law.   Companies who handle customer … continue reading

The importance of automating data management

In the midst of the growing digital demands of customers, organizations are feeling more pressure than ever to modernize their practices. With this, there has been a rising need for companies to automate everyday business processes in order to keep up in today’s increasingly competitive landscape.    According to Noel Yuhanna, VP principal analyst at Forrester, … continue reading

SD Times Open-Source Project of the Week: Rocket.Chat

Rocket.Chat is an open-source, customizable, MERN (MongoDB, Express, React, Node) based communications platform developed in JavaScript built with data protection in mind.  Rocket.Chat is intended to enable real-time conversations among colleagues, with other companies, or with customers, no matter how they connect to the company. The goal of this is to increase productivity and customer … continue reading

A guide to automated testing tools

The following is a listing of automated testing tool providers, along with a brief description of their offerings. FEATURED PROVIDERS mabl is the enterprise SaaS leader of intelligent, low-code test automation that empowers high-velocity software teams to embed automated end-to-end tests into the entire development lifecycle. Customer-centric brands rely on mabl’s unified platform for creating, managing, and … continue reading

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