The release today of Android Studio Dolphin is focused on Jetpack Compose, the toolkit for native UI; Wear OS, the operating system for wearable devices; and on development productivity. The Jetpack Compose update includes a new Compose UI counter within the Layout Inspector to monitor when the UI recomposes during the debugging process. The release … continue reading
Data parsing is the process of converting data from one format to another with the intention of simplifying it and making it more comprehendible. Parsing is a technical capability that, according to Gartner analyst Jason Medd, can be broken down into three categories in the context of data management. The first is data set level … continue reading
Digital transformation can profoundly change not just a company’s technology, but its processes, culture, and people, too. As B2B solution providers, we should have deep insight into how our work affects the customer organizations we serve—and that insight starts in our own operations. What would you think of a marketing agency that didn’t understand its … continue reading
Enterprise collaboration software company Appfire announced the acquisition of the German company 7pace, creators of the 7pace Timetracker, which is a time tracking solution for development teams. The acquisition will bring the solution into the Atlassian ecosystem and will help expand time management offerings for customers. Timetracker incorporates AI and machine learning to capture time … continue reading
Value stream management has a terminology problem, since there are terms out there that sound the same but are actually different: value stream, value stream mapping, value stream management, and value management – which leaves many confused. “There’s nothing wrong with value stream management itself, but there’s plenty wrong with how it’s being considered and … continue reading
Luos is an open-source lightweight library that enables developers to develop and scale their edge and embedded distributed software. Developers can create portable and scalable packages that they can share with teams and communities and the project’s engine encapsulates embedded features in services with APIs, providing direct access to hardware. Remote control enables users to … continue reading
Adobe has announced its intention to acquire the popular design platform Figma for $20 billion. Since much of Adobe’s business revolves around helping people create digital content, the addition of Figma will help them “usher in a new era of collaborative creativity,” Adobe said. Figma was founded in 2012 by Dylan Field and Evan Wallace, … continue reading
The White House issued a memorandum that requires each federal agency to comply with the NIST Guidance when using third-party software on the agency’s information systems and to inventory all software subject to its requirements within 90 days. As part of the new guidance that follows the executive order “Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity” issued in … continue reading
Vonage, the cloud communications company, today announced Vonage AI Studio, a low code/no code tool for designing, creating, and deploying customer engagement solutions that operate in natural language using AI. According to the company, Vonage AI Studio helps to improve customer engagement through personalized and automated interactions across voice, SMS, and messaging apps such as … continue reading
The software company Progress has announced the release of updates to several of its major tools, including Progress Telerik, Progress Kendo UI, and Progress Telerik Test Studio as part of its R3 2022 release. It also announced the launch of Progress ThemeBuilder Pro, which allows developers and designers to implement design systems in web applications. … continue reading
ScaleOut announced version 2 of its ScaleOut Digital Twin Streaming Service with a focus on building powerful digital twin applications. The upgrade includes wider support for C# digital twin development, integrated timers, automatic initialization of digital twin applications from file-based data, and new capabilities for real-world applications. Developers can now create digital twin models in … continue reading
Google is trying to make authentication easier and safer for developers by introducing new features to the Google Identity Services (GIS) library. “For developers, our focus has always been to offer a frictionless experience that makes it easier for users to onboard and return to partner platforms, while also helping developers create a trusted relationship … continue reading
The deployment automation company, Octopus Deploy, today announced a ServiceNow Change Management integration and early access to its DevOps insights for DORA metrics. Both of these enhancements are intended to assist enterprise teams in improving DevOps outcomes. These capabilities help enterprise DevOps teams deploy software by eliminating error-prone manual processes that come with software change … continue reading
In recent years, hackers have become very sophisticated in the ways they attack upstream development pipelines by introducing vulnerabilities into the software supply chain. The popularity of open source makes those repositories a low-hanging fruit to target. In an SD Times Live! Event titled “Threat Landscapes: An Upstream and Downstream Moving Target,” Theresa Mammarella, developer … continue reading
