Internal tools are custom software applications that are built for internal users in an organization. These applications mostly have CRUD functionality and are built by engineers for users like sales, support, finance, HR, engineering, and everyone in between. For example, here is an example of a tool we made to engage with our users using … continue reading
Microsoft recently announced the release of Design Kit v2.1, a set of updates to the design system kit that allow users to create dual-screen and foldable experiences for Microsoft Surface Duo and Surface Duo 2 in Figma. With this, users can start creating wireframes and mockups for Surface Duo and Surface Duo 2 by taking … continue reading
Getting involved in an open source project is a great way to build your skills as a developer, especially for those looking to have some practical experience they can show to prospective employers. OSS Port is an open source repository of projects that are actively looking for contributors that can make it easier to find … continue reading
Google announced the general availability of Vertex Pipelines, which is a machine learning (ML) pipeline. Vertex Pipelines supports Kubeflow Pipelines (KFP) and TensorFlow Extended (TFX), two widely used open-source libraries, meaning users can define their pipeline using one of these libraries and run it on Vertex Pipelines. In addition, Vertex Pipelines operates entirely server free. … continue reading
Google announced that it is broadening the scope of Google Summer of Code (GSoC) by opening the program to all newcomers of open source that are 18 years and older. Previously, the program was focused only on university students or recent graduates. The goal of the 17-year-old program is to have these new contributors stay … continue reading
Allstacks today announced the release of a live dashboard with valuable industry benchmark data from software engineer teams for free on its website. This allows any organization to access real-time, actionable data in order to achieve continuous improvement goals by comparing the progress of its own software teams. With this, software teams can become more … continue reading
Plutora today is releasing updates to its platform with an emphasis on empowering progressive release management, a new practice that relies on analytics to focus on things that are problems. According to Plutora, progressive release management helps organizations scale and de-risk their release processes as they transition from traditional, project-based ways of working to current … continue reading
At its virtual GTC event, NVIDIA announced a number of new technologies it believes will transform several industries. It expanded its virtual world collaboration platform Omniverse with the introduction of NVIDIA Omniverse Avatar and NVIDIA Omniverse Replicator. NVIDIA Omniverse Avatar can be used to create interactive AI avatars using the company’s speech AI, computer vision, … continue reading
Veracode launched an advanced scanning tool that enables organizations to find and fix vulnerabilities in APIs. The new capability leverages Veracode’s Dynamic Analysis (DAST) scanning engine to provide comprehensive security insights and remediation guidance for APIs. “The explosion of APIs means that application development is becoming more fragmented and decentralized in nature, so the attack … continue reading
Microsoft announced that NuGet 6.0 is being included in Visual Studio 2022 and .NET 6.0 out of the box. NuGet 6.0 can also be downloaded for macOS, Windows, and Linux as a standalone executable. The NuGet tooling assists developers in discovering new .NET packages to use for their .NET applications, while also making package management … continue reading
The continuous documentation startup, Swimm, today announced the launch of an open beta, granting free access to any team that wishes to use the platform. With the use of Swimm’s continuous documentation platform, organizations can simplify the process of creating, finding, and maintaining relevant documentation as part of the existing development workflows. Swimm ensures that … continue reading
Microsoft today announced two major releases: .NET 6 and Visual Studio 2022. Both releases have been long awaited and are the result of over a year of development effort. .NET 6 is a Long-term Support release, which means it will be supported for three years. Microsoft is recommending developers start to migrate their apps to … continue reading
Microsoft recently announced the .NET Tech Community Forums for all .NET developer topics and discussions. To take part in this forum, developers can join the .NET tech community, choose a discussion space, start a new discussion, and collaborate with other .NET developers. The .NET Tech Community Forums also allow users to follow any topic that … continue reading
When the United States moved to sanction Huawei and deny it access to American technology, it forced Huawei to pivot away from Google and Android and embrace a next-generation operating system it had been working on quietly for years. The disadvantage to a new OS is that it has no initial developer support; the advantage … continue reading
