Microsoft has announced the release of .NET 5.0, which is the first release of the platform that combines .NET with .NET Framework. .NET 5.0 is a major release, and is also the fifth release since becoming an open-source project. “Last year, we shared a vision of a unified .NET stack and ecosystem. The value to … continue reading
Developers took a step back from the industry’s obsession with speed, and focused more on quality this year, according to a newly released report. The 2020 State of Software Delivery survey from CircleCI showed that developers’ ability to “slow down” in 2020 resulted in a boost of productivity for businesses. The survey looked at data … continue reading
The new release of Parasoft C/C++test 2020.2 includes support for modern development workflows, enabling CI/CD pipelines and DevOps to accelerate productivity as well as many new features. New features include Git integration with SCM, which reports new code violations quickly to drastically cut the feedback loop to developers, new code analysis result comparisons of SCM … continue reading
The benefits of machine learning (ML) are becoming increasingly clear in virtually all fields of research and business. There is an increasing array of tools that are becoming available to help people move in the right direction – though hang-ups can, and do exist, this guide strives to allow practitioners to find their footing on … continue reading
Applitools is launching an online shopping holiday hackathon event. Each participant will have two hours to test the functional and visual quality of the Applifashion retail app and make sure that it is up to par ahead of the busy online holiday shopping season. Participants will practice modern QA techniques, use advanced features such as … continue reading
Inrupt, the startup co-founded by world wide web inventor Tim Berners-Lee, announced that it is releasing the first enterprise-ready version of a Solid Server – Inrupt ESS, to fundamentally change how organizations connect people with their data and create value together. Solid is a proposed set of conventions and tools for building decentralized social applications … continue reading
In many companies, digital transformation has been happening gradually over the years, often as a result of necessity from some uncontrollable force. But because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the needed speed of change has never been faster. The pandemic has impacted nearly all businesses, forcing them to shift from the office to their homes, learn … continue reading
WhiteSource announced new vulnerability-based alerts designed to speed up and simplify the vulnerability management process. It will provide developers with flexibility when managing alerts as well as providing a more granular view of the issues, according to the company. “The number of known security vulnerabilities has been rising exponentially over the past few years, and … continue reading
As the Agile Manifesto approaches its 20th anniversary, it’s a good time to reflect on the technological revolution that followed. It sparked a milestone moment in the software development industry, outlining new values and principles that could be built on and carried forth in the pursuit of more effective, documented, data-driven development. The manifesto wasn’t … continue reading
Apple announced that later this year users will be able to learn about some of the data types that certain apps collect, and whether that data is linked to them or used to track them. Starting on December 8th, developers will be required to summit this information when they add new apps and app updates … continue reading
Two products were announced this year that together would seem to create an unparalleled opportunity for developers. That opportunity is to create virtual worlds for both consumer and commercial audiences. As we continue to struggle through the coronavirus pandemic, the need for more in-home entertainment and work collaboration alternatives is sharply increasing. People want to … continue reading
This week’s feature open-source project is Qovery, a platform designed to help deploy full stack and microservice applications on AWS, GCP, Azure, DigitalOcean and more. “Qovery is a platform that combines the power of Kubernetes, the reliability of AWS, and the simplicity of Heroku to augment the developer experience,” the team behind the project wrote … continue reading
Mobile experience platform provider Kobiton announced that it acquired one of its competitors, Mobile Labs Inc. The acquisition will allow developers and QA teams to deliver apps faster by leveraging artificial intelligence across real-devices spanning cloud and on-premises deployments, according to Kobiton. “We saw a huge opportunity to improve the testing experience for our customers … continue reading
If Agile and DevOps defined the last two decades in software delivery, value stream management (VSM) will surely define this one. At the turn of this century, you would find little information on Agile or jobs calling for expertise in that area. Ten years ago, the same was true for DevOps. Today a similar situation … continue reading
