Code reviews are a crucial component of the software development process. It encourages the software development team to interact with one another, collaborate, and improve the quality of their code. However, it’s more than just checking new code to detect errors and become familiar with the codebase. According to Phil Hughes, front-end engineer at GitLab, … continue reading
Parasoft revealed version 2020.2 of its enterprise portfolio at STARWEST Virtual 2020 this week. The release comes with updates to SOAtest, Virtualize, Selenic, and Continuous Testing Platform (CTP). A key feature of the release are the platform-specific locators for Salesforce and Guidewire low-code development environments. According to the company, this will help ensure the testability … continue reading
The new drag-and-drop functionality by ShuttleOps enables developers to build and deploy Docker container images to self-managed or hosted Kubernetes clusters. According to the company, this helps with managing application runtime configurations and automating application delivery across all of the major cloud platforms: AWS, Azure, and GCP. Users can now link to Docker container registries … continue reading
The latest version of Python is now available. Python 3.9 introduces a number of new features, such as dictionary merge and update operators, string methods for removing prefixes, and more. Merge (|) and update (|=) operators have been added to the dictionary class. These additions complement existing methods of merging dictionaries, dict.update and {**d1, **d2}. … continue reading
HCL Technologies has announced the latest release of its value stream management platform. HCL Accelerate 2.1 features automated governance with data-driven intelligence, visible and predictable work insights, and time to value improvements. The new automated-rule based gates leverages security and quality data integrations so no versions can go through without meeting specific criteria. “This feature … continue reading
HackerRank announced at its HackerRank.main() virtual event today a new pillar to be added to its developer hiring solution. Rank, the company’s fourth pillar, was designed to benchmark developer candidates and give hiring managers more confidence when bringing on new talent. “The purpose of this pillar is to help you build up the confidence in … continue reading
JetBrains has announced a new public roadmap for Kotlin that details the next 6 months. Currently, the Kotlin team is focusing on delivering fast turnaround to speed up the change-test-debug cycle, working on a new compiler, a fast IDE, and more. The compiler is a rewrite of the Kotlin compiler optimized for speed, parallelism, and … continue reading
The Android Security and Privacy Initiative (APVI) was launched to help developers manage security issues specific to Android OEMs. “The APVI is designed to drive remediation and provide transparency to users about issues we have discovered at Google that affect device models shipped by Android partners,” the Android team wrote in a blog post. The … continue reading
Kubernetes-native observability platform provider Pixie Labs has emerged from stealth with $9.15 million in funding. The Series A funding round was led by Benchmark and GV also participated. According to the team, Pixie helps reduce the complexity and cost of observing and troubleshooting application performance. Developers can gain visibility into their application without needing to … continue reading
A majority of developers feel forced to sacrifice security for the speed that today’s development cycles require. A recent report from WhiteSource found 73% of security teams at organizations are forced to cut corners, and the AppSec tools they use are to check the box towards DevSecOps improvements and are not effectively used. “There are … continue reading
The new Checkamarx GitHub action provides automated security scans within GitHub repositories. According to the company, it integrates its application security testing solutions – Checkmarx SAST (CxSAST) and Checkmarx SCA (CxSCA) – directly with GitHub code scanning. “Checkmarx and GitHub share a similar mission in that we’re both focused on helping developers strike a balance … continue reading
As technology advances and morphs, startups continue to emerge, looking to differentiate themselves from the rest against incredible odds — some 90% of all startups fail, according to Forbes. (That’s in all fields; not just tech startups.) Identifying which will ultimately succeed or fail is like trying to find gold in the bottom of a … continue reading
Forrester, the independent research firm, recently helped unveil the concept of value-based DevOps. It’s the idea that companies not only want to develop software with greater efficiency and transparency – but also more profitably. That sounds obvious, but value is seldom part of the discussion in DevOps. Forrester is seeking to put that right and … continue reading
The latest release of the programming language Dart features a unified developer tool designed to tackle all needs such as creating projects, analyzing and formatting code, running tests, and compiling apps. The new ‘dart’ developer tool is very similar to the ‘flutter’ tool, according to the company. Flutter also includes this new Dart tool in … continue reading
