Google has announced the availability of a public developer beta for Android for its Home APIs, which enable developers to create experiences for Google Home devices, such as smart speakers, thermostats, lights, and plugs. The Home APIs were first announced last year at Google I/O, with the goal of opening up access to the ecosystem … continue reading
The low-code company Qt Group has announced a new platform for creating software for use cases like manufacturing, mobility, consumer electronics, and more. According to Qt, this new offering, Qt Accelerate, is ideal for companies that must create proof-of-concepts and then deploy them quickly. The new platform provides packages of pre-designed templates that users can take … continue reading
Companies are planning to invest more heavily in AI skills and security governance, risk, and compliance initiatives this upcoming year, according to new research from O’Reilly. The company’s Technology Trends for 2025 report analyzed data from 2.8 million users on its learning platform. The research shows significant increases in interest in various AI skills, including … continue reading
Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) software – meaning solutions that teams use to build, test and deploy applications – has come a long way over the past decade. Whereas organizations once cobbled together CI/CD pipelines using disparate open source tools, they now have a plethora of end-to-end, vendor-supported enterprise CI/CD platforms that they can use instead. … continue reading
AI has the potential to speed up the software development process, but is it possible that it’s adding additional time to the process when it comes to the long-term maintenance of that code? In a recent episode of the podcast, What the Dev?, we spoke with Tanner Burson, vice president of engineering at Prismatic, to … continue reading
Artificial intelligence is very effective at answering questions, based on the data upon which it was trained. It is, however, still quite limited in what it can do. For instance, you could ask AI to book a flight reservation to Paris, with a seat in economy plus, and to give you an itinerary once you … continue reading
A number of companies have announced major changes to their executive leadership last month. Here are a couple of the moves across the industry this past month. Intel names two interim co-CEOs after ousting of Pat Gelsinger It was reported that Intel’s board was unhappy with the results Gelsinger was bringing for the company, such … continue reading
High-quality data is the key to a successful AI project, but it appears that many IT leaders aren’t taking the necessary steps to ensure data quality. This is according to a new report from Hitachi Vantara, the State of Data Infrastructure Survey, which includes responses from 1,200 IT decision makers from 15 countries. The report … continue reading
Platform engineering involves creating and managing a set of tools, services, and processes that enable developers to focus on building applications without worrying about the underlying infrastructure. The specific definition of a platform can vary depending on the needs and goals of an organization. The Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) has played a significant role … continue reading
The concept of “shift left” is fundamentally sound. Integrating security earlier into the software development life cycle (SDLC) seems like the obvious move. Instead of leaving security as an afterthought, why not address it before it becomes a problem? It sounds ideal: Faster remediation, fewer vulnerabilities slipping through the cracks, and developers becoming security heroes. … continue reading
While it’s often said that “time is money” when it comes to business, that phrase is now applicable to software development. Staying competitive in today’s world means staying current. Whether large or small, organizations need the ability to respond quickly to changing marketing conditions, business needs, security requirements, and more. And they can’t do that … continue reading
As we do every year, we’ve heard from folks around the software development industry who share their thoughts on which areas will thrive and which might not survive in 2025 and beyond. Here are some of their predictions for next year. Derek Holt, CEO of Digital.ai While Value Stream Management continued to lose steam in … continue reading
Attackers are increasingly targeting open source projects, seeking to exploit holes in software that millions of organizations rely on as the foundation of their technology stacks. The staggering 280% year-over-year increase in software supply chain attacks in 2023 serves as a stark warning: open source projects and their leadership must elevate security to their highest … continue reading
The software development landscape is undergoing a profound transformation as generative AI (GenAI) reshapes traditional coding practices. This technological revolution isn’t just changing how code is written—it’s fundamentally altering the skill set developers need to succeed in their careers. As development teams across the industry integrate GenAI into their workflows, a new paradigm is emerging … continue reading
