Software testing solutions provider LogiGear released the results of their third test automation industry survey today, focused on the skills, tools, benefits and difficulties of test automation. According to LogiGear’s findings, the biggest issue that developers face when dealing with test automation software is management’s lack of understanding what is required to have an effective … continue reading
Microsoft reveals quantum computing progress During their Ignite event in Orlando, Microsoft announced the current state of their quantum computing project led by mathematician Michael Freedman, which aims to develop the hardware and software foundation for future quantum computers. So far, the project’s most prominent development is a Visual Studio-integrated programming language that is designed … continue reading
Perforce today continued its push into the bigger software development life cycle and DevOps with the acquisition of Swedish Agile planning tool provider Hansoft. Terms of the deal between the privately held companies were not disclosed. “We combine the developer productivity you’d find in GitLab or GitHub plus add scaling and repository management for … continue reading
Apache JMeter 3.3 released Open source software foundation Apache has released Apache JMeter 3.3, the latest version of their application testing software, bringing new features and bug fixes to the utility. Highlighted changes to JMeter include support for decompression of the Brotli format in the HTTP Sampler, complete support for Vary headers in the CacheManager, … continue reading
For every network upgrade, hardware installation, cloud rollout or software update, there are countless tales of IT projects gone awry. As a result of poor project management, it’s all too common for projects to go over budget and past deadlines, leaving everyone involved frustrated and costing an organization significant resources. To help PM’s avoid some … continue reading
GitLab today is releasing version 10 of its development platform, with features for Auto DevOps, chat, issue boards, CI/CD and monitoring. The release is the 71st GitLab has made on the 22nd of every month since it began doing so in 2011, and CEO Sid Sijbrandij proudly stated the company has never missed a release. … continue reading
Synopsys releases BSIMM8 Electronic design automation company Synopsys has released the latest version of their software security maturity model, BSIMM8, which includes data collected from 109 firms and describes the work of nearly 5,000 software security professionals. Findings of the survey show a clear trend of improvement, with companies seeing an average score increase between … continue reading
The retail landscape as we know it is in trouble. Credit Suisse estimates that 25 percent of U.S. malls will close within the next five years. More than 5,300 physical stores have already closed in the U.S. between January 1, 2017 and June 20, 2017, with thousands more projected to close by the end of … continue reading
Recently I was building a thousand-piece puzzle with my girlfriend. Experienced puzzle builders have some techniques to finish the task successfully. They follow what we call in algorithms “Divide and Conquer.” For example, in the puzzle I built above with my girlfriend, we started by building the frame, then we gathered the pieces of trees, … continue reading
K2, a low-code process automation platform provider, today announced a new managed cloud service, a new on-premises version of its platform, and redesigned UIs and experiences. The company’s lofty mission is to automate every process in every organization. Automation is the key to working at the speed of business, the company says, and is important … continue reading
IBM today is moving the code that underlies its WebSphere Liberty solution for development using Agile and DevOps methodologies to GitHub, where it will be available this week under the Eclipse Public License v1. The Open Liberty project is working to create a new runtime for Java microservices that can be moved between different cloud … continue reading
If you’re not reading this on another planet or in a bunker somewhere, then you’re likely aware of the recent breach of data from credit agency Equifax. Reports indicate that unknown attackers took advantage of a vulnerability in an Equifax web application to purloin personal identifiable information from 143 million people, including Social Security numbers. … continue reading
DRUD Tech announces ddev Community Open source development tool suppliers DRUD Tech have announced the release of ddev Community, a tool designed to streamline some of the backend aspects of website development. “Web development teams are all-too-familiar with the hours lost due to slow setup, task-switching between projects and lack of tooling consistency, whether it’s … continue reading
The goals and principles of DevOps should be the same in any organization; however, scaling DevOps practices in large enterprises with hundreds of applications, geographically dispersed teams, and both loosely and tightly coupled architectures presents some unique challenges. Each enterprise has its own DNA that has organically evolved through generations of applications and technologies with … continue reading
