GitLab 16.5 was announced with updates to the Compliance Center, merge request target branch rules, resolvable issue threads, and more. A new tab for standards adherence reports was added in the Compliance Center. These reports show which projects in a group do not meet the check for GitLab’s best practices. These include approval rules that … continue reading
Altova announced the release of Version 2024 of its desktop developer tools, server software, and regulatory solutions with important new features. “We are excited to announce AI integration in multiple products to enhance developer productivity and creativity,” said Alexander Falk, president and CEO of Altova. “At the same time, we’ve added one of the most-often … continue reading
OpsMx has unveiled a new approach to application security with the launch of its Deployment Firewall. This firewall integrates into CI/CD pipelines and enforces application security policies when applications are deployed, blocking releases if there is a vulnerability or security issue. According to OpsMx, recent application security efforts across the industry have been focusing on … continue reading
Parasoft’s Continuous Quality Platform updates in version 2023.2 cover three main themes – a focus on continuous innovation, continuing to strengthen its core components, and addressing customer feedback and loyalty. Under the theme of continuous innovation, Grigori Trofimov, a senior solutions engineer at Parasoft, said the update introduces integrations with generative AI capabilities through LLMs … continue reading
Databricks, a data and AI company, is acquiring Arcion, a company that provides enterprise databases, data warehouses, and cloud analytics platforms using change data capture (CDC), in a transaction valued at over $100 million. This acquisition aims to enhance Databricks’ capabilities by enabling Databricks to efficiently replicate data from a variety of databases and SaaS … continue reading
Intel is launching the AI PC Acceleration Program with the hopes of accelerating the speed at which developers build AI applications. “Intel recognizes that software leadership is key to the AI PC experience, and we’re uniquely positioned to lead the industry with an open ecosystem approach. With a long history in AI development and a … continue reading
What is software development? Is it engineering, science, or art? The Software Craftsmanship movement thinks it is a trade closer to carpentry or blacksmithing. They mark their communities on maps with heraldry, publish books with covers featuring pictures of old tools, and discuss the “Scribe’s Oath” at conferences. Their ideas have influenced the entire industry, but why do … continue reading
The Microsoft Azure Incubations Team has launched Radius, a new open application platform for the cloud. Radius is designed to facilitate collaboration between developers and platform engineers in delivering and managing cloud-native applications while adhering to corporate best practices for cost, operations, and security. It addresses several cloud-related challenges in development and operations. It can … continue reading
Netlify has introduced the launch of a new platform that will enable developers to build “modern, composable web architectures.” The Netlify Composable Web Platform connects content, data sources, code, and infrastructure, providing development teams with everything they need to build and ship modern websites. According to the company, some of the benefits the platform provides … continue reading
Gartner is predicting that in 2024, companies will be exploring methods that will help ensure their investments are protected for years to come. Every year the company puts together a list of 10 trends it believes will take hold in the tech industry in the following year. This year, five of those trends fall into … continue reading
The team behind Node.js has announced the release of Node.js 21. Node.js is a JavaScript runtime that is built on the JavaScript engine that Chrome uses, V8. One of the main updates in this release is that the V8 engine was updated to version 11.8. “Updating the V8 engine offers crucial benefits: bug fixes enhance … continue reading
GitGuardian introduced a free tool called ‘HasMySecretLeaked’ to assist security engineers in proactively checking if their organization’s confidential information has been exposed on GitHub.com. This tool addresses the challenge of safeguarding secrets in the cloud-native application development realm, where organizations struggle with secrets spreading across developer tools. According to the company, these secrets are also … continue reading
Zenhub has introduced the latest version of its project management solution. Zenhub Enterprise 4.0 includes features that are tailored for businesses that need to store essential data on-site instead of in the cloud. Zenhub Enterprise 4.0 offers various productivity-enhancing integrations and a new platform experience, eliminating the requirement for users to possess a GitHub account … continue reading
WebAssembly (Wasm) began its journey in the web browser. However, it has since expanded, becoming a sought-after technology for server-side environments, Internet of Things (IoT) systems, and synchronous plugins. With this kind of horizontal expansion, even reaching into multi-tenanted cloud environments, it is clear that Wasm has some desirable attributes. One additional innovation, on the … continue reading
