Life is full of decisions. Some are easy, like whether or not to run across a busy freeway wearing a chicken suit. Others are difficult, like ordering lunch at a Mexican restaurant (seriously, why are their menus so big?!). Developing software also has its own unique set of decisions to make: do it myself or … continue reading
Software developers use a lot of third-party software today, much of which is open source. As software designs continue to become more modular, the use of third-party software is increasing. As a result, software is becoming more difficult to understand, even by the people who built it, which enables licensing and security risks to creep … continue reading
Today’s enterprise developers are working in highly complex environments, especially those working in large organizations or startups that have scaled. How they deploy code is changing as their organizations move from data centers to IaaS, containers and microservices. And because their products are more sophisticated than they once were, so are their planning and product … continue reading
As the Windows 10 adoption rate continues to grow, developers are looking for simple ways to package their apps for the Windows Store. In today’s competitive market, developers must deliver software faster while keeping costs down so they don’t have the luxury of rewriting their code base. Caphyon solves the problem with Advanced Installer. Now … continue reading
Developers need to extend their mobile and .NET toolbox to build more competitive solutions for their customers. GrapeCity strives to empower its customers to achieve more with its popular ComponentOne .NET controls, ActiveReports reporting solution, Spread spreadsheets solution, Xuni Xamarin native mobile controls and Wijmo JavaScript controls. “We develop the highest-quality, fastest, lightweight and most … continue reading
In this digitally enabled, highly competitive world, to become successful is more challenging than ever. To thrive in this world, enterprises need to provide exceptional pre-sales and post-sales experience in addition to delivering best quality solutions in short release cycles. To achieve this level of excellence, organizations need to democratize the decision-making process without compromising … continue reading
Today’s developers need to automate more testing to ensure they can deliver software on time. To do it right, they need access to a testing environment that mirrors the operating systems, browsers and mobile devices customers actually use in the real world. Sauce Labs helps accelerate development processes by providing actual devices and virtual … continue reading
To build a complete Internet of Things solution, one would need hardware, different types of software, cloud infrastructure and an ecosystem of vendors for the task. The Eclipse Foundation today is releasing Eclipse IoT Open Testbeds, which demonstrate how open-source software is used to create these solutions. “The industry really needs a showcase of how … continue reading
Companies face a terrible choice. Either transform their business into software and accept rampant vulnerabilities and breaches, or lose the innovation race with their competitors. Companies always choose software – there will be 111 billion lines of new code written in 2017, according to a Cybersecurity Ventures report. And our traditional approaches simply aren’t anywhere … continue reading
The open-source service mesh project Linkerd has reached a milestone version of 1.0. According to Buoyant, the company behind Linkerd, version 1.0 indicates that the project now provides a stable set of features. Linkerd is part of the Cloud Native Computing Foundation, and it is designed to provide service discovering, routing, failure handling, and visibility … continue reading
When something goes wrong and there is a major production incident in IT, the business usually suffers. Developing, delivering, and managing software systems and applications is complicated. People make mistakes, wrong commands get entered, bugs get introduced, and systems fail. When something like this happens, a cascade of unintended consequences often follows. Once the dust … continue reading
As technology progresses and the world becomes more virtual, there is a fear that we will lose the human connection and communication; but what if our devices could replace those interactions? Developers and researchers have been advancing artificial intelligence to not only create systems that think and act like humans, but also detect and react … continue reading
The open-source landscape can be tricky to navigate with the different projects, licenses, and compliance requirements. The Linux Foundation and Free Software Foundation Europe (FSFE) are announcing new resources to simplify free and open-source software license identification and compliance. “We must work more on helping those who want to be part of the free and … continue reading
The cloud-based Ruby development team management provider Crossover is planning to develop a full-stack Ruby on Rails platform with the help of Engine Yard. Crossover announced it is acquiring the Ruby on Rails cloud platform and support provider. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. “Engine Yard has a decade of deep Ruby experience at … continue reading
