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
Atlassian today is announcing the general availability of Compass, the company’s new developer experience platform. With developers getting lost in today’s decentralized, complex world of APIs, libraries, UI elements, frameworks and tools, Compass is designed to guide developers to their true north – delivering exciting new products that align with business goals and satisfy customers. … continue reading
GitKraken introduced a set of dev tools tools are now available as part of a unified suite, ensuring seamless interaction between different developer environments. It has introduced the GitKraken CLI, which enables Git collaboration directly from the command line. The second new tool is the GitKraken Browser Extension, which enables developers to open repositories and … continue reading
JetBrains is hoping to improve the way technical documentation is created with a new tool called Writerside. Currently in an Early Access Program, Writerside is a platform for writing and collaborating on documentation, API references, tutorials, developer guides, and how-tos. It can be used as a plugin in the JetBrains IDE or as a standalone … continue reading
The Open Source Security Foundation (OpenSSF) is attempting to tackle the issue of malicious open source software with a new repository that will aggregate reports of malicious packages. “Currently, each open source package repository has its own approach to handling malicious packages. When a malicious package is reported by the community, it is common for … continue reading
Kargo is a multi-stage application lifecycle orchestrator designed to help with continuous delivery and deployment of changes across various environments. Kargo, created by the developers behind the Argo Project, represents a novel approach to CD pipelines, tailored for the cloud-native landscape, featuring robust GitOps support, progressive delivery capabilities, and complete open-source accessibility. The name “Kargo” … continue reading
Microsoft is introducing a way for developers to get new features in their Windows Terminal installation before they are released. Windows Terminal is on a quarterly release cycle, meaning that an update is published every three months. To get new features faster, you can now install the Windows Terminal Canary channel. This new channel ships … continue reading
Tidelift has added new intelligence capabilities that will help customers minimize risk related to using open-source components. These capabilities are being added to Tidelift Subscription, which is a program that provides evaluations on security, licensing, and maintenance risks of open-source software. The company has access to open-source package intelligence data through partnerships with thousands of … continue reading
