The API platform Postman today announced Postman Flows, a visual tool to create API applications. This release helps to make the process of building software easier by using APIs as building blocks so anyone can produce workflows, integrations, and automations without needing to write any code. “APIs are the building blocks of modern software. However, … continue reading
Despite 65% of tech team leaders being asked to cut down on costs, 72% stated that they still plan to enhance their investment in technology skills development in 2023 according to technology workforce development company Pluralsight’s 2023 State of Upskilling Report. Furthermore, 97% of learning and development and HR directors said that they are opting … continue reading
Oracle has announced the release of Java 20, which includes seven JDK Enhancement Proposals (JEPs). According to Oracle, many of the new features are follow-ups to previous features, adding new functionality or making improvements, and all are either preview or incubating features. Two language updates in Java 20 are the ability to nest record patterns … continue reading
A lot of us have been looking at ARM more closely since litigation with Qualcomm started. To refresh you on that situation, that litigation appears to be an effort to get Qualcomm to pay significantly more for licenses for PCs than it does for smartphones, even though the PC effort has yet to be successful. … continue reading
Eli Zaretskii, Tad (SkewedZepplin), and GNU Jami have been announced as the winners of the Free Software Foundation’s (FSF) 2022 Free software Awards. These awards are given annually to groups and individuals who have made notable contributions to the cause of software freedom. Zaretskii was the recipient of this year’s Award for the Advancement of … continue reading
The majority of organizations seeking to make a digital transformation are not equipped to do it successfully, according to the results of the recently released “2023 Project to Product: State of the Industry” report by portfolio management company Planview. Only 8% of respondents stated that they have operationalized the shift from project to product, meaning … continue reading
Microsoft recently announced a next-generation AI copilot in Microsoft Power Apps in order to enable users to build an application, and the data behind it, by describing what they need through several steps of conversation. According to the company, this release is a way to move to the next evolution of code abstraction, transitioning from … continue reading
The PyTorch team has officially released PyTorch 2.0, which was first previewed back in December 2022 at the PyTorch Conference. PyTorch is a Linux Foundation machine learning framework that was originally developed by Meta. This release includes a high-performance implementation of the Transformer API. It supports more use cases now, such as models using Cross-Attention, … continue reading
Microsoft has officially released the latest version of its JavaScript-based language TypeScript. According to Microsoft, TypeScript 5.0 is not a particularly disruptive release, which means the upgrade process should be relatively simple. This release includes a number of new features and improvements that make the language smaller, simpler, and faster. Among the updates is that … continue reading
The new Qt Insight platform provides real customer insights into the usage of applications or devices. The platform reveals how users navigate devices, identifies customer pain points, analyzes performance, and creates concrete, evidence-based development plans to optimize product development and lower running costs by eliminating redundant, unused features based on session activity and metrics such … continue reading
In today’s tech landscape, engineering talent is one of the most valuable assets that an organization can have. However, increasing attrition rates among developers means that retaining quality developer talent is also one of the biggest challenges for business leaders. Even despite sweeping layoffs in tech, engineers are still in high demand. At the center … continue reading
eBay’s newly open-sourced tool, Include, was built to make accessibility annotation easy, smooth, and simple, to ensure that accessibility is a core part of the design experience, rather than something crammed in later. The plugin was developed by members of the accessibility and design teams at eBay and is released for public use on Figma. … continue reading
AWS recently announced the release of Amazon Linux 2023, the third generation of AWS’s Linux operating systems. According to the company, this release is geared at offering users enhanced security, optimization for the cloud, and long-term AWS support. With this release, users gain heightened security standards with new preconfigured policies that simplify the process of … continue reading
Scaled Agile Inc., provider of business agility system SAFe, today announced the release of two new flagship products: SAFe 6.0 and SAFe Studio. SAFe 6.0 offers users the latest version of the Scaled Agile Framework, courses, certifications, toolkits, and online learning and SAFe Studio is a platform where SAFe professionals can learn, practice, and manage … continue reading