Topic: developers

Best practices for .NET Framework compatibility

Recent changes to the .NET Frameworks can provide developers with the tools and best practices they need to make supporting a new version of a framework easier. In a blog post written by Mike Rousos, a software engineer on the .NET team, he said that beginning with.NET Framework 4.0, all versions with a major version … continue reading

Deeplink unveils app assistant, AppWords Concierge

As users’ personal and business lives become more mobile, one company believes they should be able to leverage more from the apps they have come to know and love. Deeplink, a mobile deep-linking provider of developer and app network solutions, has announced AppWords Concierge, an in-app assistant now available in private beta. Mobile deep linking … continue reading

C#/XAML for HTML5 beta 8 released

The free Visual Studio extension that allows developers to build HTML5 applications using C# or XAML has hit beta version 8 on its way to general availability. C#/XAML for HTML5 (CSHTML5) was developed by the software company Userware. Beta 8 includes more than 25 features requested by users, such as extensibility, styles and templates, and … continue reading

OpenAI Gym’s free toolkit, Microsoft SQL Server 2016, and Windows 95 installed on Apple Watch—SD Times news digest: May 2, 2016

OpenAI Gym, a toolkit for developing and comparing reinforcement learning (RL) algorithms, is now in beta. It consists of a suite of environments that can be used for comparing and reproducing results, as well as creating situations that an AI can learn from. Last year, Tesla CEO Elon Musk teamed up with Y Combinator president … continue reading

Going beyond the code: Things developers should care about

Software has become a key factor in the success or failure of a business. Every industry is going digital, and with most of the world already “plugged in,” their software needs to be fast, easy to use, bug free and useful. Development shops are the powerhouses to creating this software, but be successful, a developer’s … continue reading

SD Times GitHub Project of the Week: Lily

Lily wants to put expressiveness and type safety back into programming languages. It is a new programming language inspired by C, F#, Haskell, Python, Ruby and Rust. “My principal goal was for a language that could be used for Web development in a way akin to PHP (code is between tags, everything outside is format), … continue reading

MapR Academy, Pluralsight to add new developer training programs

MapR, a converged data platform, and Pluralsight, an online learning platform, both announced new curriculum offerings for developers who want to learn new skills in either Apache Kafka or Java. MapR is now offering stream processing training on MapR Academy’s free On-Demand Training program. This is designed to teach developers how they can extend their … continue reading

Google announces Android Studio 2.1 with Android N Developer Preview support

Android developers looking to test Google’s upcoming operating system can now do so through Android Studio. Google announced an update to its integrated development environment with support for the Android N Developer Preview. With Android Studio 2.1, developers can test and validate their apps on Android N, get access to the latest versions of the … continue reading

Volvo to launch autonomous driving trial, Heroku Kafka early access, and WebKit updates prefixing policy—SD Times news digest: April 27, 2016

As an attempt to stop car accidents and free the road of congestion, Volvo Cars is joining other carmakers in establishing an autonomous driving (AD) trial next year in the U.K. The company wants to make sure no one is seriously injured or killed in a new Volvo by 2020, according to a company announcement. … continue reading

Xamarin announces new ways for developers to build iOS apps in Visual Studio

Microsoft has revealed that Xamarin would be available for free in Visual Studio 2015 at its Build conference last month, and today Xamarin is announcing even more ways developers can take advantage of Xamarin in Visual Studio. The company revealed an iOS Simulator Remoting feature, iOS USB Remoting feature, and a Test Recorder Visual Studio … continue reading

XebiaLabs unveils ChatOps feature

XebiaLabs wants to help DevOps teams communicate better. The company is introducing a new ChatOps feature to XL Deploy, its deployment and application release automation tool. According to the company, while chat tools like HipChat and Slack have been an effective way to communicate among distributed and DevOps teams, they don’t allow developers to chat … continue reading

Android N developer preview on Sony Xperia, Fabric mission control, and Modus joins DreamFactory’s partner program—SD Times news digest: April 22, 2016

A select number of Sony Xperia Z3 devices will be getting access to the Android N Developer Preview in order for developers to try out and give feedback on the upcoming software. Xperia Z3 versions D6603 and D6653 will be able to flash the preview. “Google is eager to integrate developer feedback as early as … continue reading

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