SD Times news digest: Mendix Assist, IBM UrbanCode, and the FreeBSD Foundation
Mendix has announced a new AI-assisted development solution for low-code application development. Mendix Assist is based on machine learning analysis from more than 5 million anonymized app flows. According to the company, it provides 90 percent accuracy on next-step suggestion, and quality, performance and maintenance recommendations. Mendix Assist is designed to provide hands-on mentoring for … continue reading
Pulumi emerges from stealth with cloud development platform
Pulumi Corporation is giving developers and DevOps teams a new way to get their code to the cloud. The company emerged from stealth mode today with an open-source cloud development platform for cloud-native apps using containers, serverless functions, APIs and infrastructure. “All developers are now cloud developers. The cloud delivers enormous capabilities; however, creating modern … continue reading
Report: The top three programming languages of 2018 are Java, JavaScript and Python
Java remains the most popular primary programming language, but JavaScript is the most used programming language overall. That is according to a recently released report from JetBrains on the State of the Developer Ecosystem in 2018. The report surveyed more than 6,000 developers from 17 countries to reveal the trends driving the world of coding … continue reading
GitLab premium services now free for educational and open-source projects
Following a major boost in activity this past weekend spurred on by Microsoft’s acquisition of GitHub and Apple’s announcement of XCode integration for GitLab, GitLab has announced that its two most robust project management offerings, GitLab Ultimate and GitLab Gold, are now free for educational institutions and open source projects. Though GitLab was asked about … continue reading
CA’s Built to Change Summit focuses on bringing DevOps to the mainframe
CA Technologies announced a new partnership with IBM today at its second annual Built to Change Summit. Together, the companies will develop and provide new services for IBM’s Cloud Managed Services on z Systems. The companies will also provide a new suite of mainframe software solutions, such as the recently released enterprise DevOps solution CA … continue reading
Spring cleaning 101: Dusting off DevOps pipelines
As we gear up for the warmer summer months, spring cleaning season is upon us. While most people are busy clearing out their closets and dusting off furniture, now is also a great time for dev teams to re-evaluate their current organizational structure – with a special emphasis on their technologies and processes. With more … continue reading
ChefConf 2018 focuses on application-centric application release automation
Chef announced a number of new updates designed to bring businesses beyond infrastructure-centric configuration management. The company released Chef Automate 2.0, Chef Application Automation and Chef Compliance Automation at its annual conference ChefConf 2018 in Chicago today. “The race to modernize IT by deploying and managing new and legacy applications in multiple environments is greatly … continue reading
SD Times news digest: Apple developers form new union, ElectricFlow 8.3 and NVIDIA’s deep learning solution
A group of Apple developers are banding together to form the Developers Union. The union is designed to advocate for sustainability in the App Store, according to the developers. This is a community-driven “non-union union” designed to help improve the App Store by focusing on the issues that matter the most to developers. “Today, we … continue reading
Eggplant expands test automation capabilities with AI
Eggplant has announced new enhancements to its Digital Automation Intelligence Suite, supporting Eggplant’s mission of using AI to optimize digital experiences. The new capabilities are designed to enable teams to keep up with the pace of DevOps, and improve time to market. The enhancements include updates to Eggplant AI, Eggplant Functional, Eggplant Performance, and Eggplant … continue reading
ServiceNow brings DevOps to the enterprise
ServiceNow has announced a new Enterprise DevOps offering as part of its application development services. Enterprise DevOps is a collaborative work approach designed to bring tactical and strategic balance to the business. “We know that software eats (and runs) the world and Enterprise DevOps is part of that process. ServiceNow already uses DevOps to manage … continue reading
SmartBear acquires continuous testing platform Hiptest
SmartBear is giving Agile and DevOps teams more tools to move faster with the acquisition of Hiptest. Hiptest is a continuous testing platform that enables teams to collaborate, test and generate living documentation. According to Hiptest, it was built by an Agile team and designed for Agile teams. It is currently used by more than … continue reading
Datical 5 released with improved database release visibility
Datical has announced the latest release of its enterprise-class platform for automating database releases, Datical 5. Datical 5 is designed to improve database release visibility and increase developer productivity. “Datical 5 speeds software deployment by providing a central command center to achieve a unified pipeline for application and database changes, freeing up time for development, … continue reading
