Topic: microsoft

Microsoft plans for low code with new updates to the Power Platform

Microsoft is planning for a low-code future with the recent announcement of Power Fx and new updates to its Power Platform. The platform is a low-code application development solution that enables developers to develop applications or Power Apps that then can be integrated with other Office 365 and Dynamics 365 services.  Charles Lamanna, corporate vice … continue reading

Microsoft open sources a low-code programming language for all

Microsoft has announced a new open-source programming language designed for business users and professional developers. Power Fx is designed to be a low-code language that anyone can use. It is based on Microsoft Excel and uses already familiar formulas, opening the language up to a broad range of users and skill sets, according to the … continue reading

SD Times news digest: Deque’s axe DevTools Pro released, Windows Terminal Preview 1.7 release, and Appery.io’s March 2021 release

Deque Systems has announced the release of its new axe DevTools Pro solutions, designed to help users directly address web accessibility issues using human and machine learning. According to the company, users can run automated and intelligent guided tests on their websites and applications to address 76 to 84% of the accessibility issues on a … continue reading

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Microsoft introduces new tools for responsible AI

Microsoft has announced new capabilities in its responsible AI (RAI) toolkits for helping data scientists reduce bias within their machine learning models. Last May at Microsoft Build, it announced three tools for the toolkit: InterpretML, Fairlearn, and SmartNoise.  SmartNoise is a collaboration between Microsoft and Harvard and is used to protect personal data while allowing … continue reading

SD Times news digest: MLH Fellowship, free Node.js training, and Python 3.9.2 and 3.8.8

GitHub has announced the MLH Fellowship is expanding to include American Express and Adobe to its summer 2021 program in which students will be able to use real tools and experience around how to collaborate remotely and globally while working along with experienced engineers.  The fellowship was created to fill in the lack of internships … continue reading

.NET 6 first developer preview offers startup and throughput improvements

Microsoft has announced the first developer preview for .NET 6, which is scheduled for November 2021 as a long-term support (LTS) release. This release will include major improvements for cloud, desktop, and mobile apps, as well as deliver on the .NET unification vision.  According to Microsoft, .NET 6 centered around a more open planning process, … continue reading

SD Times news digest: Matillion raises $100 million for cloud data, Uno Platform 3.5, and Palo Alto Networks to acquire Bridgecrew

Matillion announced that it raised $100 million in Series D funding that it will help organizations innovate with data to unlock insights.  Matillion offers a cloud-native platform that helps organizations transform raw data into analytics-ready data by providing low-code/no-code solutions. “Matillion accelerates the value of today’s cloud data platforms, ensuring that data teams can work … continue reading

SD Times news digest: Visual Studio Code 1.53 released, Mixed Reality feature tool for Unity, GitHub Marketplace updates

Visual Studio Code 1.53 includes JavaScript debugging with support for conditional exception breakpoints and Node.js worker_threads, as well as Notebook UX updates, a markdown preview image auto update, and more.  Users can now start multiple concurrent debug sessions and each subsequent debug session will have a number at the end of the name so it … continue reading

Microsoft announces the public preview of Azure Quantum

Microsoft is providing more insight into its quantum computing efforts with the public preview of Azure Quantum. The newly announced solution is a full-stack, public cloud ecosystem for quantum solutions designed to give developers, researchers, systems integrators, and customers access to diverse quantum software and hardware solutions. “The transition to Public Preview of Azure Quantum … continue reading

SD Times news digest: Microsoft Azure Boards, Neo4j Aura Enterprise announced, and Cloud Security Alliance’s Cloud Controls Matrix v4

Microsoft is introducing Azure Boards to help users track their work with “drag-and-drop” capabilities right in the browser. Azure Boards enables developers to filter to individual users, export data into calendars, plan sprints and query for their work items. “Whether you’re a scrum master or someone who’s still brand new to Agile, you’ll benefit from … continue reading

Microsoft’s LAMBDA language allows new functions to be written in Excel

Microsoft is attempting to make Excel a more powerful application. According to the company, Excel formulas are written by a significantly larger number of people than all C, C++, C#, Java and Python developers combined. It is the world’s most powerful programming language, but it has two main shortcomings. One shortcoming is that the Excel … continue reading

SD Times news digest: Mobilize.NET partners with Infragistics on free migration assessment tool, Open Web Docs launched, and Algolia acquires MorphL for AI capabilities

Mobilize.NET and Infragistics have announced a new partnership to provide users with migration tools for Silverlight. Through the partnership, the two companies will work to help users migrate Infragistics Silverlight UI controls to Angular and HTML.  Mobilize.NET will also release a free migration assessment tool for Silverlight that provides a detailed inventory of a Silverlight … continue reading

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