Syncfusion has announced the release of Essential Studio 2017 Volume 4, the final quarterly update to the Developer Platform for 2017. Included in the update is Essential JS 2, which is a collections of 25 Syncfusion JavaScript components. “Tools for web development are a crucial part of cross-platform solutions, wherever your users may be. That’s … continue reading
Microsoft has announced two new development tools designed to advance conversational artificial intelligence experiences. Microsoft Azure Bot Service and Microsoft Cognitive Services Language Understanding (LUIS) are now available. “Conversational AI, or making human and computer interactions more natural, has been a goal since technology became ubiquitous in our society. Our mission is to bring conversational … continue reading
Google is releasing API support for configuring and managing Low-power Wireless Personal Area Network (LoWPAN) technology. This support will be available in the Android Things Developer Preview 6.1. LoWPAN technologies are designed for “peer-to-peer usage on constrained battery-powered devices,” according to the company. In addition, the preview will include networking support for the fault-tolerant, low-power … continue reading
Microsoft is helping to democratize quantum computing with the announcement of the Quantum Development Kit. The company first announced plans to develop a Quantum Development Kit in September at its Ignite conference. “Quantum computing takes a giant leap forward from today’s technology—one that will forever alter our economic, industrial, academic, and societal landscape. With the … continue reading
Microsoft has announced the preview to the next minor update to Visual Studio 2017. Visual Studio 2017 version 15.6 will feature improvements to diagnostics, productivity, C++ development, Python development, Test Explorer, Azure development, and WCF Connected Services. A more detailed list of features is available here. React’s RFC process React is introducing a new request … continue reading
JetBrains has added more debugger features to ReSharper in the ReSharper 2017.3 EAP build. ReSharper is the company’s Visual Studio extension for .NET developers. The latest EAP build improves and provides new functionality to the DataTip debugger. The new update also allows for the ability to navigate to breakpoints, and create them from the Find … continue reading
Microsoft is releasing a new solution to pave the way for enterprise-grade Internet of Things solutions. The company announced the public preview of Microsoft IoT Central is now available. “IoT is fast becoming a key strategy for companies of all sizes, as they strive to get closer to their customers and offer great product experiences—all … continue reading
This year’s Hour of Code, the Code.org-organized campaign that brings together more than 400 partners and over 200,000 educators in providing hour-long introductions to computer science through tutorials and exercises, officially kicks off on Monday, Dec. 4, the start of Code.org’s annual Computer Science Education Week. In line with its express purpose of advocating for … continue reading
Microsoft is unleashing new tools to help developers increase productivity and simplify app development. The company announced Azure DataBricks, the Visual Studio App Center, Visual Studio Live Share, Azure DevOps projects, Azure IoT Edge and Visual Studio Tools for AI at its Microsoft Connect(): 2017 conference. “With today’s intelligent cloud, emerging technologies like AI have … continue reading
Microsoft is applying machine learning and deep neural networks to its software security approach. The company announced a new research project, neural fuzzing, designed to augment traditional fuzzing techniques, discover vulnerabilities, and learn from past software experiences. The research is based on Microsoft’s Security Risk Detection tool that incorporates artificial intelligence to find and detect … continue reading
Realm has announced Realm .NET, which adds Realm’s mobile data platform to the .NET ecosystem. This will allow developers to create apps on the Microsoft stack. Realm .NET has support for .NET and C# in Realm’s server side framework, and support for the Universal Windows Platform in its synchronization and data encryption technology. It also … continue reading
Redgate Software has announced the SQL Toolbelt portfolio has been updated to include SQL Server 2017 support. It also updated the SQL Toolbelt installer and user interface to make it easier to install and update SQL Toolbelt. Other updates include SQL Source Control and SQL Compare support for graph databases, which will allow users to … continue reading
