Topic: programming

Where to get your Hour of Code next week

Finding developers to fill job positions is still an ongoing problem in the industry. According to Code.org, there are currently 517,393 available computing jobs in the U.S. alone, with only 42,929 computer science students graduating in the last year. One of the major problems is that not enough kids are exposed to computer science at … continue reading

Facebook releases AI educational videos, PHP hits 7.1.0, and Software AG acquires Zementis—SD Times news digest: Dec. 2, 2016

Society often has a misconception on what AI really is and what it can do thanks to movies like “The Terminator” and “Wall-E.” Facebook wants to change that perception with a series of educational videos designed to make artificial intelligence easier to understand. “AI is going to bring major shifts in society through developments in … continue reading

Android 7.1 Developer Preview, GitLab 8.14, and IntelliJ IDEA 2016.3—SD Times news digest: Nov. 23, 2016

Google has announced its final developer preview as it gets ready to release the Android 7.1.1 platform. This preview is designed to help developers complete their app development and testing for Android 7.1.1. It features near-final system behaviors, bug fixes, API level 25, and an update to the SDK and tools in Android Studio. Developers … continue reading

IBM introduces open-source project TJ Bot, Visual Studio “15” improvements, and NVIDIA/IBM team up on deep learning—SD Times news digest: Nov. 14, 2016

Creators and bot enthusiasts can explore the potential of a new open-source project from IBM called TJ Bot. TJ Bot is a DIY kit that allows programmers to create a cardboard robot powered by Watson. TJ Bot consists of a Raspberry Pi, a variety of add-ons, and a cardboard cutout, which can be 3D-printed or … continue reading

GitHub Enterprise 2.8 available, CA Technologies study finds data-management practices inadequate, and Mozilla announces Rust 1.13—SD Times news digest: Nov. 11, 2016

GitHub Enterprise 2.8 is available with code review, project-management tools, and Jupyter notebook rendering, so developers and product teams can make their workflows more powerful and versatile. To help researchers with producing and sharing data on GitHub, GitHub Enterprise 2.8 adds Jupyter Notebook rendering to make it easy to capture data-driven workflows and let project-management … continue reading

SD Times GitHub Project of the Week: Eve

There are always programming languages coming out that claim to be better than the last. However, one programming language is taking a new approach to programming. Eve is a new kind of language and IDE that is designed with the human in mind, not the machine. “We’ve made tremendous advancements since the early days of … continue reading

Women face being shut out as developers in the digital economy

There is a shortage of women in the software development industry, and if steps aren’t taken to rectify this, they could be shut out completely, according to a newly released report. Accenture and Girls Who Code, an organization dedicated to closing the technology gender gap, have released Cracking the Gender Code, a new report that … continue reading

Google’s most popular open-source software projects

Google is no stranger to open-source software; the company has released more than 20 million lines of code to the open-source community to date. In an effort to demonstrate further commitment to the open-source community, Google is releasing an open-source report card highlighting its most popular projects and statistics. “Open-source software enables Google to build … continue reading

Node-RED moves to the JS Foundation, making STEM great again, and Blockly for iOS developer preview—SD Times news digest: Oct. 17, 2016

The Linux Foundation announced this morning the JS Foundation, a new Linux Foundation project to foster the JavaScript community. As part of the JS Foundation, IBM is contributing Node-RED as one of the core projects. Node-RED is a homegrown IBM project designed to be a visual tool for the Internet of Things (IoT). Coming to … continue reading

Ten tips to following Google Play’s policies

If developers want their applications to make it into Google’s app store, Google Play, they have to make sure they adhere to the company’s policies. Google has policies on restricted content, intellectual property, privacy, security, ads, promotion, age-appropriate content, and updates. Violating any one of those policies could cause an app to be suspended or … continue reading

Microsoft deepens its hybrid cloud strategy

Microsoft is making its hybrid cloud strategy a reality with the release of Windows Server 2016 and System Center 2016. Windows Server 2016 is a cloud-ready operating system designed to enable hybrid cloud while System Center 2016 allows users to deploy, configure and manage hybrid cloud infrastructure. “In our long-held view, hybrid cloud is the … continue reading

Android 7.1 Developer Preview, Julia 0.5, and Cloud Migration Service from Logicworks—SD Times news digest: Oct. 12, 2016

Android is revealing Android 7.1 Nougat with its Developer Preview, including features for consumers and developers. The Developer Preview itself is available later this month, similar to what the Android team did with Android 7.0. Android 7.1 will have features for Daydream VR support, A/B system updates to app shortcuts, and image keyboard support. New capabilities for … continue reading

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