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UDDI (Universal Description, Discovery and Integration)

UDDI, or Universal Description, Discovery and Integration, is an Extensible Language Markup (XML)-based standard to describe, publish and find information about web services.

By Rahul Awati • Jan. 25, 2023

Make the shift-left testing approach work for your team

Developers test to find defects and correct flaws before an application reaches release. But the ever-quickening pace of development puts pressure on testing.

By Stephen Bigelow • Jan. 25, 2023

Microsoft offers developer guidance on green software tools

Microsoft, UBS and others back developers' use of open source carbon-aware tools. Two case studies -- one enterprise and one academic -- demonstrate green software tools in action.

By Stephanie Glen • Jan. 24, 2023

anonymous FTP (File Transfer Protocol)

Anonymous File Transfer Protocol (FTP) is a method for allowing users to access public files from a remote server or archive site without requiring them to identify themselves to the server or site.

By Rahul Awati • Jan. 20, 2023

hybrid application (hybrid app)

A hybrid app is a software application that combines elements of both native apps and web applications.

By TechTarget Contributor • Jan. 20, 2023

first-order logic

First-order logic (FOL) refers to logic in which the predicate of a sentence or statement can only refer to a single subject.

By Rahul Awati • Jan. 19, 2023

3 software developer goals that are top of mind in 2023

Like many people, software professionals have their own goals in mind for 2023, including a focus on project management, software accessibility and data structure decisions.

By David Weldon • Jan. 18, 2023

Rust vs. Go: A microservices-based language faceoff

Rust and Go both offer language features geared toward microservices-based development, but their relative capabilities make them a better fit for some scenarios than others.

By Kerry Doyle • Jan. 17, 2023

Experts rate programming languages for beginners in 2023

Python and JavaScript are two standouts for novices, according to developer experts. But fledgling coders should diversify their toolbox with newer languages too.

By Stephanie Glen • Jan. 17, 2023

Updates to GitHub Actions add efficiency, risk of friction

GitHub Actions required workflows and configuration variables can reduce duplicate configuration code and shore up policy compliance but may add to developer frustration.

By Stephanie Glen • Jan. 12, 2023

What is low-code? A guide to enterprise low-code app development

Learn how low-code concepts and practices code can help enterprise developers be more efficient, create valuable apps more quickly and contribute to broader business initiatives.

By Stephen Bigelow • Jan. 10, 2023

AI risks shadow software development security trend

The rise of AI-assisted workflows will facilitate software development security amid growing open source vulnerabilities, but comes with the threat of AI-generated attacks.

By Stephanie Glen • Jan. 9, 2023

Mob programming benefits for Agile development teams

Mob programming brings the whole team together for simultaneous code creation and review. If they specify roles and engage, Agile teams can benefit from mobbing practices.

By Matt Heusser • Jan. 9, 2023

Micro credentials could stave off software engineer layoffs

Software developers can take measures to protect their jobs with micro credentials tailored to their company’s needs within hot trends such as cloud computing and AI.

By Stephanie Glen • Jan. 5, 2023

How architects can use napkin math to forecast performance

Although modern software systems can be inordinately complex, architects can still use simple napkin math to glean quick overviews of system performance and architecture alignment.

By Priyank Gupta • Jan. 4, 2023

source code

Source code is the fundamental component of a computer program that is created by a programmer, often written in the form of functions, descriptions, definitions, calls, methods and other operational statements.

By Scott Wallask • Jan. 3, 2023

Disciplined Agile Delivery (DAD)

Disciplined Agile Delivery (DAD) is a scalable Agile software delivery framework. It takes a people-first, learning-oriented approach to software development and delivery.

By Ben Lutkevich • Dec. 28, 2022

Kotlin

Kotlin is a statically typed, object-oriented programing language that is interoperable with the Java virtual machine, Java Class Libraries and Android.

By Ben Lutkevich • Dec. 28, 2022

gRPC

GRPC is a high-performance remote procedure call framework released by Google in August 2016.

By Linda Rosencrance • Dec. 28, 2022

Prospects unclear for two Nucamp coding boot camp graduates

A coding boot camp can jumpstart a career in tech, but only for those willing to go the extra mile. Here's how two non-developers fared in a four-week web development boot camp.

By Stephanie Glen • Dec. 21, 2022

stateless app

A stateless app is an application program that does not save client data generated in one session for use in the next session with that client.

By Paul Kirvan, Ivy Wigmore • Dec. 16, 2022

Salesforce DevOps Center ships to rein in low-code apps

Salesforce DevOps Center rolled out with features meant to bring low-code and pro-code custom apps on its CRM platform up to date with current software development practices.

By Beth Pariseau • Dec. 16, 2022

Lego site vulnerabilities highlight API security gaps

What's old is new again: Lego site BrickLink was found vulnerable to cross-site scripting and other well-understood types of attacks, intensifying scrutiny on API security.

By Beth Pariseau • Dec. 15, 2022

Tools and techniques to test Kubernetes objects

Kubernetes manifests and objects represent the baseline of code development on the platform. Here's why and how to test these integral elements of Kubernetes.

By Michael Levan • Dec. 15, 2022

Spotify Plugins for Backstage aimed at developer productivity

Spotify Plugins for Backstage improves the development environment, but it can also help users tackle the developer shortage, according to one industry expert.

By Stephanie Glen • Dec. 15, 2022