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Google Software Delivery Shield braces supply chain security

Software Delivery Shield reduces security risks across the development pipeline -- but it also increases developer productivity, according to industry experts.

By Stephanie Glen • Oct. 12, 2022

Explore the benefits of Docker for testers, QA teams

From simplified test setup to enhanced isolation, Docker containers offer a range of advantages to QA engineers. Containers also encourage earlier, and more frequent, testing.

By Matt Grasberger • Oct. 12, 2022

Tech for democracy gains traction but may pay lip service

The Copenhagen Pledge on Tech for Democracy highlights how tech can crumble or shore up democracy and human rights. But it lacks action and accountability, industry experts say.

By Stephanie Glen • Oct. 11, 2022

HubSpot DEI program shores up software engineer shortage

HubSpot has been building its DEI program for years, which includes in its hiring practices. By focusing on a more diverse talent pool, the company has found it can better manage the software engineer shortage.

By Stephanie Glen • Oct. 11, 2022

The role of the T-shaped software tester in modern dev

While a T-shaped tester delivers a powerful and specialized skill set, continuous learning should be an ongoing priority for all software team members.

By Matt Heusser • Oct. 11, 2022

EvolveWare feature adds agility to application modernization

EvolveWare's Intellisys gives enterprises a business rules extraction option that won't lock up legacy or modernized applications when code changes are required.

By Stephanie Glen • Oct. 3, 2022

web crawler

A web crawler, crawler or web spider, is a computer program that's used to search and automatically index website content and other information over the internet.

By Alexander Gillis • Sept. 30, 2022

synchronous/asynchronous API

Synchronous/asynchronous APIs are application programming interfaces that return data for requests either immediately or at a later time, respectively.

By Paul Kirvan • Sept. 29, 2022

Climate LLC taps feature flags for mobile app development

Feature flags facilitated fast rollbacks and trunk-based mobile development for a digital farming software maker amid volatility due to business growth and climate change.

By Beth Pariseau • Sept. 29, 2022

Environments as a service tackle development bottlenecks

Environments as a service are gaining traction as a tool to reduce delays, manage environments and improve developer productivity, according to industry analysts.

By Stephanie Glen • Sept. 29, 2022

Intel SDKs give developers tools for AI, quantum software

Intel launched new SDKs for AI and quantum computing and added tools underpinned by the Intel Developer Cloud in an effort to attract developers to build on its hardware.

By Bridget Botelho • Sept. 28, 2022

Lisp (programming language)

Lisp, an acronym for list processing, is a functional programming language that was designed for easy manipulation of data strings.

By Andrew Froehlich • Sept. 27, 2022

A breakdown of new features in Micronaut 3

Micronaut 3.0's updates to annotation changes bean management and injections may intrigue developers working on coding paths and error handling for microservices.

By Kelly Richardson • Sept. 26, 2022

Globalization won’t fix software engineer shortage

While a global talent search can fill niche positions and diversify a development team, it isn't a silver bullet for the software engineer shortage, experts say.

By Stephanie Glen • Sept. 22, 2022

Harness CTO: Where shift left goes wrong

In this Q&A, Harness' field CTO Nick Durkin shares his thoughts on the impossible burden that shift left places on developers and what can be done to lessen the load.

By Stephanie Glen • Sept. 21, 2022

The major differences between QA and SDETs

How do SDET and QA roles differ? The similar positions both focus on code testing, but it's their unique focuses that makes them a valuable part of an Agile team.

By Amy Reichert • Sept. 20, 2022

fist to five (fist of five)

Fist to five, or fist of five, is a consensus-building technique used by Agile software development teams to poll team members and come to an agreement.

By Andrew Zola • Sept. 16, 2022

Experts: 3 trends in software development worth following

Trends come and go, but AIOps and MLOps, spatial computing, and a low-code and high-code toolkit are the future of software development, industry experts say.

By Stephanie Glen • Sept. 15, 2022

AutoRabit tool seeks to simplify Salesforce security for DevOps

OrgScan extends CodeScan's security scanning ability in Salesforce. CodeScan Shield aims to simplify security for devs as the trend to shift left continues, industry analysts say.

By Stephanie Glen • Sept. 14, 2022

Make quality a priority in your software engineering culture

A software team needs quality to ensure a strong product. Here are some ways to implement quality in all facets of development and build it into every software release.

By Joydip Kanjilal • Sept. 13, 2022

COBOL application modernization tools and techniques

COBOL code modernization options range from a simple, yet expensive, application re-write to automated tools that can convert code and extract business rules.

By Stephanie Glen • Sept. 13, 2022

5 reasons to prioritize application modernization

Application modernization should be at the top of an enterprise's to-do list for five reasons, including security concerns, staffing shortages and competitive differentiation.

By Stephanie Glen • Sept. 8, 2022

Xandr’s bumpy ride to AI software test automation success

AI-based software testing tool Mabl reduced bugs and testing complexity for advertising company Xandr, but the initial implementation process was far from smooth.

By Stephanie Glen • Sept. 6, 2022

CodeSee brings code mapping tool to enterprise developers

CodeSee, which maps code for the entire development pipeline, fills a market need for simplification in the face of growing complexity, according to one analyst.

By Stephanie Glen • Aug. 31, 2022

canary testing

In software testing, canary testing refers to testing a new software version or a new feature with real users in a live (production) environment.

By Rahul Awati, Peter Loshin • Aug. 31, 2022