News, Analysis and Opinion for Software Quality

February 14, 2020 14 Feb'20

Synopsys Code Sight combines SAST, SCA testing in the IDE

Synopsys' Code Sight IDE plug-in provides capabilities for simultaneous static application security testing (SAST) and software composition analysis (SCA).

February 12, 2020 12 Feb'20

Pegasystems' Pega Express empowers citizen developers

Pegasystems' new Pega Express low-code application development methodology helps business users and citizen developers to quickly create applications.

February 07, 2020 07 Feb'20

LightStep targets developers with new observability tool

LightStep hones its observability software with its new Service Health for Deployments feature, which helps developers find and fix service health issues.

February 07, 2020 07 Feb'20

Iowa caucus app fiasco a cautionary tale for all enterprises

App testing is crucial to ensuring that mobile apps are ready for mission-critical systems such as the mobile app that failed during the Iowa caucuses.

January 29, 2020 29 Jan'20

Google App Maker to shut down in wake of AppSheet buy

Google App Maker, the company's low-code development tool, will be shut down in January 2021. Google offers users alternative options for users to switch to as App Maker sunsets.

January 27, 2020 27 Jan'20

RapidAPI, MongoDB answer the call for GraphQL support

As developer demand for GraphQL continues to grow, vendors such as MongoDB and RapidAPI are adding support for the API query language in their core products.

January 23, 2020 23 Jan'20

Developers could ease DevOps deployment with CircleCI Orbs

With a new suite of 20 CircleCI integrations known as Orbs, CircleCI targets developers who wish to simplify the automation of their deployments from their CI/CD pipelines.

January 23, 2020 23 Jan'20

Jira Roadmaps connect to Confluence, await Code Barrel

Atlassian rolled out fresh updates to its Jira Roadmaps feature and set the stage for further workflow refinements and integrations with other Atlassian software in 2020.

January 16, 2020 16 Jan'20

IBM expands patent troll fight with its massive IP portfolio

IBM has contributed more than 80,000 patents to the LOT Network, a group of more than 600 companies that IBM has joined to fight patent trolls and their often frivolous lawsuits.

January 14, 2020 14 Jan'20

Google buys AppSheet for low-code app development

Google has bought AppSheet, maker of a low-code platform that line-of-business employees can use to create cross-platform mobile applications.

January 10, 2020 10 Jan'20

Appian buys robotic process automation tools platform

With its acquisition of Novayre Solutions SL, Appian brings robotic process automation (RPA) to its customer base of enterprise low-code app developers.

December 23, 2019 23 Dec'19

5 can't-miss software development news stories of 2019

Before you finalize your 2020 plans, take a minute to catch up on app-dev news stories that will shape the next year. Here are the five top news stories for 2019, with analysis.

December 20, 2019 20 Dec'19

Manual mainframe testing persists in the age of automation

Mainframe testing is still done manually by many IT shops, despite mainframe modernization and digitization efforts that benefit from automated software testing methods.

December 19, 2019 19 Dec'19

Azure confidential computing, AWS aim to better secure cloud data

Microsoft's confidential computing for Kubernetes and AWS' upcoming Nitro Enclaves both aim to give IT pros ways to create isolated compute environments for sensitive data.

November 21, 2019 21 Nov'19

Kubernetes tools vendors vie for developer mindshare

Developers in the cloud-native industry running Kubernetes environments say they need more and better Kubernetes tools to get around some of the complexity of the platform.

November 19, 2019 19 Nov'19

IBM's latest Kubernetes tools ease use for cloud developers

IBM's new open-source Kubernetes tools help lower the barrier to entry for developers to use Kubernetes to build, deploy, manage and move workloads to the cloud.

November 06, 2019 06 Nov'19

Atlassian products aid BizDevOps, but integration work remains

IT pros have found Atlassian tools useful for BizDevOps initiatives but would like more integration and consolidated points of management among them in the future.

November 01, 2019 01 Nov'19

Atlassian CISO Adrian Ludwig shares DevOps security outlook

Atlassian's CISO believes that eventually, application security mechanisms will be absorbed completely into Agile and DevOps tools -- including his own company's products.

September 17, 2019 17 Sep'19

Mobile Labs adds GigaFox Red, Silver to mobile device cloud suite

The new GigaFox platforms enable users to create a pool of shareable mobile devices; remotely add, disable, reboot and unlock devices; control and monitor device usage and more.

September 05, 2019 05 Sep'19

DevOps tools market shrinks with SmartBear, TPG Capital moves

The DevOps tools space has seen a steady stream of mergers and acquisitions, as private equity investors and larger companies see money in software development and delivery tools.

August 30, 2019 30 Aug'19

Low-code goes mainstream to ease app dev woes

Enterprises are after low-code/no-code platforms to help with developer productivity, as they find themselves under increased pressure to produce apps with fewer skilled developers.

August 28, 2019 28 Aug'19

Atomist adds drift management feature to pare technical debt

Atomist has added a feature to its software delivery automation platform to help enterprises visualize, identify and fix the problem of technology drift.

August 22, 2019 22 Aug'19

Consortium taps Linux group, IT vendors to encrypt data in use

The Confidential Computing Consortium mobilizes hardware vendors, cloud providers, developers and open source experts with the Linux Foundation to find ways to secure data in use.

August 15, 2019 15 Aug'19

IBM, VMware ease Kubernetes complexity with Kabanero, Octant

Tools from IBM and VMware help developers build apps that are deployed on Kubernetes clusters, as well as handle complex Kubernetes workloads.

August 08, 2019 08 Aug'19

GitHub shakes up DevOps space, adds CI/CD to GitHub Actions

GitHub has added support for CI/CD to its source code management platform, based on developer feedback for deeper CI/CD integration.

July 31, 2019 31 Jul'19

IBM Garage tunes up clients for multi-cloud projects

IBM's Garage methodology, which has helped more than 500 customers move to the cloud, modernize legacy apps and create new ones, has expanded its language support and internal use.

July 26, 2019 26 Jul'19

Mendix tweaks low-code, no-code platform with AI, mobile

The latest version of Mendix's low-code platform aims to empower both professional developers and citizen developers to build apps easily.

June 27, 2019 27 Jun'19

SmartBear acquires Cucumber to bolster its testing tool set

SmartBear adds Cucumber's behavior-driven development tools in a bid to pad its lead in software testing, but must also balance the needs of open source and paid tool audiences.

June 27, 2019 27 Jun'19

CollabNet, Icon Agility team up for value stream management

The companies are combining CollabNet's value stream management platform with Icon's agility strategy consulting to help enterprises adopt value stream management and DevOps.

June 25, 2019 25 Jun'19

What's shaping the future of UI and UX design

UI/UX designers serve as the voice of users, so it's crucial that they're tuned into their needs. Aaron Fazulak of Flatiron School disseminates UI/UX advice in this podcast.

June 24, 2019 24 Jun'19

Eggplant adds new features to AI test automation suite

Eggplant has added customer experience-focused upgrades to its Digital Automation Intelligence Suite that aim to make the testing process faster and easier.

June 19, 2019 19 Jun'19

Appery.io integrates Ionic 4 support for mobile app development

Exadel's low-code platform, Appery.io, added Ionic 4 support that enables developers to create high-performing web and mobile apps, according to the vendor.

June 11, 2019 11 Jun'19

CloudBees Rollout buy may herald a future of feature flags

Feature flags can be a powerful tool to test code in production, and that spurred Cloudbees' acquisition of Rollout -- but as always, with great power comes great responsibility.

May 28, 2019 28 May'19

GitHub Enterprise security, monitoring tools target large orgs

Additional tools and services in GitHub Enterprise, such as security vulnerability alerts and auditing for open source dependencies, seek to satisfy the company's large customers.

May 17, 2019 17 May'19

Microsoft tunes Power Platform for pros, citizen developers

Microsoft's PowerApps low-code app dev environment has quietly crept into a leadership position among low-code tools with its ties to Microsoft Office and Dynamics platforms.

May 14, 2019 14 May'19

Software tester roles must embrace code focus

IT gives testers license to voice contrarian opinions about software. But, as pressure to deploy intensifies, they might not be able to ignore code responsibilities anymore.

May 13, 2019 13 May'19

Microsoft gets its dev mojo back with Linux, .NET 5, web IDE

Microsoft enticed developers at Build 2019 with a bevy of tools and services that focus on open source, open standards and innovation, including a new release of .NET.

April 05, 2019 05 Apr'19

SmartBear LoadNinja API automates performance testing for CI/CD

A REST API for SmartBear LoadNinja enables development teams to add load testing directly into their CI/CD workflows to automate performance testing for developers.

April 02, 2019 02 Apr'19

Modest Visual Studio 2019 advances target productivity

The latest version of Microsoft's Visual Studio tool set is no big bang, though it does add incremental and useful features for developers to build apps on any platform.

March 29, 2019 29 Mar'19

Continuous Delivery Foundation seeks smoother CI/CD paths

The Linux Foundation's latest project aims to connect CI/CD toolmakers, users and open source projects to establish technical specs for continuous delivery.

March 21, 2019 21 Mar'19

Atlassian, AgileCraft join to scale Agile development

With its acquisition of AgileCraft, Atlassian aims to help developers work better together, but also scale their Agile practices across an entire enterprise.

March 15, 2019 15 Mar'19

Microsoft, Deque open up accessibility software tools

Microsoft will release the source code to its core accessibility software testing tools and join forces with Deque to help developers find and fix accessibility issues.

March 13, 2019 13 Mar'19

Automate, customize CI/CD pipelines with Bitbucket Pipes

Atlassian's new Bitbucket Pipes helps developers automate and customize DevOps pipelines to boost developer productivity.

February 28, 2019 28 Feb'19

DevOps consolidation continues with JFrog and Shippable

JFrog's acquisition of Shippable gives JFrog another arrow in its DevOps quiver and enables its customers to use an integrated DevOps platform that includes CI/CD.

February 21, 2019 21 Feb'19

GitHub security bug bounty program stretches to enterprise cloud

GitHub's bug bounty program for 2019 increases the reward money for researchers who find security vulnerabilities in the company's code.

February 21, 2019 21 Feb'19

TensorFlow.js brings machine learning to JavaScript

Google has delivered a version of its TensorFlow machine learning library to support JavaScript developers, and the technology has proved to be a hit with users.

February 13, 2019 13 Feb'19

Mendix deepens native integration with IBM Cloud, Watson AI

IBM cloud users gain low-code options, as Mendix's re-engineered platform natively integrates with IBM Cloud services, particularly Watson AI and Kubernetes container orchestration.

February 13, 2019 13 Feb'19

IBM renews code challenge to stress-test open source projects

IBM's Code and Response challenge builds on last year's Call for Code to apply open source development efforts to actual natural disasters.

February 08, 2019 08 Feb'19

Ionic 4 taps Web Components for mobile app development

Ionic 4, a rebuilt version of Ionic's web and mobile development platform, conforms to the Web Components standard and expands support to all popular JavaScript frameworks.

February 04, 2019 04 Feb'19

Kite boosts Python code completion with machine learning

Software development tools startup Kite applies machine learning models to help developers automate the process of completing lines of code in real time.

February 01, 2019 01 Feb'19

IBM, CTA: Apprenticeships key to bridging IT skills gap

Apprenticeships might help to cut the shortage of skilled IT workers and help companies keep pace with demands for new apps and services for their employees and customers.

January 24, 2019 24 Jan'19

GitHub Enterprise upgrade eases team development

Enhancements to GitHub Enterprise help enterprise developers schedule, automate and administrate tasks, as the company adjusts course under Microsoft's watch.

January 11, 2019 11 Jan'19

IBM touts quantum to build AI applications

Though quantum computing is still in its early phase, IBM developed technology to help organizations build quantum apps, particularly AI programs.

January 10, 2019 10 Jan'19

GitHub courts devs with unified GitHub Enterprise, free repos

GitHub wants to grow its base with its offer of unlimited free private repositories for users of GitHub's free plan and enhancements to the enterprise version of its hosting service.

November 09, 2018 09 Nov'18

Enterprise devs win with Veracode's SaaS security spinout

Independent once again, Veracode will focus on its cloud-based test services that enable developers to add security to the software development lifecycle.

October 31, 2018 31 Oct'18

Electric Cloud boosts DevOps orchestration, visibility

As enterprises increase their DevOps tooling investments, Electric Cloud aims to position itself as an orchestrator for the disparate teams and technologies within an organization.

October 19, 2018 19 Oct'18

For developers, GitHub Actions takes automation a step forward

The GitHub Actions tool lets developers automate their software development workflows with containers in the GitHub environment without the need to run code themselves.

October 18, 2018 18 Oct'18

Jira update flexes cloud collaboration features

Atlassian's Jira rework adds collaborative UI updates on the front end and ports Jira Software Cloud to AWS-based microservices on the back end.

October 16, 2018 16 Oct'18

Sympli pushes DesignOps model for more team collaboration

Designers now can collaborate on and check in design files with software that helps to smooth the designer-developer handoff.

October 15, 2018 15 Oct'18

Kendo UI helps devs build accessibility into apps, websites

Progress Software updated its UI-building toolkit to enable developers to comply with the latest standards for website and application accessibility.

October 15, 2018 15 Oct'18

IBM hopes Domino version 10 gives the platform new life

IBM looks to improve its position in the collaboration software market with a buffed-up version of its venerable Domino platform that supports mobile applications.

October 10, 2018 10 Oct'18

PyTorch 1.0 brings developers closer to cloud services

The release candidate version 1.0 of Facebook's PyTorch deep learning framework enables developers to more easily include machine learning in their applications.

October 09, 2018 09 Oct'18

CI/CD workflows, IT roles lead to organizational disharmony

Divides between IT teams and roles in an organization can impede software delivery, even if they use the right tools. Some companies have chipped away at those barriers.

October 05, 2018 05 Oct'18

Jenkins Configuration as Code eases dev and admin woes

Version 1.0 of a CloudBees plug-in aims to help developers and administrators advance CI/CD while saving time and effort with Jenkins configuration tasks.

October 03, 2018 03 Oct'18

Chaos engineering enters mainstream QA, drills down to apps

Add a bit of chaos to predeployment application testing to gain resilience. Gremlin CEO Kolton Andrus discussed the value of breaking apps to fix them.

September 28, 2018 28 Sep'18

DevOps on-premises opportunities spur CloudBees-Lenovo pact

IT teams get a leg up in DevOps initiatives in data centers, as Lenovo enhances its server-side DevOps with OpenShift Solution with CloudBees Core, a CI/CD automation platform.

September 28, 2018 28 Sep'18

OutSystems 11 buffs up low-code options -- with a ceiling

Version 11 of OutSystems' low-code platform takes aim at troublesome legacy apps. Some developers see low-code benefits, but other shops remain skeptical.

September 19, 2018 19 Sep'18

Sumo Logic breaks security data silos with cloud SIEM

Sumo Logic has added cloud security monitoring features that put security in context with business intelligence analytics.

September 17, 2018 17 Sep'18

Microsoft seeks broader developer appeal with Azure DevOps

Azure DevOps, which replaces Visual Studio Team Services, offers a suite of five services to help developers plan, build and deploy software, even across platforms.

September 14, 2018 14 Sep'18

Mature DevSecOps orgs refine developer security skills training

Some advanced organizations tackle DevSecOps with automated security for CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure, and will complete the picture with developer security skills training.

September 13, 2018 13 Sep'18

Julia 1.0 brings API stability to machine learning language

The Julia programming language is catching on with enterprise developers, particularly to create data science and AI apps, or in other situations that require computational applications.

August 30, 2018 30 Aug'18

SmartBear-Zephyr deal spotlights software quality tools shake-up

Competition has tightened in the software test market as vendors strategically acquire additional tools and align with developer ecosystem players.

August 13, 2018 13 Aug'18

Low-code platform leaders for business users push usability, AI

One research house identified the top low-code development platforms that target business users who want to build mobile apps without coding.

August 03, 2018 03 Aug'18

Siemens boosts low-code development play with Mendix buy

Siemens' acquisition of Mendix will add low-code capabilities to its industrial IoT strategy and help create a raft of SaaS applications.

July 13, 2018 13 Jul'18

IBM blockchain apps starter pack targets developer disparity

With demand high for blockchain development expertise, IBM has delivered a new blockchain-as-a-service offering that helps developers learn the basics of the database ledger.

June 11, 2018 11 Jun'18

Jaguar Land Rover, BI Worldwide share GitLab migration pros and cons

Enterprise DevOps pros that switched to GitLab from GitHub and Atlassian tools share their experiences as Microsoft refugees eye GitHub competitors post acquisition.

April 20, 2018 20 Apr'18

8base targets blockchain for no-code app development

The popularity of blockchain and demand for blockchain applications has spurred the creation of a no-code application development platform for building blockchain apps.

April 18, 2018 18 Apr'18

Failure to secure open source code spurs DevSecOps boom

A survey of over 2,000 IT pros shows that fear of data breaches is increasing investments in DevSecOps tools, particularly automated security tools and oversight of open source software.

April 06, 2018 06 Apr'18

IBM lures developers with AI and machine learning projects

IBM open source projects help to facilitate the creation of machine learning apps and grow that developer base.

March 16, 2018 16 Mar'18

IBM Cloud Garage Method on display at Think conference

Playing to its roots in services, IBM plans to demonstrate how its Garage development methodology can help startups and enterprises 'think' through cloud projects.

February 09, 2018 09 Feb'18

CloudBees' Codeship acquisition signals DevOps consolidation

CloudBees acquires Codeship's SaaS-based CI/CD offering to broaden its portfolio for small and large customers, and further consolidates the DevOps tools market.

January 26, 2018 26 Jan'18

Want to make software developer hiring easier? Be flexible

Developers are still in short supply, but companies can hire and retain talented people through a flexible and learning-driven workplace, according to insights from a HackerRank survey.

January 15, 2018 15 Jan'18

Atomist extends CI/CD to automate the entire DevOps toolchain

The Atomist DevOps automation platform extends beyond CI/CD to fully cover DevOps processes end to end, enabling developers to avoid mundane tasks and focus on productivity.

September 26, 2017 26 Sep'17

Why the future of IT jobs may give techies a pass

Citizen data scientists are now equipped with tools like low-code platforms, AI and automation and are revolutionizing the world of IT. Learn what this means for you.

March 27, 2017 27 Mar'17

Five ways to reduce technical debt, rework costs in Agile, DevOps

Learn five ways to reduce technical debt and the high cost of rework in Agile and DevOps software development. Five software pros share their best practices.

September 16, 2016 16 Sep'16

Are Agile and DevOps methodologies their own worst enemies?

Can Agile and DevOps learn to get along? Though the two methodologies were hatched in different eras, in some ways they can be seen as kindred spirits, cut from the same cloth of nontraditional approaches to software design, development and project ...

September 14, 2016 14 Sep'16