Topic: developer
Soft skills become imperative to be an effective project manager
While every developer is different, there is one thing that almost all of them have in common: the desire to build. Developers do not want to be bogged down by dependencies or constantly having to pause and answer questions from a helicopter manager; they just want to create. This is why the job of the … continue reading
Developers have to keep pace with the rise of data streaming
The rise of data streaming has forced developers to either adapt and learn new skills or be left behind. The data industry evolves at supersonic speed, and it can be challenging for developers to constantly keep up. SD Times recently had a chance to speak with Michael Drogalis, the principal technologist at Confluent, a company … continue reading
How observability prevents developers from flying blind
When changing lanes on the highway, one of the most important things for drivers to remember is to always check their blind spot. Failing to do this could lead to an unforeseen, and ultimately avoidable, accident. The same is true for development teams in an organization. Failing to provide developers with insight into their tools … continue reading
Infragistics introduces App Builder Design Contest
Infragistics, a provider of tools and solutions to accelerate designs and development, today announced a new App Builder Design Contest to encourage developers, designers and non-designers to use their creativity to win prizes. According to the company, the competition offers participants access to the App Builder drag & drop tool, allowing designers and developers to … continue reading
Ambassador Labs launches Ambassador Developer Control Plane 1.0
Ambassador Labs announced the release of its new Ambassador Developer Control Plane 1.0 (DCP), which lets developers code, ship and run apps using Kubernetes faster. The control plane provides a new managed cloud UI and an integrated toolchain built entirely on top of Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) open-source projects. Developers can use the control … continue reading
Apple to reduce commission for small businesses with new App Store program
Apple announced a new program designed to reduce app store commission 15% for small businesses earning up to $1 million per year. The new App Store Small Business Program will benefit the vast majority of developers who sell digital goods and services on the store, providing them with a reduced commission on paid apps and … continue reading
SD Times news digest: Fastly to acquire Signal Sciences, LDRA launches Secure Software Development Resource Centre, and Dynatrace announces observability for AWS
Fastly entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Signal Sciences for approximately $775 million in cash and stock. The acquisition will expand Fastly’s security portfolio through developer-first web applications and API protection solutions, according to the company. “Fastly was founded to meet developers’ need for greater visibility and control. Now, as the digital transformation movement … continue reading
JetBrains joins the big data space with new tools for DataGrip and PyCharm
JetBrains announced that Big Data Tools is now available as EAP for DataGrip and PyCharm Professional. The news aims to address problems that involve both code and data. The company first announced plans to support more big data tools last year when it announced a preview of the IntelliJ IDEA Ultimate plugin with Apache Zeppelin … continue reading
SD Times news digest: OutSystems’ new enterprise dev tools, Solo.io developer portal for Istio service mesh, and Fuze 6
OutSystems announced 70 development accelerators designed to ensure web and mobile applications created on the OutSystems low-code development platform can comply with the highest accessibility standards and regulations. “Building apps with great accessibility is a legal responsibility, but more importantly, it is a moral responsibility for app developers to ensure that everyone can perceive, navigate, … continue reading
New surveys provide insight into programming languages Nim and Clojure
The results of both the Nim and Clojure community surveys are in, providing some insight into how the community interacts with each language. Nim is a programming language that compiles to C, C++, and JavaScript, while Clojure is a dialect of Lisp on the Java platform. According to the Nim survey, which garnered 908 responses, … continue reading
SD Times news digest: Visa acquires API startup Plaid, Git 2.25, and Nintex’s RPA capabilities
Visa announced it will acquire Plaid, a technology layer for financial services that enables connections with users’ bank accounts, for $5.3 billion. “Consumers now rely on fintech services in so many ways: to pay their bills, to send money to friends, to grow their savings, to manage their student loans, and to create budgets they … continue reading
Report: JavaScript becomes most in-demand developer technology
JavaScript is rising the ranks as the most in-demand developer technology. Pluralsight Technologies released its Technology Index, and found JavaScript to be at the top. Last year when the company released the index in April, JavaScript scored at number four. Following JavaScript as the most in-demand technologies are Java, HTML, Python, C++, Android, C, C#, … continue reading
