Topic: collaboration
Microservices push the testing focus from UI to API
API testing has become more important than ever because the world of three-tier architectures and monolithic applications is being replaced by something much more complex. That has driven up the number of APIs in applications. According to Joachim Herschmann, senior director and analyst on the application design and development team at Gartner, the number of … continue reading
Hybrid work requires collaboration tools to keep developers connected
With the massive shift being seen towards a hybrid work environment, developers may find themselves struggling to maintain proper collaboration with their teams. Feeling disconnected from other members of your team has the potential to hurt the overall productivity of the organization, however, there are several tools on the market today that work to tackle … continue reading
Leading and collaborating with an engineering team in a hybrid/remote work setting
Crunchy or soggy? It’s a straightforward question. However, it’s likely that you’ve never invested much conscious thought into the answer before. It’s simply a part of who you are. When you join Slack’s engineering team, the answer matters. The more discerning among us ask clarifying questions. What percent? What kind? Eventually, though, we all find … continue reading
Drawing hybrid teams together with the new standalone Gliffy visual collaboration tool
This year has given us an entirely new realm of working — hybrid work — only a short while after many had to learn the full crash course on remote work during the pandemic. With these constantly shifting workspaces, teams are testing uncharted territory while trying to maintain productivity and effective collaboration, especially for teams … continue reading
Recent major infrastructure attacks have put cybersecurity at the forefront
Recent large-scale attacks on enterprise and infrastructure security have led the federal government and private businesses to rethink the way they manage security. Last month’s ransomware attack on the Colonial Pipeline shut down the main part of its network for five days, affecting fuel supplies across the United States. Additionally, an attack on SolarWinds infrastructure … continue reading
Security shifts left as a team effort
As organizations look towards DevSecOps as a way to infuse security throughout the software development life cycle while at the same time accelerating releases, more sides of the business have their hands on deck regarding security. However, it’s still the security side that’s on the hook when a major breach happens. “People like to say … continue reading
SD Times news digest: Imperva Serverless Protection, Snapdragon Developer Kit, and Nintex Workflow Cloud updates
The cybersecurity company Imperva launched Imperva Serverless Protection to secure organizations from vulnerabilities created by misconfigured apps and code-level security risks in serverless computing environments. Imperva Serverless protection is a fully integrated tool within AWS Lambda Extensions and can be deployed once and applied to multiple AWS Lambda functions. It also protects against the OWASP … continue reading
SD Times news digest: Code Dx and Secure Code Warrior on Project Better Code, Octopai’s Data Lineage XD, and new Microsoft Teams features
Code Dx and Secure Code Warrior teamed up to launch Project Better Code, which aims to help organizations push the pace of software development without compromising security. Code Dx has integrated Secure Code Warrior into its automated vulnerability management and correlation platform to offer contextual training specific to an organization’s vulnerabilities. “Oftentimes, there are thousands … continue reading
Microsoft provides new details about Visual Studio 2022 release
Microsoft announced that the first public preview of Visual Studio 2022 will be released this summer. Visual Studio 2022 will be a 64-bit application and it’ll no longer be limited to ~4gb of memory in the main devenv.exe process. However, this won’t change the types or bitness of the applications developers can build with Visual … continue reading
SD Times news digest: Stack Overflow for Teams now free, Saltworks and Secure Code Warrior team up on secure coding, and open-source company Camunda announces new funding
The collaboration platform Stack Overflow for Teams is now free for up to 50 users and the Free plan includes ChatOps integrations to Slack and Microsoft Teams. “The open source ethos that is foundational to this network was an inspiration for our new free offering. We’re excited to enable those who are working towards a … continue reading
SD Times news digest: Tricentis TestProject 2.0, IBM Quantum Composer and IBM Quantum Lab, and Sonatype acquires MuseDev
The new version of Tricentis TestProject supports both hybrid cloud and offline options, which enables testing teams to securely automate web, Android, and iOS applications, and to deliver products at speed without limitations. Version 2.0 enables users to save tests and reports on TestProject’s secure hybrid cloud and to benefit from zero server maintenance, end-to-end … continue reading
SD Times Open-Source Project of the Week: Rend-o-matic
The Rend-o-matic project is a musical collaboration project that features a web-based interface that allows disconnected artists to record their individual segments via a laptop or phone. This is done by using acoustic analysis and AI to find patterns across multiple musical segments. These tracks are then automatically synced and played out as a single … continue reading
