2020 will be a year we all remember for so many reasons. It has been a year full of uncertainty and confusion, and also one in which misconceptions abound. In the world of software engineering, we feel this acutely as all eyes are on the engineering team to continue building innovative new products and solutions—maintaining the […]
The Open Source Security Foundation (OpenSSF), an arm of the Linux Foundation, is providing free security training for developers building and employing open source software starting later this week as part of an overall effort to advance best DevSecOps practices. Linux Foundation CTO Chris Aniszczyk said the Secure Software Development Fundamentals professional certificate program along with additional programs and […]
GitLab has made 60 enhancements to its namesake continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD) platform to address a range of things from DevSecOps processes to collaboration, at a time when most DevOps teams continue to work remotely. With help from external contributor support for the Mobile Security Framework (MobSF), version 13.5 of GitLab adds an all-in-one tool for penetration-testing, malware analysis […]
If you’re reading this, you more than likely are aware of the struggles involved in recruiting and building a team of technical professionals skilled in cloud-native computing technologies such as Kubernetes, Helm, Prometheus and service mesh. The Linux Foundation and edX’s “2020 Open Source Jobs Report” found 93% of hiring managers are having difficulties filling open positions […]
Apple launched the much-awaited iPhone 12 series with a digital event recently and needless to say the tech world is abuzz with this launch. The invite to this very online event reads ‘Hi, Speed’ and that was enough to make everyone speculate on how the new iPhone may be faster. And Apple did not disappoint. […]
Harness, at its {Unscripted} 2020 conference today, announced its plans in the fourth quarter to make available as a beta a module that leverages machine learning algorithms to optimize build and test cycles on the Harness Continuous Integration (CI) Enterprise platform. At the same time, Harness is adding a beta of a Continuous Features module to enable DevOps teams […]
Today, organic search results drive more than 50 percent of website traffic, which is why more businesses are taking another look at search engine optimization (SEO) and SEO management for growing their revenue and company. Whether you’re familiar or new to SEO, this post provides all the information you need to get started with building an SEO strategy […]
Today, we will be taking a closer look at how professionals can enlist the help of Pandoc to create a robust and easy-to-implement publication chain. Pandoc is an extremely simple yet powerful tool that allows users to convert documents into various formats, depending on their requirements. It can greatly simplify documentation and publication, or even open up […]
In this article, I show how adopting declarative-style programming techniques judiciously can allow teams to create web applications that are easier to extend and maintain. “…declarative programming is a programming paradigm that expresses the logic of a computation without describing its control flow.” —Remo H. Jansen, Hands-on Functional Programming with TypeScript Like most problems in software, deciding […]
In the approximately 15 years since Apple released the first iPhone, the software development landscape has changed dramatically. As smartphones gain widespread adoption and continue to grow in unique capabilities, users increasingly prefer to access software services through mobile devices rather than desktops or laptops. Smartphones offer features such as geolocation, biometric authentication, and motion […]