Databricks announces Visual Studio Code extension
Developers can now write code locally using all the VS Code capabilities.
This week Databricks announced the availability of their new extension for Visual Studio Code. The new extension will allow developers to write their code locally utilizing the editing capabilities of VS Code, the company ... Read more
GitHub makes Copilot for Business generally available
The business version of the popular code generation service features AI upgrades.
This week Microsoft's GitHub announced that it has made Copilot for business generally available. Copilot is an AI pair programmer that helps developers write code faster by drawing context from natural language co... Read more
Atlassian gives Jira platform major updates
Atlassian has added new functionality to its Jira Software portfolio. These include the introduction of the Jira Product Discovery tool, the integration of Jira Work Management into the Jira Suite and new updates to Jira Worfklow Templates.
With the newly announced tooling and integrations, Atla... Read more
Microsoft announces robust new release of Visual Studio Code
The latest version of VS Code is chock full of important updates, including a new AI Tool.
The January 2023 update to Visual Studio Code (v1.75) introduces several updates and additions, including new documentation for using AI tools in the popular, open source-based code editor.
The VS dev t... Read more
UiPath gives Test Suite migration updates for software testing processes
UiPath has given its Test Suite of RPA and omnichannel testing functionality a number of migration updates. These updates allow users to further improve and, most importantly, automate their (software) testing processes.
With the technology available in the UiPath Test Suite for testing RPA and ... Read more
Report shows most PHP deployments use versions no longer supported
A new report on the PHP landscape shows that version 7.4 of the language is most popular.
Zend by Perforce has published its PHP Landscape Report for 2023, based on the results of an anonymous survey conducted between the months of October and December of 2022. The survey was promoted via social... Read more
Google’s new Credential Manager links sign-in solutions and passkeys
The new tool makes it easier for developers to streamline log-ins on their Apps.
As Internet users struggle to keep track of the myriad credential combinations they use to access content and applications, the quest for a "passwordless" future is growing ever more heated. The advent of password m... Read more
Microsoft announces update to its .NET strategy
The company plans to expand C# and F#, but essentially "freeze" Visual Basic.
Microsoft offers 3 languages on the .NET platform: C#, F# and Visual Basic. This week the Redmond-based tech giant, in their first .NET update since 2017, announced their strategy for all three languages.
Kathleen ... Read more
Magic wants to compete with Github Copilot and just got funded
Magic raised $23 million from Alphabet's CapitalG and other investors like Elad Gil, Nat Friedman, and Amplify Partners. Magic's CEO and co-founder, Eric Steinberger, is a former AI researcher at Meta. Magic wants to offer a code-generating platform to help software engineers write code.
Elad Gi... Read more
Dashlane makes their mobile code publicly available
The password manager vendor has decided to move to an open source DevOps strategy
Dashlane has announced that it has made the source code for its Android and iOS apps available on GitHub. The code is now open sourced under GitHub's Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 license, the comp... Read more