Puppet launches version 2019.3 of Puppet Enterprise
Puppet has launched version 2019.3 of its Enterprise development platform. The new version has mainly been renewed in terms of convenience for new users, as features have been added that make the user experience more intuitive.
For admins it is now possible to customise puppet query language que... Read more
Apple offers devs the ability to combine apps as a single purchase
A surprise from Apple for developers: developers who create an application that is available for various Apple devices can, from now on, combine them under one overarching category. Users will then be able to purchase for all available platforms, in a single purchase.
The update will be rolled o... Read more
GitLab rolls out update for improved pipelines
GitLab rolled out an update for the GitLab CI/CD platform this week. The update should make pipelines more efficient and easier to manage. Pipelines should also be easier to set up in Windows environments.
Version 12.7 of the GitLab platform adds support for Parent-Child Pipelines and Pipeline R... Read more
IFS moves from slow enterprise to fast innovator
Since about 18 months, IFS has a new board. Under the leadership of the new CEO, Darren Roos, the company is implementing a new strategy. Plans have really changed. Whereas for a long time, each region had its own vision and strategy, there is now centralisation taking place, and the entire organis... Read more
Microsoft launches tools for development on dual-screen devices
Microsoft is in the process of developing the Surface Duo and Surface Neo, two dual-screen devices. The Duo runs Android, and the Neo a special version of Windows 10. Microsoft is now releasing tools for developers to develop apps for the new devices.
A developer kit for the Android-powered Duo ... Read more
Microsoft open-sources Verona programming language
Microsoft has made Project Verona, a programming language based on Rust, available on GitHub. The programming language is intended for 'safe infrastructure programming', in other words, building safer systems.
The programming language should achieve greater security through better memory managem... Read more
Major update for Visual Studio Code Python extension
Microsoft has implemented a large number of improvements and bug fixes in a popular extension of Visual Studio Code. The extension in question is the Python programming language extension. Improvements have also been made to the Java extension for the same editor.
Visual Studio Code (VS code) is... Read more
OutSystems and SIG work together for better quality software
OutSystems, supplier of a low-code development platform, will cooperate with Software Improvement Group (SIG). It enables OutSystems users to measure, improve and compare the quality and safety of new software with the SIG benchmark, by means of a technical integration.
SIG applies the ISO 25010... Read more
Atlassian launches development platform Forge
With the arrival of Forge, Atlassian wants to set a new standard in the development of cloud applications.
The creator of Trello and the Jira apps, among others, introduced the possibility to be placed on the waiting list of Forge. This new development service should make it easier to develop ap... Read more
ServiceNow announces Visual Studio Code extension
Developers who build apps for the ServiceNow platform no longer need to do so with ServiceNow's own web-based editor. The company is reportedly introducing a Microsoft Visual Studio Code alternative.
ServiceNow is a cloud computing company that offers, among other things, a business platform for... Read more