Category: Development Software

March 15, 2019

Do cloud-oriented devops people need to be people-oriented, as well as technology-oriented? That seems to be the case, according to a new report by the Devops Institute. When it comes to recruitment, the study found that there is an equal […]

March 13, 2019

After some early peeks at features from leaks, Google has released its Android Q developer beta, which you can use if you own any Pixel phone, from the latest Google Pixel 3 all the way back to the first Pixel […]

March 11, 2019

Android Q, the next version of the mobile operating system, could be launching its developer preview later today, thanks to speculation over a date filter in Google’s bug tracker. A template explaining how to file bug reports for Android Q […]

March 8, 2019

Freelance developers need to be explicitly told to write code that stores passwords in a safe and secure manner, a recent study has revealed. In an experiment that involved 43 programmers hired via the Freelancer.com platform, University of Bonn academics […]

March 7, 2019

In the last post, I introduced Blockstack and discussed the two critical components for building decentralized apps, or dapps, on the platform. In this post, we’ll bootstrap our dapp for web development snippets with user authentication and authorization powered by […]

March 6, 2019

Google today is introducing a new way for Android developers to generate revenue from their mobile applications. And no, it’s not subscription-related. Instead, the company is launching a new monetization option for apps called “Rewarded Products.” This will allow non-paying […]

March 5, 2019

Some early screenshots of Microsoft’s Chromium-based Edge browser have leaked to Neowin. Unsurprisingly, Microsoft seems to be working on a development cycle that’s similar to that of Chrome, with pictures of both a Canary channel, shipped daily, and a Dev […]

March 5, 2019

When you see “R package,” you may think “Something to share with other people.” But an R package can also be a good way to organize your own work just for yourself. And especially your future self. R packages give […]

February 27, 2019

Intel announced plans today to open-source a new firmware security testing tool named HBFA –or the Host-based Firmware Analyzer. The new project, a security testing tool for UEFI-based firmware, will be formally introduced at next week’s RSA 2019 security conference […]

February 27, 2019

For a while now, Apple has been encouraging app developers to consider subscriptions as a key revenue source, and the company is introducing some new options for developers that it hopes will make the option more attractive. In the past […]