Software development tools

As businesses call for greater agility from their IT investments, software developers are required to create applications that are inherently flexible, open and adaptable to changing needs. Techniques such as agile programming and service-oriented architecture (SOA) are increasingly important, and the choice between developer tools such as Java and .Net, or IDEs such as Eclipse or others, is more critical than ever. Read the latest news and analysis about software development tools and how to maintain a successful development strategy.

News 06 Mar 2023
How to get mainframe modernisation right

Around a third of mainframe modernisation efforts fail, but that doesn’t need to be the case if organisations can harness the best of mainframe and distributed architectures, according to Rocket Software Continue Reading
News 15 Jan 2023
Thai enterprises spend more on software amid growing digitalisation

The majority of software spending in Thailand during the first half of 2022 went into applications followed by infrastructure software and development tools, according to IDC Continue Reading

Blog Post 21 Mar 2023

Auto-tech series: Vanta - Compliance becomes an always-on process

This is a guest post for the Computer Weekly Developer Network written by Matt Spitz, in his capacity as VP of Engineering at Vanta - the company helps companies scale security practices and ... Continue Reading
Blog Post 16 Mar 2023

Auto-tech series: Nutanix – How cloud automation creates silver linings

This is a guest post for the Computer Weekly Developer Network written by Rob Tribe in his capacity as VP for systems engineering EMEA at Nutanix. As an enterprise cloud organisation with a ... Continue Reading
Podcast 16 Mar 2023

Observability: A Computer Weekly Downtime Upload podcast

William Hill’s Stephen Wild discusses how the betting website reduces the revenue impact of IT glitches Continue Reading
Blog Post 14 Mar 2023

Auto-tech series: Coralogix - Automating data discovery for modern observability

This is a guest post for the Computer Weekly Developer Network written by Chris Cooney in his capacity as a developer evangelist for Coralogix - the company is known for its technology that maps ... Continue Reading
News 14 Mar 2023

How William Hill’s IT copes with big sporting events

The Grand National is one of those events that pushes online betting sites beyond their limits. Understanding where there are bottlenecks is key Continue Reading
News 14 Mar 2023

NCSC warns over AI language models but rejects cyber alarmism

The UK's NCSC has issued advice for those using the technology underpinning AI tools such as ChatGPT, but says some of the security doomsday scenarios being proposed right now are not necessarily realistic Continue Reading
News 14 Mar 2023

Central bank digital currency use set to soar over next seven years

The use of central bank-backed digital currencies is set to explode over the next seven years as governments drive adoption to increase financial inclusion Continue Reading
News 06 Mar 2023

How to get mainframe modernisation right

Around a third of mainframe modernisation efforts fail, but that doesn’t need to be the case if organisations can harness the best of mainframe and distributed architectures, according to Rocket Software Continue Reading
News 06 Mar 2023

Government announces Science and Technology framework

The government has announced the first major work completed by its recently launched Department for Science, Innovation and Technology Continue Reading
Feature 06 Mar 2023

Software enables new business model for Sweden-headquartered car manufacturer

One of the many things software now does with cars is to enable ‘mobility as a service’, a new business model that provides people with freedom of movement, without the cost and hassle of ownership Continue Reading
News 03 Mar 2023

Shawbrook Bank uses Pegasystems for low-code business process rewrite

SME lending and savings bank Shawbrook Bank is using a low-code platform from Pegasystems to rewrite outdated business processes Continue Reading
News 28 Feb 2023

Government announces national fintech hub

The UK Treasury has announced a centre for fintech innovation, two years after a major report recommended one Continue Reading
Blog Post 24 Feb 2023

Java: Time to try a different brew

Last year, during an interview at the reClosure virtual conference, posted on YouTube, James Gosling, the father of the Java programming language, said: “Being a project in Oracle Labs is not a ... Continue Reading
News 23 Feb 2023

Oracle goes on hunt for Java non-compliance

Non-Oracle organisations warned to check if they comply with Java SE licensing after Oracle introduces radical changes Continue Reading
News 23 Feb 2023

Santander SME platform harnesses Salesforce

Bank platform that helps UK small and medium-sized enterprises expand export opportunities is built on cloud technology from Salesforce Continue Reading
Blog Post 22 Feb 2023

Fauna 'cloud API' database blossoms with new observability sprouts

Fauna is a distributed document-relational database delivered as an Application Programming Interface (API), over cloud. A cloud API is now a database? Yes. The database itself aims to increase ... Continue Reading
News 21 Feb 2023

Seven million people in UK used open banking services in 2022

More than seven million people used services that harnessed open banking last year, with 1.2 million of these first-time users Continue Reading
Podcast 16 Feb 2023

Enterprise open source: A Computer Weekly Downtime Upload podcast

We speak to Spotify’s open source tech lead, Per Ploug, on supplier relationship management in open source Continue Reading
News 15 Feb 2023

UK saw fintech investment collapse in 2022, but is still a world leader

Fintech investment in the UK sees steep drop, but the country was still a top destination for capital Continue Reading
News 14 Feb 2023

OSC&R framework to stop supply chain attacks in the wild

The backers of a new MITRE ATT&CK style framework called OSC&R hope to help organisations get to grips with threats to their software supply chains Continue Reading
News 14 Feb 2023

Executive interview: Putting a value on open source

Spotify’s open source tech lead discusses why open source is failing those whose free time is dedicated to maintaining code Continue Reading
News 08 Feb 2023

Is business ready for ChatGPT?

Generative AI models like ChatGPT promise to revolutionise the way people gather data and make informed decisions Continue Reading
News 08 Feb 2023

India launches homegrown BharOS

The homegrown Android-based mobile operating system could reduce India’s reliance on foreign software, but uncertainties around market adoption and software updates remain Continue Reading
News 31 Jan 2023

GitHub warns Desktop, Atom users after code-signing certificates pinched

Threat actors stole encrypted code-signing certificates for GitHub’s Desktop and Atom applications in December 2022, prompting warnings for users Continue Reading
News 30 Jan 2023

Former Fujitsu staff under police investigation to face Post Office IT scandal inquiry

Two former Fujitsu IT professionals being investigated for potential perjury will face Post Office Horizon public inquiry in May Continue Reading
Feature 30 Jan 2023

How to make the most of a composable enterprise architecture

Enterprise software is shifting away from highly integrated stacks to cloud-native architectures that use best-of-breed and in-house components Continue Reading
News 25 Jan 2023

State of DevOps: Success happens through platform engineering

The annual State of DevOps report has focused on a phenomenon known as platform engineering Continue Reading
Blog Post 24 Jan 2023

GraphQL API Security: 5-things developers should know

This is a guest post for the Computer Weekly Developer Network written in full by Sandeep Devarkonda in his role as VP of customer success at Hasura. Hasura is known for its technology designed to ... Continue Reading
E-Zine 24 Jan 2023

BBC under scrutiny over its digital strategy

In this week’s Computer Weekly, the BBC faces in-depth scrutiny over its digital plans – we take a look at progress. Do you need to keep data forever? We examine the technologies behind infinite storage. And we find out about the digital transformation challenges in vehicle dealerships. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
News 23 Jan 2023

Trellix automates patching for 62,000 vulnerable open source projects

Since revealing startling statistics about the prevalence of a 15-year-old Python vulnerability, Trellix says it has helped fix almost 62,000 vulnerable projects in the past four months Continue Reading
Feature 23 Jan 2023

Is composable business most essential technology trend to meet challenges of 2023 and beyond?

By 2024, Gartner believes that 70% of large and medium-sized enterprises will have composability as a key criteria for new application planning Continue Reading
E-Zine 17 Jan 2023

How PepsiCo works with tech startups to drive growth

In this week’s Computer Weekly, we talk to food and drinks giant PepsiCo about how it works with tech startups to drive growth and digital transformation. Our latest buyer’s guide examines the key elements of a composable business. And with all the chatter about ChatGPT, we look at the implications of generative AI. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
Feature 16 Jan 2023

How to design enterprise applications that are composable by default

Gartner presents a composable business index to help IT leaders assess and advance the agility of their applications Continue Reading
News 15 Jan 2023

Thai enterprises spend more on software amid growing digitalisation

The majority of software spending in Thailand during the first half of 2022 went into applications followed by infrastructure software and development tools, according to IDC Continue Reading
Opinion 12 Jan 2023

Europe’s cyber security strategy must be clear about open source

Europe’s cyber security policy on open source is lagging behind the US, and despite growing government awareness of the issues, that poses a problem Continue Reading
Blog Post 12 Jan 2023

What to expect from Dynatrace Perform 2023

It’s been three years. It’s been three long years (and we all know why) since the Computer Weekly Developer Network team was able to ask: what can we expect from the Dynatrace Perform conference ... Continue Reading
News 10 Jan 2023

How to find winning artificial intelligence use cases

Choosing use cases for artificial intelligence requires organisations to take a hard look at business value, risk, data and other capabilities required to realise the technology’s full potential Continue Reading
News 09 Jan 2023

How to identify a strategic technology platform

A strategic platform has to be broad enough to support a range of business functions while being open, extensible and modular at the same time, according to Forrester Continue Reading
News 22 Dec 2022

Top 10 India IT stories of 2022

We recap the top 10 stories in India, including the digitisation work undertaken by global firms in the country and the progress made by local enterprises in harnessing technology Continue Reading
News 20 Dec 2022

Top 10 software development stories of 2022

We look at how software development has adapted to the changing economic climate over the past 12 months Continue Reading
News 19 Dec 2022

GitHub CEO: Artificial intelligence will not replace developers

Artificial intelligence will enable developers to learn at their own pace and become more productive rather than take over their jobs, says GitHub CEO Thomas Dohmke Continue Reading
News 15 Dec 2022

Lego fixes dangerous API vulnerability in BrickLink service

The Lego Group has remediated two potentially serious API vulnerabilities in its BrickLink digital resale platform, just in time for Christmas Continue Reading
News 15 Dec 2022

Alibaba Cloud to debut blockchain service

The Chinese cloud supplier is readying a blockchain node service to simplify and speed up blockchain technology deployments Continue Reading
E-Zine 15 Dec 2022

CW APAC: Tech career guide – women in IT

Efforts continue apace to bridge the IT gender gap. In this handbook, focused on tech careers for women in the Asia-Pacific region, Computer Weekly looks at what can be done to attract more women into software development, the architecture graduate who now works as a back-end engineer, how to make a mark in fintech and the story of a coder who became an engineering leader. Continue Reading
News 14 Dec 2022

Criminal Cases Review Commission calls on more convicted subpostmasters to come forward

The Criminal Cases Review Commission wants more former subpostmasters to come forward if they think they were prosecuted by the Post Office based on data from the error-prone Horizon computer system Continue Reading
News 09 Dec 2022

Digital bank to recruit 1,000 tech experts in Manchester

App-based bank Starling is adding 1,000 people to its workforce with technology professionals being recruited for its new operation in Manchester Continue Reading
News 09 Dec 2022

IT system limitations a factor in passport delays

Limitations in the UK’s passport office IT system led to delays in applicants receiving their documents during a recent period of high demand Continue Reading
Blog Post 08 Dec 2022

Offline in a connected world

Scot McKnealy, the former CEO of Sun Microsystems, once proclaimed that the network is the computer. It is true that without a network, the apps we all rely on to manage our busy lives would be ... Continue Reading
News 07 Dec 2022

Post Office scandal – “cock-up or cook-up”?

The second phase of the Post Office Horizon IT scandal raised more questions over who did what, when and where, with shocking revelations at every turn Continue Reading
News 06 Dec 2022

EU fails to protect human rights in surveillance tech transfers

Transfers of surveillance technology from the European Union to African governments are carried out without due regard for the human rights impacts, the European Ombudsman has found after a year-long investigation into the European Commission’s management of an aid fund Continue Reading
News 05 Dec 2022

How HashiCorp is driving cloud provisioning and management

HashiCorp CEO Dave McJannet talks up how the company is supporting cloud provisioning in a hybrid environment and its investments in Asia-Pacific to capitalise on the region’s growth potential Continue Reading
Blog Post 02 Dec 2022

NordVPN CTO: Developers & users to ‘value’ data

While the focus on the Computer Weekly Developer Network is more generally focused on creation, build actions and (the clue is in the name) developing development for software application ... Continue Reading
News 29 Nov 2022

Digital Transformation Week Amsterdam: HSBC discusses low-code in financial services

A member of HSBC’s global transformation team has shared her views on low-code with an audience in Amsterdam Continue Reading
Blog Post 29 Nov 2022

Nee-naw, nee-naw: Siren 13, unlucky for bad data actors

There’s analytics, then, there’s so-called ‘investigative intelligence analytics’, which is (presumably) analytics one louder. This perhaps extended notion of analytics is what Siren does, a ... Continue Reading
E-Zine 29 Nov 2022

How to stop data retention from killing the planet

In this week’s Computer Weekly, there’s a hidden environmental cost to the vast volumes of data being generated – we examine what can be done to address it. We talk to the CISO of consumer reviews site Trustpilot, about building trust in IT security. And we look at what IT leaders can do if they inherit a toxic team environment. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
Blog Post 23 Nov 2022

Does application modernisation mean what you think it means?

Most people in IT probably think they know what application modernisation is. For many it involves application refactoring - rebuilding the app using technologies such as containers and ... Continue Reading
News 23 Nov 2022

How Photobox keeps site reliability in the picture

Photobox’s site reliability head discusses how the photo book and personalised gifts site manages a complex microservices architecture Continue Reading
E-Zine 22 Nov 2022

Cyber criminals target World Cup Qatar 2022

In this week’s Computer Weekly, as the FIFA World Cup opens in Qatar, we examine the cyber security threats from criminals targeting the event. We report from the Gartner Symposium on the latest predictions for enterprise software development. And we talk to the CIO of Kyiv City Council about managing IT in the shadow of war. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
News 17 Nov 2022

Microsoft CEO outlines ‘digital imperatives’

Organisations that want to do more with less will have to think deeply about digital imperatives such as the shift to cloud and artificial intelligence, says Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella Continue Reading
Opinion 17 Nov 2022

Gartner: Three key tasks needed to decommission applications

A guide to slimming down a full portfolio of applications that are expensive to maintain and difficult to adapt to business needs Continue Reading
News 16 Nov 2022

Team working on controversial Post Office Horizon EPOSS software was the ‘joke of the building’

Former members of the ICL team developing software for the Post Office Horizon EPOSS system were unqualified and engaged in poor software development practices, public inquiry told Continue Reading
News 15 Nov 2022

A modern approach to enterprise software development

Overworked IT departments need a better way to deliver digitally enabled products and services at the speed the business requires Continue Reading
News 15 Nov 2022

Inside Singapore’s public sector IT strategy

Adopting a platform approach with products that can scale across the board and building a strong engineering bench are some of the key aspects in Singapore’s public sector IT strategy Continue Reading
Blog Post 10 Nov 2022

API series - Section: The why & how of distributing GraphQL

This is a contributed piece for the Computer Weekly Developer Network written by Daniel Bartholomew, CTO at Section. Section is known for hosting and delivery of cloud-native workloads that are ... Continue Reading
Podcast 10 Nov 2022

Inflation-busting IT: A Computer Weekly Downtime Upload podcast

In this podcast, Gartner’s Stewart Buchanan discusses how to fund digital technology initiatives Continue Reading
News 03 Nov 2022

Russia risks shortage of PCs and software

Russian consumers and businesses could face a shortage of IT equipment including PCs and software Continue Reading
News 03 Nov 2022

Why technology change is slow at larger firms

Firms that commit to a single cloud provider and a lack of investment in improving developer productivity can drive up costs and slow down the pace of change, technology leaders say Continue Reading
News 02 Nov 2022

OpenSSL vulnerabilities ‘not as bad as feared’

As previously trailed, OpenSSL patched two buffer overflow vulnerabilities, neither of them as impactful as had been feared Continue Reading
Blog Post 02 Nov 2022

What to expect from Workday Rising 2022

Hardy toughened souls (capable of braving the cold) as they are, the Computer Weekly Developer Network team is headed to Stockholm, Sweden, for Workday Rising Europe 2022. The event runs from ... Continue Reading
News 02 Nov 2022

How Prostate Cancer UK built its own message bus

The cancer charity received funding ring-fenced for modernising its data management – the funds were spent on a solutions architect and an ETL process Continue Reading
Podcast 31 Oct 2022

Coding at bet365: A Computer Weekly Downtime Upload podcast

In this podcast, Alan Reed, head of sports development at bet365, discusses the technical and business challenges of scalability Continue Reading
News 26 Oct 2022

How to attract more women into software development

Having role models, support systems and upskilling opportunities are just some of the ways to attract and retain more women coders in the industry, according to a panel of women tech leaders and professionals Continue Reading
Blog Post 24 Oct 2022

API series - Wib: Mapping a continuously updated baseline of API traffic

This is a guest post for the Computer Weekly Developer Network written by Chuck Herrin in his capability as CTO of Wib, a full lifecycle API security platform that helps companies secure their APIs ... Continue Reading
Blog Post 22 Oct 2022

API series – Inigo: With GraphQL power comes… developer responsibility for API security

This is a guest post for the Computer Weekly Developer Network’s API series written by Shahar Binyamin, CEO and co-founder at Inigo, a GraphQL security and management platform. Binyamin writes in ... Continue Reading
News 18 Oct 2022

Skype’s legacy and the rise of the ‘new Nordics’

Estonia and other Baltic states could be part of a ‘new Nordics’ of technology innovation Continue Reading
News 18 Oct 2022

Virtually all vulnerable open source downloads are avoidable

Some 96% of known vulnerable open source downloads could have been avoided altogether, according to a report Continue Reading
E-Zine 18 Oct 2022

How Russia hacked a former MI6 spy chief

In this week’s Computer Weekly, Russian hackers leaked emails and documents from British government, military, and intelligence officials – we examine the implications. New EU laws will govern online safety and the use of AI, but what do they mean for organisations? And we look at the growth in checkout-free shopping. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
Feature 17 Oct 2022

API management: Assessing reliability and security

Once an API is published, its developer then has responsibility to ensure it is kept up to date and is secure Continue Reading
Opinion 11 Oct 2022

Reducing the cyber stack with API security

Budgets are tight, making it difficult to secure spend, but is there an argument for jettisoning fragmented approaches to securing APIs in favour of a dedicated end-to-end approach? Doubling down on API security could help businesses not just reduce risk, but also costs Continue Reading
News 11 Oct 2022

With Java 19, Oracle boosts developer productivity with an eye on the future

Major features in Java 19 will make it easier for Java developers to build applications that interface with non-Java code, among other capabilities in the 10th edition of the platform’s six-month release cadence Continue Reading
News 10 Oct 2022

How Cloudflare is staying ahead of the curve

Cloudflare co-founder and CEO Matthew Prince talks up what has changed since the company’s first business plan was written in 2009 and how it keeps pace with the fast-moving network security landscape Continue Reading
Feature 10 Oct 2022

Forrester: How to expand your API strategy

Digital bonding is a mechanism for bridging enterprise boundaries by using application programming interfaces Continue Reading
Blog Post 06 Oct 2022

Diminishing returns

Many moons ago, the tech sector would gel around a big product launch, like the next version of Windows. But in the era of over-the-air (OTA) continuous updates, especially on smartphones, there is ... Continue Reading
Opinion 05 Oct 2022

Three ways that APIs can fail

It’s all very well having an API strategy, but software teams need to be ready for when things start going wrong Continue Reading
Podcast 05 Oct 2022

Developer wellbeing: A Computer Weekly Downtime Upload podcast

A Computer Weekly Downtime Upload special with Capital One bank’s CTO, Brad Miller Continue Reading
News 04 Oct 2022

Next phase of open banking already gathering pace

Open banking has had a major impact on the banking industry as finance forms harness data to provide better services, but the next phase of open finance promises even more Continue Reading
E-Zine 04 Oct 2022

Putting APIs to work

In this week’s Computer Weekly, our latest buyer’s guide looks at application programming interfaces (APIs) and how they can connect internal and external business processes. We examine the challenges and opportunities of using AI in healthcare. And we find out how retailers are turning to specialist apps to reduce food waste. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
Feature 03 Oct 2022

Key ingredients for a successful API recipe

We look at how application programming interfaces can provide connectivity to drive internal and external business processes Continue Reading
News 30 Sep 2022

How Endowus is leveraging Kafka and microservices

The Singapore-based financial technology company built a distributed microservices architecture to ensure its investment platform remains resilient at all times Continue Reading
Opinion 28 Sep 2022

Security Think Tank: Three steps to a solid DevSecOps strategy

Read about how buyers can manage third-party risk when procuring applications, how to secure the software development process, and even how to affect cultural change among developers not used to thinking cyber first Continue Reading
Blog Post 26 Sep 2022

ThoughtSpot dev lead: The modern developer relations stack - part #2

This couplet of joint analysis pieces is written in full by Quinton Wall in his role as head of developer relations at ThoughtSpot. As a company, ThoughtSpot likes to call itself a modern analytics ... Continue Reading
Opinion 23 Sep 2022

It’s time for engineering teams to own DevSecOps

It may seem counterintuitive, but maybe organisations should consider delegating responsibility for DevSecOps to engineering teams, not security teams, argues Elastic’s Mandy Andress Continue Reading
News 21 Sep 2022

15-year-old Python bug present in 350,000 open source projects

A Python tarfile vulnerability first disclosed in 2007 still persists to this day, according to analysis from Trellix Continue Reading
Blog Post 20 Sep 2022

API series - Axway: The 'API Guild' operationalises us towards API-first

This is a guest post for the Computer Weekly Developer Network written by Brian Otten in his role as VP of the digital transformation catalysts division at Axway - a company known for its ... Continue Reading
News 16 Sep 2022

How an architecture graduate became a coder

Back-end engineer Yang Lyu couldn’t find a job as an architect after graduation and ended up as a software developer after discovering her flair for coding Continue Reading
News 14 Sep 2022

US to see huge increase in embedded finance transactions

Retailers and other non-financial businesses are increasingly offering their customers financial services, such as credit and payment options Continue Reading
Feature 12 Sep 2022

RPA’s day has come – the intelligent evolution of a productivity bot

By trying to emulate humans for tasks such as data entry, robotic process automation has found a niche home in many an enterprise back office Continue Reading
News 09 Sep 2022

Interview: Keeping an IT business going during the Russian invasion

After heading home and discovering that his country had been invaded, Konstantin Klyagin was forced to make life-changing family and business decisions Continue Reading
Opinion 09 Sep 2022

Security Think Tank: Adding trust to AppSec and DevSecOps

When building in trust and assurance into app development through standards, it is critically important not to stifle innovation Continue Reading
Podcast 08 Sep 2022

Does quantum matter? A Computer Weekly Downtime Upload podcast

In this special edition of the Computer Weekly Downtime Upload podcast, Ilyas Khan, CEO of Quantinuum, discusses the quantum computing revolution Continue Reading