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.

September 21, 2022 21 Sep'22
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
September 16, 2022 16 Sep'22
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
September 14, 2022 14 Sep'22
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
September 09, 2022 09 Sep'22
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

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
Challenges of securing a software supply chain

The US president has issued an executive order to improve cyber security, which has ramifications across the software development supply chain Continue Reading
Swedish entrepreneurs capture the world’s attention with eye-tracking technology

A growing number of killer apps are driving the uptake of eye-tracking systems – and Sweden is positioned to play a leading role Continue Reading

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
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
Production-ready SBOMs, Sonatype & Red Hat align for slicker software factories

With open source security always in the spotlight (and proprietary too for that matter) especially at the enterprise-level, software supply chain management company Sonatype has announced news ... Continue Reading

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
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
Security Think Tank: Creating a DevSecOps-friendly cyber strategy

When slowing down is not an option, you need to find a security strategy that is DevSecOps friendly, says Airbus Protect’s Olivier Allaire Continue Reading