Coding news stories

Microsoft
Microsoft previews Power Platform website design offering
Microsoft has announced the preview of Power Pages, the fifth product in its Power Platform family, designed for low-code makers and professional developers.

Gartner Magic Quadrant
Gartner names Micro Focus as Magic Quadrant security leader
Gartner has recognised Micro Focus as a leader for the ninth consecutive time in their 2022 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Application Security Testing (AST) report.

Java
Video: 10 Minute IT Jams - An update on Java from Oracle
Today we are joined by Georges Saab, who is the VP of development for the Java Platform Group at Oracle, and chair of the OpenJDK Governing Board.

Training
Secure Code Warrior survey highlights attitudes towards coding security
According to a new survey from Secure Code Warrior, only 29% of developers believe that writing vulnerability-free code should be prioritised.

Oracle
Java's growth through Oracle provides coding for the future
At some point in your life, it is likely that you would have heard of, utilised, or even worked with Java software in your day to day life.

DevOps
Secure Code Warrior launches integration with GitLab
Secure Code Warrior has launched an integration with GitLab in order to help developers build and release secure software faster.

Application Security
Checkmarx extends security testing platform offering to A/NZ
Checkmarx is expanding its cloud-based application security testing platform to A/NZ to help developers in the region secure their application coding.

Training
Video: 10 Minute IT Jams - An update from Secure Code Warrior
Secure Code Warrior is a security company that helps train developers to write more secure code, and Pieter Danhieux joins us to discuss what the company does and what they have been working on in the security space.

HTML
Spark NZ launches Beyond Binary Code for gender inclusion
Spark NZ has launched a new tool intended to promote visibility and inclusion for non-binary communities online.

GitHub
GitHub rolls out a preview of substantial platform changes
GitHub has announced the rollout of a technology preview with substantial code searching improvements.

Coding
CoderSchool closes US$2.6 million pre-Series A funding
CoderSchool has announced closing a US$2.6 million pre-Series A round led by Monks Hill Ventures.

Open source
iText provides open source PDF tech for developers & business users
iText provides versatile open source PDF technology for developers and business users – from PDF libraries to low-code products.

Open source
GitHub spruces up mobile platform as devs leave their desks behind
GitHub says these developments reflect the fact that more developers are turning to mobile apps to get their coding done.

Open source
GitHub's code vulnerability scanning tool now generally available
GitHub has recently rolled out code scanning to help developers detect and prevent vulnerabilities from popping up in their open source and enterprise code.

Machine Learning
How our publisher harnessed machine learning to overhaul Techday websites
Our publisher, Sean Mitchell, went to CoderSchool in Ho Chi Minh City to learn how to implement machine learning into Techday.

Education
Culture, coding, and phở – Why budding developers are heading to Vietnam
CoderSchool’s immersive three-month bootcamps equip participants with skills for employability in a rapidly developing city with low living costs.

Digital Transformation
Pega launches Enterprise Low-Code Factory
With tools, training, and other resources, Enterprise Low-Code Factory helps businesses cultivate and scale their own home-grown community of citizen developers.

Open source
How open source distribution accelerates Drupal development time by 30%
Acquia Lightning has adopted Drupal’s support for JSON:API, delivering out-of-the-box support for building decoupled or headless applications.

Callaghan Innovation
Top tips to deliver better software faster
Ultimately the key to ongoing success in this fast-moving arena is speed. Of course, there are many common pitfalls with software development and delivery that make this difficult.

Movies
Now you can control Iron Man with this customisable robot
Marvel fans beware – Tony Stark is going to do his best to steal the money right from your pocket and replace it with a robot.

Coding
Sphero kickstarts RVR, its new hackable robot
RVR is an all-terrain, drivable robot on wheels. And here’s the kicker: It’s hackable and customisable, which opens up many doors for those who like to tinker with robots for fun or for education.

Coding
GitHub frees up access to unlimited private repositories
Developers who use GitHub as a repository space can save themselves a little more money.

Machine Learning
TIBCO launches machine learning solutions on AWS
"TIBCO Data Science makes it easy for citizen data scientists to develop code-free workflows to support data preparation and machine learning."

Open source
How AWS Lambda enables sharing common code between functions
Lambda supposedly makes it easy for developers to run code for virtually any type of application or back-end service.