AI low code roadmap released by WaveMaker
Wednesday, April 3, 2024 by Richard Harris
WaveMaker, the breakthrough development system for accelerating enterprise-grade software development, has updated its platform in response to customer demand for more sophisticated API and code management tools. The new version of WaveMaker now works on the latest Angular technology platform.
WaveMaker releases a new modern development system for enterprise-grade so...
Runtime code review from AppMap enhances productivity
Tuesday, November 14, 2023 by Richard Harris
AppMap has announced its innovative Runtime Code Review solution that will transform software quality and the developer experience. AppMap's mission is to deliver actionable insights to developers where they work, and AppMap continues to deliver on the promise with its latest release for the GitHub Marketplace.
Unexpected runtime defects account fo...
AI VS code extension from Metabob speeds up code review
Monday, May 15, 2023 by Freeman Lightner
Metabob announced a new artificial intelligence (AI)-powered virtual studio code (VSCode) extension for its debugging and refactoring tool that speeds software development code review by 60%. It provides users with useful context-sensitive code recommendations to fix errors right in the integrated development environment (IDE), and it is specifically trained to fix code...
Code editor and AI features coming to GameMaker engine
Thursday, May 11, 2023 by Richard Harris
GameMaker, the multimillion downloaded 2D game development engine, has revealed which new features and enhancements will be coming to the platform this year, in its annual update announcement.
GameMaker’s new features roadmap is shaped almost entirely by requests and feedback from its highly engaged community, with a new code editor, enhanced modding capabiliti...
Why everyone should learn to code
Monday, January 28, 2019 by Richard Harris
Learning how to program software isn't necessarily the easiest thing you'll ever do. In fact, it's going to be one of the hardest. Programming and code are difficult, and not just in the sense of understanding logic and syntax, but also in the way that it's a never-ending achievement because it's always evolving. Programmers never stay in one place v...
Sell any digital service using AppDirect's new platform
Thursday, October 18, 2018 by Richard Harris
AppDirect has announced major platform additions that aim to empower businesses to sell, monetize, and manage digital services - alongside physical goods - across any channel they say.
It is a significant challenge for businesses to manage and customize how they sell, as older systems struggle to scale with the growing number of new product types and the multit...
Mozilla updated Thimble but there is more to the story
Wednesday, June 21, 2017 by Richard Harris
Mozilla’s best-known open source project is likely the Firefox browser. But ask a computer science teacher or budding coder what Mozilla project they hold most dear, and you may receive a different answer: Thimble.Thimble is Mozilla’s free, educational code editor for teaching and learning HTML, CSS and JavaScript. It’s a highly visual and interactive tool: Every new ta...
All you ever wanted to know about lowcode software development
Tuesday, November 8, 2016 by Richard Harris
A "low-code" revolution is sweeping through the development industry. Enterprise companies increasingly opt for solutions that involve little to no code over conventional development tactics and the trend is going upwards. Agiloft, a low-code enterprise solution, is helping mitigate the transition towards this new industrial fad, cutting development times for companies ...
Xojo 2016 Release 3 Ships With Loads of New Features for Making Apps
Wednesday, September 14, 2016 by Richard Harris
Austin based Xojo, Inc. has announced Xojo 2016 Release 3. With built-in support for graphics, database servers, internet protocols and more, anyone can build just about anything they can imagine with Xojo. The latest release adds compiler optimization options and refactoring features for the IDE and Code Editor, along with more than 90 total improvements and 11 new fea...
Microsoft's Bing and HackerRank Offer Way to Play with Code
Tuesday, April 12, 2016 by Stuart Parkerson
Microsoft’s Bing and HackerRank have partnered to launch a new feature for Bing that allows programmers to find solutions to coding queries directly within the search engine. Instead of searching across multiple websites, developers can now find, edit, and play with coding solutions in real-time without needing an integrated development environment (IDE). The code ...
Android Studio 2.0 Now Available
Monday, April 11, 2016 by Stuart Parkerson
Android Studio 2.0 has been released allowing developers to build apps for the Android platform, including phones and tablets, Android Auto, Android Wear, and Android TV. It is the official IDE from Google including a code editor, code analysis tools, emulators and more. Android Studio 2.0 includes the following new features for Android developers:- Instant Run: De...
What is New in the Recent Release of Visual Studio 2015
Friday, July 24, 2015 by Richard Harris
Microsoft just released the highly anticipated Visual Studio 2015 just in advance of the impending Microsoft 10 release. Here is a rundown on what’s new for VS 2015:Cross-platform mobile device support - Android, iOS, and WindowsOut of the box, Visual Studio allows developers to use web technologies to build production quality mobile apps for iOS, Android and Windows us...
Embarcadero Releases Major Updates for Its RAD Studio XE8 Connected App Platform
Wednesday, April 8, 2015 by Stuart Parkerson
Embarcadero Technologies has released a major update to its RAD Studio XE8 connected app platform. Included in this new release is the ability for Delphi/Object Pascal and C++ developers to leverage their Windows VCL applications and build expanded, innovative solutions for mobile, cloud and the Internet of Things (IoT).RAD Studio XE8 delivers connectivi...
How to Avoid the Naughty App Developer List in 2015
Friday, December 19, 2014 by Dan Silivestru
The 12 Good Deeds to Get You On The Developer ‘Nice’ List This Year...As the end of 2014 quickly approaches, we know that many developers are working on their New Year’s resolutions. Some developers may be on the ‘Naughty’ list this year for neglecting to take important measures while writing their code and building their software projects.With the holidays just around ...
JetBrains Opens Early Access Program for Upsource Repository Browser and Code Review Tool
Friday, August 8, 2014 by Richard Harris
JetBrains has opened its Early Access Program for Upsource, a new on-premise team tool that allows developers to browse their source code repositories, share, discuss and review code.As would be expected, being a part of an Early Access Program provides an extra opportunity for developers to get in touch with the JetBrains team and work closely with JetBrains to shape h...
XDEV Software Releases New Java Development Environment to Create Java Applications with an HTML5 User Interface for Google Web Toolkit
Tuesday, July 8, 2014 by Stuart Parkerson
XDEV Software Corporation has released the first version of XDEV GWT BUILDER, a new integrated Java development environment for Google Web-Toolkit. Now available for download, users will be able to create modern HTML 5 web apps as well as classical Java desktop applications based on Google Web-Toolkit. XDEV GWT BUILDER is a complete, integrated Java developmen...
Mozilla’s WebIDE Offers Developers In Browser Building and Editing Features to Create HTML5 Apps
Wednesday, June 25, 2014 by Stuart Parkerson
Mozilla is adding in-browser editing features across devices with WebIDE, built directly into Firefox, providing a functioning blueprint app and tools needed create, edit, and test a new Web application right from a browser. WebIDE provides the ability to install and test apps on Firefox OS devices and simulators and integrates the Firefox Developer Tools...
Sencha Encourages App Developers to Provide Feedback on Sencha Architect 3 Release Candidate
Saturday, November 2, 2013 by Richard Harris
Sencha has announced the availability of the Sencha Architect 3 Release Candidate, as it continues towards its full release of the product. During SenchaCon 2013, the company provided a limited preview of Architect 3, a visual HTML5 app builder, and made it publically available soon after. Included in the early implementations were new features like...
Appery.IO has a Source Code Editor and Server Code Now
Friday, June 28, 2013 by Richard Harris
In their latest release, Appery.IO enhanced the their platform significantly both as an app builder and as a provider of backend services. Want to work directly with the source code of your app? The app builder now includes a complete JavaScript/HTML5/CSS source code editor in addition to its visual tools. Need a better way to host server logic for your apps? They ...
Google Drive Realtime API
Tuesday, March 19, 2013 by Richard Harris
Google just announced the launch of a new tool for developers that will allow them to bring the same real-time collaboration features that power Google Drive to their own apps.The API, Google writes, “handles network communication, storage, presence, conflict resolution, and other collaborative details so you can focus on building great apps.” Google partnered with...
