Application developer tools

Developer teams face new challenges daily. To help them stay on top of performance issues, streamline development and make the most of new development paradigms, they need strong team structure and access to the right technology. Explore this section to learn about various application development tools, platforms, SDKs and techniques that optimize development team output.

August 31, 2021 31 Aug'21
Docker Desktop pricing changes in bid to boost revenue

Docker Desktop is now part of all Docker subscriptions, including a new Business tier with added security, but enterprise users of the free version will have to start paying.
July 06, 2021 06 Jul'21
Logi Analytics guided by a rigorous goal

Guided by the desire to enable developers to create applications, embedded BI vendor Logi Analytics recently updated its platform and expanded its resources via M&A activity.
April 29, 2021 29 Apr'21
Atlassian Open DevOps beats 'good enough'

Atlassian's new Open DevOps strategy taps best-of-breed DevOps tools for integration into a single toolchain to ease the burden for software development teams.
April 20, 2021 20 Apr'21
Nvidia SDK simulates quantum computing circuits on GPU systems

Nvidia edged its way into the quantum computing market with an SDK that simulates quantum circuits by adding horsepower to classical systems that assist in quantum development.

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Follow 6 key steps to deploy microservices in production

To succeed with microservices, IT organizations need to rethink the way they design and deploy applications -- and not all the necessary changes are technical ones. Continue Reading
The functional programming paradigm at enterprise scale

Many enterprise-level architects rely on an object-oriented approach, but there are good reasons and practical ways to introduce functional programming within large-scale systems. Continue Reading
microservices

Microservices, or microservices architecture, is an approach to application development in which a large application is built from modular components or services. Continue Reading

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Should you adopt an API-first approach to development?

While the code-first approach certainly works, its appeal is fading as architectures become increasingly complex webs of software. Learn why the API-first approach is catching on. Continue Reading
.NET vs. Node.js: What they are, and which to choose

The choice between using .NET and Node.js for application development shouldn't be a difficult one but requires a solid understanding of each approach's pros and cons. Continue Reading
An A-to-Z guide to a microservices architecture transition

This comprehensive guide to microservices explains everything: comparisons to monolithic architectures, the role of APIs and containers, and design and deployment best practices. Continue Reading

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To master software design patterns, perspective is everything

Elisabeth Robson and Eric Freeman, authors of 'Head First Design Patterns,' outline their quest to teach software design patterns and show developers the right way to learn them. Continue Reading
Frameworks, libraries and languages for machine learning

While some developers may find the complex algorithms and processes intimidating, these frameworks, libraries and languages for machine learning can help get you started. Continue Reading
Feature toggles: A simple fix for complex release cycles

While development teams should always strive to improve app functionality, unchecked collections of feature releases can quickly cause trouble. Feature toggles may be the answer. Continue Reading

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How to handle typical event-driven architecture failures

Adding events to an architecture can pose plenty of problems. Review some common event-driven architecture failures development teams face, and some strategic fixes for them. Continue Reading
Fight microservices complexity with low-code development

Software developers are in a constant battle with complexity. Microservices hold promise as ready-to-assemble app components, but low-code development might be a better approach. Continue Reading
Unravel asynchronous inter-service communication in microservices

See why microservices need to communicate with each other asynchronously. Then, see how to surmount the challenges of inter-service communication in microservices architecture. Continue Reading