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.

September 03, 2020 03 Sep'20
Mendix looks to change the low-code landscape

At Mendix World, low-code app dev platform provider Mendix laid out plans to build up its ecosystem of third-party low-code tools in hopes of broadening its appeal to developers.
September 02, 2020 02 Sep'20
Microsoft, VMware make Azure Spring Cloud GA

Azure Spring Cloud has reached general availability as a service that enables Spring Boot developers to build and run Java apps on Microsoft's Azure cloud platform.
August 26, 2020 26 Aug'20
TypeScript's co-creator speaks out on TypeScript 4.0

A co-creator of Microsoft's TypeScript programming language says TypeScript 4.0 improves developer productivity and moves toward first-class status in the JavaScript ecosystem.
August 24, 2020 24 Aug'20
Microsoft makes TypeScript 4 generally available

Microsoft has made TypeScript 4 generally available for developers building large systems in JavaScript. TypeScript, a superset of JavaScript, is designed for the enterprise.

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3 microservices resiliency patterns for better reliability

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Popular microservices testing tools developers should know about

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Rethinking change control in software engineering

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Unravel asynchronous inter-service communication in microservices

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Five DevOps principles to apply to enterprise architecture

A DevOps-friendly enterprise architecture must attempt to adhere to five key principles, including flexibility in tools, modern technology and a focus on information visibility. Continue Reading