This week, flox launched a more opinionated implementation of the open source Nix framework that programmatically automates package management and system configuration. Fresh from raising an additional $16.5 million in funding, flox CEO Ron Efroni said the company will also make an enterprise edition of its namesake flox framework available later this year. The Nix […]
AWS Previews Amazon CodeCatalyst to Automatically Create Dev Environments
Amazon Web Services (AWS) this week launched a preview release of the Amazon CodeCatalyst framework that leverages blueprints to automatically provision and configure developer environments in its cloud. Announced at the AWS re:Invent 2022 conference, Amazon CodeCatalyst takes advantage of a Project Blueprints tool to launch a source code repository and a project management tracker […]
Bringing Development Environments Into the Modern Age
It’s time to rethink how we deliver distributed access to software development environments. We know how to write code. And there are plenty of well-established tools, techniques and processes for doing so. We know what kind of code to write: Functional, scalable and efficient code that’s inherently secure and that we can readily modify whenever and however […]
…And all Those Other DevOps Tools
When we started going through the DevOps toolchain for our new project, we found a ton of bits that normally we (and most likely you) wouldn’t pay too much attention to, because they don’t matter—until they do. Then we all pay attention. That’s why we added them to the toolchain list of options before they […]
Gitpod Open Sources Automated Local Development Environment
Gitpod announced today it is making available an instance of its Gitpod integrated development environment (IDE) available under an open source license. Company CEO Sven Efftinge said DevOps teams will now have the option of deploying Gitpod themselves as an alternative to the existing cloud service provided by the company. Designed to be used in […]
Universal Code Search Combinations
More potential searches than there are stars in the universe. Source code search is not like searching for text on the web—it is more complex and has many more nuances. When we set out to create a Universal Code Search engine, we knew there were many permutations that we had to account for—so many. So […]
How to Secure Online Coding Platforms
Threat Modeling for Online Coding Platforms The evolution of DevOps teams and a greater reliance on cloud-based computing has completely changed the coding process. Now, with Integrated Development Environments (IDEs), coding can be done entirely online. This is convenient, but are online IDEs secure? To answer this, we will focus on two popular cloud-based IDEs: […]
Che: A Revolutionary IDE for the Mainframe
Tools such as the green screens of ISPF and the Eclipse desktop IDE, enhanced with proprietary plug-ins, have served mainframe application developers well over the years and, for those comfortable with them, will continue to do so. However, changes in the broader world of development are creating the conditions for a revolution in mainframe tooling. […]
IBM Z Open Editor Support for Language Server Protocol is a Game Changer
The integrated development environment (IDE) is an indispensable tool for software developers. Before it came along, coding was a laborious, detail ladened undertaking. We’ve become accustomed to the syntax checking and code completion features than even the most basic IDEs provide. These days we tend to forget how hard it was programming with nothing but […]
How DevOps Is Driving the Demand for Cross-Platform Tools
The demands of modern business mean companies today want choice when it comes to the technology they deploy. Gone are the days when they rigidly used a single environment–instead they want to be able to use the best of technology from vendors and be sure it will work across environments seamlessly. Whether it’s on-premises or […]