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from SD Times August 2022
by d2emerge
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Visual Studio update: Git branch switching, C++ experience
Some users may have previously experienced delays when switching branches, or had to wait for projects to reload after switching branches.
According to Microsoft, the process of switching between branches in Visual Studio using Git tooling requires the program to invoke the corresponding Git command for checking out the branch, as well as invoking applicable project and solution reloads, which can take a long time depending on what is required.
One of the improvements Microsoft is rolling out is to avoid having to reload for many scenarios. This is achieved by using targeted in place solution updates. The company also improved the solution and project reload time and reduced corresponding blocking operations.
Microsoft claims that the number of needed branch switches have been reduced by about 80% and solution reloads have been improved by 30%, on average.
The company also improved development speed when coding in C++ . Improvements include reduced indexing time and an updated Go to All experience.
According to the company, in Visual Studio 2019 16.11, it would take about 26 minutes for the Chromium repository to index fully, and with this latest update it should take about six minutes to do the same.
The company also gave examples of coding in an Unreal Engine 5 solution, which has a 72 second improvement in Visual Studio 2022 17.3 over Visual Studio 2019 16.11, and a 4.3x faster time to colorization after a cold start.
Go to All is a Visual Studio feature for moving around quickly in files. As of this release, results will show up as you type rather than after you stop typing. Go to All also now includes Contextual Code Previews, which allows developers to preview code search results and make edits within the code.
People on the move
n Red Hat has announced that Matt Hicks will be taking over as president and chief executive officer, replacing Paul Cormier in the role. Hicks has been at Red Hat for 15 years and has worked in several different areas of the business. As CEO he will focus on scaling the company and accelerating the adoption of open source technology.
n Alexandre Pinto is joining Signal AI as the company’s new SVP of data science. Pinto has over 20 years of experience in the industry and holds a PhD in artificial intelligence from the NOVA School of Science and Technology at NOVA University of Lisbon. He also has received an award for excellent innovation from the European Commission and is a guest lecturer at Imperial College London.
n SD-WAN provider Aryaka has appointed Srini Addepalli as its new chief technology officer to drive the company’s existing platform into a next generation SASE platform. Previously he was a technology strategist and architect at Intel.
and Ciena. n Network integration company LightRiver has announced the appointment of Scotty Benda as its new chief product officer. Prior to joining LightRiver, Benda held senior positions at Nortel, Lucient, ONI,
n Contrast Security has named Ben Goodman senior vice president of corporate development and strategic alliances. He will be responsible for strengthening current partnerships and developing new ones, as well as building up the alliance team at the company. Before this role he held the same title at ForgeRock.
This new developer toolkit scans post-compile binaries, runtime app behavior, and database connections in order to offer a complete picture of infrastructure-wide software connections and dependencies.
According to Stack Overflow, a lack of productivity is the top cause of unhappiness among developers and with this release, CodeLogic seeks to solve that complexity.
The new Continuous Software Intelligence platform works to free developers from managing break/fix cycles, training new team members, chasing down vulnerabilities for security audits, evaluating technical debt, and other activities that don’t involve coding.
According to CodeLogic, this new platform assists developers in ending break/fix cycles by exposing all software connections and interdependencies by performing postcompile scans of binary code and scanning runtime environments.
Additionally, users gain access to heightened visibility into software structures that are not present in the source code itself. This includes inserted third-party libraries, stored procedure calls, and database connections.
The new platform also works to inform development strategy by helping to accurately predict and scope planned projects by fully understanding downstream impacts to reconsider proposed plans and roadmaps before the team begins heavily working on them.
SmartBear rolls out web testing on BitBar
This comes as an answer to user requests for an all-in-one web and native mobile app testing solution.
This release will bring users reliable and streamlined cloud-based testing available with instant access to all of the latest browsers and devices in order to support a consistent digital customer experience.
According to the company, BitBar is highly scalable and performant, helping it to support the diversity of every test automation framework, environment, and language that software testers are already using.
BitBar enables testing teams that are responsible for ensuring a consistent, highquality experience to quickly and securely test across real browsers and devices without needing to maintain those inhouse.
In addition, new deploy-
ment options, including private cloud and dedicated devices, are available in order to support enterprise complex use cases and security needs.
CData Arc Cloud adds integration automation
This release works to enable organizations to automate their B2B integration workflows in minutes and share data with partners both in the cloud and on premises.
According to the company, CData Arc Cloud brings businesses comprehensive no-code B2B solutions in the cloud, allowing businesses across several industries to simply modernize and streamline their EDI, MFT, API, and application integration strategy.
The cloud solution also helps to reduce IT bottlenecks by ensuring that every user has the ability to connect their data and handle more complicated B2B workflows without the need to write or maintain code.
This release brings several new features, including an intuitive visual interface with drag-and-drop features, builtin reporting, and powerful business rules to allow teams to easily monitor and maintain integrations without the need for specialized skills.
CodeSee introduces Open Source Hub
Open Source Hub (OSH) offers developers of all skill levels a place to learn, contribute, explore, and connect through open-source communities globally.
According to the company, rather than being a community dedicated to highlighting projects for developers to work on, OSH provides developers with tools to onboard and fully understand all of the code in an open-source project.
This works to simplify the process of contributing, collaborating, and making a meaningful impact when working with open-source code.
This open-source community intends to bring together maintainers, contributors, projects, mentorship, support, and communication alongside a community Discord server.
With OSH, developers can now see the impact of changes using CodeSee to create a visualization of the codebase as well as build personal profiles and portfolios that showcase their contribution and its impact.
Additionally, developers can search for and begin projects that fit their needs and areas of interest, access engaging content and programs regularly, and participate in events such as livestreams, public stages, and hackathons.
ServiceNow announces LightStep Notebooks
This release allows developers to analyze data through visualizations while creating a structured view of the investigation steps as well as a path to resolution. LightStep Notebooks also enables SREs and developers to resolve incidents quickly and prevent recurrence.
With the use of LightStep Notebooks’ analysis engine, Change Intelligence, any developer, operator, or SRE can understand changes in their services health and underlying infrastructure. This works to simplify investigating incidents, collaborating across teams, or documenting learning to share with the rest of the organization.
Additionally, this release brings users high data retention with 100% of trace data able to be retained for up to three days. This allows SREs to have the time they need to find the root of an issue without losing any data.
Another key feature of this release is improved collaboration as SREs can now share Notebooks analyses with colleagues via a shareable link.
LightStep Notebooks also brings developers reduced complexity by instantly generating a path to quickly narrow down where a problem lies and easy postmortems by allowing SREs to take the insights generated throughout an investigation into a postmortem.
Infragistics launches App Builder on-prem
This edition can be used by both large scale designerdeveloper teams and developer-only enterprise teams.
App Builder is included with the Ignite UI for Angular and Blazor web-based toolkits and works to eliminate the complexity of user interface design and development.
App Builder On-Prem brings the same features and benefits as the cloud version to enterprise organizations that have not yet approved the use of cloud-based SaaS solutions or those with sensitive design work that are able to go beyond a company’s firewall.
It is accessible only by internal personnel and can run on any infrastructure, ensuring that data and designs remain protected from outside influence.
“The launch of App Builder On-Prem will further expand on App Builder’s mission to streamline app creation, from design to code, ” said Jason Beres, SVP of developer tools at Infragistics. “We’re continuing to push down barriers and launch innovative features so all developers and designers can accelerate app design and development–no matter where they work. ”
This On-Prem release comes as a part of Infragistics Ultimate 22.1 rollout which introduces new design-to-code features and capabilities for both versions of App Builder. These new features include OpenAPI/Swagger support, data visualization and charts, new controls, updated code generation, app templates, and screen layouts.
App Builder is also included with the design-to-code platform, Indigo.Design. According to the company, this works to provide users with true UX design-development collaboration. z
