Best of 2023: ‘Scrum == Cancer’ ¦ Plus: Linux 6.5 Ships
In this week’s #TheLongView: Scrum sucks, sources say; and here comes the Linux 6.5 kernel.
Best of 2023: Don’t Build Microservices, Pursue Loose Coupling
Teams that embrace loose coupling are better equipped to respond to challenges, gain a competitive advantage and adapt to a constantly changing tech landscape.
Microsoft kills Python 3.7 ¦ … and VBScript ¦ Exascaling ARM on Jupiter
In this week’s #TheLongView: VS Code drops support for Python 3.7, Windows drops VBScript, and Europe plans the fastest ARM supercomputer.
Raspberry Pi 5: Faster, Better, Stronger — Spendier
In an extra #TheLongView: Everyone’s favorite single-board ARM computer, the Raspberry Pi, has a new generation coming soon.
Teleport Assist Leverages Generative AI to Democratize DevOps
Teleport Assist makes use of OpenAI’s generative AI APIs to enable DevOps teams to troubleshoot infrastructure issues more easily.
How to Prevent Zombie APIs
There is a growing reliance on web APIs. A full 92% of organizations plan to increase their investments into APIs over the next year, the 2023 Postman State of the API Report found. APIs are powering everything from internal microservices strategies to partner strategies and fully-fledged products. Yet, this newfound API sprawl has consequences; a […]
Overture Maps’ Challenge to Google ¦ Frontier Model Forum’s AI Safety Shtick
In this week’s #TheLongView: A big-tech consortium goes toe-to-toe with Google Maps, and a big-tech consortium tries to fool AI regulators.
AI ‘is Getting Worse’ ¦ AI ‘Will Lose India Jobs’ (Probably Isn’t ¦ Probably Won’t)
In this week’s #TheLongView, a conundrum: On the one hand, researchers say ChatGPT is losing the plot; and on the other, outsourced coding jobs in India will be replaced by AI.
Google Announces Availability of iPaaS Service
Google today made available an integration platform-as-a-service (iPaaS) capable of invoking a range of methods to integrate applications.
Postman Acquires Akita Software to Gain API Observability
Postman has acquired Akita Software to gain access to a platform for monitoring and observing application programming interfaces (APIs).
State of API Report Highlights Productization and Generative AI
Postman’s fifth annual State of the API report sheds light on the ongoing API productization movement and API developers’ use of generative AI.
Threads: Twitter Killer or Ad-Infested Hellscape?
In this week’s #TheLongView: Meta launches its much-leaked Threads microblogging app. A spinoff from Instagram, it’s already reached 30 million signups at the time of writing. How is Meta’s DevOps team making it scale?
Noname Security Looks to Shift API Security Testing Left
Noname Security today made generally available an update to a tool for testing application programming interface (API) security that promises to make it easier for DevOps teams to ensure APIs are secure. Filip Verloy, a field CTO for Noname Security, said Active Testing V2 is purposely designed to make it simpler to integrate API testing […]
Hasura Unfurls Data Delivery Network Based on GraphQL
At its HasuraCon 2023 conference today, Hasura launched a Data Delivery Network (DDN) based on a set of GraphQL application programming interfaces (APIs) that makes it simpler to integrate distributed sources of data. In addition, Hasura is adding Hasura Schema Registry to streamline API governance using graph technology, a MongoDB connector, a Native Data Collector […]
The Case For an API-First SCM
Somewhere around a decade ago, about the time DevOps really started to manifest, we began seeing technology companies—including some of the largest ones today—investing heavily in their APIs. API-first companies managed to rapidly gain widespread adoption because of the benefits of being API-driven. Everything from automation and scalability to flexibility, performance, speed and monetization. Once […]
The API Life Cycle Mixer’s Manual: What Goes Into a Single Source of Truth?
In bartending, the mixer’s manual is a trusted source of information. These books can contain hundreds of recipes for classic cocktails, some of which might be 100 years old, while others might be for drinks that only recently arrived on the scene. Mixer’s manuals also can be great sources of inspiration for new, yet-to-be-tested recipes […]
The Role of SBOMs in Software Supply Chain Security
The software supply chain has become increasingly complex and dynamic with the rise of cloud computing, open source software and third-party software components and APIs. Widespread damage can occur if third-party APIs, cloud services, SDKs and open source software have security flaws. As a result, software supply chain security has emerged as a critical concern […]
Despite DevOps, Software Supply Chain Security Challenges Persist
A survey of 397 IT, cybersecurity and application development professionals conducted by Enterprise Strategy Group (ESG) found that while most respondents work for organizations that have adopted DevOps practices, multiple software supply chain security issues and DevSecOps concerns have yet to be addressed. The survey, conducted on behalf of Data Theorem, a provider of a […]
Boomi Brings Generative AI to Integration Platform
Boomi announced today it is applying generative artificial intelligence (AI) to enable organizations to automate integrations via a natural language interface. Boomi CEO Steve Lucas said Boomi AI makes it much simpler for professional and citizen developers alike to create integrations at scale using generative AI platforms to invoke the low-code engine that Boomi already […]
4 Risk Factors Devs Should Consider for ChatGPT Integrations
It’s only been a couple of months since OpenAI introduced its latest low-cost API for developers to leverage ChatGPT in their applications and already many engineering teams have jumped headlong into new integrations. But developers experimenting with the possibilities of how ChatGPT can boost their software should temper that with some risk analysis and threat […]
State of Developer Experience Report Finds Growing API Reliance
Web APIs continue to grow in interest among developer users. APIs can empower new customer experiences and help engineers avoid rebuilding common functions. The technology is also powering microservices and headless architectures that we’ve seen gain more traction in recent years as enterprises become more composable. On the provider side, a web API strategy can […]
FIDO/WebAuthn Passkeys is Inevitable: Get on the Train ¦ IBM CEO Hates WFH
In this week’s #TheLongView: The Passkeys authentication standard gets a huge boost, and Arvind Krishna wants workers back in the office.
Linux 6.3: What’s New ¦ AWS Layoffs are a Worry
In this week’s #TheLongView: A new Linux kernel drops and layoffs at Amazon Web Services point to trouble.