OpenSSF warns of Open Source Social Engineering Threats
Linux dodged a bullet. If the XZ exploit had gone undiscovered for only a few more weeks, millions of Linux systems would have been compromised with a backdoor. We were lucky. But can we stay lucky? The Open Source Security Foundation (OpenSF) and the OpenJS Foundation revealed that a similar hackling attempt had targeted several […]
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CDF Survey Surfaces DevOps Progress and Challenges
Most developers are using some form of DevOps practices, reports the CDF survey. Adopting STANDARD DevOps practices? Not so much.
Survey Surfaces Widespread Reliance on Generative AI Among Developers
Two thirds of developers are using AI in product development, primarily for coding, documentation, and conducting research.
A Matter of Measurement
We’re all asked to assess our skills, sometimes. Surely this answer is as good as any?
The Commonhaus Way to Manage Open Source Projects
Commonhaus is taking a laissez-faire approach to open source group management.
Five Great DevOps Job Opportunities
Looking for a great new DevOps job? Check out these available opportunities at Northrup Grumman, GovCIO, Northwestern Mutual, and more.
Tools for Sustainability in Cloud Computing
You’re probably sold on the environmental benefits of moving to the cloud. These tools can help you get there faster by measuring your applications’ carbon emissions.
OpenTofu Denies Hashicorp’s Code-Stealing Accusations
The legal battle between the faux-open-source HashiCorp and the open source OpenTofu heats up.
Rocket Software Makes Testing iSeries Apps More Secure
Rocket Software this week extended its DevOps platform for iSeries platforms from IBM to make it simpler to test applications in a way that ensures sensitive data isn’t inadvertently exposed to application developers. Julianna Cammarano, vice president of product for applications at Rocket Software, said the update makes it possible for DevOps teams to apply […]
Securing Open Source Software, the Cyber Resilience Act Way
The Eclipse Foundation is spearheading an effort to create a unified framework for secure software development.
Hashicorp Versus OpenTofu Gets Ugly
Hashicorp is accusing the open source OpenTofu Project of swiping some of its BSL-licensed Terraform code. Enter the lawyers.
Grafana Labs Makes Observability More Accessible
The updates promise to make it easier to invoke the capabilities of a Grafana Cloud platform based on open source software.
Your AI Might be Lying to You
Simple tests can demonstrate whether a code generator is actually doing what you ask.
Five Great DevOps Job Opportunities
Five Great DevOps Job Opportunities this week at Maxar, General Motors, Ascendion and more.
Modular Makes a Case for Mojo Programming Language, Based on Python
Modular created Mojo to provide Python developers with a programming language that uses the same familiar syntax to build high-performance applications.
Modern Application Management Requires Deeper Internet Visibility
Most IT teams regularly employ a range of tools to monitor application performance. But in an era where applications are running everywhere from the cloud to the network edge, the visibility being provided is limited. The metrics and analysis being surfaced are roughly akin to only being able to see a few yards ahead when […]
Bringing DevOps Automation to Legacy Systems
A critical step toward adopting automation for legacy applications is to change your organization’s mindset about legacy systems.
Smoothing API Onboarding With Simulation and Documentation
“Soon we’ll be making another run…And love, exciting and new, Come aboard, we’re expecting you…”– Theme from The Love Boat, American television program, circa 1977 If software is eating the world, then APIs are eating software. Investment in the API economy is increasing. More than 200 million APIs are already out there in the world, […]
Tabnine Extends Gen AI Platform for Writing Code to Multiple LLMs
Tabnine today revealed that it is giving DevOps teams the ability to switch between multiple large language models (LLMs) when they use its generative artificial intelligence (AI) platform to write code. Application development teams can continue to use the LLM that Tabnine originally developed for its Tabnine Chat tool for generating code using a natural […]
The Ruby on Rails Resurgence
Ruby combines functional and imperative programming to create an easy-to-use, powerful language where everything is an object. Introduced in 1995, the open source programming language became popular in the 2000s during the dot-com era, when developers at startups and established companies were under pressure to rapidly launch new web applications. Ruby on Rails, released in […]
Five Great DevOps Job Opportunities
DevOps.com is now providing a weekly DevOps jobs report through which opportunities for DevOps professionals are highlighted. Our goal in these challenging economic times is to make it just that much easier for DevOps professionals to advance their careers. Of course, the pool of available DevOps talent is still relatively constrained, so when one DevOps […]