Survey: AI Tools are Increasing Amount of Bad Code Needing to be Fixed
Survey findings include respondents noted that AI tools are increasing the blast radius of the amount of bad code that needs to be debugged.
AWS Extends Generative AI Reach and Scope of Amazon Q Developer
Amazon Web Services (AWS) today revealed it has extended the capabilities of its generative artificial intelligence (AI) tool.
Crowdbotics Integrates AI Platform for Requirements Docs with GitHub Copilot
Crowdbotics today made available an extension for GitHub Copilot that makes it simpler to generate code using higher-quality requirements documents. Unveiled at the GitHub Universe 2024 conference, this extension provides a simpler method to invoke an AI platform that Crowdbotics created to convert plain language descriptions of applications into a requirements document. Application developers can […]
Prime Security to Apply AI Guardrails to DevSecOps Workflows
Prime Security today emerged from stealth to make available a beta version of a platform that leverages artificial intelligence (AI) to ensure the appropriate guardrails are being followed as software is developed.
From the Trough of GenAI Disillusionment – a Bright Spot?
The “trial and error” phase for genAI is over; we need to verify whether the investments are paying off. Experiment, measure, adjust, repeat.
Harness Embeds AI Agents Into Core DevOps Platform
Harness today unfurled a bevy of additions to its portfolio that include artificial intelligence (AI) agents that are deeply embedded into DevOps workflows.
Developer Survey Surfaces Widespread Reliance on AI
A global survey of 65,437 developers conducted by Stack Overflow finds 62% are already using artificial intelligence (AI) tools, with an additional 14% planning to adopt these tools this year. Additionally, most developers agree that AI tools will be more integrated across the documenting of code (81%), testing code (80%) and writing code (76%), the […]
Backslash Security Adds Simulation and Generative AI Tools to DevSecOps Platform
Backslash Security today added an ability to simulate upgrades to a higher version of an application to its application security platform for scanning code and creating software bills of materials (SBOMs).
Survey Surfaces Wide Generative AI Adoption Among Software Engineers
A survey of 509 software engineers finds nearly three-quarters (72%) are leveraging generative artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities somewhere in a software development process, with nearly half (48%) reporting they use these tools every day.
Survey Surfaces Significant Adoption of AI Tools to Build Software
A global survey of 5,315 IT professionals that included 804 C-level executives and 1,439 security experts finds 39% of respondents reporting they work for organizations currently using artificial intelligence (AI) to build software.
Survey Surfaces Varying Levels of Enthusiasm for AI Coding Tools
A survey of 406 developers, software engineers, CTOs, CISOs and application security professionals finds that while the majority of respondents (80%) said their organization is ready to use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to write code, the level of enthusiasm for these tools is far higher among C-level executives. In fact, 40% of the 135 C-level […]
SmartBear Adds More Generative AI Testing Tools to Platform
SmartBear this week extended its efforts to bring generative artificial intelligence (AI) to its test automation portfolio to include test data and application programming interface (API) contracts.
Splunk Adds Data Management and AI Tools to Observability Portfolio
Recent adoption shows that AI tools enable more applications at scale. However, the application environment is going to be that much more complex as the number of dependencies between applications and services increases.
AWS Previews Generative AI Tool for CloudTrail Activity Logs
AWS today previewed a GenAI tool for its AWS CloudTrail data lake and is focusing most of its cybersecurity efforts on a new generation of cloud infrastructure that is inherently more secure.
GitLab Readies Enterprise Edition of AI Tools for DevOps
GitLab this week revealed that, in the coming months, it will add an enterprise edition of its artificial intelligence (AI) add-on for its namesake continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD) platform.
Postman Makes AI Tool for API Management Platform Available
Postman today generally made available a generative artificial intelligence (AI) tool for its platform for building and managing application programming interfaces (APIs) that automatically creates tests and documentation. Announced at a POST/CON 2024 conference, Postbot is included with version 11 of the Postman platform which also adds workspaces that make it simpler for software engineering […]
GitHub Preview of Copilot Workspaces Advances AI Agenda
GitHub this week made available a formal technical preview of an approach to building software that uses generative artificial intelligence (AI) to complete tasks on behalf of a software engineering team. Rather than simply generating code for developers, GitHub Copilot Workspace is leveraging more advanced reasoning engine capabilities that are being added to large language […]
Breaking Boundaries: Integrating Generative AI for Developers
Many organizations are experiencing deficits in technical skills and gaps in productivity that ultimately harm their bottom line. To overcome those obstacles and drive growth, businesses can use generative AI tools like ChatGPT and Bard to handle large volumes of data and increase the speed and output of basic tasks without draining valuable human capital. […]
Revolutionizing the Nine Pillars of DevOps With AI-Engineered Tools
In my book “Engineering DevOps,” published a few years ago, I classified DevOps into “nine pillars of DevOps best practices” – a comprehensive framework that covered the full scope of DevOps practices. Each of these pillars represents a vital area of DevOps implementation and, together, they ensure a holistic approach to integrating development and operations […]
Using Automation to go All-Digital, Fast
Before the pandemic, digital transformation was a five-year plan for many companies — or in some cases, a distant vision that kept getting kicked down the road. Now, companies in every industry face an urgent imperative to adapt to an increasingly online-first world: If you don’t go digital, fast, you’re simply out of the game. […]