IBM fights patent trolls + DevOps toolchain news

Application Development Digest: A roundup of application development content from TechTarget

Application Development Digest A roundup of application development content from TechTarget's network|Jan. 24, 2020 FEATURED STORY IBM expands patent troll fight with its massive IP portfolio By Darryl K. Taft IBM has contributed more than 80,000 patents to the LOT Network, a group of more than 600 companies that IBM has joined to fight patent trolls and their often frivolous lawsuits. Advertisement NEWS   Developers could ease DevOps deployment with CircleCI Orbs With a new suite of 20 CircleCI integrations known as Orbs, CircleCI targets developers who wish to simplify the automation of their deployments from their CI/CD pipelines.   PE firm merges XebiaLabs, CollabNet for new DevOps toolchain XebiaLabs will join with CollabNet VersionOne to form a new DevOps platform vendor that will compete with Atlassian, GitHub, GitLab and CloudBees.   Google Cloud support premium tier woos enterprise customers Google Cloud has rolled out a new Premium Support offering aimed at deep-pocketed enterprises with larger, more complex implementations. Experts say the timing is right.   AIOps exec bets on incident response market shakeup Resolve Systems, under a newly appointed CEO, will soon roll out a new product based on its FixStream acquisition that combines AIOps and IT automation. EXPERT ADVICE   The 6 IDE features to use for tool selection The best IDE for a project depends on the languages programmers use, how the platform integrates with code repositories and other tools, and many other factors.   Advantages of monolithic architecture that prove it isn't dead Don't rush to break up a monolith too quickly without considering what you might lose in the process. We examine why a monolithic architecture is sometimes the smarter choice.   Dive into functional testing and non-functional testing approaches Don't get trapped in a white or black box -- or the gray area in between. Here's why functional and non-functional app testing are complementary ways to ensure end user satisfaction.   5 software testing books QA professionals should dig into There's no cookie-cutter crash course on software testing. However, these five books can get beginners on the right path to better quality software.   Low-code development combats microservices complexity Software developers are in a constant battle with complexity. Microservices hold promise as ready-to-assemble app components, but low-code development might be a better approach.   Use intrusive testing to push software to, and past, its limits Grab your sledgehammer and get to work with destructive software testing. Here's how to use these intrusive methods to identify points of failure before software reaches users.   Is Java slow? Compared to C++, it's faster than you think If you find that Java is slower than other languages, such as C++, here's how to better compare the two and the major differences between compiled and interpreted languages.   You need more than web app security to stop API attacks API and web application vulnerabilities may share some common traits, but it's where they differ that hackers will target. About This E-Newsletter The Application Development Digest is published by TechTarget, Inc., 275 Grove Street, Newton, Massachusetts, 02466 US. Click to: Unsubscribe. You are receiving this email because you are a member of TechTarget. When you access content from this email, your information may be shared with the sponsors or future sponsors of that content and with our Partners, see up-to-date Partners List, as described in our Privacy Policy. For additional information, please contact: webmaster@techtarget.com. © 2019 TechTarget, Inc. all rights reserved. Designated trademarks, brands, logos, and service marks are the property of their respective owners. Privacy Policy | Partners List