IBM's buy of RedHat spells changes for Java developers

Application Development Digest A roundup of application development content from TechTarget's network | November 9, 2018 FEATURED STORY IBM, Red Hat poised to wield more power over enterprise Java By Darryl K. Taft, News writer IBM's acquisition of Red Hat unites two of the biggest proponents of enterprise Java, combining each's ability to influence the future of the platform for developers. Will they be better stewards than Oracle? (TheServerSide.com) Advertisement NEWS   IBM-VMware partnership eyes hybrid cloud deployments An expansion of the IBM-VMware partnership adds an IBM managed service that targets high-availability cloud deployments for VMware workloads, and new product integrations. (SearchCloudComputing.com)   How the rapid adoption of a CD pipeline has been done For one organization modernizing applications, the logical next step was to update operations as well -- first with a continuous delivery pipeline, then full continuous deployment. (SearchITOperations.com)   Kubernetes on VMware gains a lifeline with Heptio acquisition Heptio adds security and advanced networking to Kubernetes on VMware, but the virtualization giant faces cultural and competitive challenges in the container management market. (SearchITOperations.com)   Ballerina language promises to improve app integration While Ballerina is still new to the programming world, the language -- designed with Java developers in mind -- has attracted support from Google, WSO2 and OpenWhisk. (TheServerSide.com) EXPERT ADVICE   Prioritize UX in a serverless mobile app framework There's no single best approach to incorporate serverless functionality into mobile apps. Yet, it often pays off to be mindful of how serverless components shape the front-end and UX. (SearchSoftwareQuality.com)   Five fundamental steps of managing APIs API management is undeniably essential, but it requires a comprehensive plan. Here are the five steps essential to an API management strategy and advice on how to complete each. (SearchMicroservices.com)   What is the difference between GitHub and Git? The Git vs. GitHub comparison is happening more often ever since Microsoft bought the latter. But there are fundamental differences between the two popular version control tools. (TheServerSide.com)   Oracle says to stop internal Java API calls, or the JDK will Soon, any code that uses Java internal APIs will not compile and code that uses classes in sun.misc will not run. Mark Reinhold of Oracle explained why it plans to put an end to both. (TheServerSide.com)   Avoid these costly app design mistakes Certain oversights during the app design process can cause an enterprise to exceed its cloud budget. Don't, for instance, overload databases and over-componentize. (SearchCloudComputing.com)   Test yourself on microservices security challenges Microservices provide a number of benefits to developers and architects, but the architecture isn't without its vulnerabilities. See how much you know about microservices security. (SearchMicroservices.com) About This E-Newsletter This e-newsletter is published by the TechTarget network. To unsubscribe from Application Development Digest, click here. Please note, this will not affect any other subscriptions you have signed up for. TechTarget Application Development Media Group, 275 Grove Street, Newton, MA 02466. Contact: webmaster@techtarget.com Copyright 2018 TechTarget. All rights reserved.