Well into its third decade of use, JavaScript continues to grow in popularity. It lies at the heart of popular programming frameworks – like React.js – used in both web and mobile development. One tech leader feels this venerable language is rapidly becoming the dominant one in the software development world. Let’s take a closer … The post Is JavaScript the First Ever Dominant Programming Language? appeared first on Betica Technology Solutions Blog ..read more

Welcome to the latest edition of our monthly news digest where we analyze a few of the most interesting recent stories from the software engineering world. If you are interested in last month’s digest, by all means click on the following link. Hopefully, the month’s version provides some food for thought to assist you and … The post News from the World of Software Development – June 2018 appeared first on Betica Technology Solutions Blog ..read more

While DevOps transitioned from a buzzword to an essential part of operations at many technology companies, a majority of shops only partially adopt the practice if at all. This is one of the most interesting findings of a study of IT professionals published this month in BetaNews. Still many firms are seeing benefits and improved … The post Most Tech Organizations only Partially Embrace DevOps – if at all appeared first on Betica Technology Solutions Blog ..read more

Organizations of all sizes continue to embrace Agile and DevOps. Some firms might adopt one or the other methodology, while others combine the two in the hopes of improving their chances at success. Whatever the approach, there’s no denying that leveraging the Cloud makes adoption an easier process. If your company is new to either … The post Adopting Agile or DevOps? Use the Cloud! appeared first on Betica Technology Solutions Blog ..read more

By far the dominant story from this week in the software development world involves Microsoft’s buyout of the source control giants, GitHub. In fact, we just talked about GitHub’s positive impact on the application engineering process in May’s news digest. Of course, this news spawned a lot of discussion and controversy within the developer community. … The post Microsoft buys GitHub appeared first on Betica Technology Solutions Blog ..read more

Welcome to the May edition of the software development news digest here at the Betica Blog. We regularly take a look at some interesting stories influencing the application engineering world. Hopefully, they provide a measure of insight to help your own coding projects. If you are interested in checking out last month’s digest, simply click … The post News from the World of Software Development – May 2018 appeared first on Betica Technology Solutions Blog ..read more

MySQL remains a valid database option for companies looking for an alternative to Oracle or SQL Server. While it may not offer the enterprise-level horsepower of PostgreSQL, it still works well for many scenarios. This is likely why it maintains its status as the most popular open source database in the industry. Recently, the folks … The post An Overview of the New MySQL 8.0 appeared first on Betica Technology Solutions Blog ..read more

As DevOps continues to grow in popularity, some organizations still struggle with its successful implementation. Perhaps developers really don’t understand the practice and chafe at being forced to follow its concepts? Maybe the network engineers feel DevOps favors the software team, while automating many of their standard administrative tasks? Whatever the reasons for its difficulty … The post Pitfalls to avoid when adopting DevOps appeared first on Betica Technology Solutions Blog ..read more

One of the major reasons technology companies adopt DevOps involves striving for the Holy Grail of continuous delivery. This greatly improves software development efficiency, helping these firms better compete in the modern economy. A recent study, however, notes that larger enterprises actually leverage continuous integration when compared to CD. Let’s take a closer look at … The post Continuous Integration more Popular than Continuous Delivery appeared first on Betica Technology Solutions Blog ..read more

The end of April is nigh, which means another edition of our software development news digest. These intriguing stories hopefully provide a measure of insight to your own application engineering efforts. If interested in checking out last month’s digest, just click on the following link. Thanks for reading! A Deep Learning AI Routine learns how … The post A Deep Learning AI Routine learns how to Code appeared first on Betica Technology Solutions Blog ..read more