A new survey from Cisco reveals that software developers are spending more than 57% of their time in “war room” meetings to resolve application performance issues, rather than focusing on building new software to drive innovation.  The findings highlight the immense pressure facing developers today. Globally, 85% of those surveyed report increased demands to accelerate... Read more » The post Cisco: Developers spend majority of time firefighting appeared first on Developer Tech News ..read more

Stack Overflow and OpenAI have announced a partnership that aims to provide developers with accurate and vetted solutions by integrating Stack Overflow’s OverflowAPI and validated technical knowledge into OpenAI’s products, including ChatGPT. Brad Lightcap, COO at OpenAI, said: “Learning from as many languages, cultures, subjects, and industries as possible ensures that our models can serve... Read more » The post Stack Overflow and OpenAI partner to empower developers appeared first on Developer Tech News ..read more

An open letter signed by 270 scientists and researchers across 33 countries has raised major technical concerns about the EU’s proposed regulation mandating the scanning of messaging apps for child sexual abuse material (CSAM). The signees argue the techniques are fundamentally flawed and will “completely undermine communications and systems security.” “From a technical standpoint, to... Read more » The post Open letter criticises ‘flawed’ CSAM scanning plan appeared first on Developer Tech News ..read more

The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has labelled a critical vulnerability affecting the popular Git-based repository manager GitLab as a Known Exploited Vulnerability (KEV). The move comes in response to active exploitation attempts detected in the wild, underscoring the urgency for organisations to promptly apply security updates. Tracked as CVE-2023-7028, the severe flaw... Read more » The post CISA sounds alarm on critical GitLab flaw under active exploit appeared first on Developer Tech News ..read more

According to New Relic’s fourth annual State of the Java Ecosystem report released today, Java remains one of the most popular languages among developers nearly three decades on due to its “scalability and portability, allowing users to run on any device with a Java virtual machine.” The report, based on data from hundreds of thousands... Read more » The post New Relic: Developers swiftly embracing newer Java releases appeared first on Developer Tech News ..read more

Google blocked 2.28 million policy-violating apps from being published on the Play Store in 2023, thanks to improved security measures and tighter developer vetting processes. The company rejected or had developers remediate almost 200,000 app submissions to prevent abuse of sensitive permissions like location tracking and SMS access.   The company says providing a safe and... Read more » The post Google blocked 2M malicious apps from the Play Store in 2023 appeared first on Developer Tech News ..read more

The European Commission has classified Apple’s iPadOS as a “gatekeeper” under the EU’s new tech competition rules, subjecting it to strict requirements aimed at promoting fairness and expanding consumer choice. “The Digital Markets Act is a dynamic tool which allows us to tackle the realities of digital markets,” said Margrethe Vestager, the EU’s competition chief... Read more » The post EU classifies iPadOS as a ‘gatekeeper’ subject to DMA rules appeared first on Developer Tech News ..read more

In a celebration of innovation and preserving computing history, Microsoft has released the source code for MS-DOS 4.00 in partnership with IBM. The release – available under the permissive MIT license – includes the operating system’s source code, binary files, and original documentation. The decision to open source MS-DOS 4.00 stems from recent correspondence between... Read more » The post Microsoft and IBM release MS-DOS 4.00 source code appeared first on Developer Tech News ..read more

In a push to enhance the security of the software supply chain, GitHub has successfully rolled out mandatory two-factor authentication (2FA) for code contributors on its platform. GitHub’s 2FA rollout – announced in May 2022 – aimed to address the critical first link in the software supply chain by securing the developers responsible for designing,... Read more » The post GitHub’s 2FA rollout boosts supply chain security appeared first on Developer Tech News ..read more

Epic Games has released Unreal Engine 5.4, packed with new features and improvements aimed at benefiting game developers and creators across industries. The latest version delivers toolsets used internally by Epic to build high-profile releases like Fortnite Chapter 5, Rocket Racing, Fortnite Festival, and LEGO Fortnite. “Unreal Engine 5.4 is here, and it’s packed with... Read more » The post Unreal Engine 5.4 brings animation, rendering, and AI upgrades appeared first on Developer Tech News ..read more