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Netflix Announces SafeTest, Its Custom Approach to Front-End Testing
Moshe Kolodny recently introduced SafeTest, described as a novel approach to front-end web testing. SafeTest orchestrates a test runner, a browser automation library, a UI framework, and dependency injection capabilities to alleviate the pain points of traditional UI testing methods. SafeTest is currently used at Netflix.
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Typescript 5.4 Beta Released with Noinfer Utility Type and Improved Type Inference
Daniel Rosenwasser, senior program manager for TypeScript, recently announced the beta release of TypeScript 5.4. TypeScript 5.4 features improved type inference, a new NoInfer utility type, and breaking changes.
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OpenSilver 2.1 Brings F# Support for the Silverlight Reimplementation
OpenSilver 2.1, an update for the remake of the discontinued Silverlight web application framework, introduces support for F# language. The update also contains migrated samples from the original toolkit and allows developers to use themes.
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Java News Roundup: JDK 22 RC1, JBoss EAP 8.0, GlassFish 8.0-M2, LangChain4j 0.27
This week's Java roundup for February 5th, 2024, features news highlighting: the first release candidate of JDK 22, JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 8.0, IBM Semeru Runtimes first quarter 2024 updates, LangChain4j 0.27.0, and multiple point releases for Micronaut, Helidon and Eclipse Vert.x.
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Java News Roundup: LibericaJDK with RISC-V, Payara Platform, Gradle 8.6, LangChain4j, Spring Cloud
This week's Java roundup for January 29th, 2024, features news highlighting: LibericaJDK 21 with support for RISC-V, January release of Payara Platform, Gradle 8.6, LangChain4j 0.26, GraalVM Native Build Tools 0.10, and multiple releases of Open Liberty and Eclipse Vert.x.
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Microsoft Introduces Visual Studio Code Extension for SharePoint Embedded
Last week Microsoft released a preview release of SharePoint Embedded extension for Visual Studio Code. The extension enables developers to easily set up Azure Entra app registrations for SharePoint Embedded. It also helps manage free trial container types, create guest apps, load sample apps, and export settings for use with the SharePoint Embedded Postman Collection.
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How Continuous Mobile Development Can Benefit from Test Automation
Test automation can support continuous mobile software development by reducing manual testing efforts, minimizing human errors, and accelerating the release cycle. Burak Ergören shared his experiences from automating their mobile testing at QA Challenge Accepted 2023.
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Java News Roundup: WildFly 31, Eclipse Store 1.1, Liberica NIK, Quarkus, JHipster Lite
This week's Java roundup for January 22nd, 2024 features news highlighting: WildFly 31.0.0, Eclipse Store 1.1.0, BellSoft Liberica Native Image Kit, multiple releases of Quarkus and JHipster Lite, and Jakarta EE 11 updates.
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2023 JavaScript Rising Stars
The recent report from Rising Stars highlights the trends in the JavaScript ecosystem and showcases standout projects based on GitHub Stars in 2023. Overall, the most popular project was shadcn/ui, a collection of UI components that can be used to create custom components. The JavaScript runtime Bun continued its momentum, making it the second most popular project.
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JetBrains JavaScript Day 2023: AI integration, ECMAScript Development, React Best Practices & More
JetBrains JavaScript Day 2023 recently concluded, offering developers insights into Angular, AI integration, TypeScript, ECMAScript development, React best practices, JavaScript tooling improvements, and innovative view transitions. The series of talks featured in-depth discussions, providing valuable knowledge for developers in web development.
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Fluid Framework 2.0 Beta: SharedTree Distributed Data Structure and SharePoint Embedded
Microsoft announced, that Fluid Framework 2.0 has entered its Beta phase. The beta introduces the SharedTree Distributed Data Structure (DDS) for an intuitive programming interface supporting various data types, along with support for SharePoint Embedded, enabling developers to retain collaborative data within a Microsoft 365 tenant.
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Java News Roundup: Final JEP Drafts, Payara 2024 Roadmap, TornadoVM Plugin for IntelliJ
This week's Java roundup for January 8th, 2024 features news highlighting: JEP drafts for final versions of OpenJDK features String Templates and Implicitly Declared Classes and Instance Main Methods; the Payara Platform 2024 roadmap; and a new TornadoVM plugin for IntelliJ IDEA.
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Angular 17, a Brand New Look
Angular, a popular Single Page Application (SPA) framework, recently released version 17, introducing a declarative block template syntax and overhauling the framework documentation and logo.
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Roblox Builds New Cellular Infrastructure to Improve Gaming Experience
The online game platform and creation system Roblox has detailed how they have made their infrastructure more efficient and resilient, to support the demands of more than 70 million active daily users engaged in immersive 3D experiences.
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Java News Roundup: GlassFish 8.0-M1, 2023 Highlights from Spring, BellSoft and WildFly
It was very quiet for the week of December 25th, 2023, but InfoQ found a few news items of interest that include: Eclipse GlassFish 8.0.0-M1, Apache Camel 3.22.0, Gradle 8.6-RC1, an updated draft specification for JEP 455, and retrospectives into the 2023 highlights from Spring, BellSoft and WildFly.