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AWS App Runner Adds Support for Private Services
Amazon announced App Runner private services, allowing for AWS App Runner services to be privately accessible within an Amazon VPC. This release builds upon the previously released App Runner VPC support which allows for communication between App Runner services and applications running within a VPC.
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Azure Logic Apps Standard Now Supports XSLT and .NET Framework Maps
Microsoft recently announced the preview of support of .NET Framework assemblies in XSLT maps in Logic Apps (Standard), adding more extensibility options.
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HashiCorp Enhances Terraform Drift Detection with Continuous Validation
HashiCorp released a number of new features for Terraform including continuous validation and no-code provisioning. Both features are currently in beta for Terraform Cloud Business users. Additional releases include native Open Policy Agent (OPA) support and Azure provider automation.
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How to Test Low Code Applications
For low code applications there are technical things you don’t have to test, like the integration with the database and the syntax of a screen. But you still have to test functionally, to check if you’re building the right thing. End-to-end testing and non-functional testing can be very important for low code applications.
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Node-RED 3 Improves Its Node Editor, Runtime Features, and Debugging
Node-RED, the flow-based visual programming environment originally developed by IBM and initially targeted at IoT applications, has reached version 3.0, bringing a number of improvements to the node editor, new features to control flows at runtime, and more.
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Microsoft Releases a New Power Platform Product with Power Pages in Preview
The latest addition to the Power Platform is Microsoft Power Pages. At the annual Build conference, the company announced the preview of Microsoft Power Pages as a stand-alone Software as a Service (SaaS) platform product for anyone, regardless of technical background, to create data-powered, modern, and secure websites.
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AWS Releases Their New Low-Code Development Tool Amplify Studio to General Availability
Recently, AWS announced the general availability (GA) of AWS Amplify Studio, a visual interface that simplifies front- and backend development for web and mobile applications. It extends the existing AWS Amplify service, a set of tools and features to help developers get started faster with configuring various AWS services to support their backend use cases such as user authentication.
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AWS Releases Preview of a New Low-Code Development Tool with Amplify Studio at re:Invent
At the recent re:Invent AWS announced Amplify Studio, a new Figma-connected low-code service meant to help developers quickly build cloud-connected apps. The new tool is an extension of the existing AWS Amplify service, which focuses on building web and mobile apps but lacks the easy-to-use drag-and-drop interface of Amplify.
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OutSystems Announces a Cloud-Based Development Platform Project Neo in Preview
Recently, OutSystems announced a new cloud-native application platform, called Project Neo, at their annual NextStep event. It is the first time in company history that OutSystems has launched a second platform, next to OutSystems 11 – a platform for enterprise-grade low-code development.
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Node-RED 2.0 Improves Developer Experience with New Flow Debugger and Flow Linter
IoT-focused low-code programming tool Node-RED reaches version 2.0, bringing flow debugger and flow linter to help programmers find bugs in their flows.
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Google Announces General Availability of the Automation Capability for Appsheet
Recently, Google announced the general availability of AppSheets Automation, an additional capability to AppSheet, the company’s no-code development platform. With Automation, customers can automate repetitive tasks and business processes.
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No-Code App Development is Essential for Digital Transformation
Jennifer Cadence, a product marketing manager at Google, recently published an account of the state of no-code app development. In her post, Cadence breaks down why no-code platforms have become an essential part of digital transformation. She suggests that speed and agility, productivity and collaboration, and governance and security are the critical factors for these platforms' importance.
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Fathym Low-Code Platform Now Available in Public Beta
Now available as a public beta, Fathym is a low-code framework that aims to enable the creation of Azure-based data-driven applications. Fathym also provides support for application orchestration and automated infrastructure management.
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AWS Launches a No-Code Mobile and Web App Builder in Beta: Amazon Honeycode
Recently, AWS announced the beta release of Amazon Honeycode, a fully managed service allowing customers to build mobile and web applications without writing any code quickly.
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Microsoft Rebrands Flow Service to Power Automate, Adds Robotic Process Automation Capabilities
At the recent Ignite conference, Microsoft announced changes to its cloud-based automation service, Microsoft Flow. The service has been re-branded to Power Automate, which better aligns to other Power Platform services. Microsoft has also expanded on the capabilities of the Microsoft Flow service by providing Robotic Process Automation (RPA) capabilities, in preview.