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Top 10 Computer Science Universities in Canada 2022 Juveria Asif The Crazy Programmer

There is a good reason why computer science is a popular field of study all across the world. There is always a demand for computer scientists who can think outside the box and come up with new and better methods to use technology. There are currently computer science programs at nearly every university in Canada. There is, however, the challenge of deciding which colleges have the best programs to choose from. We’ve compiled a list of Canada’s best computer science universities to make your decision a little easier. Why Study Computer Science in Canada? Let’s have a look at some compelling arguments in favor of pursuing a degree in computer science after high school in Canada. World Class Education : International students seeking to study computer science in Canada benefit from the country’s strong educational system and top-notch faculty. According to QS World Rankings, the best computer science bachelor’s degree programs Research Opportunities: Canada’s internationally recogn

GitHub Projects is now generally available

GitHub announced the general availability of the new Projects powered by GitHub Issues. The new version connects planning directly to the work that teams are doing on GitHub.  “The new GitHub Projects connects your planning directly to the work your teams are doing in GitHub and flexibly adapts to whatever your team needs at any point. Built like a spreadsheet, project tables give you a live canvas to filter, sort, and group issues and pull requests. You can use it, or the accompanying project board, along with custom fields, to track a sprint, plan a feature, or manage a large-scale release,” Mario Rodriguez, the vice president of product at GitHub wrote in a blog post .  The new GitHub Projects enables users to group and pivot their issues by stage, priority, status, assignee, or any custom field.  Users can also define priorities, labels, assignees, OKRs, reviewers, QA stages, and other concepts with a type system that adapts to users’ processes and workflows. To make charts mo

SD Times Open-Source Project of the Week: Gerrit

Gerrit, an open-source project from Google, is a highly extensible and configurable tool for web-based code review and repository management for all projects that utilize the Git version control system. It works to enable teams to discuss code, serve Git as an integrated experience within the larger code review flow, and manage workflows with integrated and delegatable access controls.  According to Google, Gerrit is an essential part of the development workflow for products that are developed with Git, including Android and Chromium.  With Gerrit, teams are able to discuss code and boost “code fu” by talking about specifics, serve Git as an integrated experience within a larger code review flow, and manage workflows with deeply ingrained access controls.  Additionally, users can read and discuss old and new versions of files with syntax highlighting and colored differences. With this, specific sections of code can be communicated about in order to ensure that the right changes are

DevOps feedback loop explained: Cascaded feedback

Feedback is routinely requested and occasionally considered. Using feedback and doing something with it is nowhere near as routine, unfortunately. Perhaps this has been due to a lack of a practical application based on a focused understanding of feedback loops, and how to leverage them. We’ll look at Feedback Loops, the purposeful design of a system or process to effectively gather and enable data-driven decisions; and behavior based on the feedback collected. We’ll also look at some potential issues and explore various countermeasures to address things like delayed feedback, noisy feedback, cascading feedback, and weak feedback. To do this, we’ll follow newly onboarded associate Alice through her experience with this new organization which needs to accelerate organizational value creation and delivery processes. PART 1: Delayed feedback PART 2: Noisy feedback As Alice looked at the bigger picture of the quality process, it became clear that earlier feedback impacted, and may have

How to Pass CompTIA SY0-601 Exam 2022? – Best Security+ Dumps Guide Material Neeraj Mishra The Crazy Programmer

SY0-601 + CompTIA Security Certification is the entry level IT exam for candidates who want to earn cybersecurity knowledge. The learning path of the complete exam is divided into various domains. Candidates will gain the necessary skills to identify risks by troubleshooting a security framework with different security threats. To pass the SY0-601exam, it is necessary to cover all objectives from any comprehensive source. Any authoritative guide for SY0-601 + CompTIA Security certification fully addresses getting the required skills to perform the necessary functions to secure software and hardware systems. Find trustworthy learning objectives to practice exam questions and receive detailed explanations The SY0-601 exam guide is exceptionally designed to assist candidates in easily passing the certification and serves as a necessary on-the-job reference by covering all domains, including threats, attacks, and vulnerabilities. Architecture and design Implementation of reliabl

Allstacks Receives Ten Badges from G2

Allstacks , an innovator in value stream intelligence, today announced that its platform has earned ten badges in Q2 surveys from  G2 , the world’s largest and most trusted software marketplace. Designed to provide clear insight into engineering team processes and build trust within organizations, the Allstacks platform received recognition in the categories of Project Management, Strategic Planning, and Software Development Analytics Tools. This recognition is based on the real customer responses to questions featured in the G2 review form. Allstacks earned praise in the following categories: Project Management, Quality of Support: Best Support, Mid-Market Project Management, Quality of Support: Best Support Project Management: High Performer Software Development Analytics Tools: Quality of Support, Best Support Software Development Analytics Tools: Ease of Set-up, Easiest Set-up Software Development Analytics Tools: Go-Live Time, Fastest Implementation Software Development An

Frontegg raises $40M to solve user management for B2B SaaS

Frontegg , the leading user management platform for B2B apps, announced today $40M in series B funding co-led by Stripes and global software investor Insight Partners. This follows last December’s $25M Series A and brings the total amount raised from leading VCs including Pitango First, Global Founders Capital and i3 Equity, to $70M. Frontegg will use the funding to expand its product offerings and invest in infrastructure, as well as scale its R&D and go-to-market teams in Tel Aviv and the San Francisco Bay Area. The SaaS industry has experienced tremendous growth in recent years, with Gartner forecasting that SaaS spending will reach $208B in 2023, up from $176B in 2022. With the competitive market, customers now expect business apps to offer a comprehensive user management experience, creating a challenge for development teams. “Nowadays, users of business apps expect to seamlessly sign up for products using modern authentication methods, invite team members, control their ro

Codefresh announces more accessible GitOps software delivery with Argo as a service

Codefresh, the company that offers a GitOps platform for cloud native apps, today announced that it is democratizing GitOps with Argo for all users with the availability of its hosted continuous delivery (CD) platform providing Argo as a service.  The hosted Argo platform is now accessible at no cost for community projects, individuals, and smaller DevOps teams looking to gain access to GitOps best practices for quick, reliable, and secure software delivery in the cloud. Codefresh’s managed Argo CD platform comes as a feature-complete GitOps software delivery solution.  It is intended to eliminate the need for installation, maintenance, or home-grown custom integrations to work with popular DevOps tools and, according to the company, the managed instances are ready for deployment in seconds.  “Codefresh has demonstrated to enterprises of all sizes the value inherent to Argo CD, and this value is built atop a sustained commitment from Codefresh and the community to cultivate Argo an

The next wave in service virtualization: Intelligent mocks!

Did you know that service virtualization has been around for about two decades? That’s right. Even before the cloud was considered mainstream, we had service virtualization solutions to help in the development and testing of software applications.  As a refresher, service virtualization is a technique that simulates the behavior of various components in software applications. 3rd-party services, APIs, databases, mainframes, and other components that communicate using common standard messaging protocols can all be virtualized. Service virtualization has been a great benefit in testing because it acts like a stunt double for all the back-end services that need to be tested but may not always have easy access to them.  Mocks have also been around for decades and perform a similar function which is to make a replica or imitation of an object to be tested. Mocking is primarily used in unit testing where there are dependencies on other complex objects. To isolate that behavior a mock is cr

Do low-code / no-code platforms pose a security risk?

Low-code and no-code technologies are growing in popularity, so much that Gartner is predicting that 65% of application development by 2024 will be done using these tools. And why wouldn’t it be? Low-code/no-code platforms address the increasing demand for customized IT solutions by letting those closest to the issue build the solution. These tools provide a simple set of building blocks that anyone can click and connect together to solve a problem . But with any new technologies, there can be increased risks. Should you be concerned about the security of low-code/no-code platforms? Two types of platforms The first step in any risk assessment is determining the desired functionality of the tool. This often leads to areas that need more investigation. Low-code / no-code platforms provide a variety of components that can be assembled into a customized solution–things like text boxes, date/time pickers, number inputs, etc. The data entered using these components stays on the plat

Snyk introduces new cloud security solution

The developer security company, Snyk , today announced the launch of its comprehensive cloud security solution , Snyk Cloud . This extends the company’s existing developer security platform, enabling more organizations to embrace DevSecOps and facilitate collaboration between developers, operations, security, and compliance teams.  According to Snyk, this release allows global developers to take full ownership of their infrastructure while their security counterparts can define and operate a consistent cloud security posture spanning the whole software development lifecycle.  “Our global customers have witnessed firsthand how previous cybersecurity tenets have evolved profoundly, with cloud infrastructure now changing just as fast as the apps themselves. They’re eager for one comprehensive solution that provides a truly complete cloud picture, driving DevSecOps by enhancing developer productivity securely,” said Adi Sharabani, CTO at Snyk. “We’re incredibly proud to reveal this in

Combining Static Application Security Testing (SAST) and Software Composition Analysis (SCA) Tools

When creating, testing, and deploying software, many development companies now use proprietary software and open source software (OSS) .    Proprietary software, also known as closed-source or non-free software, includes applications for which the publisher or another person reserves licensing rights to modify, use, or share modifications. Examples include Adobe Flash Player, Adobe Photoshop, macOS, Microsoft Windows, and iTunes.  In contrast, OSS grants users the ability to use, change, study, and distribute the software and its source code to anyone on the internet. Accordingly, anyone can participate in the development of the software. Examples include MongoDB, LibreOffice, Apache HTTP Server, and the GNU/Linux operating system.  This means that many organizations are using third-party code and modules for their OSS. While these additions are incredibly useful for many applications, they can also expose organizations to risks. According to Revenera’s 2022 State of the Softwa

NVIDIA announces general availability of NVIDIA AI Enterprise 2.1

NVIDIA, an AI-focused company, today announced the general availability of NVIDIA AI Enterprise 2.1, the newest version of the company’s software suite of supported containers, toolkits, and frameworks for AI and data science on VMware vSphere and Red Hat OpenShift.  According to the company, this release is intended to offer advanced data science with the latest NVIDIA RAPIDS and low-code AI model development utilizing the most up-to-date release of NVIDIA TAO Toolkit .  AI Enterprise 2.1 also includes additional support for Red Hat OpenShift running in both the public cloud and the Microsoft Azure NVads A10 v5 series .  These come as the first NVIDIA virtual GPU instances offered from the public cloud, enabling affordable GPU sharing. According to NVIDIA, the added support for Red Hat OpenShift in the public cloud also allows for a standardized AI workflow in a Kubernetes environment to scale across a hybrid-cloud environment. This release also enables users to stay current

How Continuous Software Intelligence Can Save the Software World

Over a decade ago, Internet and tech entrepreneur Marc Andreesen penned a prescient article for The Wall Street Journal, Why Software is Eating the World . His thesis, that software allowed for vast cost reductions in businesses, and enabled the complete disruption of once-staid markets, has been proven many times over. But while Mr. Andreesen’s observation was focused on what the ubiquity of software meant for market winners and losers, there is a correlated impact on the very nature of software development. Specifically, the universality of software across businesses, and the entire technology landscape, has resulted in a level of complexity never before seen by humans. Software is, literally, everywhere. From the IoT microcontrollers of intelligent lightbulbs to vast massively parallel supercomputers, virtually every aspect of how the world operates depends on software. When software-driven systems work, they make our lives easier, less expensive and, arguably, more fulfilling. Bu

Types of Ciphers in Cryptography Jitendra Ajmera The Crazy Programmer

Cryptography is the study of data security through Encryption technique, which describe the encryption process and techniques used. A cipher is an algorithm which is used to encrypt or decrypt the data. Plain text is converted in cipher text with help of this. The transforming process is performed using a key. This key is like a pattern to encrypt the data. If we wanted to decrypt the data then we need to reverse the process. Example: Consider A is represented as D, and B is represented as E, it means all alphabets are replaced with the third subsequent alphabet. Then Apple will be written as: A = D P = S P = S L = 0 E = H So, apple in plain text before encryption is APPLE . This idea or algorithm to replace the alphabet with third subsequent alphabet is known as Cipher. The third subsequent letter is used to encrypt the data, this secret is considered as a key. If we want to use this above-mentioned cipher then we must know the rules and the key. Types of Ciphers in Cr