Huawei Mobile Services prioritises SA tech development

Huawei Mobile Services is set to grow its business presence in the country through a mutually-beneficial partner system with government, corporates, education institutions and developers. “With our suite of apps, services, and developer support, we are ready to...

Rainsberger to headline DevConf 2020

International software industry specialist JB Rainsberger has been confirmed as the keynote speaker at DevConf, which will be held in Cape Town on 31 March and in Johannesburg on 2 April next year. Rainsberger is the founder of Diaspar Software Services. Based in...

Trend Micro, Snyk in strategic partnership

Trend Micro has announced a strategic partnership with Snyk, which offers developer-first open source security. The partnership will focus on solving the unrelenting challenge that open source vulnerabilities create for developers, stemming from code-reuse, public...

Developers gear up for fifth DevConf

The annual gathering for software developers and professionals – DevConf – will be held for the fifth time in 2020 and is expected to draw some 1 300 participants. To be held in Cape Town on 31 March and Johannesburg on 2 April, DevConf will once again...

Microsoft launches Python on Azure

Microsoft South Africa has announced the general availability Python support in Azure Functions for production workloads locally. As a result, developers can now build their serverless functions using Python 3.6, based on the open-source and cross-platform Functions...

#ChangeWithCode: win a coding scholarship

Self-driving cars, the blockchain, 3D printers – all these ideas started with a spark; an a-ha moment or a big plan scribbled on a small post-it note. Greatness often has humble beginnings. This October aspiring innovators can share your big tech idea and stand...