Subject: CM WebClient and Matchpoint ALM June 2024 Newsletter

Dev news, updates, and insights

June 2024

In this issue...

  • Article: The Dawn of Code Agents: Embracing the Future of Software Development - IT Revolution

  • Watch: Top 12 Automation Testing Trends for 2024 - Automation Testing with Joe Colantonio

  • Listen: DevOps Isn't a Department with Jeremy Duvall - Arrested DevOps

  • Intelligence: Links to the outside...

Heads Up

The Dawn of Code Agents: Embracing the Future of Software Development


Since when are we code-pairing with a bot?


You may have heard that question a year or so ago, but no longer. Code agents are quickly becoming an integral part of software development teams, and they're in use by some of the biggest tech companies in the world.


According to IT Revolution, the stats are unambiguous. Nearly half of all code on GitHub is built using GitHub Copilot "across all programming languages, underscoring that coding is no longer an exclusive domain but a collaborative field augmented by AI."


Now that we're on our way, hop on board and join the AI-assisted software development train if you haven't already.


Read more at IT Revolution →

Watch

Top 12 Automation Testing Trends for 2024


With the rise of artificial intelligence (AI), automation testing is set to become a crucial part of software development. In fact, according to Gartner, organizations will lower operational costs by 30% by combining AI and automation techniques in 2024.


For some perspective, watch Joe Colantonio as he explores the top 12 automation testing trends for 2024 in his Automation Testing with Joe Colantonio YouTube channel.


Watch Now →

Listen

DevOps Isn’t a Department With Jeremy Duvall


According to Jeremy Duvall, founder of 7 Factor Software, too many companies "treat DevOps like a commoditized department: one that writes shell scripts and deploys Jenkins servers, and not the value engine that those teams could be."

 

Matty Stratton, Director of Developer Relations at Aiven and a well-known member of the DevOps community, joins in a conversation with Jeremy about the ways companies can truly leverage their DevOps for greater software outcomes.


Listen now at Arrested DevOps →

 Broadcom Support 


Many enterprises struggle with obtaining Broadcom support for their CA 2E (Synon, COOL:2E) or CA Plex systems


If you're working with an older unsupported release, upgrading you IBM OS, or otherwise under the shadow of lapsed maintenance, we can get you back on Broadcom support based on your unique situtation. We specialize in all sizes of customers.


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CM WebClient and Matchpoint ALM Latest Versions

CM WebClient 1.8.8 is now available (with nightly builds). Click here for the download and release notes.

CM Matchpoint ALM 7.0 Build 004. For details, go here.


We continuously upgrade CM WebClient and CM Matchpoint ALM customers. If you have any questions just send us a note to info@cmfirstgroup.com, or click the link below to contact an office or request a demo.


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Other CM First Releases


CM evolveIT 11.6
CM M3 2022 Edition
CA Plex 7.2.1 SP005, last supported 7.2.1 (as of January 31, 2022)
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CA 2E 8.7.3, last supported 8.7 (as of January 31, 2022)
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