DevToolsDigest: Issue #46
Our digest today includes resources from Snyk, Dmitri Zimine, ReadMe, PagerDuty, and Josh Koenig.
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The Day in Developer Tools
Snyk Announces Support for Gradle, Scala and Python
Since they launched nearly two years ago, Snyk has been focused on making it easier to use open-source code without compromising security. Now, they're taking another leap forward and launching support for Scala, Python and Gradle.
Exploring Serverless with Python, StepFunctions, and Web Front-end
Slack invite has been a canonical example of a serverless application. But what if you want to do something more involved? Like the StackStorm community sign-up flow, where they ask Slack to invite a user, but also record them into ActiveCampaign CRM with appropriate tags, and create a user record in the database? Read more for how they've built a serverless solution.
ReadMe's Guide To API Documentation
Dive into tons of great resources, including articles and videos, in ReadMe's excellent guide to API documentation.
AMA with authors of Zero-Trust Networks: August 17, 2017
On August 17th, 11am PDT, PagerDuty will be hosting an AMA session with Evan Gilman and Doug Barth, authors of Zero-Trust Networks. The zero trust model is a method that treats all hosts as if they’re internet-facing, and considers the entire network to be compromised and hostile.
Is Your Site Ready For Chrome's HTTP Warnings?
Pantheon Co-founder Josh Koenig tweeted: “It begins. Google warning site owners that Chrome version 62 will start flagging *any* user input as insecure over HTTP in October.”
The Latest Developer Company Jobs
Particle is hiring: Technical Content Marketing Manager
Librato is hiring: Senior Ruby Developer
Mux is Hiring: Demand Generation Marketing Manager
From The Heavybit Archive
Cole Krumbholz on Developer Product Design
In this Speaker Series presentation, Heavybit Product Faculty Chair and Developer Platform Lead of Squarespace Cole Krumbholz gives advice on how to define a value prop, get to know your customers and successfully establish trust with them.