Author: drweb

Veracode has extended the reach of a Package Firewall that applies policies that limit what types of code can be downloaded from a repository to Azure Artifacts from Microsoft. Additionally, DevSecOps teams can now define custom policies based on package risk profiles, vulnerability thresholds, or a specific security requirement their organization has adopted. Tim Jarrett, […]

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Pavlo Baron, co-founder and CEO of Platform Engineering Labs, unpacks what’s changing in platform engineering as AI reshapes who gets to build, and how infrastructure actually gets managed. Baron traces the origin story back to his time building high-scale systems at Instana (which exited to IBM in 2020), where the reality of “always-on” platforms made […]

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This article explains how to integrate Spring AI with external MCP servers that provide APIs for popular tools such as GitHub and SonarQube. Spring AI provides built-in support for MCP clients and servers. In this article, we will use only the Spring MCP client. If you are interested in more details on building MCP servers, please refer to the following post on my blog. MCP has recently become very popular, and you can easily find an MCP server implementation for almost any existing technology. You can actually run MCP servers in many different ways. Ultimately, they are just ordinary applications…

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The 3Cs: A Framework for AI Agent Security Every time execution models change, security frameworks need to change with them. Agents force the next shift. The Unattended Laptop Problem No developer would leave their laptop unattended and unlocked. The risk is obvious. A developer laptop has root-level access to production systems, repositories, databases, credentials, and APIs. If someone sat down and started using…

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About the Role:We’re seeking a Senior Full Stack Developer to join our engineering team. You’ll work across the entire stack, crafting performant APIs with Laravel and building dynamic, responsive interfaces with Vue.js. This role requires someone who can own features end-to-end, contribute to architectural decisions, and help mentor junior teammates.Our stack includes Laravel 12, Vue.js, MySQL, Redis, and TailwindCSS.We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by…

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Artificial intelligence tools are now a routine part of today’s software development, promising faster output and reduced workloads. But new research from Anthropic suggests that when developers rely on AI while learning new skills, those productivity gains may come at the expense of understanding. In a randomized controlled study involving 52 mostly junior software engineers, […]

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