PROGRAMMING & SCRIPTING
JAVASCRIPT: What’s New in TypeScript 2.6. TypeScript 2.6 introduces a new strict checking flag, error suppression comments, and “minor” breaking changes. Read more
[INFOWORLD.COM]
ENTERPRISE-SCALE DEVELOPMENT: What is TypeScript? Industrial-strength JavaScript. JavaScript is the language of the web, but it’s tough to manage for enterprise-scale development. TypeScript offers an attractive alternative. Read more.
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INTERVIEW: Q&A with Java Chair Heather VanCura. As the current Chair, Heather VanCura leads the activities of the JCP Program Office, manages its organization’s membership, guides spec leads and experts through the process, leads the Executive Committee (EC) meetings, and manages the JCP.org Web site. Read her insights on the future of Java development. Find out more
[ADTMAG.COM]
SURVEY: Most Loathed Programming Language? Here’s How Developers Cast Their Votes. Developers on Stack Overflow really don’t want to work in Perl and don’t like Microsoft much either. Read more
[ZDNET.COM]
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NOW ON SLIDESHARE: Tech Update Summary from Blue Mountain Data Systems October 2017 https://www.slideshare.net/BMDS3416/tech-update-summary-from-blue-mountain-data-systems-october-2017.
IT SECURITY SUPPORT: Blue Mountain Data Systems is actively involved in implementing FISMA and NIST standards with Federal Civilian Agencies. Due to our extensive experience in this area, Blue Mountain has developed processes and organizational techniques to help ensure security deliverables are completed on time, and performed in the most efficient manner possible. We ensure that NIST-800-53 control requirements are treated consistently during definition, analysis, implementation, auditing, and reporting phases of a system. Find out more about Blue Mountain Data Systems IT Security Support Services. Call us at 703-502-3416.
BLUE MOUNTAIN DATA SYSTEMS HAS THE EXPERIENCE: 1994 to Present – U.S. Dept. of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration. Responsible to the Office of Technology and Information Systems for information systems architecture, planning, applications development, networking, administration and IT security, supporting the enforcement of Title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act — ERISA. Within the EBSA, Blue Mountain is responsible for design, development and support for its various enforcement database management systems, as well as all case tracking and customer service inquiry systems. Blue Mountain also provides IT security services to the EBSA, in the form of FISMA Assessment and Authorization, System Security Plans, Risk and vulnerability assessments, monitoring and investigation support. Read more.
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