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TechCrunch+ roundup: Technical due diligence, web3’s promise, how to hire well

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So far, web3 has not paid off on the Promise of the Premise : open source software that runs live on the blockchain. Use discount code TCPLUSROUNDUP to save 20% off a one- or two-year subscription. 8 questions to answer before your startup faces technical due diligence. “It’s still much easier to develop a Web 2.0

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Sweep, a no-code config tool for Salesforce software, raises $28M

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A 2021 survey from CRM software vendor SugarCRM found that 50% of companies don’t know how to access customer data across their marketing, sales and service systems, while 53% said the administrative burdens of their CRM software causes friction for their sales team. Image Credits: Sweep.

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Low code/no code tools reap IT benefits—with caveats

CIO

Low-code/no-code visual programming tools promise to radically simplify and speed up application development by allowing business users to create new applications using drag and drop interfaces, reducing the workload on hard-to-find professional developers. So there’s a lot in the plus column, but there are reasons to be cautious, too.

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Code analysis tool AppMap wants to become Google Maps for developers

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In December 2021, a vulnerability in a widely used logging library that had gone unfixed since 2013 caused a full-blown security meltdown. . It was described by security experts as a “design failure of catastrophic proportions,” and demonstrated the potentially far-reaching consequences of shipping bad code. Image Credits: AppMap.

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6 most underhyped technologies in IT — plus one that’s not dead yet

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But with all due respect, AI is hardly the only critical tech in town. Isn’t it time some of those overlooked and underappreciated technologies get their due? IT management software helps them accomplish that task — and accomplish it to a practically perfect degree of stability and reliability. We think so.

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What is No-Code and Low-Code?

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According to Gartner No-Code and Low-Code will deliver 50% of all software projects in the year 2021. The difference between Low-Code and No-Code. The difference between Low-Code and No-Code. First of all, there is a huge difference between No-Code and Low-Code.

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TechCrunch+ roundup: Zero-day exploits, breaking into Japan, algorithmic VC investing

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Use discount code TCPLUSROUNDUP to save 20% off a one- or two-year subscription. The Log4Shell exploit that gave bad actors the ability to execute malicious code on infiltrated servers made global headlines and ruined many cybersecurity professionals’ holidays. Is algorithmic VC investment compatible with due diligence?