Bugzilla 5.0 Adds New REST API and More

Two years after its last release, Bugzilla has reached version 5.0. The bug tracking tool adds many new features and improvements, such as the ability to add tags to comments, new group membership checking, improved web service API, and more.

Building Better Swift Apps Using Value Types

At WWDC 2015, Apple engineers Doug Gregor and Bill Dudney reviewed Swift’s support for value types and explained how it can be used to build better apps by providing a flexible approach to immutability.

Git 2.5 Adds Worktrees, Improves Triangular Workflows, Performance, and More

Git 2.5 is a major feature release that includes worktrees, improved triangular workflows, better performance, and countless improvements and fixes.

Intel Multi-OS Engine Enables Porting Android Apps to iOS

Intel has introduced a new feature for its Integrated Native Development Experience (INDE) called Multi-OS Engine that aims to make it easier for Java developers to port their Android apps to the iOS platform.

GameAnalytics Open-Source Erlang Scheduler for Distributed Tasks

GameAnalytics, maker of a free analytics platform, has recently open sourced gascheduler an Erlang library that provides a generic scheduler for parallel execution of distributed tasks. InfoQ has spoken to Chris de Vries, one of gascheduler’s creators.