DevToolsDigest: Issue #63

The Week in Developer Tools

Snyk Named a 2018 Gartner Cool Vendor in Application and Data Security

Snyk was started with the belief that they can build a security solution developers love, and one that truly addresses open source security concerns. They believe this report validates their developer first approach and remediation automation focus are what customers need as they embrace open source and accelerate their digital transformation.

Full guide to developing REST API’s with AWS API Gateway and AWS Lambda

The new “Function” platforms are to microservices what microservices are to the monolithic application architectures. They offer an even more fine-grained approach to modularizing applications. With automated scaling, it is promised our deployment headaches are a thing of the past. Read more in the post.

What if JavaScript wins?

JavaScript is now part of the toolkit of most working developers. What if network effects push it into being the first-ever truly dominant programming language? Read Anil Dash's post on Medium.

AWS IoT 1-Click: Use Simple Devices to Trigger Lambda Functions

Amazon announced a preview of AWS IoT 1-Click at AWS re:Invent 2017 and have been refining it ever since, focusing on simplicity and a clean out-of-box experience. Designed to make IoT available and accessible to a broad audience, AWS IoT 1-Click is now generally available, along with new IoT buttons from AWS and AT&T.

Site Reliability Engineering (SRE): More Code, Less Toil

In 2003 Google created the Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) position. SRE teams have spread throughout the industry, and there are now ~25K SREs according to LinkedIn. With the rise of the SRE role, Redpoint believes there are opportunities to build large businesses that support the SRE workflow.

The Road to Cloud Nirvana: The Madrona Venture Group’s View on Serverless

As more companies move towards this mode of application development, some expect to see a massive amount of innovation around AI and machine learning, application of AI to vertically-focused applications, and new applications for IOT devices driven by the ability for companies to build products faster than ever. Read more on the AWS blog.

Funding News

The Founder And First Investor Behind $3.7B Exit AppDynamics Launch $160M Fund To Do VC Differently

Jyoti Bansal and John Vrionis teamed up for one of tech’s best outcomes in recent years. Now with a new venture capital firm called Unusual Ventures, they’re looking to do it again – adding some twists to the VC playbook along the way.

Auth0 Announces $55M in Series D Funding

The funding represents another major milestone for the company, following a banner year in 2017 that included a doubling of overall customers and more than 100 percent revenue growth; 140 new employee hires; and the opening of additional offices in London, Sydney, and Tokyo. Read more in the announcement.

Prisma raises $4.5M to build the GraphQL data layer for all databases

Graphcool raised a $4.5 million seed round led by Kleiner Perkins and are rebranding to Prisma. In this post they share their thoughts on Prisma and their plans for the future.

MemSQL raises $30 million in Series D

This money will allow MemSQL to expand their engineering, support, customer management, and operations teams. It will also let them continue delivering record-breaking triple digit company growth. Read more on the MemSQL blog.

From The Heavybit Library

JAMstack Radio: Ep. #29, Identity Management with Auth0

In episode 29 of JAMstack Radio, Brian talks to Auth0 Developer Evangelist Ado Kukic about how developers can approach authentication and authorization using open standards like JSON Web Tokens, one of the technologies behind Auth0.

The Secure Developer: Ep. #16, Security Training with Elevate's Masha Sedova

In episode 16 of The Secure Developer, Guy is joined by Masha Sedova, co-founder of Elevate Security, to discuss how training for employees (even developers) can help companies stay one step ahead of the pack when it comes to preventing a breach.