May 2016: Komodo X released; Dev Tools and Komodo IDE on sale; Perl webinar; Getting buy-in from your IT Dept

ActiveState Newsletter May 2016 Komodo X is now available and on sale--get $50 off To celebrate the release of Komodo X we're offering discounts on all of our dev tools from now until June 15! Save $50 off Komodo X, Perl Dev Kit, and Tcl Dev Kit, or $100 off ActivePerl Pro Studio and ActiveTcl Pro Studio READ MORE   Komodo X Released - It's 10X Better The moment is finally here, Komodo X (10) is released and it's like 10 times better! The pun sounded so horrible when I came up with it, I just had to use it. But it really is a LOT better. We have put a ton of focus on the general user experience and performance of Komodo, while also working on significant new features such as Chrome Debugging, Gulp, Grunt, Cordova and PhoneGap integration, and many more interesting new features and enhancements. DOWNLOAD   A Long-Time Perl Hacker's View of the Perl World: Past, Present and Future Perl business is vibrant, alive, and growing. Leading companies such as Amazon, Boeing, and Cisco continue to demand Perl skills in their employment postings while Booking.com is investing in Perl as its core development language. Join ActiveState Director of Engineering Tom Radcliffe and guest speaker Jason MacIntosh, founder of Appleseed Software Consulting and co-author of the O'Reilly book "Perl & XML,” as they discuss all things Perl. Date: June 15, 2016 Time: 10am PDT/1pm EDT SIGN UP   Next Generation Web and Mobile Development with Komodo IDE X With the new release of Komodo X, we've built upon our existing, polyglot IDE to make mobile and web app development easier and faster than ever before! Join Komodo Lead Developer Nathan Rijksen and Komodo Developer Carey Hoffman as they introduce Komodo X and show how it lets you stay in the zone and get more done! Date: June 1, 2016 Time: 10am PDT/ 1pm EDT SIGN UP   Coming out of the Shadows: Getting Buy-in From Your IT Dept Ahhh...the elusive “blessing” of the IT Department... desperately sought, rarely bestowed. In a previous blog my colleague, Michael, defined Shadow IT as “technologies and systems used by corporate employees that have not been approved by IT Departments”. While companies don't want to limit innovation that may come "from the shadows", developers need to face the hard reality that enterprises also don't want to take on the added risk. Why is this risky for companies? READ MORE   I Just Want to Write My Code in Tcl "I don’t want a pickle, I just want to ride on my motor-cicle" --Arlo Guthrie This is a bit more fanciful than the usual ActiveState blog, but sometimes metaphors have more truth in them than facts. READ MORE   Keep up-to-date on all ActiveState news! 1000 - 1177 W. Hastings Street | Vancouver, BC V6E 2K3 | Canada Phone: (778) 786 1100 | Toll-Free: 1 (866) 631 4581 | Fax: (778) 786 1133

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