SD Times news digest: Swimm raises $27.6 million in funding; Python in Visual Studio Code November release; UiPath platform 2021.10 released

The continual documentation startup, Swimm, as we speak introduced the launch of an open beta, granting free entry to any group that needs to make use of the platform. With using Swimm’s steady documentation platform, organizations can simplify the method of making, discovering, and sustaining related documentation as a part of the present improvement workflows. 

Swimm ensures that documentation is updated by the introduction of “dwell” code snippets that routinely sync with adjustments made to the code base. As well as, the platform presents customers entry to documentation similar to tutorials, guides, and walkthroughs in a safe Internet App. 

As well as, Swimm introduced a $27.6 million Sequence A funding spherical. This financing spherical brings Swimm’s complete funding to $33.3 million and was led by Perception Companions with participation from Daybreak Capital in addition to current seed traders Pitango First and TAU Ventures. 

Python in Visible Studio Code November launch 

Microsoft not too long ago introduced that the November 2021 launch of the Python Extension for Visible Studio Code is now out there for obtain from the Market, or instantly from the extension gallery in Visible Studio Code. If the Python extension is already put in, you’ll be able to achieve entry to the newest replace by restarting Visible Studio Code.

As part of this launch, the Microsoft Python Language Server has reached finish of life. Legacy language server customers ought to change to a supported language server similar to Pylance or Jedi. If a person has not already transitioned to one among these alternate language servers, they are going to be flipped to Pylance, the default language assist for Visible Studio Code.

Different adjustments and enhancements with this launch embrace

• Assist setting variable substitution for “python” property within the launch.json file
• Assist for unittestsub-tests 
• Repair for working all assessments when utilizing ini
• And repair unresponsive extension points

UiPath platform 2021.10 launched 

UiPath as we speak introduced the discharge of their 2021.10 platform, enabling customers to additional their automation journeys with new capabilities and less complicated experiences in discovering, constructing, managing, and working automations throughout the enterprise.

With this launch, UiPath strengthens its core robotic course of automation (RPA) options whereas additionally introducing enterprise-grade UI-based and API-based automation capabilities,delivering enterprise-grade automation administration, reliability, governance, and safety. With this, the way in which builders construct automations and customers implement them can be accelerated.

As well as, this launch presents cloud native structure by the brand new UiPath Automation Suite no matter whether or not customers select to take supply of the UiPath platform through on-premises, public cloud, or third-party hosted providers. Different new options embrace Endpoint Safety Integration with CrowdStrike, UiPath Integration Service, and the acceleration of improvement and use of automation.