Subject: CM WebClient and Matchpoint ALM December 2024 Newsletter

Dev news, updates, and insights

December 2024

In this issue...

  • Article: 5 JavaScript Libraries You Should Say Goodbye to in 2025 - The New Stack

  • Watch: What is modern authentication? - Ask Leo

  • Listen: Passkey Usage, Writing Code with a Bot, and What’s Up With Java? - Shop Talk Show

  • Intelligence: Links to the outside...

Heads Up

5 JavaScript Libraries You Should Say Goodbye to in 2025


As JavaScript continues to advance, certain libraries struggle to keep up, falling behind in adopting new features, modern paradigms, and the performance standards expected by the developer community.


The New Stack →

Watch

What Is Modern Authentication?


OAuth2, often referred to as a "modern authentication method," shifts the responsibility of authentication from the email client to the email provider. This approach enhances security by enabling a range of advanced protection features.


Watch Now →

Listen

Passkey Usage, Writing Code with a Bot, and What’s Up With Java?


The Shop Talk Show is a weekly, hour-long podcast covering a variety of topics that cover the trials and tribulations of building things that go on the web.


In this episode, hosts Dave Rupert and Chris Coyier discuss the current state of Passkeys in late 2024, whether you can beat a bot in a code sprint, and other topics, including CSS anchor positioning and popover polyfills, CSS nesting, and what's up with Java.


Listen now at Shop Talk Show →

 Broadcom Support 


Many enterprises struggle with obtaining Broadcom support for their CA 2E (Synon, COOL:2E) or CA Plex systems


If you're working with an older unsupported release, upgrading you IBM OS, or otherwise under the shadow of lapsed maintenance, we can get you back on Broadcom support based on your unique situtation. We specialize in all sizes of customers.


Fill out our 2 minute form and schedule a no-committment fifteen minute conversation with CM First Group tech.

CM First Support

Current CM First Group customers can access tutorials and submit support tickets at support.cmfirstgroup.com.

CM WebClient and Matchpoint ALM Latest Versions

CM WebClient 1.8.8 is now available (with nightly builds). Click here for the download and release notes.

CM Matchpoint ALM 7.0 Build 004. For details, go here.


We continuously upgrade CM WebClient and CM Matchpoint ALM customers. If you have any questions just send us a note to info@cmfirstgroup.com, or click the link below to contact an office or request a demo.


Click here to request a meeting →


Other CM First Releases


CM evolveIT 11.7
CM M3 2022 Edition
CA Plex 7.2.1 SP005, last supported 7.2.1 (as of January 31, 2022)
→ Details can be found here at Broadcom (login required)
CA 2E 8.7.3, last supported 8.7 (as of January 31, 2022)
→ Details can be found here at Broadcom (login required)
Contact CM First to learn more: info@cmfirstgroup.com

December Intelligence