Subject: CM WebClient and Matchpoint ALM September 2025 Newsletter

Dev news, updates, and insights

September 2025

In this issue...

  • Featured: Beyond the Browser: Surprising Ways JavaScript Is Used Today - CM First Group

  • Article: Top 5 AI Tools for Frontend Development - Developer Tech

  • Watch: Two Decades of GIT: A Conversation with Linus Torvalds - Git

  • Listen: Why Cybersecurity Training Isn’t Working — And What To Do Instead - Redefining Cybersecurity Podcast

  • Intelligence: Further reading...

Featured

Beyond the Browser: Surprising Ways JavaScript Is Used Today


While you've been perfecting your React components and debugging API calls, JavaScript has been quietly taking over the world. From Netflix's microservices to your smart thermostat, from Discord's desktop app to industrial IoT sensors, JavaScript has become the ultimate polyglot language.


Companies are choosing JavaScript not just for websites anymore. They're using it to build mobile apps that rival native performance, desktop applications that feel completely native, and even hardware controllers that manage real-world devices. The reason? Developer velocity and skill reuse. Instead of learning Swift for iOS, Kotlin for Android, C++ for desktop, and C for embedded systems, teams can leverage their JavaScript expertise across every platform.


Read on →

Heads Up

Top 5 AI tools for frontend development


AI is revolutionizing frontend development with tools that streamline workflows and boost productivity. Leading solutions now offer code generation from natural language descriptions, automated UI component creation from design files, intelligent code completion with contextual suggestions, visual debugging assistance, and performance optimization recommendations.


These AI assistants are helping developers deliver higher quality interfaces in less time, allowing them to focus on creative problem-solving rather than repetitive coding tasks. For teams looking to enhance their frontend capabilities, these tools represent an opportunity to significantly accelerate development cycles while maintaining code quality.


Read the full article at Developer Tech →

By Krd - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0


Watch

Two Decades of GIT: A Conversation with Linus Torvalds


This video explores the origins and evolution of Git through a fascinating conversation with its creator, Linus Torvalds. As Git approaches its 20th anniversary, Torvalds reflects on the version control system's humble beginnings as a necessity for Linux kernel development and its unexpected growth into one of the most important tools in modern software development.


The discussion covers key design decisions that have stood the test of time, like Git's distributed nature and content-addressed storage model, while also touching on challenges the team faced and how Git continues to evolve to meet the needs of today's developers.


Watch Now (41:49) →

Listen

Why Cybersecurity Training Isn’t Working — And What To Do Instead


Traditional cybersecurity training often falls short because it focuses on awareness rather than changing behaviors. Instead of blaming users for security incidents, organizations should adopt a human-centered approach that acknowledges people's natural behaviors and cognitive limitations.


By designing security systems that work with human tendencies rather than against them, and by building a positive security culture based on trust rather than fear, companies can significantly improve their cybersecurity posture. This shift requires collaboration between security professionals and human behavior experts to create solutions that are both secure and usable.


Listen now at the Redefining Cybersecurity Podcast →

 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 your IBM OS, or otherwise under the shadow of lapsed maintenance, we can get you back on Broadcom support based on your unique situation. We specialize in all sizes of customers.


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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.


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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)
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CA 2E 8.7.3, last supported 8.7 (as of January 31, 2022)
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