The Nexus Lifecycle (IQ Server) VS Code Extension was started and spearheaded by Cameron during previous improvement days. All this activity culminates with a Hack-o-vation week, where larger teams band together to work on new interests or scale prior innovation day projects. In order to better meet the needs of our customers and the demands of JavaScript, Python, R, and Go developers, Cameron Townshend, a Sonatype Solutions Consultant, started building a VS Code Extension during one of our innovation days.Īt Sonatype, we participate in innovation days every two weeks, where employees take a break from their normal work and dive into projects they are interested in. However, many of our customers use VS Code to develop their software and asked if we could provide a VS Code extension to scan for vulnerable components. While we have had integrations to IDEs for some time, up until now we only supported Eclipse, IntelliJ, and Visual Studio - IDEs that are used primarily for Java and.

For those of you that want to understand how we built it, why we built it, and the problems it solves, read on for more information. Jump on over to the VS Code Marketplace and check out the new Nexus IQ integration to VS Code. Since I’m a developer, I’m gonna bless you with the tl dr right here.

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