What's new with Jade Platform

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🎶 It’s beginning to look a lot like year-end 🎶
Everywhere you go...
The projects are all wrapped up tight,
Deadlines are out of sight,
And the inbox finally starts to slow!

Grab a cup of cocoa, cue your favorite holiday playlist, and settle in—final newsletter of the year is full of cheer!

Read on for more info.

Happy Developing!
Jade Platform Engineering

Say Goodbye to Web Server Bottlenecks with Jade Direct REST and SOAP

In modern cloud architectures, IIS and Apache Web Server are common bottlenecks for scaling and load-balancing requests. With our upcoming Direct REST and Direct SOAP features, you will no longer need to install or configure a web server to manage HTTP/HTTPS traffic between a Jade application and external HTTP-compliant applications (such as REST clients, web browsers, reverse proxies, web servers, or TLS termination servers). However, users may still choose to use these as reverse proxies if needed.

This new functionality also introduces support for the legacy HTTP/1.1 communication protocol in Jade REST and SOAP applications. As a result, Jade Direct REST and SOAP applications can communicate directly with other HTTP-compliant applications without relying on IIS or Apache.

These features, set to launch with our next major release, Jade 2025, arriving mid-year, provide greater flexibility in deploying Jade REST and SOAP applications while reducing the system requirements for their development.

Stay tuned for more details as we get closer to the release date!

Welcome Michelle Hsieh!

Join us in welcoming Michele to the Jade Engineering Team!

Michelle was a pharmacist for four years, including during some of the COVID lockdowns. Throughout her time as a pharmacist, Michelle noticed how frequently I.T. systems were changed and how many of them weren’t fit for purpose. The challenges of the pandemic also highlighted the unsustainability of our current methods of providing healthcare. It became clear to her that we needed to optimise and improve the way we use, develop, and maintain systems—particularly in I.T.

Michelle realised she wanted to have a meaningful impact on a larger scale by providing small system optimisations on a grander level. This led her study software engineering with a focus on systems development and maintenance at the University of Canterbury.

We believe Michelle’s blend of healthcare experience and software engineering expertise positions her perfectly to contribute to improving systems that make a difference in people’s lives.

Winners of the Jade Software Prizes at the Southern Institute of Technology. 

Each year, Jade proudly sponsors awards recognising IT students who demonstrate outstanding skill, creativity, and commitment in their studies.

We are delighted to congratulate the following winners for their remarkable accomplishments in 2024:

• Marley Hunter: Awarded Top Jade Programmer (Year 2 Information Technology) for exceptional coding skills and a deep understanding of Jade’s programming capabilities. Marley has truly set the standard for future programmers.
  
  

• Shriya Warner: Honoured as the Top Student (Year 2 Information Technology) for her all-round excellence in academics and her ability to consistently deliver high-quality work across her studies.
  
  

• Alia Haizat, Bilee Billyard & Paige Clay: Together, this talented team received the award for Most Outstanding Jade Project (Year 2). Their innovative approach and collaborative efforts produced a project that impressed both their peers and lecturers alike.

These awards not only recognise the hard work and achievements of these students but also reflect our ongoing commitment to building a strong talent pipeline for the future of technology. We are proud to support these talented students and look forward to seeing their impact on the tech industry!

Register your Interest for the Jade Developers Course 

Looking to improve your Jade Platform skills? Register your interest and we will get in touch to arrange when would best suit you.

Have a great idea you think we should implement?

Visit the JEDI ideas portal to post and vote on ideas