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	30 May 2023 TiCS 2023.3 released! Previously, it was not entirely possible to prevent new violations from entering your code. This was the case because adding and solving a violation could cancel each other out. With this new feature, a diffing algorithm identifies whether a violation is really new. This enables you to apply true quality gating and stop the rot right now! On top of this, “Solved” violations can also be identified so you can keep track of the improvements you have made.

	25 May 2023 Julia support for TiCS Julia is a general-purpose, managed, strongly and dynamically-typed programming language with emphasis on high performance scientific computing. It is rapidly rising in popularity as indicated in this Julia newsletter. This gain in popularity can be attributed to it’s speed, dynamically typed syntax and multiple dispatch. Julia excels at certain aspects of programming in which other languages fall short. For example, Python sacrifices speed for being flexible and dynamically typed, while languages like C, C++, and Java are strictly static and rigid in order to be fast at runtime. As for Julia, the language reads like English, is entirely dynamic, and is still one of the fastest languages in history. TIOBE measures the quality of Julia against the TIOBE Quality Indicator quality model. Check the Julia support on our TiCS factsheet.

	11 April 2023 Sensible4 checks code quality Sensible4, a Finnish deep-tech start-up that develops autonomous driving systems, has started to use TIOBE's TiCS Framework to measure code quality.

	30 March 2023 BlackDuck integration is available! You can now import your BlackDuck Security findings into TiCS as part of the Security Metric. Black Duck is a compositional analysis tool that collects findings of open source, third-party, and proprietary software components used to build applications and containers.

	20 March 2023 TiCS 2023.2 released! TIOBE releases TiCS 2023.2, including vizualizations of introduced code duplication before you commit, different code types for duplication, logarithmic scaling for graphs, and more!

	30 December 2022 Sorama checks code quality Sorama develops advanced sound measurement and visualization solutions, which help to reduce unwanted noise in industries like mobility and construction. Given that legislation is becoming more strict regarding noise pollution, their solutions are vital in improving the quality of life for citizens of metropolitan areas.

	14 October 2022 ECB checks code quality La Banque centrale européenne (BCE) est au cœur du Eurosystem and Single Supervisory Mechanism. La BCE commence à utiliser la solution TiCS de TIOBE pour mesurer et améliorer la qualité de son code.

	3 October 2022 TiCS 2022.3 released! TIOBE releases TiCS 2022.3. New plugins for Visual Studio and Github are provided. A new coding standard viewer gives an even better overview of the important coding standards. And finally new TiCS viewer functionalities are added.

	21 September 2022 Challenging the “Fix Twice” Principle. In this blog, TIOBE CEO Paul Jansen challenges Joel Spolsky's fix twice principle.

	20 September 2022 T-Systems checks code quality. Leading digital integrated service provider T-Systems starts using TIOBE's TiCS framework to measure and improve its code quality.

	13 September 2022 20-Bugs challenge Our TiCS Framework, 90 minutes and 20 severe bugs, that’s the premise of our free 20-Bugs Challenge!

	1 August 2022 K&S quality assesments Software code quality assessments for K&S, leading provider of semiconductor and electronic assembly solutions. 3 projects are assessed across different sites, showing strong drive for software quality improvement.

	19 July 2022 Talk at QA & Test conference During the QA&Test conference from 19 to 21 October in Bilbao, our Chief Quality Officer Benjamin Jurg will speak about the importance of software quality and why powerful code checking tools are required.

	19 July 2022 MonkeyProof checking Matlab Our friends at MonkeyProof have created a code checker called CC4M to automatically check compliance with the jointly developed Matlab coding standard. CC4M integrates into TiCS seamlessly, allowing you to report coding standard compliance data directly into your TiCS dashboard!

	13 July 2022 TiCS 2022.2 released! TIOBE releases TiCS 2022.2 with major improvements in quality gating in the area of filtering and selection of metrics.

	7 June 2022 Fix rate functionnality The fix rate functionality in TiCS combines information from the bugtracking tool and configuration management tool to track solved defects in your code.

	1 June 2022 Generic Metrics The TiCS quality framework supports thousands of different code quality metrics, using 3rd party, open source and proprietary code checkers. By using the generic metrics functionality also other source code related data and custom dashboards can be created.

	2 April 2022 TiCS 2022.1 released! TIOBE releases TiCS 2022.1.0 with over 80 improvements, i.a., additional client metrics and a new onboarding process.

	1 April 2022 Philips wins TIOBE QA Award The Rhy2022 project has the best TIOBE Quality Indicator (TQI) score of more than 5,300 industrial projects.

	1 February 2022 Delem verifies code quality CNC control company Delem starts using TIOBE's TiCS framework to measure its code quality.

	25 January 2022 TIOBE evaluation body TÜViT TÜViT and TIOBE join forces to measure Trusted Product Maintainability according to the ISO/IEC 25010 model.

	10 January 2022 TiCS 2021.4 released! TIOBE releases TiCS 2021.4.0 with over 80 improvements, i.a., installing from a web server and generic metrics.

	1 December 2021 STMicroelectronics verifies code quality Semiconductor company STMicroelectronics starts using TIOBE's TiCS framework to measure its code quality.

	8 November 2021 HAVI Logistics assessment TIOBE has conducted a software code quality assesment for supply chain company HAVI Logistics.

	1 November 2021 TiCS 2021.3 available! TIOBE releases TiCS 2021.3 with more than 50 improvements.

	1 September 2021 Whyellow verifies code quality Software company Whyellow starts using TIOBE's TiCS framework to measure its code quality.

	1 August 2021 Assesment for Kulicke & Soffa TIOBE has conducted a software code quality assesment for semiconductor company Kulicke & Soffa.

	7 July 2021 Philips wins TIOBE QA Award. The Eleva project has the best TIOBE Quality Indicator (TQI) score of all 4,200 TiCS projects.

	6 July 2021 TiCS 2021.2 released! TIOBE releases TiCS 2021.2.0 with over 60 improvements, i.e., NPath complexity and Quality Gates subscriptions.

	7 May 2021 TiCS 2021.1 released! TIOBE releases TiCS 2021.1 with over 90 improvements, i.a., client quality gating/client viewer and soak time.

	5 April 2021 Philips wins TIOBE QA Award The Eleva project has the best TIOBE Quality Indicator (TQI) score of more than 4,300 industrial projects.

	19 March 2021 Assessment for RoyaltyStat TIOBE has conducted a software code quality assessment for US based financial company RoyaltyStat.

	27 January 2021 Heijmans checks the quality of its codes. Heijmans, leader in construction services, begins using TIOBE's TiCS solution to measure the quality of its code.

	19 January 2021 Myriade checks the quality of its codes. Myriade, archiving and workflow management solutions company, uses TIOBE's TiCS framework to measure the quality of its code.

	6 January 2021 Philips wins TIOBE QA Award. The Eleva project has the best TIOBE Quality Indicator (TQI) score of all 4,100 TiCS projects.

	6 January 2021 Python language of 2020. The programming language Python is the language of the year 2020 in the TIOBE index (best progression over one year).

	11 December 2020 NTS checks the quality of its codes. The industrial machinery company NTS Group starts using TIOBE's TiCS solution to measure the quality of its code.

	9 October 2020 TiCS 2020.3 is available! TIOBE releases TiCS 2020.3.0 with over 100 enhancements, including improved performance and baseline management.

	9 September 2020 TomTom wins TIOBE QA Award. The NavKit2 project has the best TIOBE Quality Indicator (TQI) score of all 4000+ TiCS projects.

	9 July 2020 QiTASC checks the quality of its codes. QiTASC Automated Testing Company starts using TIOBE's TiCS framework to measure code quality.

	July 2020 TiCS 2020.2 is available! TIOBE releases TiCS 2020.2.0 with over 100 improvements, for example, column indication for code duplication.

	July 2020 TomTom wins the TIOBE QA award. The NavKit2 project has the best TIOBE Quality Indicator (TQI) score of all 3800+ TiCS projects.

	May 2020 Alfen checks code quality. Power Grid Systems developer Alfen starts using TIOBE's TiCS framework to measure code quality.

	April 2020 TomTom wins the TIOBE QA award. The NavKit2 project has the best TIOBE Quality Indicator (TQI) score of all 3,700 TiCS projects.

	April 2020 TiCS 2020.1 is available! TIOBE announces TiCS 2020.1 which contains more than 150 new features, including "Quality Gates", intra-project labels, ...

	January 2020 Deutsche Bundesbank TIOBE performs code quality assessments for Deutsche Bundesbank banking systems.

	January 2020 C, language of the year 2019 The C programming language is the language of 2019 in the TIOBE index (largest increase in ratings in one year).

	January 2020 TomTom wins the TIOBE QA award. Next generation NavKit2 project has the best TIOBE Quality Index (TQI) score of all TiCS projects.

	December 2019 W&H uses TiCS Machine builder Windmoeller & Hoelscher begins using TIOBE's TiCS framework to measure code quality.

	December 2019 TiCS 2019.4 is available! TIOBE Releases TiCS 2019.4.0 With Over 100 improvements including violation traces and fortify support.

	October 2019 Harman checks code quality. Connected car product developer harman starts Using TIOBE's TiCS framework to measure code quality.

	October 2019 TomTom wins the TIOBE QA award. Next generation NavKit2 project has the best TIOBE Quality Index (TQI) score of all TiCS projects.

	September 2019 TiCS 2019.3 is available! TIOBE Releases TiCS 2019.3.0 with over 90 enhancements including Python 3 support and visual studio 2019 support.

	September 2019 Mapscape begins using TiCS. Digital Map Service provider Mapscape starts using TIOBE's TiCS framework to measure code quality.

	July 2019 Philips wins TIOBE QA Award. The Eleva project has the best TIOBE Quality Indicator (TQI) score of more than 3,600 industrial projects.

	July 2019 TiCS 2019.2 is available TIOBE releases TiCS 2019.2.0 with over 130 improvements including support for Dart, internal and external fan outs.