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TDD saved the day

Xebia

To tackle each operation, I started with a small test, following the principles of Test-Driven Development (TDD). As an aside, TDD is an iterative workflow that involves describing a specific aspect you want to solve in terms of the programming language you’re using. Truly, TDD saved the day!

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Performance Review: How to respond to frustrating or lazy performance feedback

Let's Grow Leaders

Speak Up to Get Better Feedback in Your Next Performance Review. A few years ago, I wrote “Avoid These Infuriating Phrases in End-of-Year Feedback” to encourage managers to stop making stupid comments when giving a performance review. One of the easiest ways to tank employee engagement is to screw up an end-of-year review.

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Java 11 feature and Comparison

InnovationM

Due to the unavailability of the deployment stack, a whole portion of supported browsers has been deleted from the list of allowed configurations. Epsilon Garbage Collector Although it manages memory allocation, it lacks a true memory reclamation system. JRE auto-update has been discontinued from Windows and macOS installs.

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What is SAFe? A framework for scaling business agility

CIO

Apply systems thinking into all facets of development. Base milestones on objective estimation and evaluation of working systems to ensure there is an economic benefit. Lean portfolio management: By applying Lean and systems thinking, SAFe organizations ensure their entire portfolio is aligned and funded to deliver strategic value.

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4 ways to ensure CEO support for your digital strategy

CIO

Graded has been in business since the 1950s, so it’s rooted in non-digital systems, which have been modernized over time. In fact, CNR has had a data warehouse for 15 years, which gathers information from internal management systems to perform analyses and guide strategies. C-suite support for investments is essential.

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Vetted lands $15M for AI that helps shoppers find top products and deals

TechCrunch

Vetted , the startup formerly known as Lustre, today announced that it secured $15 million to fund development of its AI-powered platform for product reviews. There’s plenty of product comparison tools out there, like PayPal-owned Honey and Paribus (now Capital One Shopping). Image Credits: Vetted.

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The Shrinking Series E: More Senior Startups Raise Smaller Follow-On Rounds

Crunchbase News

Lately, however, sequential rounds aren’t always getting bigger, a review of Crunchbase data suggests. Even so, some clear trends emerged from the comparison, charted below: Most strikingly, just over half of the surveyed companies raised less in this year’s round than in their prior venture series round.

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