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The early returns on gen AI for software development

CIO

Generative AI is already having an impact on multiple areas of IT, most notably in software development. Early use cases include code generation and documentation, test case generation and test automation, as well as code optimization and refactoring, among others.

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TDD or Test-Last? One Thing at a Time

Xebia

Managing the Many Concerns in Programming Programming is a challenging activity. At some point, I almost accepted this – apparently, this is what it means to be programming. Disentangling Programming Concerns At first glance, all the activities I mentioned seem inseparable, like a big blob of spaghetti code.

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On Code Reviews

Henrik Warne

There seems to be an established truth in programming that code reviews find a lot of bugs. An example is chapter 18 (Modern Code Review ) in the book Making Software. This is however not my experience – I rarely find outright bugs when reviewing changes. Why code review?

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The Real Reasons for Doing Test-Driven Development ??

Xebia

Why do people apply TDD? Learn about the actual goal and values hidden under the surface of Test-Driven Development. What Are the Real Reasons for Doing TDD? Test-Driven Development (TDD) is a controversial topic amongst developers. It is a vehicle to drive development. TDD and the Values of XP.

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Improve Onboarding with User-Centered Design

Speaker: Dr. Kate Wolin, Founder, Circea

In the age of social distancing, digital onboarding is becoming essential to any program. She will also review how a patient-centered design strategy can be used to evaluate and refine onboarding processes. In this webinar, you will learn: A model of health behavior change that can be applied to solution development.

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It’s Not Over Yet: Stories of an Aging Software Developer

Xebia

But what about a software developer? This was in no small part due to the culture at Oracle. This seems to be a natural career path: Software developers become team leads, and team leads become managers or architects. So, I decided to go back to software development. Easy to see.

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Recruiting Software Developers – Coding Tests

Henrik Warne

In all cases, one or more coding tests were included. I have also been on the interviewing side, evaluating a coding test. Are coding tests needed? When I started out as a software developer, nobody did coding tests as far as I know. Problems With Coding Tests. Here are my thoughts on the process.