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8 questions to answer before your startup faces technical due diligence

TechCrunch

Will your organization and your code pass technical due diligence when it’s your turn? Let’s start with the positives: If an investor is proceeding with technical due diligence (TDD), you’ll likely pass. Here’s the not-so-good news: Companies can pass the business test, but fail TDD.

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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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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. But I still think code reviews are useful.

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Mending the rift between business stakeholders and development teams

Xebia

In today’s business world, the synergy between stakeholders, product management and development teams are paramount. Customer’s problem At one of our major clients at Xebia customers complained, that the project velocity was inconsistent, while the development team seemed perpetually busy.

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Code analysis tool AppMap wants to become Google Maps for developers

TechCrunch

The 10/10-rated Log4Shell flaw in Log4j, an open source logging software that’s found practically everywhere, from online games to enterprise software and cloud data centers, claimed numerous victims from Adobe and Cloudflare to Twitter and Minecraft due to its ubiquitous presence. Image Credits: AppMap.

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Simple sabotage for software

Erik Bernhardsson

You can of course make a series of obviously bad decisions, but you'd get fired quickly. Make sure production environment differs from developer environments in as many ways as possible. Leverage any production issue as a reason to “pull the brakes” Introduce very complex processes for code change and common workflows.

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7 Effective Tips on Hiring Remote Software Developers

The Crazy Programmer

Getting more for less – these four words describe the main reason why companies opt for hiring remote developers. So, how do you hire dedicated development team you won’t regret working with down the road? If you aren’t 100% certain about your needs and requirements, you’re guaranteed to overspend or make a bad hire (or both).