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TDD and System Architecture

Net Objectives

When first adopting TDD, developers can run into some roadblocks that seem to indicate that TDD is a difficult process. In truth, some of these problems actually indicate faults in the system architecture.

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AoAD2 Practice: Evolutionary System Architecture

James Shore

To share your thoughts, join the AoAD2 open review mailing list. Evolutionary System Architecture. What about your system architecture? By system architecture, I mean all the components that make up your deployed system. When you do, you get evolutionary system architecture.

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Building Docker images for multiple operating system architectures

CircleCI

There are often circumstances where software is compiled and packaged into artifacts that must function on multiple operating systems (OS) and processor architectures. It is almost impossible to execute an application on a different OS/architecture platform than the one it was designed for. Getting started.

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Enabling privacy and choice for customers in data system design

Lacework

This is particularly relevant when the data potentially includes user information, and the architecture must ensure hosting of the data complies with customer preferences or regulatory requirements regarding where the data is hosted. What regional data requirements or preferences should be considered?

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Connecting the dots on diversity in cybersecurity recruitment

TechCrunch

But more than that, its current lack of diversity poses more immediate risks because company systems aren’t homogeneous, and neither are potential assailants. Another example where I’ve seen a clear-cut advantage of diverse thinking is from my team’s approach to supporting our fully distributed workforce.

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Tips for designing distributed systems

CircleCI

If you need resilient, resource-conserving systems with rapid delivery, it is time to design a distributed system. To successfully architect a heterogeneous, secure, fault-tolerant, and efficient distributed system, you need conscientiousness and some level of experience. A brief history of software architecture.

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Security Assessment: Introduction, Process, and More

Modus Create

Here’s what a comprehensive security assessment looks like: Step 1 – Due Diligence. Threat modeling is the process of understanding your cybersecurity vulnerabilities by identifying system entry points and reducing the likelihood of breaches. A source code review helps find and fix such errors.