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Daily Crunch: After glitch causes a two-hour global outage, WhatsApp restores service

TechCrunch

Hit me baby one more time : Manish also writes about Google, which got its second penalty from India’s antitrust watchdog, this time $113 million for what the organization said was anticompetitive practices with Play Store policies. 8 questions to answer before your startup faces technical due diligence. The first was a $161.9

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Agile, Stand-ups, TDD and Code Reviews

The Programmer's Paradox

It all has to be very reactive; you keep fiddling with the code until it gets traction. Under those conditions, it doesn’t make sense to cross all the t’s and dot the i’s as the life expectancy of the code is weeks or months. Some people invented a fun little game called “test driven development” (TDD).

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8 Best Practices for Writing Clean and Maintainable Code

The Crazy Programmer

In the fast-paced world of software development, writing clean and maintainable code is not just a good practice; it’s a crucial factor in determining the success of a project. Code Organization Modularization: Breaking down your code into small, manageable modules is akin to organizing a cluttered room.

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Tips for CEOs on technology due diligence for acquisition

CEO Tech Tips

M&A mergers and acquisitions typically involve a significant amount of due diligence including what obligations it is assuming, the nature and extent of the seller’s contingent liabilities, problematic contracts, litigation risks, intellectual property issues, and much more. What software is critical to the seller’s operations?

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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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Lessons from the field: How Generative AI is shaping software development in 2023

CIO

Generative AI has forced organizations to rethink how they work and what can and should be adjusted. Specifically, organizations are contemplating Generative AI’s impact on software development. AI won’t replace developers Generative AI has introduced a level of software development speed that didn’t exist before.

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The importance of Code Reviews

Apiumhub

Code reviews were introduced with the intention of improving code quality, developers review each other’s code during a code review to ensure software quality, usually prior to merging the code. The code review process should not be limited to receiving only one-sided feedback.