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Breaking the Deadlock Between User Experience and Developer Experience

A List Apart

Even in developed nations, people on mobile devices see spotty coverage, flaky wifi connections, and coverage interruptions (like train tunnels or country roads). Often the net result is a slower page load, a frustrating experience, and/or (usually “and”) a ton of extra code and assets transferred to the browser. My sister loves dogs.

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Book review: Accelerate

Henrik Warne

DevOps in this context means things like continuous delivery, automated tests, trunk-based development, and proactive monitoring of system health. Many aspects of software development are hard to measure. One key finding of the research is that there is no trade-off between tempo and stability. Software Delivery Performance.

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The Good and the Bad of Apache Kafka Streaming Platform

Altexsoft

We say ‘xerox’ speaking of any photocopy, whether or not it was created by a machine from the Xerox corporation. We describe information search on the Internet with just one word — ‘google’. We ‘photoshop pictures’ instead of editing them on the computer. And COVID-19 made ‘zoom’ a synonym for a videoconference. Practically, nothing.

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Automating the Automators: Shift Change in the Robot Factory

O'Reilly Media - Ideas

What would you say is the job of a software developer? A layperson, an entry-level developer, or even someone who hires developers will tell you that job is to … well … write software. ” I, thankfully, learned this early in my career, at a time when I could still refer to myself as a software developer. .”

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Cybersecurity Snapshot: 6 Things that Matter Right Now

Tenable

Chris Krebs addressed thorny questions facing the cybersecurity industry and community: Why are things so bad right now? Topics that are top of mind for the week ending Aug. Here’s what caught our attention at the event. A look back and a look ahead. In the opening keynote, “Black Hat at 25: Where Do We Go from Here?,” Will it get worse?

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Cybersecurity Snapshot: 6 Things that Matter Right Now

Tenable

Chris Krebs addressed thorny questions facing the cybersecurity industry and community: Why are things so bad right now? Topics that are top of mind for the week ending Aug. Here’s what caught our attention at the event. A look back and a look ahead. In the opening keynote, “Black Hat at 25: Where Do We Go from Here?,” Will it get worse?

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Automated Claims Processing: Using RPA and Machine Learning to Manage Insurance Claims

Altexsoft

The insurance industry is notoriously bad at customer experience. Customer satisfaction score (CSAT) and Net Promoter Score (NPS) are the most important metrics for any insurance company. Customer satisfaction score (CSAT) and Net Promoter Score (NPS) are the most important metrics for any insurance company. Not in China though.