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Unlocking the M&A code: 5 factors that can make (or break) a deal

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Frank Roe Contributor Share on Twitter Frank Roe is CEO of SmartBear , a provider of software development and visibility tools. For instance, Disney’s acquisition of Pixar in 2006 revitalized the animation giant’s fortunes, though market analysts were skeptical of this move when it was announced.

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Coding for the Future of U.S. National Defense

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Tanzu is a central part of VMware’s software portfolio and its multi-cloud strategy, and will remain that way after Broadcom’s acquisition of VMware closes. With no existing footprint of tools, practices, or personnel, DOD and Tanzu Labs were starting from scratch when they first stood up a VMware-enabled Software Factory within the U.S.

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Is Java Still Popular with Software Developers?

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Java became open source in 2006, and Oracle took over stewardship when it acquired Sun in 2010. Today, Oracle is updating the platform on a regular basis, it’s still winning popularity contests, and it’s estimated that there are over 174,000 java developers working in the U.S. What are software developers doing with Java?

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The startup landscape has shifted dramatically: Accelerators must adapt or fade away

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Starting a tech company today costs 99% less than it did 18 years ago when Y Combinator was started ( today and 2005 ), largely due to the emergence of cloud technologies, no-code tools, and artificial intelligence. Angel investments in 2022 equaled those from 2006 to 2011 combined. the free YC Startup School courses).

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AoAD2 Practice: Refactoring

James Shore

This is a pre-release excerpt of The Art of Agile Development, Second Edition , to be published by O’Reilly in 2021. Visit the Second Edition home page for information about the open development process, additional excerpts, and more. To share your thoughts, join the AoAD2 open review mailing list. Test-Driven Development.

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Analytics creates Extra Power for your Software Development Organization?—?Part 1: Deep dive into…

Seerene

Analytics creates Extra Power for your Software Development Organization?—?Part The typical numbers you find in the real-world corporates are frightening high: Imagine you have a budget of 10 million Euros to spend on software development and only 2 million Euros can be used for value creation (see Image 1).

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A Windows Developer in Mac Land

Successful Software

This is a guest post from fellow software developer, Simon Kravis. Few developers would choose their development platform on the merits of their respective Integrated Development Environments (IDEs) but it happens that applications developed in Windows need to be made available on the Mac platform.

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