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Technical Review: A Trusted Look Under the Hood

TechEmpower CTO

Many CEOs of software-enabled businesses call us with a similar concern: Are we getting the right results from our software team? We hear them explain that their current software development is expensive, deliveries are rarely on time, and random bugs appear. What does a business leader do in this situation?

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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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TDD saved the day

Xebia

Sometimes, the coding task in front of you can be overwhelmingly complex. Armed with a few assumptions about how things should work, I embarked on developing an application with a graphical UI and a backend. To tackle each operation, I started with a small test, following the principles of 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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Leveraging Standardization and Automation to Facilitate DevOps Testing in Multi-Code Environments

CIO

By Milan Shetti, CEO Rocket Software In today’s volatile markets, agile and adaptable business operations have become a necessity to keep up with constantly evolving customer and industry demands. The problem with unstructured manual testing processes The benefits of DevOps testing revolve around increased speed and flexibility.

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The Hidden Gem of Savings in the Software Delivery. And no, it’s not AI

CIO

According to Deloitte research , AI will boost the productivity of software development processes from 50% to 1000%. It will improve project management, help with requirements creation, assist developers with coding, cover the system with auto-tests, report defects, and improve deployment.

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How to make your web application more secure by using Static Application Security Testing (PART 1 of 5 in Application Security Testing series)

Xebia

During this blog series we are going to look at different types of Application Security Testing (AST), Software Composition Analysis (SCA) and secret scanning. They are used to identify security vulnerabilities in applications. The source code for this application can be found here: vulnerable app.