Martin Fowler
AUGUST 7, 2017
Paul Hammant shines a light on Test Impact Analysis: a modern way of speeding up the test automation phase of a build. It works by analyzing the call-graph of the source code to work out which tests should be run after a change to production code. Microsoft has done some extensive work on this approach, but it's also possible for development teams to implement something useful quite cheaply.
Let's Grow Leaders
AUGUST 8, 2017
“This is so stupid–they asked for my opinion and then ignored it. I don’t know why I even bother! From now on, I’m going to just shut my mouth and do my work.” “Arghhh. We keep rehashing the same conversations. Why can’t we make a simple @#%*&% decision?” “I don’t know why we even try! We make a decision and by the time we get back together, no one has done anything we agreed to.” Sound familiar?
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Change Starts Here
AUGUST 8, 2017
Despite our best efforts to influence change, people often don’t transition as easily as we expect them to. Instead of becoming frustrated, try to understand the reason for their response. There’s probably something you can do to help them through it. When someone seems to be resisting change, consider the following 50 reasons that might […].
Toptal
AUGUST 10, 2017
Though traditional economic theory posits that individuals are rational, we all know this to be an oversimplification of the truth. The cyclical investment process is rife with psychological pitfalls. Only by becoming aware of and actively avoiding innate behavioral biases can investors reach impartial decisions. Herein lies the true value of the emerging field of behavioral finance, which sheds light on true financial behavior.
Speaker: Aarushi Kansal, AI Leader & Author and Tony Karrer, Founder & CTO at Aggregage
Software leaders who are building applications based on Large Language Models (LLMs) often find it a challenge to achieve reliability. It’s no surprise given the non-deterministic nature of LLMs. To effectively create reliable LLM-based (often with RAG) applications, extensive testing and evaluation processes are crucial. This often ends up involving meticulous adjustments to prompts.
CTOvision
AUGUST 11, 2017
A survey by the United States Department of Labor unveiled that in America, an average individual born in the late 50s or early 60s had to hunt for a job virtually 18 times till they attained the age of 48. This only signals that the search of employment is obligatory. With many job applicants today, […].
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Women on Business
AUGUST 11, 2017
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Toptal
AUGUST 9, 2017
With augmented reality on the rise, more and more libraries and tools are developed to tap into that market. Apple recently released ARKit, which shows great promise through power and simplicity of use.
Steve Farber
AUGUST 7, 2017
The entrepreneur’s brain at times can resemble the grand finale of a million-dollar fireworks show. Music’s blaring and things are blowing up all over the place. And while it’s pretty and entertaining, it’s also out of control, hard to follow, and a bit exhausting. It’s easy during these times for leaders to end up mentally drained and emotionally overwhelmed by the high-speed, explosive challenges that come with managing things like people, budgets, time, energy an
Keith Manthey - Dell EMC
AUGUST 9, 2017
As a part of my regular duties, my job is to pay attention to macro-level movements of various industries and technology sectors. One of those sectors is facing some rather large tectonic shifts as of late is the emerging and rapidly growing sector often referred to as big data. More specifically, the topic is Hadoop. Hadoop is much decried as being too hard to implement, and many complain about the lack of talent and expertise in Hadoop.
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Multi-tenant architecture allows software vendors to realize tremendous efficiencies by maintaining a single application stack instead of separate database instances while meeting data privacy needs. When you use a data warehouse to power your multi-tenant analytics, the proper approach is vital. Multi-tenant analytics is NOT the primary use case with traditional data warehouses, causing data security challenges.
Women on Business
AUGUST 9, 2017
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Toptal
AUGUST 7, 2017
The advantages of SVG on the web go beyond producing resolution-independent graphics. With a little CSS and JavaScript, you can apply cool animations and effects to your front-end without requiring the user to install bulky plugins.
CTOvision
AUGUST 7, 2017
Editor's note: This article captures insights from Andrew Wells and Kathy Chiang, co-authors of the new book, Monetizing Your Data: A Guide to Turning Data into Profit-Driving Strategies and Solutions. -bg Build it and they will come. That is the view many organizations maintain about their data lakes and data warehouses. Companies are rapidly investing in […].
Professor Beekums
AUGUST 6, 2017
I’m a software developer. When I see a technical problem, my first thoughts are always for technical solutions. It is the obvious thing to do. However, solving a problem well often requires understanding what caused the problem in the first place. “The previous developer is so bad and I am so baller” was often the answer when I was a lot younger. That specific answer is often incorrect.
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Apache Cassandra is an open-source distributed database that boasts an architecture that delivers high scalability, near 100% availability, and powerful read-and-write performance required for many data-heavy use cases. However, many developers and administrators who are new to this NoSQL database often encounter several challenges that can impact its performance.
Women on Business
AUGUST 8, 2017
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Toptal
AUGUST 10, 2017
The Model-View-Controller (MVC) design pattern is great for the longevity and maintainability of an iOS application’s codebase. but you may find yourself adding similar functions to multiple models as your app grows. In cases such as networking, moving common logic out of your model classes and into singleton helper classes can be a better approach.
CTOvision
AUGUST 11, 2017
Editor’s note: This is the first in a five-part series on this topic. This examination by Arnold Abraham provides insights and nuanced lessons from history, the law and the tech world that can inform all of us interested in both privacy and security.-bg In August 2017, Apple CEO Tim Cook declared “we obey the laws […].
Kacy Zurkus - CSO Online
AUGUST 7, 2017
Technology is changing at a rapid rate, leaving business decision makers and security teams confused about which products they actually need. Still further, they want to know what the enterprise will gain from their investment. As is the case with any other investment, a business wants to see some ROI, and security practitioners need to understand the benefits of each new product and how the product will help reduce risk.
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Are you trying to decide which entity resolution capabilities you need? It can be confusing to determine which features are most important for your project. And sometimes key features are overlooked. Get the Entity Resolution Evaluation Checklist to make sure you’ve thought of everything to make your project a success! The list was created by Senzing’s team of leading entity resolution experts, based on their real-world experience.
Women on Business
AUGUST 5, 2017
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Nathan Magnuson
AUGUST 7, 2017
“How can I get my leaders to do a better job coaching their teams?” That’s a question I frequently field from the executives and HR partners I support. I hope you’ve asked that question for yourself as well, because it means developing your team is high on your radar. I’ve shared the key skills of coaching as well as my favorite coaching conversational model GROW.
CTOvision
AUGUST 7, 2017
The O'Reilly Velocity Conference is the best place on the planet for web ops and systems engineering professionals like you to learn from your peers, exchange ideas with experts, and share best practices and lessons learned for handling modern systems and applications. Register Today for O'Reilly Velocity Conference New York, 2017. Save 20% with code: […].
QAspire
AUGUST 7, 2017
A prescribed path seldom takes you to an uncharted territory. Walking down a beaten road provides some security and certainty and that is important to an extent. We all live in a competitive world. The problem starts when we get used to only treading along the beaten path. Because wherever it leads you to would be a crowded place. We need the spirit of exploration as much as we need certainty.
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“Reimagined: Building Products with Generative AI” is an extensive guide for integrating generative AI into product strategy and careers featuring over 150 real-world examples, 30 case studies, and 20+ frameworks, and endorsed by over 20 leading AI and product executives, inventors, entrepreneurs, and researchers.
Women on Business
AUGUST 11, 2017
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The Accidental Successful CIO
AUGUST 11, 2017
CIOs need to balance religion when it comes to the office Image Credit: murdelta. Of all of the issues including the importance of information technology that the person with the CIO job has to deal with in the workplace, it’s possible that religion might be the most difficult. The reason for this is simply because there are so many different religions out there.
Mills Scofield
AUGUST 7, 2017
Photo Credit: Hank Randall, Brown University; L to R: Me, Sadie Kurzban, Morra Aarons-Mele, Vibha Pinglé, Sarah Carson. Is it hard being a woman entrepreneur? Is it hard getting funding? Is your venture really a ‘business’ or is it ‘just’ a lifestyle business? Given the stories finally coming out from the VC and tech worlds on what women have had to put up with, we know the answers to these questions.
Keith Manthey - Dell EMC
AUGUST 9, 2017
As a part of my regular duties, my job is to pay attention to macro-level movements of various industries and …
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Outdated or absent analytics won’t cut it in today’s data-driven applications – not for your end users, your development team, or your business. That’s what drove the five companies in this e-book to change their approach to analytics. Download this e-book to learn about the unique problems each company faced and how they achieved huge returns beyond expectation by embedding analytics into applications.
Women on Business
AUGUST 10, 2017
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Kentik
AUGUST 11, 2017
This week’s top story picks from the Kentik team. Docker’s popularity is showing strong, to the tune of a $1.3 billion valuation, according to Bloomberg. Disney is also showing big money, reportedly paying $1.6 billion for streaming services provider BAMTech. The news comes after Disney announced plans this week to cut its streaming ties with Netflix.
CollabNet VersionOne
AUGUST 10, 2017
By now you’ve heard about the CollabNet and VersionOne merger. The new CollabNet is set to offer complete Enterprise Agile, ALM Collaboration, Version Control and DevOps solutions that expedite the speed and improve the quality of application development and delivery efforts for organizations across all sectors. In fact, the well-known industry expert, Diego Lo Giudice Vice President, Principal Analyst, Forrester, had this to write about the benefits Agile and DevOps can offer, “In the pas
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