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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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Protecting Yourself Against Fraudulent Recruiters & Hiring Scams

N2Growth Blog

Given the high stakes, jobseekers must diligently differentiate legitimate and fraudulent offers. Due Diligence: Research is Your First Line of Defense Before engaging with an executive search firm or recruiter, it is imperative to conduct comprehensive research to ascertain its credibility.

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Exercises in Programming Style

Henrik Warne

In the book club at work , we recently finished reading Exercises in Programming Style by Cristina Videira Lopes. So here is a summary and review of it. Organization. The inspiration is a book from the 1940s by the French writer Raymond Queneau called Exercises in Style. Instead, they receive input and produce output.

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Becoming a More Resilient Software and Technology Organization

Tandem

In today’s digital age, the resilience of software and technology is vital to the success of any business. Organizations must continuously adapt and prepare for potential disruptions and system failures. Regularly reviewing and adjusting metrics ensures that teams are always working towards greater resilience.

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Unpinnable Actions: How Malicious Code Can Sneak into Your GitHub Actions Workflows

Prisma Clud

It turns out, though, that action pinning comes with a downside — a pitfall we call "unpinnable actions" that allows attackers to execute code in GitHub Actions workflows. Action Pinning GitHub Actions offers a powerful way to automate your software development workflow, including running tests, linting code, deploying applications and more.

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11 ways to reduce your IT costs now

CIO

IT leaders have always needed to exercise fiscal responsibility while meeting business demands for technology. The net result is that some organizations’ technology debts are growing faster than anything else and robbing them of their budgets and ability to innovate.” But it’s not the only one.

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Guarding the gates: a look at critical infrastructure security in 2023

CIO

This analysis isn’t just a statistical exercise but a crucial necessity in our interconnected world, where the security of our digital infrastructure is intertwined with our physical safety and economic stability. Making matters worse, these attacks often go undetected when organizations fail to properly monitor their systems.