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How to Save Time and Money by Testing Spark Locally

Xebia

Why should you think once again about testing Spark? Sometimes it’s good to look back at how things were supposed to be done, what went wrong along the way, and how to make amends. Data Engineers were tempted by the pressure of the moment to give up on testing all together. Overly restrictive governance. Run compose.

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How to create a great take-home coding test

Hacker Earth Developers Blog

But there is a way to tackle this, a take-home coding test is what you need. It offers developers a pressure-free avenue to take advantage of while giving coding tests. But if the take-home coding test is flawed, then you should expect flawed results as well. Take-home coding tests – what are they? The solution.

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How to create an effective business continuity plan

CIO

There’s no better test of your capability to do so than right after an adverse event. The importance of testing the business continuity plan Devising a business continuity plan is not enough to ensure preparedness; testing and practicing are other critical components. First, they show whether or how well a plan will work.

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Growth hacking is really just growth testing

TechCrunch

Growth hacking actually means growth testing. Exhaustive growth testing. At the heart of growth hacking are growth marketers who use stringent experimentation frameworks to run countless A/B tests to achieve rapid growth. In other words, it takes countless tests and lots of analysis to determine the winners from the losers.

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Peak Performance: Continuous Testing & Evaluation of LLM-Based Applications

Speaker: Aarushi Kansal, AI Leader & Author and Tony Karrer, Founder & CTO at Aggregage

To effectively create reliable LLM-based (often with RAG) applications, extensive testing and evaluation processes are crucial. Aarushi Kansal, AI leader, is here to explore ongoing testing and evaluation strategies tailored specifically for LLM-based applications. It’s no surprise given the non-deterministic nature of LLMs.

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How to make your web application more secure by using Interactive Application Security Testing (IAST) – PART 3 of Application Security Testing series

Xebia

Introduction Welcome to part three of the blog series about Application Security Testing. In part one of this series, we looked at Static Application Security Testing (SAST) and in part two at Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST). In this blog we are going to learn about Interactive Application Security Testing (IAST).

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How to test large language models

InfoWorld

There’s significant buzz and excitement around using AI copilots to reduce manual work, improving software developer productivity with code generators, and innovating with generative AI.

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A Tale of Two Case Studies: Using LLMs in Production

Speaker: Tony Karrer, Ryan Barker, Grant Wiles, Zach Asman, & Mark Pace

We'll walk through two compelling case studies that showcase how AI is reimagining industries and revolutionizing the way we interact with technology. Don't miss out on this opportunity to stay ahead of the AI curve!

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How to Design Strong Experiments

Speaker: Franziska Beeler, Head of Cloud Academy, and Tendayi Viki, Associate Partner, Strategyzer

When testing new business and product ideas, choosing the right experiment is just the beginning. You'll come away from the webinar understanding how to: Formulate strong hypotheses for your business and product ideas. After we have chosen our experiment, it’s important that we spend some time designing it well.

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The Science of High-Impact Experimentation

Speaker: Holly Hester-Reilly, Founder and Product Management Coach, H2R Product Science

But too many teams don't know what to test, which leads to poorly designed experiments and unclear results. How can a product manager be certain they’re making effective decisions when it comes to experimentation? When to test an assumption. How to determine if you need to dig deeper with further tests.

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Best Practices for Creating Long-Lasting and Continuous Discovery Habits

Speaker: Teresa Torres, Internationally Acclaimed Author, Speaker, and Coach at ProductTalk.org

interviewing customers, usability testing, experimenting) however, many CTOs will note that we are still stuck in a project world. These methods are better than nothing, but how can we improve on this model? How to define a clear benchmark for what a strong continuous discovery team does.

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How User Acceptance Testing Can Save You Time and Money

Speaker: J.B. Siegel, VP of Client Services, Seamgen

Siegel, VP of Client Services at Seamgen, as he explores how to use wireframes and clickable prototypes to validate your product. He’ll discuss how user testing allows you to really understand your users - and how to use the insights to inform your product strategy. The right tools for successful user testing.

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How AI and ML Can Accelerate and Optimize Software Development and Testing

Speaker: Eran Kinsbruner, Best-Selling Author, TechBeacon Top 30 Test Automation Leader & the Chief Evangelist and Senior Director at Perforce Software

While advancements in software development and testing have come a long way, there is still room for improvement. With new AI and ML algorithms spanning development, code reviews, unit testing, test authoring, and AIOps, teams can boost their productivity and deliver better software faster.

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How To Design Your Next Roadmap with Data-Driven Pit Stops Masterclass

Speaker: Sonia Singhal, Product Manager at eBay

These days, a simple A/B test can seem to incorporate the whole alphabet, making the data you worked so hard for impossible to incorporate and creating a nightmare for the CTO in charge. So, how do we know we are testing the right thing? How can we shorten the time it takes to do the tests while gaining larger amounts of data?

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How to Evaluate ASR Solution Brief

How to test AI ASR solutions. How to improve model accuracy with training data. Get the information you need to ensure your evaluation experience is efficient and yields the data you need to make your purchasing decision. Download our solution brief now.