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TDD saved the day

Xebia

Sometimes, the coding task in front of you can be overwhelmingly complex. To tackle each operation, I started with a small test, following the principles of Test-Driven Development (TDD). Then, you implement a portion of the code that fulfills the test’s requirements. Clean up the code, and repeat.

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Commercial software licenses in software due diligence

Synopsys

Black Duck Audits help customers understand commercial software licenses associated with third-party code, reducing the risks involved during an M&A. The post Commercial software licenses in software due diligence appeared first on Application Security Blog.

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Interview-based due diligence or software audits?

Synopsys

Many acquirers perform interview-based due diligence, but adding a software audit can provide an in-depth assessment of software risks in a target’s code. The post Interview-based due diligence or software audits? appeared first on Application Security Blog.

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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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Decoding Code Review and Pull Requests - a handbook for Software Engineers and Tech Leads

A complete handbook on implementing a code review culture in your organization. Written by Elaine Watanabe, it's a practical e-book with useful examples and references, and a must-read for all tech teams.

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TDD is not about testing

Xebia

Test-driven development (TDD) has been around for more than 20 years. Nearly all of the greats in software underline it as an important and valuable method. Many people think of TDD as a methodology for testing because of its name. You might see testing as something boring you have to do to prove that the code you wrote works.

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TDD is not about testing

Xebia

Test-driven development (TDD) has been around for more than 20 years. Nearly all of the greats in software underline it as an important and valuable method. Many people think of TDD as a methodology for testing because of its name. You might see testing as something boring you have to do to prove that the code you wrote works.

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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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Team Leadership in the Age of Agile

Speaker: Roy Osherove, Technology and Leadership Consultant

As a senior software leader, you spend much of your time trying to optimize your team's performance – from increasing delivery rate and velocity to reducing defect rates and waste. To do this, you've learned a wide variety of techniques and methodologies - SCRUM, Kanban, TDD, DevOps, self-organized teams, and much more.

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Data-Driven Performance Feedback Helps Teams Improve Customer Outcomes

Speaker: Mickey Mantle, Founder and CEO at Wanderful Interactive Storybooks | Ron Lichty, Consultant: Interim VP Engineering, Author, Ron Lichty Consulting, Inc.

In order to be successful at delivering software, organizations need to become data-driven. And in the era of agile, which recognizes that software development is a team sport, performance reviews need to use data for programmer growth and to give focus to business results. How data-driven performance reviews do that.

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Open Source & Open Standards: Navigating the Intricacies of a Symbiotic Partnership

Speaker: Guy Martin, Executive Director of OASIS Open

Our worldwide society has continued to operate and thrive due to foundational technologies like the Internet. In the early days of technology, the building blocks of strong open standards combined with open source code that implemented these standards set the stage for breakthrough innovations. Live and On-Demand Masterclass.

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If You Build It, They Will Come: A Guide to Customer Onboarding

Speaker: Jamie Bernard, Sr. Product Director and Product Management Practice Lead at Nexient, an NTT Data Company

Creating new software and releasing it into the marketplace to achieve wild success is the dream! In this webinar we will review: The elements of good customer onboarding. "If you build it, they will come” is an idea that runs rampant in organizations. Examples of successful product onboarding strategies.

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Improve Onboarding with User-Centered Design

Speaker: Dr. Kate Wolin, Founder, Circea

She will also review how a patient-centered design strategy can be used to evaluate and refine onboarding processes. Join Dr. Kate Wolin, founder of Circea, for an overview of behavioral science and the evidence-based strategies that can be used to support patient engagement.