The Programmer's Paradox

MARCH 16, 2023

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. A big problem in development, particularly when a lot of people are introverts, is communication.

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Honeycomb

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Our industry is in the early days of an explosion in software using LLMs, as well as (separately, but relatedly) a revolution in how engineers write and run code, thanks to generative AI. In theory , all software is debuggable. There is a much longer list of things that make software less than 100% debuggable in practice.

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Xebia

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Many teams are using Atlassian’s JIRA as an issue tracker, which then becomes a valuable source of information for their daily operations. As a team leader utilizing JIRA, you probably have employed JIRA dashboards to monitor the status of work, usually in context of a (release) planning. “won’t fix”).

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Gorilla Logic

MARCH 17, 2023

Have you ever been part of a team where tickets are hard to understand or don’t supply enough detail for the team to properly work? Experiences like these make many developers think about using Behavior-Driven Development (BDD). Know your team members You work with your team every day and know them well.

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CIO

MAY 8, 2024

On the IT front, group CIO Marcelo Dantas and his team look after technology across the entire business, which includes product engineering, service, security and infrastructure. Building trust within and among teams and promoting collaboration are integral to success. It’s not always about the money.

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OverOps

JUNE 4, 2019

The following is a guest post from Herb Krasner, an Advisory Board Member for the Consortium for IT Software Quality (CISQ) and industry consultant for 5 decades. In a previous post , we looked at the magnitude and impact of the soaring cost of poor software quality in the US and where those hidden costs are typically found.

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Prisma Clud

DECEMBER 1, 2022

As the systems we use to deliver software to the cloud get more complex and reliant on third-party components, they also leave more opportunities for attacks. Just last year, software supply chain attacks jumped 51% , which is proof that bad (and creative) actors are capitalizing on these weaknesses.

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Luis Goncalves

AUGUST 21, 2019

Product development is a long and laborious process. And because of this more and more companies are using Outsourcing Software Development services to help them to reduce the time to market. Customers are growing and the systems seem to be slowing down. Product Management and Software Development: The Big Clash.

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CircleCI

APRIL 20, 2022

When you think of software testing, what comes up first? For many developers, unit tests and integration tests are often top of mind. Both software testing methods are vital to writing and maintaining a high-quality production codebase. What is functional testing? Integration testing.

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Netlify

MARCH 4, 2020

The code review is a critical part of life as a professional developer: in most engineering organizations, no code gets checked in without at least a second look from another engineer. To solve this, Netlify’s UX team developed shared terminology for code reviews that we call the Feedback Ladder!

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James Shore

MARCH 29, 2021

This is a pre-release excerpt of The Art of Agile Development, Second Edition , to be published by O’Reilly in 2021. Visit the Second Edition home page for information about the open development process, additional excerpts, and more. To share your thoughts, join the AoAD2 open review mailing list. Test-Driven Development.

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James Shore

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

If you're using test-driven development, don't measure unit test code coverage. To improve code and test practices. If waiting for defects to escape is too risky for you, have experienced QA testers conduct exploratory testing and conduct root-cause analysis on the results. To improve test discipline.

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James Shore

MARCH 17, 2022

This is an excerpt from The Art of Agile Development, Second Edition. The full text of this section is available below, courtesy of the Art of Agile Development book club ! Fast, Reliable Tests. Our tests don’t get in our way. Test-Driven Development. Fast, reliable tests are a game changer.

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InfoBest

MAY 25, 2023

In today’s digital landscape, where cyber threats are on the rise, ensuring robust cybersecurity measures in custom software development projects is more important than ever. Why is Cybersecurity Important in Software Development? Maintaining Trust Cybersecurity is critical to maintaining user trust.

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Perficient

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Introduction In the dynamic landscape of software development, where Kubernetes has become the linchpin of modern application deployment, ensuring robust security measures is non-negotiable. By emulating real-world scenarios, this method enhances overall security by identifying weak points that might be exploited by malicious actors.

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CIO

MARCH 17, 2023

Organizations have been transitioning away from legacy, monolithic platforms as these decades-old IT systems bog down management, flexibility, and agility with their tightly entangled components. Independently developing, testing, deploying, and scaling your infrastructure requires expertise, agility, and a shift in team responsibilities.

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KitelyTech

MARCH 1, 2021

The bedrock of our preferred software development life cycle (SDLC) is quality software, itself. The rest of the steps in the process circle around ensuring quality and correctness of said software. On the flip side, developers and other collaborators must not put the cart before the horse.

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Honeycomb

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Our industry is in the early days of an explosion in software using LLMs, as well as (separately, but relatedly) a revolution in how engineers write and run code, thanks to generative AI. In theory , all software is debuggable. There is a much longer list of things that make software less than 100% debuggable in practice.

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TechEmpower CTO

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

When speaking with founders and CEOs, we often hear concerns like this: My project manager is losing confidence in the development team. I think that poor communication and differing team cultures might be part of the problem, but how can I know for sure? This is where a technical review can be useful!)

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Henrik Warne

MAY 26, 2019

The book Accelerate details the findings of four years of research on how DevOps affects various outcomes, such as software delivery tempo and stability, as well as the organizations’ profitability and market share. Software Delivery Performance. Many aspects of software development are hard to measure.

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OTS Solutions

JUNE 21, 2023

We will also discuss the negative impact of security and compliance breaches, the benefits of investing in secure and compliant enterprise applications, and how to integrate security and compliance into the development process. The success of this method depends on how weak or strong the password of the victim’s account is.

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James Shore

JANUARY 31, 2019

If you're using test-driven development, don't measure unit test code coverage. To improve code and test practices. If waiting for defects to escape is too risky for you, have experienced QA testers conduct exploratory testing and conduct root-cause analysis on the results. To improve test discipline.

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CIO

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Companies may have had highly detailed migration or execution plans, but many failed to develop a point of view on the role of cloud in the enterprise. Although some continue to leap without looking into cloud deals, the value of developing a comprehensive cloud strategy has become evident. There are other risks, too.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 25, 2022

We work with contributors to develop guest posts that will help TechCrunch+ readers solve actual problems, so it’s always a delight to present a comprehensive “how to” article. In this case, Barnabas Birmacher, CEO of Platform as a Service company Bitrise, shared the lessons he learned as his team attempted to enter Japan.

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Marcusoft

MARCH 11, 2024

According to Dave Farley it’s a common mistake he sees for teams to adopt user stories effectively. The reasons we want to make the stories small are plentiful; it’s easier to manage, implement, fix, deploy, and test… just about anything we do as a software development team. Run the code and watch it fail.

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CIO

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

As other recent technology waves have taught us, developments will simply come too fast for such an approach and will be driven by the speed of private industry. It is a very powerful technology, and while it is not inherently good or bad, given its sheer power, guardrails must be put into place. AI must be regulated.

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Datavail

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

In 2001, a group of expert software developers created the Manifesto for Agile Software Development. That document started a movement in the software development world and many teams now use the Agile software development approach. What is Agile Software Development?

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Hacker Earth Developers Blog

MAY 18, 2023

Companies across the board are reviewing their team structures, looking for removable cushioning, cutting down on middle management, and wanting to do more with less. Tech leaders are relooking at their performance review processes and reformulating their hiring. This will get completely undermined by systems like ChatGPT.

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CIO

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

This underscores the pressing importance for security researchers and cybersecurity professionals to work together to evaluate risks, devise defenses and team up with governments and corporations to safeguard our resources. As technology advances, so too does the sophistication of threats to these essential systems.

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OTS Solutions

AUGUST 10, 2023

Having gone through the process with many companies, a DevOps engineer told me the five common DevOps mistakes organizations make when carrying out DevOps development for the first time. Your DevOps developer will advise you to quantify the workload of each and the team as a whole. Failure to consider staffing and resources.

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Honeycomb

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

LLMs are nondeterministic black boxes that people use in ways you can’t possibly predict while still in development. Developing apps around LLMs creates an entire host of challenges that can’t be debugged in local development. A quick primer on the problem LLMs introduce How do you usually know what failed in your code?

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OverOps

MARCH 26, 2019

Many organizations have been struggling to understand not only the cost of downtime, but how to quantify the quality of their software and what the cost is of poor quality code. A new report from the Consortium for IT Software Quality ( 1 ) covers the cost of poor software quality, shedding light on those topics. ??

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Hacker Earth Developers Blog

MAY 9, 2024

Comprehensive review of popular sourcing tools Now that we’ve explored the power of sourcing tools, let’s dive into the top contenders for your talent acquisition arsenal. Github: This developer haven provides access to talented programmers and engineers.

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iTexico

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Nearshore and Agile Software Testing Services. In combination with the current fast-paced world, companies expect fast and efficient delivery of software solutions with no quality sacrifices, which is possible with effective quality and software testing services. The world moves faster now than it used to.

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Henrik Warne

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

For the first time ever, I was laid off, and had to find a new software developer job. In my case, we were 17 people let go that day, including 8 developers. Next, I went through my list of companies I would like to work for, and looked to see if they had any open developer roles. Here is what I learnt from the process.

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Invid Group

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

11 Tips to Keep Your Company’s IT Systems Safe BY: INVID In today’s digital age, businesses rely heavily on IT systems to operate efficiently. This involves identifying vulnerabilities and potential weaknesses in your systems. In-house IT teams or external experts can perform security audits.

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Hacker Earth Developers Blog

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

This choice of two over three leads to software entropy, which is a case of “what’s done cannot be undone,” as Lady Macbeth says, or in tech terms, you’d say, “In a closed system such as software technology, a depleting quality of product cannot be improved over a period of time.”. Three levers of startups.

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