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| 06 May 2008 |
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What makes a good project manager?
(O'Reilly)
In an effort to win a copy of Scott Berkun's book Making Things Happen, people offer their thoughts on what makes a good project manager. Qualities held high include managing, not ... |
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The future of quality lies in productivity
(SD Times)
Sometimes the steps managers take to up the quality of software development actually hamper the process. Parasoft's Adam Kolawa offers some suggestions to get real quality out the ... |
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Handling software maintenance the agile way
(Agile Software Development Blog)
In agile development, it can be helpful to have a maintenance sub-team or a single maintenance person. |
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Rails performance analysis with New Relic
(InfoQ)
New Relic offers Rails performance monitoring and profiling as Software as a Service (SaaS). Lew Cirne of New Relic explains how the technology works. |
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Collaborative, rich application development catching on with businesses
(SD Times)
According to an Evans Data survey, close to 40% of developers coding Web 2.0 applications said they are writing for enterprise users. And a majority shows an interest in using agil... |
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BMC tool helps resolve problems in Java and .NET applications
With BMC Software's Application Problem Resolution 7.0, testers can find and resolve problems in both .NET and Java EE applications. |
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| 01 May 2008 |
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ASP.NET 2.0 weaker security than 1.1
(Phed.org)
ASP.NET 1.1 sites will find themselves vulnerable to cross-site scripting issues if they upgrade to 2.0. |
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Hafta Man and the threat to agile design
(Reg Developer)
The hafta mindset (as in we "hafta" do it this way) usually leads to compromises and decaying designs. |
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Agile-friendly test automation tools/frameworks
(Test Obsessed Blog)
Traditional, heavyweight, record-and-playback test automation solutions won't work in an Agile context. Elisabeth Hendrickson explains why and outlines what types of test automatio... |
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Automatically automate your automation
(SD Times)
It's not an exercise in repetitive redundancy. It's a plan to use automation technologies to help automate your tests. And it's the brainchild of IDT testing consultant and author ... |
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Make JUnit testing Java applications easier with Grester
(IBM developerWorks)
As a developer, you run your unit tests multiple times per day, especially in a continuous integration environment. But how badly would they break if the sources had to change? Whe... |
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| 30 Apr 2008 |
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SQL injection attack infects hundreds of thousands of websites
(SearchSecurity.com)
Security experts are watching massive numbers of automated SQL injection attacks from Chinese domains. Attackers use simple search engine queries to build a list of targets. |
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| 29 Apr 2008 |
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SOA provides a test for QA, HP finds
(SearchSOA.com)
SOA is changing the role of quality assurance professionals as they transition from checking out applications to testing interdependent services, composite applications, and the va... |
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Application performance management today, part 4: The challenges of Ajax performance testing
EXCLUSIVE!
The birth of Ajax and RIA has not really changed the basic problems of client-side performance, but the nature and amount of change in presentation architectures is beginning to ta... |
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DIY penetration testing
(Dark Reading)
How to decide whether to do your own penetration testing or hire a third party to do it. |
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Lessons for the Agile community
(InfoQ)
8aweek co-founders Dave Fowler and Zachary Garbow talk about how they connect with users, prioritize work and get things done. |
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Agile development: Keeping sight of the bigger picture
(All About Agile)
Although Agile development is all about breaking things down into micro pieces and delivering on a piecemeal basis, it is also important to have some overall guiding context. |
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Bridging the three gaps in project management
(Project Management 2.0)
Many traditional project management tools are inefficient. But with the right tool, businesses can fill three major gaps. |
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OpenUP: The Best of Two Worlds
(Methods & Tools)
According to this article, OpenUP packages the best of the IBM Rational Unified Process (RUP) and agile practices in a light-weight open source process framework. |
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Q&A: Paul Carvalho on software testing
(Dr. Dobb's Portal)
Paul Carvalho, author, presenter and testing expert, talks about his experiences as a tester and challenges he sees for software testers. |
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| 24 Apr 2008 |
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New SQL injection technique threatens Oracle databases
(SearchSecurity.com)
A technique called lateral SQL injection exploits PL/SQL procedures to compromise Oracle databases remotely. |
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'Provider-in-the-Middle Attacks' put major websites, users at risk
(Dark Reading)
Researchers discover that ad servers from over 70 ISPs put trademarked sites -- and users who visit them -- at risk of cross-site scripting and other attacks. |
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Creating an Agile environment
(Methods & Tools)
Changing the culture may the most difficult part of creating an Agile environment, but it is possible. |
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Agile development: Keep design sessions focused 'in the now'
(Agile Software Process Improvement)
A common mistake Agile teams make is trying to design software in the planning sessions. At that stage you want to avoid a "monumental" design effort that can take hours. |
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Scaling Scrum: The alcoholic perspective
(Agile Thoughts)
Everybody wants to scale Scrum, but how do you do it? First off, take the time to really learn the approach. Don't try to skip ahead. |
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What to do when sales guys are 'waterholics'
(Scrum Log by Jeff Sutherland)
Jeff Sutherland offers advice if the sales people in your company object to Scrum because they think they can't commit to the customer an end date or product features. |
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| 23 Apr 2008 |
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Unlocking Java performance myths
EXCLUSIVE!
Best methods of object allocation, garbage collection and synchronization change as the Java Virtual Machine evolves, and this means performance tuning truisms change as well. Impr... |
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Veracode provides security audits for externally sourced code
Summary: If your company outsources development or uses commercial off-the-shelf software, it can be difficult to ensure that the code is secure. Veracode hopes to facilitate that ... |
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| 22 Apr 2008 |
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SOA picture worth 1,000 words for HP
(SearchSOA.com)
To help businesses visualize where SOA could boost legacy application performance, HP has developed tools that graphically show problem areas in the existing IT infrastructure. |
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CNN website targeted
(CNN)
CNN was targeted Thursday by attempts to interrupt its news Web site, resulting in countermeasures that caused the service to be slow or unavailable to some users in limited areas ... |
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Avoiding flakey tests
(Google Testing Blog)
Flaky tests make your life more difficult. Unfortunately many things can cause your tests to be flakey. Here's one example for eliminating the flakiness. |
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Peeling the performance onion
(StickyMinds.com)
Performance tuning is often a frustrating process, especially when you remove one bottleneck after another with little performance improvement. Danny Faught and Rex Black describe ... |
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Improvement, success and failure: Scrum adoption in China
(InfoQ)
InfoQ compares five case studies of Scrum adoption in China and learns how successful their adoption attempts were. |
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| 21 Apr 2008 |
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New hacking technique exploits common NULL programming error
(SearchSecurity.com)
A researcher has discovered a new hacking technique that exploits a programming vulnerability common in many applications. |
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Performance monitor watches Java in real time
EXCLUSIVE!
Server appliance maker Azul Systems has fashioned an innovative performance monitoring system for special code optimization and application tuning needs. Embedded in Azul's special... |
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Automated functional testing boosts productivity at Arizona Federal
EXCLUSIVE!
Using Compuware's TestPartner, an automated testing tool, Arizona Federal significantly reduced the number of people needed to test software developed outside the company and impro... |
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| 17 Apr 2008 |
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Inside the black market 'bug trade'
(Computerworld Canada)
One of the only ways to reduce the steady stream of hacks, says Geekonomics author David Rice, is for software companies to simply write better code. |
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Analysis of the Heathrow T5 baggage shutdown
(Erik Petersen's Blog)
Erik Peterson explores what caused the recent problems at Heathrow and what could have been done to prevent them. |
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Software management Tom Brady style
(SlickEdit Developer Blog)
You may not liken quarterback Tom Brady to software development, but this writer says his team management style is the same as any successful manager -- team members feel important... |
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Five steps for starting a Scrum project
(Agile Software Development)
How do you start a new Scrum project if there is no team assigned yet? Here's a look at one technique. |
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Manual and automation testing challenges
(Software Testing Help)
Testing challenges are often due to testing staff, developing staff, testing processes and wrong management decisions. |
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Software goals vs. requirements
(StickyMinds.com)
Johanna Rothman reminds us that development teams must first address software requirements before tackling a project's goals, and she explains the differences between the two. |
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| 16 Apr 2008 |
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Researchers uncover tool used to infect websites, spread malware
(SearchSecurity.com)
An analysis conducted by the SANS Institute's Internet Storm Center uncovered a utility designed to perform automated SQL injection attacks against websites and spread malware. |
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Brief: Sigma testing tool integrates with VMware virtual lab
Sigma Resources & Technology has integrated its test automation system, SigmationTF, with VMware's Lab Manager |
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