July 2019

July 30, 2019 30 Jul'19
Staging environment best practices that boost software QA

Despite advances like shift-right testing in production environments, staging environments still have a crucial role to play. Continue Reading
July 29, 2019 29 Jul'19
Apache exec talks prudent open source software project usage

The open source community faces a number of technical and existential threats. A veteran talks open source's role, funding, security and compliance, as well as his favorite projects. Continue Reading
July 28, 2019 28 Jul'19
regression testing

Regression testing is a type of software test that assesses if changes to an application, or other related software components, introduce defects. Continue Reading

July 26, 2019 26 Jul'19
Mendix tweaks low-code, no-code platform with AI, mobile

The latest version of Mendix's low-code platform aims to empower both professional developers and citizen developers to build apps easily. Continue Reading
July 26, 2019 26 Jul'19
Discover the leading mobile app development platforms

Explore the many factors that go into considering a mobile app development platform, such as cost of deployment and Android versus iOS Continue Reading
July 24, 2019 24 Jul'19
Salesforce seeks DevOps street cred with CD Foundation

Salesforce recently joined the Linux Foundation's Continuous Delivery Foundation to help grow the CI/CD ecosystem. This move seems to have gone unnoticed by many, but two things stood out to me ... Continue Reading
July 24, 2019 24 Jul'19
How to plan and create a test automation framework

To create an automated testing framework, establish plans for test creation, tools, reporting, logs and maintenance. Continue Reading
July 23, 2019 23 Jul'19
Discern these open source license terms to avoid legal snags

Fluent in Ruby but at a loss in legalese? Open source licenses obligate developers to observe specific conditions, so you must know these terms. Let's break them down in plain English. Continue Reading
July 23, 2019 23 Jul'19
How to choose cross-platform mobile development tools

Cross-platform development tools help organizations build apps for a variety of users and devices. But where to start? Learn what types of tools fit which situations. Continue Reading
July 22, 2019 22 Jul'19
quality assurance (QA)

Quality assurance (QA) is any systematic process of determining whether a product or service meets specified requirements. Continue Reading

July 19, 2019 19 Jul'19
user acceptance testing (UAT)

In software development, user acceptance testing (UAT)—also called application testing, and end user testing—is a phase of software development in which the software is tested in the "real world" by the intended audience. Continue Reading
July 17, 2019 17 Jul'19
How to meet QA responsibilities during a software tester shortage

An organization facing a dire shortage of QA engineers can't just dump these tasks on developers. Here's how to keep up software quality with limited QA resources. Continue Reading
July 16, 2019 16 Jul'19
quality gate

A quality gate is a milestone in an IT project that requires that predefined criteria be met before the project can proceed to the next phase. Continue Reading
July 16, 2019 16 Jul'19
How to form a regression testing plan with these 5 questions

Make regression testing part of a software quality control plan. Determine the project's testing requirements, and team preferences, to clarify a potent regression testing strategy. Continue Reading
July 15, 2019 15 Jul'19
GitHub Enterprise features, dev appeals reveal strategy

GitHub made moves in 2018 and 2019 to broaden and deepen its user base. Learn the major changes that users should know before committing code on the platform. Continue Reading
July 15, 2019 15 Jul'19
Define a continuous improvement process with EA models, practices

Continuous improvement isn't just about centers of excellence or feedback loops. Ultimately, it must bring the vast enterprise architecture into rapid-fire code changes, and vice versa. Continue Reading
July 15, 2019 15 Jul'19
Get started with native Windows mobile app development

There are pros and cons to embarking on Windows mobile app development. Find out if developing natively in Windows is right for your company. Continue Reading
July 09, 2019 09 Jul'19
Pick up basic Git commands with a hands-on tutorial

To get things done in Git, know your commands. Open up the version control system and replicate this quick tutorial to learn how to run crucial inputs. Continue Reading
July 09, 2019 09 Jul'19
offshore software testing

Offshore software testing is a software development model where an organization outsources the software testing process to a service partner team located in a different country with a different time zone. Continue Reading
July 08, 2019 08 Jul'19
Evaluate GitHub features for dev and project management

Developers need to write, branch and merge code without losing one bracket. Many version control tools offer project management features, so compare capabilities for the right fit. Continue Reading