Opinion

Opinion

• How a DevSecOps process gives security a voice

  Security teams have worked quietly in the background of software quality projects for years. The DevSecOps process puts the long-lost co-worker, security, front and center.  Continue Reading

• What developers must know about supervised machine learning

  Humans play a vital role in training an ML/AI system. Expert Torsten Volk explains what software developers need to understand about machine learning education.  Continue Reading

• The promise of ML/AI is real -- so are the challenges

  Machine learning and artificial intelligence will make the impossible happen, if developers can understand the what-ifs involved. Expert Torsten Volk unpacks it all.  Continue Reading

• How developers can use SageMaker for DevOps machine learning

  SageMaker from AWS gives software developers a way to tackle AI and machine learning. But expert Torsten Volk said it will also require lots of experimenting.  Continue Reading

• Is there a software developer age limit? Apparently, it's 45

  Software development is a young person's purview, according to a Harvey Nash Technology Survey. Expert David Savage explains how over-45s can stay in the game.  Continue Reading

• Why you should get on board with software testing trends

  Will your organization design a machine learning app in 2018? Or should you pick up DevOps skills to be in demand as a tester? These trends will all have a major effect on software testing.  Continue Reading

• Agile and DevOps are better together in 2018

  IT industry observers agree: When you add DevOps and Agile, you get more than the sum of the parts. See how experts envision the combination of Agile and DevOps in 2018.  Continue Reading

• Discovering what DevOps means through help wanted ads

  Three companies searched for DevOps engineers -- and posted three different job descriptions. All of which illustrates the difficulty in defining DevOps.  Continue Reading

• Take the pain out of software developer hiring

  Hiring software developers is hard enough, but finding the right ones for the job is even harder. Here's what you need to consider to future-proof your development team.  Continue Reading

• Low-code platforms move the BizDevOps trend forward

  The next IT mashup -- BizDevOps -- brings business leaders to the table, and new no-code/low-code platforms give them the tools to be active participants in app development.  Continue Reading

• New software testing strategies come up big at EuroSTAR 2017

  In this roundup, expert Gerie Owen travels to the EuroSTAR Testing Conference in Copenhagen and offers her perspective on testing trends, including AI and neural networks.  Continue Reading

• Johanna Rothman rethinks what it means to be an Agile enterprise

  Agile kind of has a bad rap and is also being eclipsed by DevOps. Consultant Johanna Rothman makes the case for why Agile needs a fresh start and how to get there.  Continue Reading

• Who is responsible for software development and design?

  Can developers and designers ever meet in the middle? And if so, how can they speak the same language? Expert Jason Grant offers tried-and-true advice for making it work.  Continue Reading

• UX vs. UI design: It's complicated but important to understand

  User experience is tied to user interface, but they're not the same thing in software design. Expert Jason Grant offers his take on how to use both to make better software.  Continue Reading

• Why your team needs to embrace shift left testing right now

  There is an endless debate about when and how to test software. Shift left testing is the latest theory, and it brings developers in to the process. Jennifer Lent unpacks it for us.  Continue Reading