Opinion

Opinion

• 5 software testing books QA professionals should dig into

  There's no cookie-cutter crash course on software testing. However, these five books can get beginners on the right path to better quality software.  Continue Reading

• Ease conflicts with software engineering project management

  Development teams try many ways to balance business priorities with software quality in a project -- and most of them don't work. Here's how to keep that relationship balanced.  Continue Reading

• 3 ways to test in production promptly and productively

  As much as Agile and DevOps changed development, they also shifted testers' roles -- to the right. Gerie Owen offers three ways to evaluate apps in production to find failures.  Continue Reading

• Why I moved from programming to a software testing role

  Testers rejoice when they find flaws, even as project managers gnash their teeth. Matt Heusser explains how, in QA, he learned to stop worrying about deadlines and love the delay.  Continue Reading

• How the developer experience builds trickle-down usability

  Developer experience is the equivalent of user experience (UX). The way developers experience tools and consume libraries matters and leads to better engagement.  Continue Reading

• Good teams come clean about their IT competence

  How is your company culture going to stay up to date on IT trends? Don't let that question linger, since, sooner or later, you'll work with a technology you don't understand at all.  Continue Reading

• The road to effective bot development in DevOps environments

  A bot that simply helps you help yourself goes a long way in a DevOps environment. One bot that does one thing really well is better than an army of chatbots.  Continue Reading

• Q&A: Eric Mizell explains the reliability challenges of DevOps

  DevOps teams face significant challenges, tasked to deliver code faster than ever. OverOps' Eric Mizell believes, though, continuous reliability can go hand in hand with CI/CD.  Continue Reading

• A DevOps developer should be adaptable, creative

  Unlike in the past, companies don't necessarily look to hire developers with hard technology skills. DevOps is changing the rules, so, for developers, it's time to get creative.  Continue Reading

• How to save DevOps from cargo cult programming

  The meaning of DevOps -- better cooperation between developers and operations professionals -- has been lost in many companies. Expert Theresa Neate explains what has to happen.  Continue Reading

• The secret to DevOps test automation? Pick your battles

  The pain of software test automation is real, particularly in a DevOps environment. But what if it was possible to approach it all differently? App maker Airtasker has a plan.  Continue Reading

• Salary snapshot: Test automation engineer salaries in four cities

  It seems nearly any job related to DevOps carries a higher salary, and test automation is no exception. Here's our salary snapshot of test automation engineers in four U.S. cities.  Continue Reading

• Why new feature testing should be at the heart of DevOps

  Continuous testing is a good idea, but if used as a Band-Aid, it will miss things. Expert Matt Heusser explains why the focus should be on new feature testing.  Continue Reading

• It's past time to revisit Agile's definition of 'done'

  The definition of 'done' only covers what happens on the dev side. So, it's not very useful in a DevOps shop. Expert Theresa Neate explains what needs to change.  Continue Reading

• Why software resilience should be the real goal of DevOps

  To improve your software development process, use DevOps to create a resilient system. Expert Matthew Heusser explains why reliability is no longer the goal.  Continue Reading