Software development lifecycle

The software development lifecycle encompasses every step from idea to requirements, code creation and QA to live application, and beyond, into production support and EOL. Learn about the latest ALM and CI/CD tools for the SDLC, as well as top methodologies and processes from industry experts, tool users in the field and seasoned journalists.

April 08, 2021 08 Apr'21
GitHub Mobile brings new push notifications to developers

The latest version of GitHub mobile delivers push notifications to developers in a manner that enables them to set time frames for when they can and cannot be reached.
April 01, 2021 01 Apr'21
CircleCI brings CI/CD to Arm running on Graviton2 chips

AWS has added support for Arm-based processors to its popular CI/CD platform. It now runs on AWS' Arm-based Graviton2 processors to give developers more choices.
March 19, 2021 19 Mar'21
Sentry adds performance monitoring for React Native, more

Sentry has added support for React Native, Android, Xamarin and Flutter-based apps to its application performance monitoring platform to help developers find and fix bugs.
March 11, 2021 11 Mar'21
Developer-first security raises Snyk's tides, among others

Armed with a developer-first focus on security, Snyk has been able to draw $300 million in new funding. It also quadrupled its valuation to $4.7 billion in just over a year.

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How to write a good user story for cleaner code

A good user story isn't always easy to write. Answer key questions in easily understandable language to get development teams on the same page. Continue Reading
PERT chart

A PERT chart, sometimes called a PERT diagram, is a project management tool used to schedule, organize and coordinate tasks within a project. Continue Reading
Building an infrastructure-as-code pipeline in the cloud

Understand the stages to manage infrastructure as code, from source control to activation deployment -- and how these functions can be accomplished through cloud services. Continue Reading

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Key questions to consider about pipeline as code

A pipeline as code entails writing in code the processes a development team uses to build and deploy code to production. To properly adopt the approach, study up on CI/CD and more. Continue Reading
Clear up CI vs. CD confusion for DevOps practices

How do CI and CD differ? And how should development shops distinguish between the two? Learn more about the processes and how they've valuable in a DevOps environment. Continue Reading
Compare Azure DevOps vs. GitHub for CI/CD pipelines

GitHub is a more recognized name in the development community than Azure DevOps, but now that Microsoft owns both tools, developers need to see how they differ and work together. Continue Reading

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Top 3 application performance testing objectives and goals

Let's explore the importance of result analysis, the right measurements and test design for application performance testing. Continue Reading
How to write a business requirements document in Agile

Agile doesn't rely on lengthy documentation or a control board, but it does need business requirements. Here's how to work business requirements into epics and user stories. Continue Reading
How experts run shift-left and shift-right testing

It's time to eliminate the testing bottleneck. Perform tests early and late in the SDLC to keep software moving -- and cut down on defects. Continue Reading

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9 techniques for fixing bugs in production

Some companies defend against bugs with a strong offense of rapid iterations and feature flags. Others find the best defense is thorough test coverage. Here's what works and why. Continue Reading
How ALM differs from SDLC

ALM and SDLC both cover much of the same ground, such as development, testing and deployment. Where these lifecycle concepts differ is the scope of what they include. Continue Reading
What are the types of requirements in software engineering?

Requirements fall into three categories: business, user and software. See examples of each one, as well as what constitutes functional and nonfunctional kinds of software requirements. Continue Reading