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How to test connected car applications

When software testers deal with automobile-connected applications, they should think like a driver. Evaluate safety, connectivity and usability concerns to develop a strong app.

By Matt Heusser • Feb. 26, 2021

How to write test cases for both manual and automated tests

Immerse yourself in the basics -- and particulars -- of writing test cases for both manual and automated tests, and learn the components crucial to each approach.

By Gerie Owen • Feb. 26, 2021

GitHub hires first-ever chief security officer

GitHub has added a CSO to its ranks, as the platform seeks to grow and maintain one of the world's largest collections of open source software projects.

By Darryl Taft • Feb. 25, 2021

10 microservices patterns all architects should know

Choosing the right design pattern is a critical part of managing a microservices-based architecture. Here are 10 distributed design approaches that all architects should know.

By Sara Grier • Feb. 25, 2021

What is Micronaut? Introduction to the Micronaut Framework

Micronaut is an open source JVM-based software framework for building lightweight, modular applications and microservices.

By Margaret Rouse • Feb. 24, 2021

3 software development trends to watch in 2021

As digitization accelerates and to ensure developers are set up for success, companies should enable developer productivity and collaboration, prioritization and developer experience.

By Jonathan Roeder • Feb. 24, 2021

IBM extends Call for Code for Racial Justice program

IBM, in conjunction with the Linux Foundation, has delivered two additional projects to its Call for Code for Racial Justice program.

By Darryl Taft • Feb. 24, 2021

Lightbend launches new Akka Cloud Platform on AWS

Lightbend's new Akka Cloud Platform seeks to bring a simpler approach to cloud-native development than options from hyperscalers and companies such as Pulumi and Serverless.

By Darryl Taft • Feb. 24, 2021

App interface design principles all developers should know

The first step in choosing the right app interface design is to understand the options available to developers. Dive deeper into these popular design concepts and approaches.

By Chris Tozzi • Feb. 22, 2021

CircleCI orbs go private for DevOps teams

CircleCI has released new functionality that enables developers to build CircleCI orb configuration packages that run only in their private enterprise environment.

By Darryl Taft • Feb. 18, 2021

Google, Microsoft back Python and Rust programming languages

As Google and Microsoft join and strengthen forces with the foundations behind the Python and Rust programming languages, the companies will get to help shape their future.

By Darryl Taft • Feb. 18, 2021

An overview of headless architecture design

Decoupling the back-end components of an application is certainly valuable, but what about the front end? This is where headless architecture comes into play.

By Matt Heusser • Feb. 17, 2021

Microsoft VS Code: Winning developer mindshare

With Microsoft Visual Code, developers receive a free, open source development tool that can be used by any developer, in any language and on any device.

By Darryl Taft • Feb. 16, 2021

NetBeans vs. Eclipse: 5 key comparison points for these IDEs

When implementing IDEs into an application architecture, Eclipse and NetBeans are often top contenders. But is one of these IDEs really better than the other?

By Chris Tozzi • Feb. 12, 2021

The main types of database testing explained

Most software testers know about ACID for database testing. But the importance of databases means software teams should perform functional and nonfunctional testing in addition to verifying ACID adherence.

By Tom Nolle • Feb. 12, 2021

How to plan unit test coverage

Explore what an effective unit testing strategy looks like, whether it's wise to aim for a certain percentage of test coverage and how much unit testing is enough.

By Amy Reichert • Feb. 11, 2021

4 reasons Dart is still a language worth learning

Despite a perception that it is dead, there are a few reasons Dart is still a language worth learning. We explore a few reasons why it may not be as obsolete as some think.

By Kerry Doyle • Feb. 11, 2021

Survey: Open source skills more valued than proprietary ones

In the hybrid cloud world, developers with open source skills are more likely to be hired by enterprises than developers skilled in proprietary technologies.

By Darryl Taft • Feb. 9, 2021

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.

By Stephen Bigelow • Feb. 9, 2021

Guide to building an enterprise API strategy

In today's digital world, businesses increasingly rely on APIs to deliver data and services. Follow this comprehensive guide to build a successful enterprise API strategy.

By Stephen Bigelow • Feb. 5, 2021

Open Group turns focus to TOGAF, Agile architecture guidance

The Open Group's Steve Nunn discusses upcoming work to improve its Open Agile Architecture standard and TOGAF guides as well as COVID-19's impact on enterprise architecture.

By Carol Sliwa • Feb. 5, 2021

Google launches Apigee X API management tool

Google's new Apigee X API management system helps users develop and manage their API strategies and enjoy more security, performance, networking and app-dev capabilities.

By Darryl Taft • Feb. 4, 2021

How to performance test big data applications

When it comes to testing big data applications, there's a lot to consider and potentially be overwhelmed by. Here's how testers can keep their heads above water.

By Gerie Owen • Feb. 4, 2021

The basics of monitoring and observability in microservices

We examine how monitoring and observability help development teams keep a distributed architecture from coming unraveled by individual failures and performance bottlenecks.

By Joydip Kanjilal • Feb. 4, 2021

Kite launches enterprise-grade code completion tool

Kite's new enterprise version of its code completion tool, Kite Team Server, targets larger development teams to help them write code faster by automating repetitive tasks.

By Darryl Taft • Feb. 3, 2021