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Django vs. Node.js: Pick the right web development framework

Understanding the differences between Django and Node.js comes down to understanding their data capabilities and the programming languages that make up each one's history.

By Kerry Doyle • Oct. 30, 2020

Harness these three types of developer collaboration tools

More than ever, developers must work as a team to achieve business goals. Here are three types of collaboration tools to help developers work with ease.

By Ryan Black • Oct. 30, 2020

Understanding the modular monolith and its ideal use cases

While it isn't always the right fit, a modular monolith can often provide a happy medium between the simplicity of a traditional monolith and the complexity of microservices.

By Priyank Gupta • Oct. 29, 2020

How to improve the developer experience

Developer experience matters in the fast-paced and customer-focused culture of DevOps teams. Software development leaders from major corporations share their tips for a good DX.

By David Carty • Oct. 29, 2020

Waterfall vs. Agile vs. iterative development explained

Componentized software architectures gave way to new forms of software development. Learn when to implement simple iterative development versus wholesale changes with Agile.

By Tom Nolle • Oct. 22, 2020

How to hold Three Amigos meetings in Agile development

Three Amigos is an Agile development strategy to keep projects on track with specifications, timeline expectations and more. Here's how to host the meetings, and who should join in.

By George Lawton • Oct. 22, 2020

The non-tech skills of software development project managers

Teams are key to the success of any enterprise software project, but development teams don't run themselves. Managers need the right skills to keep their employees on track.

By Stephen Bigelow • Oct. 22, 2020

Enterprise architecture tools add pandemic-related updates

The COVID-19 pandemic spurs vendors of enterprise architecture products to add new online and mobile capabilities and promote business functionality to address changing customer needs.

By Carol Sliwa • Oct. 20, 2020

How to implement Scrum the right way

Not sure where to start with Scrum? Check out a book that covers Scrum implementation from pre-development work through retrospectives, and details the frameworks to scale Scrum.

By Packt Publishing, David Carty • Oct. 19, 2020

How to start managing software development teams like a pro

Team performance is vital to a software project's success. Avoid these common management challenges and learn about the key metrics that help monitor your team's effectiveness.

By Stephen Bigelow • Oct. 19, 2020

How and why to do parallel testing

Parallel testing can be a boon to test coverage and test execution times. But while the practice is quite adoptable, testers still need a well-thought-out implementation strategy.

By Gerie Owen • Oct. 14, 2020

Book details API design best practices

APIs are designed for people you've never met to solve problems you didn't know existed. With that in mind, how do you design and build them well?

By Meredith Courtemanche, The Pragmatic Programmers LLC • Oct. 13, 2020

How static and dynamic code analysis boost app security

Catch security vulnerabilities before they catch up to you. Here's how static and dynamic source code analysis help address application concerns, and the difference between the approaches.

By Tom Nolle • Oct. 9, 2020

Regression testing vs. UAT: Goals and techniques

Regression tests and UAT ensure software quality and both require a sizeable investment. Learn when and how to perform each one, and some tips to get the most out of your effort.

By Stephen Bigelow • Oct. 8, 2020

A basic overview of micro front ends

Microservices enable independent app-dev teams, asynchronous app updates and precise troubleshooting. If these benefits sound good for your UI, consider a micro front end.

By Matt Heusser • Oct. 7, 2020

New LeanIX EA module can ease linking IT to business goals

LeanIX's new Business Transformation Management module tries to simplify planning through its 'GitHub for IT architecture' approach and Apple Time Machine-like visualization tool.

By Carol Sliwa • Oct. 7, 2020

Ardoq architecture tool adds new Scenarios planning module

The new Scenarios module in Ardoq's enterprise architecture tool enables customers to model and analyze potential future states in a collaborative way.

By Carol Sliwa • Oct. 6, 2020

Learn what to test in a mobile application

A lot goes into making sure an end user can interact with a mobile app seamlessly. Here are five ways to make sure a mobile app functions properly, without code or device challenges.

By Matt Heusser • Oct. 2, 2020

The Open Group finalizes Open Agile Architecture standard

The Open Group published a new standard to provide guidance and best practices for enterprise architects transitioning to Agile methodologies for digital transformation.

By Carol Sliwa • Sept. 30, 2020

Essential mobile app development tools and programming languages

Learn about the tools available for hybrid and native iOS and Android mobile app development and testing, as well as the programming languages developers use.

By Ryan Black • Sept. 30, 2020

Functional vs. nonfunctional requirements in software engineering

Learn the meaning of functional vs. nonfunctional requirements in software engineering, with helpful examples. Then, see how to write both and build a product that users will love.

By Stephen Bigelow • Sept. 30, 2020

Learn how to perform TDD with a simple example

Fizz, buzz -- no, it isn't cocktail hour, although we don't mind if you pour one. It's time to learn test-driven development with a simple example.

By Matt Grasberger • Sept. 25, 2020

Apache, Spring and Mule: Explore 3 top integration frameworks

A good integration framework should underpin every application strategy. Apache Camel, Spring Integration and Mule ESB can simplify integration at scale. We deconstruct them here.

By Twain Taylor • Sept. 24, 2020

Software accessibility testing: Standards, strategy and tools

Assistive technology ensures that all customers can access software easily. Don't overlook this important element of software quality. Here's how to test software accessibility.

By Gerie Owen • Sept. 23, 2020

The basics of software coupling metrics and concepts

To move toward a distributed, modular architecture, development teams need to carefully investigate software coupling concepts and learn how to measure dependency complexity.

By Joydip Kanjilal • Sept. 22, 2020