Application Architecture: Page

Ways to partially implement Agile and still get results

Pair programming, iterative workflows, timeboxed builds and other Agile tenets benefit app dev teams. Here's how to incorporate Agile practices and culture with minimal disruption.

By Gerie Owen • Nov. 28, 2018

Learn how to improve software quality with reverse-engineering

Customer complaints about a team's app can contain insight on how to improve it. Yet, to decipher the actual cause of any problem and a change to fix it, QA needs to be brought in.

By George Lawton • Nov. 20, 2018

Open source tools to consider for your RESTful APIs

Software teams don't have to break the bank when they shop for RESTful API management tools. The right combination of tools that use open source code can help manage the whole lifecycle at low cost.

By Twain Taylor • Nov. 20, 2018

What to look for in an API development SaaS platform

Not all SaaS API development platforms are made the same. Learn about the fundamental capabilities that API SaaS tools should provide and discover some popular options.

By Stephen Bigelow • Nov. 15, 2018

Big picture QA testing skills foster better app usability

As companies wrestle to fit QA into budgets, keep in mind the skills that human testers provide -- from customer satisfaction to disaster prevention.

By Matt Heusser • Nov. 13, 2018

Should I use in-house or SaaS tools to develop APIs?

It's perfectly viable to approach API development using either in-house or SaaS-provided tooling, but each path has its place. Learn how to choose between these two methods.

By Stephen Bigelow • Nov. 13, 2018

Combat algorithm bias with these software test pointers

As AI penetrates all kinds of software, it's imperative that testers devise a plan to verify predictive results. Put QA professionals on task to root out AI bias.

By Gerie Owen • Nov. 12, 2018

Should I use tools that support the OpenAPI Specification?

Thinking about applying the OpenAPI Specification to API development? Analyze OpenAPI's automation and standardization benefits and see if it will ease your API design difficulties.

By Stephen Bigelow • Nov. 12, 2018

Enterprise devs win with Veracode’s SaaS security spinout

Independent once again, Veracode will focus on its cloud-based test services that enable developers to add security to the software development lifecycle.

By Darryl Taft • Nov. 9, 2018

Prioritize UX in a serverless mobile app framework

There's no universal approach to incorporate serverless functionality into mobile app development. Cloud tools and serverless elements can complicate a deployment.

By Tom Nolle • Nov. 7, 2018

5 fundamental steps of managing APIs

API management is undeniably essential, but it requires a comprehensive plan. Here are the five steps of an API management strategy and advice on how to complete each one.

By Tom Nolle • Nov. 2, 2018

Test yourself on the challenges of microservices security

Think you know what complicates microservices security and what precautions to take to maximize protection? Challenge yourself, and take this quiz to find out.

By Fred Churchville • Oct. 31, 2018

Electric Cloud boosts DevOps orchestration, visibility

As enterprises increase their DevOps tooling investments, Electric Cloud aims to position itself as an orchestrator for the disparate teams and technologies within an organization.

By David Carty • Oct. 31, 2018

A quick primer on microservices load balancing

Work distribution in microservices is tricky; without the right strategy, you risk that workloads won't scale effectively. Here's how to nail down load balancing for microservices.

By Tom Nolle • Oct. 31, 2018

Construct a better build-deploy pipeline with these 6 measures

Developers can launch code to production faster than ever, and still do it safely, with careful attention to the build-deploy pipeline, tests and monitoring metrics.

By Matt Heusser • Oct. 30, 2018

DevOps metrics point to fast releases, open source adoption

You can always be better at DevOps. Assess these metrics from a variety of DevOps teams to see where you could stand to improve -- and give your team some positive reinforcement.

By Phil Sweeney • Oct. 25, 2018

In Kubernetes management, infrastructure work is tricky

While Kubernetes has a lot to offer when it comes to deployment and container management, developers still need tools that help with infrastructure management.

By Paul Korzeniowski • Oct. 25, 2018

Recommended QA conferences for software testers of all stripes

Testing, QA and development conferences host a breadth of experts and helpful peers. From one-day vendor events to weeklong national shows, there's an option to fit your needs.

By Gerie Owen • Oct. 25, 2018

How to choose between serverless and containerized microservices

Explore the intricacies of serverless microservices and container microservices to discover which development requirements are crucial to your ultimate decision.

By Chris Moyer • Oct. 24, 2018

Some tricks to help manage load balancing in microservices

Load balancing is a critical, and potentially thorny, part of cloud-native microservices management. Consider these methods and tools that can help address these challenges.

By Twain Taylor • Oct. 24, 2018

Pick up stateless software precepts for modern app design

Change and state are complex interrelated concepts that shape how an application performs its tasks. Learn the meaning of state, mutability and change as they relate to app design.

By Stephen Bigelow • Oct. 22, 2018

How to make automation part of your microservices security

It's not ideal to manually test and secure a microservices environment. Consider automation tools when you need to fortify your microservices security plan.

By Twain Taylor • Oct. 19, 2018

For developers, GitHub Actions takes automation a step forward

The GitHub Actions tool lets developers automate their software development workflows with containers in the GitHub environment without the need to run code themselves.

By Darryl Taft • Oct. 19, 2018

Jira update flexes cloud collaboration features

Atlassian's Jira rework adds collaborative UI updates on the front end and ports Jira Software Cloud to AWS-based microservices on the back end.

By Beth Pariseau • Oct. 18, 2018

5 basic SOA principles that still apply to microservices

Microservices often replace SOA, but these two architecture styles are still similar. Here are five basic SOA principles that never went away.

By Tom Nolle • Oct. 17, 2018