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Software Development: New Technologies like Cloud-Native and AI-Based QA Change Developer Workflows

By Dick Weisinger

Software development is evolving as new technologies are incorporated into the development workflow, according to a recent report by Forrester. Developer tools are incorporating, for example, cloud, AI and Machine learning, serverless computing and low code. Takeaways from the Forrester report

Software Development: Facebook’s GraphQL Offers an Alternative to REST APIs

By Dick Weisinger

Web APIs are evolving.  REST has become the standard for building web-based APIs, replacing earlier technologies like SOAP.  REST proved itself to be lightweight and flexible. There’s an alternative to REST that is becoming more popular: GraphQL.  GraphQL is the

Software: When Agile Methodology Goes Wrong

By Dick Weisinger

A recent article by Karin Ahlbäck, engagement manager at McKinsey, was titled “The Drawbacks of Agility.”  The article doesn’t really uncover problems with agility per se.  Instead it notes that when agility is “misused” or not correctly implemented, “it can trigger

Business and Software 2018: Trends Include Serverless Computing, Agile, AR and Microservices

By Dick Weisinger

What changes can we expect to see with Software Development over the next 12 months?  Forrester has made predictions for 2018 that were recently reported by Christina Cardoza at SDTimes. Devtest bots powered by machine learning and AI will speed software

Code Development: Improving Code Quality with Code Reviews

By Dick Weisinger

How can you make software better?  Only 64 percent of companies say that they’re satisfied with the quality of the software that their teams create. The number one way to improve the quality of software is for developers to engage