Mobile Revolution – Keeping pace with the market demand for mobile

Posted by on May 20, 2013

For many consumers worldwide, mobile devices have become a basic necessity of life and that shows no signs of diminishing. In recent years the sales of phones and tablets have grown at an impressive rate. Considering only Apple devices, this … Read more

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The importance of software system documentation in maintenance

Posted by on May 16, 2013

Why is it so important to keep the software system documentation up-to-date? We can find several answers to this issue, but it is definitely a key point of basic engineering software that allows us to avoid significant errors in software … Read more

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Using Behavior-Driven Development (BDD) to improve software development

Posted by on May 13, 2013

Business knowledge sharing is a key aspect for every project to succeed. For teams with both QA and developer roles, there can be different areas of focus.  If communication regarding business rules isn’t handled properly, the project risks having several … Read more

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Benefits & Pitfalls of using Scrum software development methodology

Posted by on April 11, 2013

Introduction The more popular technique to get things done on agile methodology is Scrum.  Scrum is not just a methodology, it is a framework that has to be molded as required by the actual project where it is being used. … Read more

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Which are the greatest myths of automation testing?

Posted by on April 8, 2013
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That Software Automation Testing offers great benefits is a widely accepted idea.  Mainly software Test Automation improves your cost/benefit relationship, as you can run more tests, faster and with less resources. If carefully designed, automated tests are highly reliable, eliminating … Read more

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10 reasons for why great new product development ideas go nowhere

Posted by on April 4, 2013
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I was recently doing some research on new product development (NPD) and came across an excellent blog from Ian McAllister.  Ian (as the blog notes) runs Amazon’s worldwide Wish List and Registry business.  The blog perfectly documents why some product … Read more

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10 UI design patterns you need to know – series #2

Posted by on March 20, 2013

In a previous entry, I introduced you to “10 UI design patterns” to keep in mind when designing your web site.  Here’s a deeper discussion of those patterns as shared by Janko Javonovic’s in Smashing Magazine: 1. Lazy Registration To … Read more

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Cloud – A do vs die approach to being competitive

Posted by on February 25, 2013

To grow and compete better in an increasingly globalized world, companies are constantly challenged by how to delegate or outsource processes to focus more on their core business.  By outsourcing, business processes can be delegated to experts and the costs … Read more

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10 UI design patterns you need to know

Posted by on February 19, 2013

In software Object Oriented Design (OOD), developers are encouraged to use and reuse software design patterns as solutions to recurring problems.  This ensures you keep your software reusable, maintainable and groomed.  But how does that really work when it comes … Read more

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Consumers and banks see demand for mobile payments

Posted by on February 12, 2013

An article posted in the February 11, 2013 edition of the WSJ calls it — “Bank Customers Make Smartphone Connection.” As more and more cellphone users jump on the smartphone bandwagon, those users have an increasing appetite for organizing their … Read more

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