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The future of Cloud-native software development with Radius

Xebia

The rise of platform engineering Over the years, the process of software development has changed a lot. This approach made the development process straightforward initially, but as applications grew in complexity, maintaining and scaling them became increasingly challenging.

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5 ways to improve mental health for software developers

TechCrunch

I have worked remotely in technology for over a decade, and I’ll share my tips for how fast-paced technical startups can take good care of their software development talent. Software development at its best is a creative endeavor. Developers need a certain level of comfort to be able to produce quality work.

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What I Have Changed My Mind About in Software Development

Henrik Warne

Lately I have been thinking about what I have changed my mind about in software development. However, I was a bit skeptical of exactly how it would work in software development. But my colleague Filip kept telling me of all the cases where he used ChatGPT to help with development. Using ChatGPT.

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An Analogy for Software Development

Code Simplicity

Sometimes, I have to explain software development to people who are not software developers. Over the years, I have come up with an analogy that explains what software development is like and its processes. Some people write instructions for how to build car engines. I hope it helps!

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Building Like Amazon

Speaker: Leo Zhadanovsky, Principal Solutions Architect, Amazon Web Services

Amazon's journey to its current modern architecture and processes provides insights for all software development leaders. To get there, Amazon focused on decomposing for agility, making critical cultural and operational changes, and creating tools for software delivery. How Amazon thinks about metrics.

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Recruiting Software Developers – Coding Tests

Henrik Warne

When I started out as a software developer, nobody did coding tests as far as I know. Yes, you always have to have some idea on how to solve the whole problem, but getting all the details right usually takes several iterations for me. In all cases, one or more coding tests were included. Here are my thoughts on the process.

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7 sins of software development

CIO

Software development is a challenging discipline built on millions of parameters, variables, libraries, and more that all must be exactly right. Still, it’s impossible to list the endless innovations that software alone has made possible. Over the years software teams have figured out a few rules for getting the job done.

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How AI and ML Can Accelerate and Optimize Software Development and Testing

Speaker: Eran Kinsbruner, Best-Selling Author, TechBeacon Top 30 Test Automation Leader & the Chief Evangelist and Senior Director at Perforce Software

It's no secret that CTOs need to have a full understanding if they want to be successful, but does that make them responsible for developer productivity? While advancements in software development and testing have come a long way, there is still room for improvement.

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How to avoid the top 3 mistakes when hiring a software development team

The entire world is being rebuilt with software, so no matter what business you’re in, you’re in the tech business. In this short article, Band of Coders shares with you the top 3 mistakes made when hiring a software team, and a few tips on how to avoid them.

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E-book: 5 Strategies to Boost Software Deliveries

Finally, someone summarized in 5 practical strategies on how to improve any software development workflow. In this e-book written in partnership with Wesley Zapellini, he shared his vast in Managing Agile Teams. Real-life examples, charts, and graphs!

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Building Evolvable Architectures

Speaker: Dr. Rebecca Parsons, CTO of ThoughtWorks

The software development ecosystem exists in a state of dynamic equilibrium, where any new tool, framework, or technique leads to disruption and the establishment of a new equilibrium. Join Dr. Rebecca Parsons, CTO at ThoughtWorks, as she presents: How to build evolvable solutions.

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IDC Analyst Report: The Open Source Blind Spot Putting Businesses at Risk

In a recent study, IDC found that 64% of organizations said they were already using open source in software development with a further 25% planning to in the next year. Most organizations are unaware of just how much open-source code is used and underestimate their dependency on it.

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An Adult Conversation About Estimates

Speaker: Beekey Cheung, Software Consultant, Professor Beekums, LLC

Estimates are a contentious topic in software development. Most of our development teams hate providing estimates and many managers are starting to view them as unnecessary. As senior software leaders, how can we determine whether estimates are helpful or harmful to our teams?

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Data-Driven Performance Feedback Helps Teams Improve Customer Outcomes

Speaker: Mickey Mantle, Founder and CEO at Wanderful Interactive Storybooks | Ron Lichty, Consultant: Interim VP Engineering, Author, Ron Lichty Consulting, Inc.

In order to be successful at delivering software, organizations need to become data-driven. And in the era of agile, which recognizes that software development is a team sport, performance reviews need to use data for programmer growth and to give focus to business results. How data-driven performance reviews do that.