Xebia

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Why do people apply TDD? Learn about the actual goal and values hidden under the surface of Test-Driven Development. What Are the Real Reasons for Doing TDD? Test-Driven Development (TDD) is a controversial topic amongst developers. It is a vehicle to drive development. TDD and the Values of XP.

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CIO

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Agentic AI is the next leap forward beyond traditional AI to systems that are capable of handling complex, multi-step activities utilizing components called agents. He believes these agentic systems will make that possible, and he thinks 2025 will be the year that agentic systems finally hit the mainstream. They have no goal.

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CIO

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Every SQL query, script and data movement configuration must be treated as code, adhering to modern software development methodologies and following DevOps and SRE best practices. Data science was previously the domain of tech-savvy organizations due to the technical expertise required to build models from scratch.

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Xebia

JUNE 6, 2023

To tackle each operation, I started with a small test, following the principles of Test-Driven Development (TDD). As an aside, TDD is an iterative workflow that involves describing a specific aspect you want to solve in terms of the programming language you’re using. Truly, TDD saved the day!

Software Review 130

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CIO

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

With IT systems growing more complex and user demands rising, AI is emerging as a transformative tool for tackling these challenges. While it might not seem a lot, a 3% improvement in an organization with 6,000 software developments is a whole other product you can put up. The irony is hard to ignore.

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CIO

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Specifically, organizations are contemplating Generative AI’s impact on software development. While the potential of Generative AI in software development is exciting, there are still risks and guardrails that need to be considered. AI is going to change the way developers work.

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Xebia

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

We introduce design to our software. That is precisely what TDD helps with. TDD to Separate Concerns At the core of TDD is its mantra : red, green, refactor. We’re fleshing out the problem piecemeal, specifying behavior we want of the system. Conclusion Do you need TDD to do this?

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CIO

APRIL 17, 2025

Directors are often more accurate in their confidence assessments, because theyre swimming in the systems, not just reviewing summaries. Essentially, multiple pieces of smaller software owned by different vendors are all coming together to build the product, he adds.

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AWS Machine Learning - AI

MARCH 7, 2025

Verisk has a governance council that reviews generative AI solutions to make sure that they meet Verisks standards of security, compliance, and data use. Verisk also has a legal review for IP protection and compliance within their contracts. You can create a decoupled architecture with reusable components.

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CIO

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Data architecture goals The goal of data architecture is to translate business needs into data and system requirements, and to manage data and its flow through the enterprise. AI and ML are used to automate systems for tasks such as data collection and labeling. An organizations data architecture is the purview of data architects.

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CIO

MARCH 14, 2025

Legacy Systems Complicate the Adoption of New Technology The Challenge: Many organizations still have outdated IT infrastructure, which makes integration complicated and costly. (See also: How to know a business process is ripe for agentic AI. ) Because IT procurement shouldnt slow innovation it should accelerate it.

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CIO

APRIL 23, 2025

For example, AI agents should be able to take actions on behalf of users, act autonomously, or interact with other agents and systems. As the models powering the individual agents get smarter, the use cases for agentic AI systems get more ambitious and the risks posed by these systems increase exponentially.

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AWS Machine Learning - AI

MARCH 5, 2025

Ground truth data in AI refers to data that is known to be factual, representing the expected use case outcome for the system being modeled. By providing an expected outcome to measure against, ground truth data unlocks the ability to deterministically evaluate system quality.

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CIO

JANUARY 7, 2025

Whats in is self-funding AI-led business reinvention by slashing technology, data, and process debt and adopting AIOps and AI-enabled software development, says Amit Bajaj, North America president of TCS. The focus will shift to enhancing user experiences, embedding AI capabilities, and iteratively improving business outcomes.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Socratic , an early-stage startup that wants to bring data to bear on a developer-focused task management system, announced a $3 million seed investment today from Unusual Ventures, Overtime.vc The company is also opening up public beta of the software starting today. and a couple of industry angels.

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O'Reilly Media - Ideas

APRIL 22, 2025

Simon Willison describes it perfectly : When I talk about vibe coding I mean building software with an LLM without reviewing the code it writes.” In my early days of using AI coding assistants, I was that person who meticulously reviewed every single line, often rewriting significant portions.

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CIO

OCTOBER 24, 2024

AI governance is already a complex issue due to rapid innovation and the absence of universal templates, standards, or certifications. They predicted more mature firms will seek help from AI service providers and systems integrators. Forrester’s 2024 developer survey showed that developers spend about 24% of their time coding.

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CIO

APRIL 15, 2025

While the term technical debt found its origins in software development, the concept is applicable to a wide range of IT implementations and operations beyond custom code. Inevitable system evolution: Even well-designed codebases require ongoing maintenance due to evolving business needs, security threats, and outdated technologies.

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The Crazy Programmer

JANUARY 4, 2024

In the fast-paced world of software development, writing clean and maintainable code is not just a good practice; it’s a crucial factor in determining the success of a project. Well-formatted code not only looks better but also reduces the chances of errors due to misinterpretation.

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Dzone - DevOps

JANUARY 21, 2025

GitHub is a widely used platform for version control and collaboration, enabling developers to store, manage, and share code repositories. It supports Git, a distributed version control system that allows multiple contributors to work on projects simultaneously. Introduction Howdy!

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CIO

MARCH 26, 2025

However, a deluge of data means legacy search systems can struggle to help business users quickly find what they need. In response, modern search systems have made great leaps in the accuracy, relevancy, and usefulness of results by leveraging AI-based capabilities. The combination of keyword and vector search (a.k.a.

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Xebia

APRIL 1, 2025

Generative AI like GitHub Copilot can help to put these foundations in place and works really well for those kind of supporting system. Then review the incoming work descriptions by an engineer that has expertise on the application to add the finishing touches. Use what works for your application.

Software Review 130

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Dzone - DevOps

OCTOBER 6, 2022

A few years ago, when working as a software developer building and maintaining internal platform components for a cloud company, I deleted an application from production as part of a deprecation. I had double and triple-checked references and done my due diligence communicating with the company.

Software Review 144

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Xebia

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

The time when Hardvard Business Review posted the Data Scientist to be the “Sexiest Job of the 21st Century” is more than a decade ago [1]. Expectation : It is often expected that development- and operations teams magically work well together. DevOps came from the Software Development world and therefore deals with Code.

Technical Review 182

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CIO

JANUARY 14, 2025

Unfortunately, many organizations still approach their technology landscape like overeager developers rather than thoughtful city planners focusing on individual projects without considering the broader ecosystems health and sustainability. The modern enterprise architecture challenge Todays enterprises face a critical inflection point.

Technical Review 179

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Xebia

APRIL 9, 2025

This is my personal review of a talk given by Martin Odersky at Scalar Conf 2025. I have read many critics who argued that Scala resembled Haskell too closely, making it difficult to attract sufficient engineering talent and posing challenges for newcomersmastering intricate concepts like category theory and effect systems is no small feat.

Systems Review 130

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CIO

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

I’m kind of having to be more of a [code] reviewer.’” A representative of GitHub Copilot didn’t have a comment on the study, but pointed to a recent study saying developers were able to write code 55% faster using the coding assistant. “Our In the trenches, development teams are reporting mixed results.

Software Review 218

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CIO

JUNE 18, 2024

The use of gen AI with ERP systems is still in its early days, but the combination is expected to provide several benefits, including helping employees create specialized ERP functionality on their own through code wizards, says Liz Herbert, a Forrester analyst and lead author of the report, “ How Generative AI Will Transform ERP.”

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CIO

JANUARY 1, 2025

You have to make decisions on your systems as early as possible, and not go down the route of paralysis by analysis, he says. Every three years, Koletzki reviews his strategy, and in 2018 decided it was time to move to the cloud. A GECAS Oracle ERP system was upgraded and now runs in Azure, managed by a third-party Oracle partner.

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Martin Fowler

JANUARY 28, 2021

Tooling supports and encourages code review of the contribution before accepting the request. Pull requests have become widely used in software development, but critics are concerned by the addition of integration friction which can prevent continuous integration.

Software Review 239

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CIO

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Despite mixed early returns , the outcome appears evident: Generative AI coding assistants will remake how software development teams are assembled, with QA and junior developer jobs at risk. AI will handle the rest of the software development roles, including security and compliance reviews, he predicts. “At

Software Review 214

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The Crazy Programmer

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

Software Development Frameworks. In order to understand how development teams are changing the way they work remotely, it is important to first get an understanding of what a software development framework is and why it matters to an individual team who may be WFH. Read on to find out. Conclusion.

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CIO

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

With less time lost due to confusion or misunderstandings, DevSecOps teams can devote more of their attention to strategic tasks such as vulnerability remediation. The technology can review code more thoroughly than humans can, identifying patterns that might not seem obvious. Incorporate genAI into existing workflows.

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The Crazy Programmer

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

LambdaTest mainly addresses this challenge by offering a strong and user-friendly platform that enables developers to test their web applications and websites on real browsers and operating systems, allowing them to deliver a smooth user experience to their audience. What is LambdaTest?

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Henrik Warne

MAY 19, 2020

When I talk to other software developers, I find that a lot of them believe we are headed towards the singularity. In symbolic AI, the goal is to build systems that can reason like humans do when solving problems. This idea dominated the first three decades of the AI field, and produced so called expert systems.

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Honeycomb

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Since the company provides a license for Copilot and has a clear AI usage policy, I have the privilege of utilizing AI tools to grow as a software engineerincluding the luxury of learning how to get out of the traps set by its overconfidence. toggling settings so the bot wont learn from our convos at Honeycomb).

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TechCrunch

APRIL 12, 2022

From what we understand, if required due to sanctions, Bosch would put funds into a holding account if needed. A year and a bit ago we thought we would probably build the entire thing and take it to market as a whole system,” co-founder and CEO Stan Boland told me back in 2020. That was a hard truth for Five, too. “A

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