TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Lorna Mitchell is head of Developer Relations at Aiven , a software company that combines the best open source technologies with cloud infrastructure. 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.

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CIO

APRIL 29, 2025

But t echnical debt can undercut an organizations ability to innovate long term, and the shortcuts taken during initial development likely resulted in a codebase thats convoluted, slow, or difficult for devs to understand. Sometimes tech debt arises not because your code is bad, but because code it depends on has changed or gone sour.

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Erik Bernhardsson

DECEMBER 12, 2023

You can of course make a series of obviously bad decisions, but you'd get fired quickly. Make sure production environment differs from developer environments in as many ways as possible. Develop incredibly detailed “strategic” plans. Frequently reassign underperformers to other teams. Pivot frequently.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Software consultant Andrew Drach’s two companies Callentis and Solwey demonstrate his entrepreneurial skills, but his clients also value his educational background, as we learned through TechCrunch’s survey to identify the best software consultants for startups. How is your team structured?

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Apiumhub

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

In Agile environments, maintaining focus is crucial to achieving optimal performance, especially in complex tasks like software development. The challenge in professional environments, especially for Agile teams , is maintaining this balance so the team can perform at its best without experiencing burnout or exhaustion.

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Henrik Warne

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

For the first time ever, I was laid off, and had to find a new software developer job. In my case, we were 17 people let go that day, including 8 developers. Next, I went through my list of companies I would like to work for, and looked to see if they had any open developer roles. Here is what I learnt from the process.

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CIO

APRIL 15, 2025

A little debt speeds development so long as it is paid back promptly with refactoring. 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. So, is technical debt bad? Why is technical debt important?

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Tenable

OCTOBER 25, 2024

Want to boost your software updates’ safety? And get the latest on the top “no-nos” for software security; the EU’s new cyber law; and CISOs’ communications with boards. The guide outlines key steps for a secure software development process, including planning; development and testing; internal rollout; and controlled rollout.

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CIO

OCTOBER 5, 2023

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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CIO

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Once the province of the data warehouse team, data management has increasingly become a C-suite priority, with data quality seen as key for both customer experience and business performance. But along with siloed data and compliance concerns , poor data quality is holding back enterprise AI projects.

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CIO

MARCH 14, 2025

And yet, three to six months or more of deliberation to finalize a software purchasing decision. No wonder 90% of IT Executives in North America see software sourcing and vendor selection as a pain point. Read on to gain insights that can help you procure a strategic advantage with AI.

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The Crazy Programmer

JANUARY 8, 2021

If you decide to start 2021 by creating your project, then you have many things to do right – from validating your idea of choosing a technology stack and development vendor. It is well suited for creating web and mobile projects for Android, plus it is the best choice for enterprise development. Project management.

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CIO

DECEMBER 10, 2024

For example, developers using GitHub Copilots code-generating capabilities have experienced a 26% increase in completed tasks , according to a report combining the results from studies by Microsoft, Accenture, and a large manufacturing company. These reinvention-ready organizations have 2.5 times higher revenue growth and 2.4

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TechCrunch

JUNE 7, 2022

A growing segment of the last-mile market is squarely focused on logistics, including Onfleet , which claims its software facilitates millions of deliveries per week for thousands of businesses (including Sweetgreen). It’s then when he, Cavia, and Vetrano decided to expand their vision to develop a delivery management platform: Onfleet.

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CIO

APRIL 2, 2025

Last summer, a faulty CrowdStrike software update took down millions of computers, caused billions in damages, and underscored that companies are still not able to manage third-party risks, or respond quickly and efficiently to disruptions. It was an interesting case study of global cyber impact, says Charles Clancy, CTO at Mitre.

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The Crazy Programmer

APRIL 24, 2022

How do you develop IoT applications ? Let’s look at the common framework to consider when you develop applications for the Internet of Things. Software: The software is the first phase of an IoT building process (please note that the building process is the process where developers create the codes for the backend operation).

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CIO

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Leonard Poor stakeholder management can also lead to a lack of buy-in, miscommunication, and, ultimately, the failure of crucial initiatives. I’ve seen projects falter when IT leaders fail to recognize non-traditional stakeholders like marketing teams using unsanctioned tools,” says Leonard. “In

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CIO

MARCH 12, 2024

Generative AI is already having an impact on multiple areas of IT, most notably in software development. Still, gen AI for software development is in the nascent stages, so technology leaders and software teams can expect to encounter bumps in the road.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

trillion industry in the United States — a complex ecosystem of lenders, owners, developers, architects, general contractors, subcontractors and more. Poor communication : With so many different parties both in the field and in the office, it is often difficult to relay information from one party to the next. Design and engineering.

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TechCrunch

MAY 11, 2022

Securing the software supply chain is admittedly somewhat of a dry topic, but knowing which components and code go into your everyday devices and appliances is a critical part of the software development process that billions of people rely on every day. But the consequences of a software compromise can be dire and widespread.

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CIO

JANUARY 7, 2025

Transformational CIOs continuously invest in their operating model by developing product management, design thinking, agile, DevOps, change management, and data-driven practices. CIOs must also drive knowledge management, training, and change management programs to help employees adapt to AI-enabled workflows.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 13, 2021

According to Weights & Biases co-founder Lukas Biewald , the software world has a set of tools built for developers to write and deploy code well. And today, he explained, many ML teams are working with ad-hoc tooling or simply without software assistance. monitoring ( Atlassian , Datadog , etc.), and the like.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 18, 2022

The 10/10-rated Log4Shell flaw in Log4j, an open source logging software that’s found practically everywhere, from online games to enterprise software and cloud data centers, claimed numerous victims from Adobe and Cloudflare to Twitter and Minecraft due to its ubiquitous presence. Image Credits: AppMap.

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CIO

DECEMBER 11, 2024

By modern, I refer to an engineering-driven methodology that fully capitalizes on automation and software engineering best practices. This approach is repeatable, minimizes dependence on manual controls, harnesses technology and AI for data management and integrates seamlessly into the digital product development process.

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Xebia

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Gartner reported that on average only 54% of AI models move from pilot to production: Many AI models developed never even reach production. So then let me re-iterate: why, still, are teams having troubles launching Machine Learning models into production? Big part of the reason lies in collaboration between teams. What a waste!

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

The advent of SaaS and cloud-based software services has all but obliterated the traditional sales model, but not many organizations are actually helping their sales teams adapt to this new world order. Every sales team is composed of vastly different individuals who possess distinctive soft skills, behaviors and mindsets.

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Hacker Earth Developers Blog

OCTOBER 27, 2021

In such times, maybe it’s not a bad idea to go back to the drawing board and redefine ‘who’ you are looking for. Step 1: Understanding Developer Candidate Personas. Developer personas are an off-shoot of this oft-used strategy; with a few tweaks and changes to make it engineering-friendly. All on board? Let’s begin!

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Luis Goncalves

APRIL 11, 2025

Learn more about the key differences between scale-ups and start-ups Why You Need a Framework for Scaling a Business Many businesses fail not because of poor products or insufficient market demand, but due to ineffective management of rapid growth. Scaling challenges can overwhelm even promising startups without a systematic approach.

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CIO

JUNE 19, 2024

Three years ago BSH Home Appliances completely rearranged its IT organization, creating a digital platform services team consisting of three global platform engineering teams, and four regional platform and operations teams. We see this as a strategic priority to improve developer experience and productivity,” he says.

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Xebia

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Many teams are using Atlassian’s JIRA as an issue tracker, which then becomes a valuable source of information for their daily operations. As a team leader utilizing JIRA, you probably have employed JIRA dashboards to monitor the status of work, usually in context of a (release) planning. “won’t fix”).

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Hacker Earth Developers Blog

DECEMBER 26, 2024

Why its important: A shorter Time to Hire generally reflects an efficient recruitment process, allowing your team to remain productive and ensuring that candidates dont lose interest due to a lengthy hiring process. Why its important: Quality of Hire directly impacts team performance, innovation, and culture.

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The Agile Manager

JANUARY 31, 2025

In the not too distant past, software development was notorious for taking too long, costing too much, and having a high rate of cancellation. Users only got a glimpse of the software shortly before the go-live date. Gradually people throughout the industry figured out what worked less bad and, eventually, what worked better.

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TechCrunch

JULY 29, 2021

Developers can be a tough crowd. Coming up with relevant content that developers find interesting takes specific know-how, and this is where Draft.dev comes in. One of the survey respondents noted that developers are underrated as a target audience: It may be niche, but it is a large one. What inspired you to create Draft.dev?

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CIO

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Nester and BBNI’s communications team partnered on a multilevel campaign to officially roll out the Technology Solutions entity and promote its newly-coined “techniculture” mission of leveraging technology to drive successful business outcomes.

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Martin Fowler

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

Imagine a team writing software for a shopping website. If we look at the team's output, we might consider how many new features they produced in the last quarter, or a cross-functional measure such as a reduction in page load time. Measuring pure output for software is famously difficult.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Kellie Capote is chief customer officer at Gainsight , where she leads the entire post-sales organization, including customer success management, support, professional services and the CS Ops & Scale teams. And which strategies and activities should your sales and post-sales teams pursue in response to this data? A DEAR solution.

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CIO

JULY 18, 2024

A Rocket Software survey found that over half (51%) of IT leaders rely on mainframe systems to handle all, or nearly all, core business applications. According to Gartner , IT security software is the top purchase category (28%) for those buying IT-related software.

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