May 21, 2009 1:53 PM
Posted by: Jan Stafford
Agile software development,
infrastructure,
waterfallJon Kern, co-author of the Agile Manifesto, told me recently that many companies won’t adopt the agile development methodology soon. Why? Some companies are doing just fine with waterfall, he said, because it...
May 15, 2009 2:18 PM
Posted by: Jan Stafford
Cloud computing,
TechEdMoving software development and testing to cloud environments wasn’t a hot topic at Microsoft TechEd 2009 in Los Angeles. Sure, there were some TechEd sessions on cloud computing, and
Microsoft...
May 12, 2009 8:43 PM
Posted by: Jan Stafford
Career advice,
Developers,
interview,
panel discussion,
TechEd,
TechnologiesDevelopers should get their noses off the coding grindstone and spend time developing expertise in a future technology, consultant Ted Neward advised during the Microsoft TechEd panel discussion on “Surviving the downturn.” Too often, he said, developers are so focused on current projects that...
May 12, 2009 8:36 PM
Posted by: Jan Stafford
Bill Veghte,
Chris Aker,
Microsoft Windows,
TechEd,
Zennith BorregoThe keynotes at Microsoft TechEd in Los Angeles today brought mixed reactions from attendees today, according to the 23 IT pros I quickly interviewed as they exited. Most were enthused about promised new enhancements to Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2’s virtualization features. Others wanted...
May 12, 2009 7:46 PM
Posted by: MichaelDKelly
With Microsoft TechEd happening this week, I thought it might make sense to look at some of the content being presented. For those who can't attend the conference, Microsoft has provided TechEd Online, as series of "channels" where you can watch talks and interviews related to the conference. It's...
May 11, 2009 9:20 PM
Posted by: Jan Stafford
Virtual labsTesting software in the cloud: Pros and cons
Consultant Bernard Golden - author of IT bestseller, Virtualization for Dummies -- is an advocate for virtualization and cloud computing technologies, but he...
May 8, 2009 5:20 PM
Posted by: Jan Stafford
Software Quality Insights blogger Mike Kelly has kept this blog up to date on software testing. Rounding things out, we now welcome a software quality...
May 8, 2009 12:03 AM
Posted by: MichaelDKelly
Earlier this week Micro Focus, best known for their Cobol application development tools, announced that they would be acquiring some product lines from Compuware Corp., as well as Borland. Both Borland and Compuware are makers of software testing and quality monitoring tools, so this news has...
May 3, 2009 8:47 PM
Posted by: MichaelDKelly
data visualization,
software development,
Software testingData visualization technologies have advanced at warp speed. While Edward Tufte might be able to break data visualization down into its basic elements, for those of us who don't live the topic, it can be hard to keep up and, more importantly, put...
