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The difference between Agile and DevOps
DevOps is one of the hot topics at the moment, and is well on its way up the hype cycle curve. Some are even saying DevOps replaces agile, thus spelling the end of agile software development. That isn’t true, though if you’re interested in agile, you should start learning about DevOps. Some people say DevOps […]
Continue readingWhy Continuous Delivery is so important
Scrum is a (pretty) good framework for managing requirements, how they move into and out of backlogs, and how we inspect and adapt the outcome of those requirements. But one of its weaknesses is it has basically nothing to say about engineering practices. (As opposed to say Extreme Programming). One of those engineering practices is […]
Continue readingCloud, the shift from buy to rent, and everything as a service
Cloud computing is an often misunderstood concept that fell victim to Gartner’s hype cycle in a pretty spectacular way. But it is a real thing and it is a game changer and it is here to stay. But there are plenty of blogs and books that can tell you that. What a lot of them […]
Continue readingRefactoring and technical debt
Importance of refactoring Refactoring and technical debt are important concepts, especially so in agile software development. What are they? Refactoring is modifying the internal structure of code without changing its behaviour. All functional tests should pass with the same results after the code has been refactored. But if it behaves the same, why do we need to do […]
Continue reading5 Tips to interviewing for a Javascript job
The concept of web development has been evolving over the years. The number of software developers has increased. They strive to secure jobs with the best in the industry. JavaScript is among the core technologies that are used in web development. A job interview in this field requires adequate knowledge and can prove difficult for […]
Continue readingTechnical debt – or technical bankruptcy?
It’s time we admit we have a problem with technical debt. Everyone knows what it is, everyone is talking about, but not enough is being done about it. Time and again I have seen teams and systems end up swamped in technical debt. Swimming and eventually drowning in the stuff. Until entire projects have to […]
Continue readingBimodal IT theory
A few years ago, research organization Gartner came up with this concept called Bimodal IT theory. This basically said that for any large organisations, there are two types of IT systems. These types serve different purposes, are built with different technologies, serve different customers, have different cost and risk profiles, and should be kept separate. And […]
Continue readingWhat is Test Driven Development (TDD)?
Test Driven Development or TDD is a technical practice that is often used by people doing Agile software development. It is a different approach to both testing and development. It can be difficult and cumbersome at first, but many people believe that it has big payoffs in the long term. I’ll talk about what those […]
Continue readingAgile is technology agnostic
Have you wondered what type of languages or technologies you should use when doing Agile software development? This article will help clear that up. The answer is a lot simpler than you might think! It turns out that in fact, agile is technology agnostic. What language / design approach is best for agile? I’ve seen some […]
Continue readingDeploy is not the same as release
A lot of people think it’s risky to deploy software. Some of these people lose sleep over deploying software. A lot of people have jobs based around deploying software, and for them others they work with, it is a big deal. It involves a lot of something people call “technical risk management”. That’s just a […]
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