Design & Development

A personal blog addressing software quality across all aspects of software development, testing, design, and people.

The Journey to Modernization – Part 4 – Final steps of technical modernization preparation for your legacy application

Craig Risi

6 days ago12 min read

The Journey to Modernization – Part 4 – Final steps of technical modernization preparation for your legacy application

In my last post, I started looking at the technical steps for preparation of technical modernization. It was a lot to cover, so I split...

The Journey to Modernization – Part 3 – Preparing a legacy application for technical modernization

Craig Risi

Dec 149 min read

The Journey to Modernization – Part 3 – Preparing a legacy application for technical modernization

In this series, we’ve looked at what to look at when approaching modernization and the importance of approaching modernization from a...

The Journey to Modernization – Part 2– Why you should embrace continuous modernization

Craig Risi

Dec 68 min read

The Journey to Modernization – Part 2– Why you should embrace continuous modernization

This is the second of a multi-part blog series on modernization. In the first post, I discussed what needs to be modernized and the...

The Journey to Modernization – Part 1 – What to Modernize

Craig Risi

Nov 294 min read

The Journey to Modernization – Part 1 – What to Modernize

I’ve spent much of this year confronting the challenge of modernizing older, potentially legacy applications—a task that resonates with...

Compilation Speed in application development

Craig Risi

Nov 89 min read

Compilation Speed in application development

In recent weeks, I've had several intriguing discussions with colleagues and peers about how the choice of programming language and...

Is domain knowledge important for software engineers?

Craig Risi

Nov 19 min read

Is domain knowledge important for software engineers?

When it comes to performing technical work—such as designing, building, and testing software—the primary focus should generally be on an...

Craig Risi

Oct 46 min read

Securing Data in your code

In my last post , I looked at some tips on how to write more secure code. However, it’s not just code alone that developers need to...

Craig Risi

Sep 278 min read

Tips to making your code more secure

Security is not something we can ever take for granted and no matter how secure a company’s infrastructure and firewalls are, a security...

The Pros and Cons of Using Pact for Contract Testing

Craig Risi

Sep 148 min read

The Pros and Cons of Using Pact for Contract Testing

In my previous blog post , I spoke about the importance of Contract Testing in the software development space. A tool that can assist in...

Contract Testing – what is it and why do you need it

Craig Risi

Aug 3011 min read

Contract Testing – what is it and why do you need it

Testing is a multilayered engineering activity required at many levels in the software architecture and development process. However, as...

Pros and Cons of Different Tools - Grafana

Craig Risi

Aug 1610 min read

Pros and Cons of Different Tools - Grafana

In any development and testing environment, observability and visibility are essential for ensuring software quality and efficiency. Many...

Integrating User Stories and Requirements

Craig Risi

Jul 198 min read

Integrating User Stories and Requirements

I’ve spent the last two blog posts (here and here) focusing on the importance of requirements in software delivery. Something very...

What information is required to make a software requirement effective

Craig Risi

Jul 128 min read

What information is required to make a software requirement effective

I spoke last time about the importance of getting good requirements for software and the invaluable role it can play in improving your...

The importance of having detailed technical requirements in software development

Craig Risi

Jul 54 min read

The importance of having detailed technical requirements in software development

Over the past few weeks, I've had several discussions with teams about the details in their user stories and the existence of proper...

Benefits of a quality-driven approach in software and why quality-driven leadership matters

Craig Risi

Dec 14, 20236 min read

Benefits of a quality-driven approach in software and why quality-driven leadership matters

Instead of delving into more discussions about testing tools, I decided to conclude the year by sharing something that I believe needs a...

Effective Test Automation Approaches for Modern CI/CD Pipelines

Craig Risi

Oct 26, 20239 min read

Effective Test Automation Approaches for Modern CI/CD Pipelines

I'm taking a break today from my tool evaluations to post an article I previously wrote for InfoQ. I feel it is a relevant topic at the...

Craig Risi

Jul 6, 20237 min read

What makes a great API testing tool

I’m continuing my series on looking at different testing tools, but now that I’ve done a wide range of UI test automation tools, I want...

Improving CI/CD Pipelines through Observability

Craig Risi

Jun 23, 202314 min read

Improving CI/CD Pipelines through Observability

I wanted to take a short break from my series on testing tools and showcase some content which I had previously written for InfoQ. If...

The Pros and Cons of different UI automation test tools - Selenium

Craig Risi

Mar 10, 20235 min read

The Pros and Cons of different UI automation test tools - Selenium

In this next part of my blog series on testing tools, we are looking at Selenium. Perhaps one of the most well-known and widely used...

Craig Risi

Feb 11, 202310 min read

Tips for evaluating testing tools

I started this year with a series on testing tools with an article titled Forget about Finding the perfect testing tool. In it, I made it...