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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Jan 6, 20238 min read
Forget about finding the perfect testing tool
In the software testing world, there is a lot of debate around testing tools. Whether it be the merits of Selenium vs Cypress vs...
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Nov 11, 20226 min read
Best Practices For Integrating Open Source Code In Commercial Enterprise Software
When we think of commercial enterprise software we generally think of private proprietary developed code that is owned by one company and...
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Oct 14, 20226 min read
Best Practices for Building Scalable Applications
The Internet and web applications have enabled businesses to scale like never before. Previously, a business’s physical footprint...
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May 23, 20223 min read
The Three Biggest Challenges to building Scalable Applications
This article first appeared on Snapt. Designing for scale is one of the fundamental principles of modern software engineering. However,...
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Apr 1, 20226 min read
Quality Design Practices to implement in your code
Having recently spoken about the importance of designing for testability, I thought it would be worth mentioning a few more key design...
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Mar 11, 20226 min read
Designing for Testability - Part 1
In this blog post, I will unpack the design specifics that make software more testable, maintainable, of better quality, and ultimately...
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