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  • Automated Builds: How to Get Started

    The first part of this series discussed some of the benefits of automating your build and deployment processes. In this article, we will take a common example of a corporate web application for a fictional financial institution, and walk through fully automating their build process.

    Joe Enos
    on Feb 04, 2013

  • Integrated ALM Tools Are Fundamental to Success

    The typical software delivery project captures requirements numerous times, describes tests in multiple places, is indiscriminate of what is in a particular build, and often requires a large amount of analysis to know who is doing what and why. Dave West looks at the problems this causes and argues for holistic, integrated ALM approach.

    Dave West
    on Jan 09, 2013

  • Automated Builds: The Key to Consistency

    If there's one thing software developers are good at, it's automating things that used to be done manually. Making life easier for everyone by letting computers handle tedious repeatable tasks, allowing people to focus on what matters to them is what we’re here for. However, development teams often neglect the one audience that would benefit the most - themselves.

    Joe Enos
    on Jan 02, 2013

  • A Step by Step Guide to Lean ALM

    Last time we looked at Lean ALM from a high level perspective. This article Dave West builds on that by discussing how one can gradually introduce Lean ALM to established teams.

    Dave West
    on Nov 12, 2012

  • Now is the Time for Lean ALM

    In this article we examine why organizations need to transition to Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) and what we can learn from Lean thinking in transforming ALM from an inflexible, expensive, dogmatic approach to one more able to reduce waste and deliver measurable value.

    Dave West
    on Oct 30, 2012

  • Continuous Integration with MSBuild and Jenkins – Part 2

    In part one we looked at using MSBuild in a general sense. Part 2 we apply that knowledge to a specific continuous integration server, namely Jenkins. We choose Jenkins because it is an open source project that supports a wide variety of projects, making it ideal for heterogeneous environments.

    Mustafa Saeed Haji Ali
    on Oct 01, 2012

  • Continuous Integration with MSBuild and Jenkins – Part 1

    In this first of a two-part series, Mustafa Saeed Haji Ali looks at implementing a continuous integration system using MSBuild. Part two will how to integrate this into Jenkins, an extendable continuous integration server with support for a wide variety of operating systems and programming languages.

    Mustafa Saeed Haji Ali
    on Sep 20, 2012

  • Jason Zander on Visual Studio's Past, Present, and Future

    InfoQ recently had an exclusive interview with Microsoft's Jason Zander to discuss the latest release of Visual Studio and the state of the project as a whole. The wide ranging talk covered everything from C99/C+11 standards compliance plans, to cross-platform support and how Microsoft tries to balance the needs of corporate developers with those of smaller, independent users.

    Jeff Martin
    on Sep 19, 2012

  • Automated Error Reporting: The Gateway to Better Quality

    Ignorance might be bliss, but it goes straight to the bottom line when it comes to software bugs. Those who can ferret out bugs and improve the quality of their software will be rewarded with greater customer trust, higher renewal rates, lower maintenance costs, and fewer opportunities for the competition. Laila Lotfi explains how automated error reporting aids in this endeavor.

    Laila Lotfi
    on Aug 28, 2012

  • Continuous Mobile Application Testing

    Given the onslaught of mobile devices and apps into the SDLC, fingers and eyeballs seem to be the only way apps can be tested right now. But manual testing drastically slows down the development process, leaves a huge margin for error, and ultimately lowers the team’s ability to release quality software in a short amount of time. Dan Bartow of SOASTA hopes to offer something better.

    Dan Bartow
    on Aug 21, 2012

  • Plastic SCM – DVCS at Enterprise Level

    Building on his earlier article, “Distributed Version Control Systems in the Enterprise”, Pablo Santos discusses his company’s product: PlasticSCM. While other DVCS systems were designed for the needs of the Linux open source community, PlasticSCM addresses the problems facing enterprise software developers, especially those using .NET.

    Pablo Santos
    on Aug 13, 2012

  • Writing Automated Acceptance Tests with Spec Flow

    Acceptance or functional testing is a type of testing where a system is tested to see if the required specifications are met. These tests are a type of black-box testing where the internal implementation is irrelevant. Mustafa Saeed Haji Ali demonstrates how to automate these tests using SpecFlow.

    Mustafa Saeed Haji Ali
    on Jul 06, 2012
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