InfoQ Homepage Articles

Articles

RSS Feed

Newer Older

Java

JUnit 5 - An Early Test Drive - Part 2

JUnit, Java's most ubiquitous testing framework, is getting an update. In part one of our JUnit 5 coverage, we looked at how we got here and wrote some preliminary tests. In part two, we take a closer look at how to run tests and at some of the very cool new features JUnit 5 brings to the table for us developers.

Nicolai Parlog
on Aug 15, 2016
Culture & Methods

WTF requirements in Agile Product Development

The use of all-conclusive, hard-defined, non-negotiable BRDs is not appropriate in agile development. It will lead to an array of dysfunctions, including Local Optimization, deterioration of relationships between Product Owners and Feature Teams as well as loss of trust by end-customers. A refined, well-prioritized Product Backlog is the right place to store requirements in agile development.

Gene Gendel
on Aug 11, 2016
Culture & Methods

Waterfall Requirements in Agile Product Development

The use of all-conclusive, hard-defined, non-negotiable BRDs is not appropriate in agile development. It will lead to an array of dysfunctions, including Local Optimization, deterioration of relationships between Product Owners and Feature Teams as well as loss of trust by end-customers. A refined, well-prioritized Product Backlog is the right place to store requirements in agile development.

Gene Gendel
on Aug 11, 2016
.NET

Starcounter vs. ORM and DDD

The so-called “object-relation impedance mismatch” has long been discussed in engineering circles. Most attempts at a solution rely try to mask the issue by pulling logic into the application tier. Kostiantyn Cherniavskyi looks at these issues and shows how many of them can be solved with hybrid databases such as Starcounter.

Kostiantyn Cherniavskyi
on Aug 10, 2016
Culture & Methods

Author Q&A: Decoding Silicon Valley

Jon Baer and Michelle Messina have written a book exploring the secrets to success in Silicon Valley - what it takes for a startup to succeed. They look at the culture, history and stories which show how and why the Valley works, and provide guidance for prospective entrepreneurs who are considering setting up in the Valley, or elsewhere. They spoke to InfoQ about the book and their ideas.

Shane Hastie
on Aug 06, 2016
.NET

F# in Numbers: A Look at the Annual F# Survey Results

In April, for the second time, fsharpWorks organized the F# community survey. Over 600 developers completed the survey in 2016 (which is 15% more than in 2015). The survey provides an insight into the brains of the F# community. In this article, I'll summarize some of the results.

Tomas Petricek
on Aug 05, 2016
Culture & Methods

Stop Measuring Turn Around Time

Are you patting yourself on the back for remarkable turn around times while simultaneously neglecting your customers? It's tempting to think that timeliness matters when in fact it rarely does. Stop measuring turn around time and start learning what matters to customers.

Wes Higbee
on Aug 04, 2016
AI, ML & Data Engineering

Virtual Panel: Current State of NoSQL Databases

NoSQL databases have been around for several years now and have become a choice of data storage for managing semi-structured and unstructured data. These databases offer lot of advantages in terms of linear scalability and better performance for both data writes and reads. InfoQ spoke with four panelists to get different perspectives on the current state of NoSQL databases.

Srini Penchikala
on Aug 02, 2016
Architecture & Design

The InfoQ Podcast: Shuman Ghosemajumder on Security and Cyber-Crime

In this week's podcast, professor Barry Burd talks to Shuman Ghosemajumder VP of product management at Shape Security on Security and Cyber-Crime at QCon New York 2016.

Barry Burd
on Aug 01, 2016
Mobile

Iterative Prototyping in the Mobile App Development Process

Mobile app development adopted an iterative, rapid development process and prototypes have a role to play in this agile approach, enabling developers to build, test, iterate, re-test and re-build rapidly and at lower cost (not to mention allowing all stakeholders in the process early on). This article guides through the essential steps of mobile app prototyping.

Cassandra Naji
on Aug 01, 2016
Java

Working with Multiple Databases in Spring

Accessing multiple databases in enterprise applications can be a challenge. With Spring it is easy enough to define a common data source, but once we introduce multiple data sources things get tricky. This article demos a technique for accessing multiple databases in Spring Boot applications easily and with minimum configuration.

Aaron Jacobson
on Jul 30, 2016
Culture & Methods

Q&A with Jason Fox on How to Lead a Quest

In the book How to Lead a Quest Jason Fox explores what can be done to develop insights for strategic decisions and innovation, and for driving progress and delivering value. The book provides approaches and rituals for asking deeper, bigger questions and slow, thorough thinking, creating options and designing experiments for dealing with complexity, ambiguity and uncertainty.

Ben Linders
on Jul 29, 2016

Newer Articles

Older Articles

InfoQ Software Architects' Newsletter

Articles