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Article Series: Web APIs: From Start to Finish

This series takes the reader on a journey from determining the business case for APIs to a design methodology, meeting implementation challenges, and taking the long view on maintaining public APIs on the Web over time. Along the way there are interviews with influential individuals and even a suggested reading list on APIs and related topics.

Mike Amundsen
on Nov 18, 2014
Interview and Book Review: Scrum Shortcuts Without Cutting Corners

"Scrum Shortcuts Without Cutting Corners" by Ilan Goldstein is a must read book that delivers real world examples on how to effectively implement and embed Agile in your team or organisation.

Craig Smith
on Nov 17, 2014
Simulation-Based Embedded Agile Development

In this article, authors discuss how simulation-centric development can improve product quality, reduce cost, and deliver reliable working code. They talk about using simulation as an integral part of the development process, to be utilized continuously throughout the product development life cycle.

Kristine Davidsen Terril Hurst Jason Ard
on Nov 16, 2014
Q&A with Gojko Adzic on Fifty Quick Ideas to Improve Your User Stories

The book fifty quick ideas to improve your user stories aims to help people to write better user stories, supporting teams in iteratively delivering products that satisfy the needs of their customers. InfoQ interviewed Gojko Adzic about the format of his new book, when and when not to use user stories, the ideas that the book provides, organizing product backlogs and prioritizing user stories.

Ben Linders
on Nov 15, 2014
Git and GitHub LiveLesson Review and Q&A with the Author

Git and GitHub LiveLessons, published by Addison-Wesley Professional, is a video course based on a live workshop given by Peter Bell. No previous experience with Git or other source code management tools is assumed. Here, we present the course content and finally ask a few questions to the course's author.

Sergio De Simone
on Nov 14, 2014
Matt Schumpert on Datameer Smart Execution

Datameer, a big data analytics application for Hadoop, introduced Datameer 5.0 with Smart Execution to dynamically select the optimal compute framework at each step in the big data analytics process. InfoQ spoke with Matt Schumpert from Datameer team about the new product and how it works to help with big data analytics needs.

Srini Penchikala
on Nov 13, 2014
Introducing Essence#: A Smalltalk-based Language for .NET

There are two basic schools of thought when it comes to Object Oriented Programming: the method based Simula and the message based Smalltalk. The Simula school is well represented in .NET by C# and VB. With Alan Lovejoy’s Essence#, we can see what a Smalltalk inspired language would look like on the CLR.

Jonathan Allen
on Nov 12, 2014
Three Steps to Success in Delivering Your Offshore Project

When you think about outsourcing one or more project elements, what are you most concerned about? Missed deadlines? Low quality delivery? Inaccurate or incomplete scope? Increased risk? Everyone worries that the physical separation is going to lead to problems. Working together during project planning and recognizing that you both share the same concerns increases the chances of success.

Andy Jordan
on Nov 11, 2014
GS Collections by Example – Part 2

Donald Raab, creator of GS Collections, open sourced by Goldman Sachs in 2012, continues to explore more examples from that powerful framework

Donald Raab
on Nov 10, 2014
Testing the Internet of Things: The Human Experience

Mobile and embedded devices, more than any other technology, are an integral part of our lives and have the potential to become a part of us. This article discusses what “human experience” testing is and is not, and uses concepts from human computer interaction design theory to establish a framework for developing “human experience” test scenarios.

Gerie Owen
on Nov 09, 2014
Getting the most out of impact mapping

Impact Mapping has taken off in the last few years from its roots in user experience strategy and design, and adopted by small startups and big enterprise software companies alike. All the recent popularity is providing an immense amount of front-line feedback, and helping to refine and improve the method. A new model proposes two key factors to consider for software delivery using impact maps.

Ingrid Domingues Johan Berndtsson Gojko Adzic
on Nov 08, 2014
Stats Anomalies Detector

The article describes the general outline of the Stats Anomalies Detector we developed at MyHeritage and provides a detailed explanation of how to enhance the code (will be available soon at MyHeritage GitHub) to meet your company’s needs.

Yonatan Harel Ran Levy
on Nov 07, 2014

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