JetBrains launched Qodana, a universal code quality platform for continuous integration that enables developers to do smart checks and edits from within in their JetBrains IDE. Qodana for JVM is based on the company’s Java IDE, IntelliJ IDEA, and allows developers to perform static analysis of Java codebases. The company also released an early-access program for … continue reading
Code reviews help improve code quality and help share knowledge. Yet, posts about the dread and hatred of code reviews are plentiful. One of the most authoritative surveys tells us that only 45% of respondents are either satisfied or very satisfied with their process. With almost 80% of respondents participating in code reviews either daily … continue reading
CodeFights is updating its Interview Practice tool to help developers better prepare for their next job opportunity. With CodeFights, developers can practice their programming skills, learn new languages, and prepare for interviews in a community of more than 500,000 developers. The latest version of Interview Practice allows developers to join a study plan with a … continue reading
Although it took almost a year, NetBSD, a Unix-like open-source operating system, now has reproducible builds. To recap the features of NetBSD, the system operates on a range of hardware platforms, and its basic features include code quality, portability, secure defaults, and research and innovation. A big challenge that NetBSD developers have been working on … continue reading
With almost every industry relying on high-quality software today, it is important that organizations keep in mind how they are going to deliver that software. SmartBear has released a report designed to look at how organizations are developing and maintaining the quality of their software in 2016. “It shouldn’t come as a surprise that software … continue reading
Developers have to know the signs of defects in their code, but first they must know how their code will be judged … continue reading
Remember that although software development is not perfect, developers will always strive to achieve better code … continue reading
