As software development undergoes a seismic shift with GenAI at the forefront, testing, quality assurance, and observability are being transformed in unprecedented ways. These advancements are driving new levels of automation and efficiencies, while challenging traditional methodologies and long-held assumptions about speed, adaptability, and innovation. As GenAI automates routine tasks and enables smarter decision-making, it … continue reading
When an event like the CrowdStrike failure literally brings the world to its knees, there’s a lot to unpack there. Why did it happen? How did it happen? Could it have been prevented? On the most recent episode of our weekly podcast, What the Dev?, we spoke with Arthur Hicken, chief evangelist at the testing … continue reading
SonarSource’s release of SonarQube 9.9 Long-Term Support (LTS) aims to help organizations clean their code quickly with accelerated pull request analysis, support for building and deploying secure cloud-native applications, and more. “Our mission is to equip organizations with the solution and methodology to achieve a state of Clean Code, making all code fit for development … continue reading
Nearly three-quarters of developers say they are responsible for managing the quality of the data they use in their applications, a key finding in the 2nd SD Times Data Quality Survey, completed in conjunction with data management provider Melissa in July. In last year’s survey, the number of developers claiming this responsibility was less than … continue reading
Programmers err as much as any of us — between 15 and 50 errors per 1,000 lines of code to be more exact. QA tests for these bugs, attempting to ensure that releases are as bug-free as possible. Customers who trust their operations to software won’t tolerate poorly written code, and teams go out of … continue reading
