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Security Exercise Challenges Many, Stumps Some [article]

Security Innovations is hosting a security tester challenge at several conferences this year. Conference delegates at the recent STAREAST 2004 and RSA events lined up to take a shot at finding the security flaws in a sample Web site built expressly for the challenge. Who won, what was the prize, and where will this challenge be next? Read Pamela Young's review of Security Innovations Security Challenge to find out.

One Process is Not a Fit For All Projects [article]

We should know that software development methods are situational, so why do so many people believe one process should work for every project? One size does not fit all and rarely do quick-fix methods help the process fit. In this week's column, Pete McBreen considers why we jump on the latest software development trend and what the fallout is when the trend and the project don't match.

A Look at IntelliJ IDEA3 [magazine]

Get the scoop on this refactoring tool from JetBrains.

Pay No Attention to the Quality Behind the Curtain [magazine]

To continue our series exploring what it means to care about quality and to build better software, we spoke with Compuware executive David Kapelanski, who says that true quality is invisible.

The Interior Department and Intelligent Life? Yahoo! [magazine]

Get the software engineering slant on items from the recent news.

I Take It (Almost) All Back [magazine]

Turn to The Last Word, where software professionals who care about quality give you their opinions on hot topics. This month, an industry expert explains why he changed his mind about the value of exploratory testing—well, mostly.

From Invisible to Invaluable [magazine]

Need a place to go to get the solutions you've been craving? Management Fix is what you've been looking for. In this issue, find out how to create visibility for your team.

Don't Beg to Differ [magazine]

We're pleased to bring you technical editors who are well respected in their fields. Get their take on everything that relates to the industry, technically speaking. In this issue, read why some arguments aren't worth having.

Location! Location! Location! [magazine]

In real estate, it's not so much which house you buy as where you buy it. The same is true for bugs—the bug itself isn't as important as pinpointing where the bug lives and breeds. Learn one way to track down a bug's true source and prevent it from recurring.

Just Use It! [magazine]

Like exercise, usability testing is something we all say we want to do but somehow never get around to doing. Yet, as the saying goes, a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. Find out how to take the first steps toward a real usability testing regimen.