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What Makes Apache Kafka Suitable for Agile Development[article] The Agile Manifesto establishes 12 principles for Agile software development. Most software that has a dependency on another software inherits its Agile features—and in this article, we will explore what makes Apache Kafka suitable for Agile software development. |
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Exploratory Testing: Why Is It Not Ideal for Agile Projects?[article] As the Agile environment has efficient principles that allow quick responses to changes and the ability to deal with uncertainty, exploratory testing may seem like a perfect match for such projects. However, this is only partially true. In reality, diverse reasons impede its usage in Agile projects, and companies should take them into account before designing QA strategies. |
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What Makes Apache Hadoop Agile[article] Agile software development emphasizes continuous delivery of valuable software, simplicity, working software, customer collaboration, responding to change, and welcoming changing requirements. In this article, we shall discuss how Apache Hadoop (one of the top open-source projects)-based software fulfills Agile software development principles. |
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Mutual Trust: A Foundation for Self-Organized High Performing Agile Teams[article] One of the major contributors to an agile project's success or failure are the people. When it comes to people and self-organized high-performing teams, mutual trust is the foundational and one of the most critical factors. This article focuses on mutual trust in the context of agile software development, the 7 principles, and related steps on how this can be achieved towards building self-organizing and high-performing teams. |
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What Makes Kubernetes Agile[article] One of the Agile principles is simplicity—the art of maximizing the amount of work not done is essential. Kubernetes provides simplicity through different features based on the Single Responsibility Principle for decoupling, and through automating tasks such scaling, resource allocation, and making updates. |
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How to Keep SQL Queries Agile[article] When developing software that makes use of a database, you may want to apply Agile principles to help tune your SQL queries. Simplicity, and being able to reduce the time scale of long running queries are the resulting benefits. In this article we discuss how to write more efficient code and reduce the overhead associated with long-running or inefficient queries. |
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What Makes Java Agile[article] Java is one of the most commonly used programming languages, patronized for its simplicity, extensibility, and object-orientedness. The principles of Agile software emphasize simplicity, interactions among individuals, working software, customer collaboration, and responsiveness to change. So, what makes Java Agile? |
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The Veracity about Velocity[article] Novice project management, measurement analysts, and even leadership may attempt to use velocity (an indicator of workload completed) comparisons to drive innovation and improvement across teams. In turn, teams are then motivated to inflate story points and velocity while losing perspective of their true purpose: value delivery. |
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7 Strategies to Build High-Performing Teams[article] As leaders, we need to consider the structure of the team and the alignment and purpose of the work the team does. This is to ensure that we have clarity on the value the team creates. In my opinion, a high-performing team flourishes in an environment where they know exactly how they contribute to the organization's purpose. |
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Agile Data Modeling with MySQL Document Store[article] Agile data modeling involves a collaborative, iterative, and incremental approach to data modeling. In this article, we discuss how MySQL Document Store could be used for agile data modeling. |
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Agile Leadership: Your Key to Business Success[article] In the article, we will discuss why Agile transformation cannot solely be effective without a truly Agile Leader in the organization. We will cover what essentially is meant by Agile leadership and why there is so much talk about it. Finally, we will figure out how to embrace the Agile leader role and what effective tips and practices can help on this path. |
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Is Iterative Development Still Relevant?[article] Iterative development is a forerunner of Agile and can be seen as a hybrid retaining some aspects of Waterfall. This article looks at whether it is still of value to project delivery and in what circumstances it could be useful. |
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What Makes Containerization Agile[article] While a few other types of containers are available, Docker is the de facto standard for containerization. Containerization involves running multiple applications in containers on a Docker Engine that runs on an underlying operating system. The principles of Agile software emphasize simplicity, interactions among individuals, working software, customer collaboration, and responsiveness to change. Docker containers make all of these feasible. |
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5 Tips to Create a Secure CI/CD Pipeline[article] The purpose of CI/CD security goes beyond identifying and remediating vulnerabilities—it also emphasizes keeping pace with other CI/CD processes. A secure CI/CD pipeline allows teams to find and fix issues without disrupting the overall CI/CD flow, achieving security without delaying or rolling back software releases. |
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Using the New Pattern Matching Feature in Java 16[article] A new language feature in Java 16, called Pattern Matching for instanceof, uses a type pattern instead of just a type for the instanceof operator. The benefit of this feature is that you can avoid unnecessary code that usually has to be used for casting the target object to the type and declaring a new variable for the resulting object. |