Technical Debt: When It Works and When It Doesn’t
Every software team has probably faced technical debt—the accumulation of little development deficiencies that will require rework down the line. Just like financial debt, they accrue interest as they build up, in the form of difficult software modifications or challenges in adding new features. Time is the usual culprit; your development team has one timeframe […]
Retaining Talent as the Developer Role Evolves
Traditional development roles are rapidly evolving due to increased remote work and the Great Resignation. Company leadership must also adapt to retain that talent and ensure the success of their dev teams. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that a record 4.5 million Americans voluntarily left their jobs in November 2021—and in December 2021, CompTIA’s […]
Tackling CostOps When You’re a Developer
The implementation and successful execution of IT initiatives often comes down to developers. From those working with commercial vendors to those working with open source projects, cloud-based software-as-a-service (SaaS) solutions, managed service providers (MSPs) and internal teams, they all play an important role in the successful running of IT and operations teams. One challenge developer and […]
Speed and Security: How to Find a Balance in Development
Time management can help developers realize the necessary combination of security and speed in application development As software continues to create competitive advantages and market differentiation for organizations focused on successful digital transformation, developers will continue to be measured by how fast they can develop and release code. Business leaders encourage DevOps teams to push […]
3 Observability Strategies to Reduce Debugging Cycles
These observability tips can help developers uncover issues that impede performance and derail customer experience Modern technologies and methodologies such as cloud services, containers, DevOps, microservices and serverless have made it easier for organizations to deploy application code to production. However, the additional layers within the modern tech stack have increased complexity, making it more […]
GitHub Extends Scope and Reach of Repository
GitHub today at its GitHub Satellite virtual conference announced it has made it easier for developers to either launch a project or join an existing project on its repository and has added collaboration tools directly within the platform. GitHub is also moving to advance DevSecOps by adding code scanning tools and making secret scanning tools […]
Handing Your Software’s Source Code to Someone Else: When, Why and How?
While keeping a tight hold on your company’s valuable source code is often seen as the preferred option, there are times when you may be required to hand it over to someone else; there may even be times when handing over your software is actually hugely beneficial to business, too. However, in these scenarios, it’s […]
The Secure Developer Podcast: Continuous Security at Chef
Welcome to The Secure Developer, a podcast about security for developers, covering security tools and practices you can and should adopt into your development workflow. The Secure Developer is hosted by Guy Podjarny, CEO and co-founder of Snyk. In this episode of The Secure Developer, Guy talks with Chef CTO Adam Jacob about the role security […]
Don’t Make Me Code Podcast: Onboarding Developers
Thanks for listening to Don’t Make Me Code, a podcast that discusses developer experience design and the unique challenges of building developer-facing products. Don’t Make Me Code is hosted by Steve Boak, co-founder and CPO at Opsee, and David Dollar, co-founder and CEO at Convox. In this episode of Don’t Make Me Code, Steve and David talk about some of the […]
On beginning software delivery acceleration
Time and time again, we hear of companies achieving rapid acceleration with DevOps. Companies are touting success with the metric of deploys/day, sharing new baselines of 10, 50 or even 100 deploys/day. In more mature organizations the likes of LinkedIn, Netflix, Etsy, Facebook and others, this number is a startling 1,000+ number. But, what does […]
