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Software quality: Winning as a team
We have exposed a nice framework in previous posts: raw data produce metrics and indicators, and a rating model evaluates quality for each project component. This can become
Software code of ethics: Tips to craft GDPR compliant software
This post follows on from the previous one “Software code of ethics: Respect the privacy of your users”. Let’s continue our exploration of personal data protection rules and
Software quality rating model
In our previous post, we discussed objectives, metrics and indicators, as powerful concepts to finely assess multiple aspects of software quality (SQ).Using new concepts to deal with a
Software Code of Ethics: Respect the privacy of your users
In this post we will look at how the new GDPR regulation meets the 3.12 principle of the Software Engineering Code of Ethics: “Work to develop software and
Illuminating system integration
System integration no matter the approach; modular, big bang, regressive, controlled or adhoc can often be one of the most critical phases of a project. This is often
The nature of software development
I’ve been writing a lot of code over the last 4-5 months, prototyping some new product ideas. Here are some thoughts that I try to keep in mind
What hardware manufacturing can teach software development
We all have experienced the growing impact of software in our lives. We are doing more in software development with each application we build, as the below chart
Software quality powers explained
Let’s continue our journey across the software quality (SQ) landscape, as we learned it has the power to improve our code, even ourselves. And it is now time
How to make your developers happy
There’s no shortage of articles on how to improve software quality via process improvement. Today I want to look at things from the other side, from the software
Software quality: To the rescue!
In this post we’ll show what a healthy relationship with code quality looks like. After our introductory post, software quality (‘SQ’ for friends) might seem intimidating, maybe even
How to test like Google using test automation
In the book How Google Tests Software – Help me test like Google, the authors describe how bugs resulting from incomplete testing are one of the biggest barriers
How SpaceX develops software
SpaceX, a pioneer in commercial space transportation, most recently successfully took Astronauts to the space station with their Crew Dragon launch vehicle. SpaceX have essentially gone from a blank sheet of paper and text
Software quality: Origin story
Software quality is a vast field, which has been the subject of many studies, standards and tools for a long time (if we think in “Software time”). To
Maintaining software: What’s your team working on today?
A few years ago I read: “The Phoenix Project” which is a novel about the IT group at a fictional company that’s struggling with maintaining and enhancing their
Clone spotting: Find code clones with their DNA
Unidentical twins Code clones can be elusive. First of all, we’re not talking about the dumb copy/paste textual clones, we’re interested in the harder to see algorithmic kind
Hippocratic Oath for developers
The software engineering code of ethics Written in antiquity, the Hippocratic Oath is held sacred by physicians, who continue today to swear that they will uphold its principles
How do we measure the value of testing?
I was asked recently if the number of bugs found is the best measure of the value of testing. Honestly, I had to think about this for a
How to develop high-quality software
When a physical product is designed for manufacturing, a lot of time is spent on organizing how the item is built and testing the completed product. Manufacturing issues
Anatomy of a source code
To bit or not to bit? Source code is present in pretty much everything we interact with today: phone apps, vehicle GPS, aircraft multimedia or flight controls, technological
Technical debt in the world of Internet of Things / IoT
Software used to be seen as something that could be written once and used many times without ever “breaking down.” However, that illusion faded when problems began to
Tear down the silos for faster time-to-market
One of the challenges that all software development groups face is the trade-off between time-to-market and adding new features. Software is so malleable that it is tempting to
All code clones are not equal
Like clones from a famous galactic franchise, source code clones can be dangerous if you let them multiply: They carry bugs, which then also multiply. Clones artificially inflate
Hey, what’s cooking?
At Vector, we’ve been developing software for 30 years. In an environment where faulty or low quality software can cause critical damage. To continuously deliver on software quality,