Extreme programming

Angela Johnson's book "The Scrum Master Files: Secrets Every Coach Should Know" Becomes a Best Seller!

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Wednesday, May 17, 2023
Learning, Hamline University, Extreme programming, Developer, University, Interview, Scrum, Marketing, Agile, Multimedia, Sprint, Kanban, CST, Project, Software, Music, Management, Online shopping, Organization

MINNEAPOLIS, May 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Angela Johnson's new book "The Scrum Master Files: Secrets Every Coach Should Know", and became a Best Seller!

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  • MINNEAPOLIS, May 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Angela Johnson's new book "The Scrum Master Files: Secrets Every Coach Should Know", and became a Best Seller!
  • But only a truly great Scrum Master understands that Scrum Mastery is not a kind of a crutch for people.
  • Proven coach and Certified Scrum Trainer Angela Johnson walks you through her journey from Project Manager to Scrum Master.
  • Angela is a Certified Scrum Trainer (CST) and the author of "The Scrum Master Files: secrets every coach should know".

Raft awarded US Space Force contract to support Space CAMP

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Friday, September 3, 2021
Military of the United States, Space warfare, United States Space Force, Space Operations Command, Agile software development, BlackBerry Limited, Military, Companies

RESTON, Va., Sept. 3, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Raft, LLC, a technology consulting firm dedicated to bridging the gap between humans and data, announced today that it has been awarded a prime contract to provide engineering services supporting the mission of U.S. Space Force (USSF)'s Space CAMP software factory.

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  • RESTON, Va., Sept. 3, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Raft, LLC, a technology consulting firm dedicated to bridging the gap between humans and data, announced today that it has been awarded a prime contract to provide engineering services supporting the mission of U.S. Space Force (USSF)'s Space CAMP software factory.
  • Raft and Space CAMP will be integrating and collaborating with Platform One, a DoD-wide DevSecOps initiative that provides infrastructure, services, and tools for scalable and secure application delivery.
  • Space CAMP is dedicated to the vision of building a digital service for delivering software that ensures Space Force Guardians remain interconnected, innovative, and digitally dominant.
  • We're incredibly excited to support Space CAMP in developing a platform to enable agile full-stack software development that will push Space Force's mission forward."

Liquibase Celebrates 15 Years of Improving Database Release Quality & Speed

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Wednesday, June 16, 2021
Computing, Agile software development, Java platform, Technology, Liquibase, Science and technology, Evolutionary database design, Extreme programming, Code refactoring, Database

Austin, TX, June 16, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Liquibase , the company behind the most powerful community-led database change management solution, is celebrating 15 years of the Liquibase open source project.

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  • Austin, TX, June 16, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Liquibase , the company behind the most powerful community-led database change management solution, is celebrating 15 years of the Liquibase open source project.
  • I had recently read Refactoring Databases: Evolutionary Database Design which inspired me to think about database changes as a series of refactorings.
  • When you forget the database when implementing DevOps, you are going to have problems, said Robert Reeves, CTO of Liquibase.
  • As part of the 15-year celebration, Liquibase is offering 15% off of Liquibase Pro which offers support and advanced Liquibase capabilities.

Sourcegraph Launches Batch Changes to Help Enterprises Accelerate Development Velocity

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Wednesday, March 24, 2021
Extreme programming, Code refactoring, Automation

With Batch Changes, enterprises can now automate large-scale code refactors, security fixes, and migrations across thousands of repositories.

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  • With Batch Changes, enterprises can now automate large-scale code refactors, security fixes, and migrations across thousands of repositories.
  • A McKinsey study found that enterprises with high development velocity see greater shareholder returns, customer satisfaction, and employee retention.
  • The sheer amount of code most enterprises have creates a massive drag on development velocity, said Quinn Slack, co-founder and CEO of Sourcegraph.
  • By automating large-scale code changes, enterprises can:
    Instead of manually managing thousands of pull requests to remove legacy code, fixing critical security issues, or updating dependencies, enterprises can now automate large-scale code changes with Batch Changes.

Astadia Acquires Anubex

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Tuesday, March 23, 2021
Consulting, Data management, Technology, Professional services, Security, Other Technology, Telecommunications, Software, Other Professional Services, Networks, Internet, Extreme programming, Code refactoring, Anubex, Astadia

The combination of Astadias Replatforming solutions, plus the Anubex Refactoring capabilities, offers a complete mainframe migration RoadMap.

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  • The combination of Astadias Replatforming solutions, plus the Anubex Refactoring capabilities, offers a complete mainframe migration RoadMap.
  • The shortage of these critical skills is exacerbated by the COVID-19 Pandemic, said Scott G. Silk, Chairman and CEO of Astadia.
  • Combining the forces of Astadia and Anubex leads to a unique combination of sales and delivery power with an exceptional portfolio of solutions for the migration market.
  • The acquisition of Anubex by Astadia allows the Anubex R&D team to continue to focus on extending their portfolio of products (CodeTurn, DataTurn, TestMatch and DataMatch) to automate refactoring and testing of legacy systems.

Diffblue’s First AI-Powered Automated Java Unit Testing Solution Is Now Free for Commercial and Open Source Software Developers

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Monday, March 22, 2021
Computing, Programming languages, Computer programming, Object-oriented programming languages, Extreme programming, Software testing, Cross-platform software, Java, Unit testing

Free for any individual user, the IntelliJ plugin is available here for immediate download .

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  • Free for any individual user, the IntelliJ plugin is available here for immediate download .
  • The Diffblue Cover: Community Edition to date has already automatically created nearly 150,000 Java unit tests!
  • Diffblue Cover automates the burdensome task of writing Java unit tests, a task that takes up as much as 20 percent of Java developers time.
  • Diffblue Cover is uniquely able to create complete human-readable unit tests that are ready to run immediately.

 Ken Schwaber and Dr. Jeff Sutherland Update the Scrum Guide on the 25th Anniversary of the Scrum Framework

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Wednesday, November 18, 2020
Consulting, Data management, Professional services, Technology, Software, Software development, Agile software development, Extreme programming, Software project management, Ken Schwaber, Scrum, Jeff Sutherland, Mike Beedle, Draft:The Nexus framework in a Distributed Setup, Scrum.org, Scrum Inc.

Scrum.org , the Home of Scrum, and Scrum Inc. , the worlds premier Scrum training and consulting provider, today announced that Scrum co-creators Ken Schwaber and Dr. Jeff Sutherland have released the latest iteration of the Scrum Guide , the definitive guide to the Scrum Framework, as we celebrate Scrums 25th anniversary.

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  • Scrum.org , the Home of Scrum, and Scrum Inc. , the worlds premier Scrum training and consulting provider, today announced that Scrum co-creators Ken Schwaber and Dr. Jeff Sutherland have released the latest iteration of the Scrum Guide , the definitive guide to the Scrum Framework, as we celebrate Scrums 25th anniversary.
  • The 2020 Scrum Guide also includes updates to several major elements of the Scrum framework.
  • A paper written by Schwaber and Sutherland titled, The Scrum Development Process was then released based on this presentation.
  • While this version has significant changes, its important to remember that Scrum is still Scrum and there is only one Scrum, said Sutherland.

Pyramid Systems Selected to Help Advance HUD through a $42 Million Loan Modernization Program

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Wednesday, September 16, 2020
Computing, Cloud computing, Cloud infrastructure, Code refactoring, Extreme programming, Mainframe computer, Systems programming, Amazon Web Services, Usability, Salesforce, United States Department of Housing and Urban Development

Pyramid will modernize and replace several mainframe and legacy applications to help the agency operate more efficiently and cost-effectively while improving system usability, security, and maintainability.

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  • Pyramid will modernize and replace several mainframe and legacy applications to help the agency operate more efficiently and cost-effectively while improving system usability, security, and maintainability.
  • Last summer, Pyramid was invited to help the agency embark on a critical and ambitious initiative to transform and modernize FHA's legacy systems using a minimum viable product (MVP) approach.
  • We are thrilled to partner with HUD and help move the agency beyond mainframes into the cloud while digitizing manual processes.
  • Pyramid will assist HUD by refactoring legacy systems using Salesforce, a low-code platform, and moving the applications to AWS GovCloud.

Diffblue Launches World’s First AI-Powered Automated Java Unit Testing Solution with Free Community Edition for Developers

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Tuesday, September 8, 2020
Computing, Computer programming, Software development, Integrated development environments, Extreme programming, Software testing, Cross-platform software, Java, Unit testing, IntelliJ IDEA

Diffblue Cover automates the burdensome task of writing Java unit tests, a task that takes up as much as 20 percent of Java developers time.

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  • Diffblue Cover automates the burdensome task of writing Java unit tests, a task that takes up as much as 20 percent of Java developers time.
  • Our goal is to be the leader in applying AI to code, starting with unit tests, the critical foundation that allows developers to more frequently ship higher quality software.
  • Both the Teams Edition and Enterprise Edition install in less than 5 minutes and provide 100 percent automated Java unit test writing and integrate directly into CI/CD systems.
  • Available free by download to developers, Diffblue Cover: Community Edition supports IntelliJ, the worlds most popular enterprise Java IDE, and is an ideal way to onboard developers faster to realize the benefits of automating unit test writing.

Business Reporter: How an Automated Approach Could Give Businesses an Easy Path to Cloud Migration

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Tuesday, June 30, 2020
Cloud infrastructure, Information technology management, Code refactoring, Extreme programming, Cloud computing, Business process management, Technology

This involves restructuring the existing code so it's optimised for the cloud although it can often be a slow and time-consuming process.

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  • This involves restructuring the existing code so it's optimised for the cloud although it can often be a slow and time-consuming process.
  • This is why cloud migration specialist Hexaware is pushing the boundaries of an automated refactoring approach, to arrive at a proper cloud migration solution that's also straightforward, as explained in a recent article for Business Reporter .
  • Hexaware's Amaze re-platforming service provides benefits over other migration services application ownership, licensing and migration are lower in cost.
  • Whether you're running a small business, the head of a local company or an executive in a multinational corporation, there's something for you at Business Reporter.