Is Static Analysis Enough?
Software development is hard and building quality code bases is very costly. Every software development group in the world is searching for ways to improve productivity and quality, while reducing development time and cost. Two...
Technical Debt | Neil Langmead – Emenda Software - Part 2
PART 2 – How do you know if you have Technical Debt?
In this four part blog series, Neil Langmead (formerly of Emenda Software and now heading up Siemens' Clean Code Clinic)...
Technical Debt | Neil Langmead – Emenda Software - Part 1
PART 1 – What is Technical Debt?
In this four-part blog series, Neil Langmead (formerly of Emenda Software and now heading up Siemens' Clean Code Clinic) explains technical debt, its effects on a...
Steve Barriault: Where Am I Now Contest
Well, we got a few entries the last time we did this - and the client that reached out first was rewarded with a nice little (and branded) gift from marketing!
So, let...
On the road with Steve Barriault: Dinner time!
After a long day at work struggling to create an RSP integration to a previously unknown target (Xilinx Microblaze, to be exact), it is time to grab something to eat. And of course, abroad that...
VectorCAST: An End User's Perspective
Andrew Jones, a former software engineer at a UK aerospace and defense company, used VectorCAST for several projects within the company. He provided us with VectorCAST’s biggest strengths and how the test automation platform helped...
Code Coverage and On-Target Testing Evaluation
Last week we spent two days conducting an on-site product evaluation. The client we are working with is a well-known electronics manufacturer that develops and markets devices for mobile, gaming, and music applications
We...
CTO John Paliotta Will Be Speaking About Software Quality at Two Fall Events
John Paliotta, CTO of Vector Software, will be speaking at the following conferences this fall. Be sure to attend his presentations if you are going to the following events. If you aren’t attending, check...
Technology is not always the answer
We are at the point in human evolution where most people think that computer technology is the answer to every problem, even problems that don't exist. Every morning I stop at the coffee shop next...
Reporting from Moscow, Russia
Well, that's a wrap. Just attended the MAKS Aerospace show in Zhukovsky, just south of Moscow. Many days of talking to a fair number of people of all life horizons alongside Konstantin, an engineer from...
On the road with Steve Barriault - Japan, The Next Frontier
Japan. Still the world's third largest economy and a land of boundless amazement. Tokyo certainly qualifies - massive number of people that in certain places flow like a mighty river (just stand in Shinagawa Station...
Book Review
A few weeks ago I read: "The Phoenix Project" which is a novel about the IT group at a fictional company that is struggling with maintaining and enhancing their software systems and getting them into...