Test-driven development, commonly called TDD, is a practice used by software developers as a means of producing trouble-free code in the fastest time possible. At its simplest level, TDD has four primary elements.
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Writing Good User Stories: The Benefit of Process Development
The modern economy is a highly competitive, global marketplace. Competing requires all businesses to streamline, optimize and improve efficiencies while simultaneously enhancing customer service. To further their goals, many companies have already implemented some type of business process...
Read MoreDon't Miss Out on the Wearables Boom — Outsource Development!
When discussing the tech world, the media is quick to use phrases such as "disruptive technology" or "the next big thing." Sometimes, the description is accurate, but sometimes the technology fizzles out as quickly as it arrived. However, when analysts describe wearable technology as the next big...
Read MoreThe Internet of Things (IoT): Get Connected or Get Left Behind
The Internet of Things (IoT) is a term used to describe a network of objects that have software, sensors or hardware to enable the object to connect to the Internet. "Things" began to be connected during the 1980s and 1990s, but these were primarily demonstrations or experiments. Although companies...
Read MoreVCs and Angel Investors: How Outsourcing Protects Your ROI
Being a venture capitalist or angel investor can be nerve-wracking. Often, you are investing in relatively new enterprises with few tangible assets or proven histories of success. Your money may be tied up for a few months or as long as 10 years. Naturally, you want to receive the best return on...
Read MoreWhat is SaaS and Why Should I Care?
"SaaS" is shorthand for Software-as-a-Service, a term used to describe software that is web-based. SaaS software is installed on the vendor's server, not locally on your computer. To access the software, users connect to the vendor's site via the web.
Read MoreWhat is Net Neutrality, and Why is it Important to My Business?
Net neutrality, in simple terms, is the concept that access to all content should be available to all users, and all content is offered at the same speed, with loading times subject only to the limitations of the users' modems and the website's design. In other words, the ISP cannot take...
Read MoreHealthcare Software: Is Your Outsourcing Company HIPAA Compliant?
The Healthcare Information Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) was enacted to help protect workers and their dependents who lost their insurance coverage due to a change in employment as well as to safeguard the confidentiality of patient's health information. The law requires any entity...
Read MoreSoftware Outsourcing: Avoiding the Communication Breakdown
With all relationships – be they personal or professional – communication is the thing that makes, breaks, maintains, harms, or supports the outcome.
A common mistake hiring companies make when outsourcing software development projects is assuming that certain things “go without saying.”
Read MoreFour Ways Phablets are Changing Mobile App Design
The word "phablet" is a hybrid of the words phone and tablet. In 2014, eMarketer, the digital marketing analysts, projected that the number of smartphone users would reach 1.75 billion by the end of the year. Tablets, however, have never enjoyed the same level of success. Smartphones and tablets...
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