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Major Cross-browser Compatibility Issues Faced by the Developers

DZone

Introduction. The software market is constantly growing, and so are the browsers and devices. Customers are no more naive in choosing the best websites to fulfill their needs. So, it becomes necessary for the business to offer them the best user experience and services. There are so many browsers that come with new versions from time to time, making it difficult for the developers to deal with the cross-browser compatibility issues.

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Observability vs. monitoring: What’s the difference?

Dynatrace

Dynatrace news. Organizations are depending more and more on distributed architectures to provide application services. This trend is prompting advances in both observability and monitoring. But exactly what are the differences between observability vs. monitoring? It’s essential to understand when something goes wrong along the application delivery chain so you can identify the root cause and correct it before it impacts your business.

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Netflix Video Quality at Scale with Cosmos Microservices

The Netflix TechBlog

by Christos G. Bampis , Chao Chen , Anush K. Moorthy and Zhi Li Introduction Measuring video quality at scale is an essential component of the Netflix streaming pipeline. Perceptual quality measurements are used to drive video encoding optimizations , perform video codec comparisons , carry out A/B testing and optimize streaming QoE decisions to mention a few.

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How to Deploy PostgreSQL on DigitalOcean

Scalegrid

PostgreSQL is a widely-used, enterprise-grade, and open-source relational database management system and is the fourth most popular database in the world according to DB-Engines. It is an RDBMS that is rapidly growing within the developer community. DigitalOcean, a fast-growing cloud provider that’s increasing in popularity amongst developers and companies, is a great host to consider […].

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What is Domain Testing in Software Testing?

DZone

Domain testing is the most common software testing technique in which we break a domain into subdomains and then test each subdomain's values. For example, if a website has been given for testing, we will be dividing the website into small parts (subdomain) for the ease of testing. In other words, domain testing is a software testing method in which we select a small number of test cases from an infinite number of test cases and test a software application to see if it meets user requirements.

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AI-driven observability for PTC Windchill/ThingWorx

Dynatrace

Dynatrace news. PTC System Monitor (PSM) reached the end of support back on March 31, 2021, and with PSM no longer included for new Windchill and ThingWorx releases, it is a perfect time to get started with Dynatrace. This blog will run through everything you need to know about the Dynatrace/PTC partnership and how Dynatrace can provide more visibility into your PTC environment.

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A Deep Dive Into Serverless UI With TypeScript

Smashing Magazine

A Deep Dive Into Serverless UI With TypeScript. A Deep Dive Into Serverless UI With TypeScript. Ikeh Akinyemi. 2021-11-03T11:30:00+00:00. 2021-11-03T15:30:38+00:00. If you’ve been looking for a clear explanation of how applications can be developed and deployed to AWS with less configuration as possible, then I’ve prepared just the article for you. We’ll be breaking it all down into two parts: deploying a static web application (in this case a Notes application), and then a serverless web applic

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The Adaptive Join Threshold

SQL Performance

First introduced in SQL Server 2017 Enterprise Edition, an adaptive join enables a runtime transition from a batch mode hash join to a row mode correlated nested loops indexed join (apply) at runtime. For brevity, I’ll refer to a “correlated nested loops indexed join” as an apply throughout the rest of this article. If you need a refresher on the difference between nested loops and apply, please see my previous article.

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Improve customer satisfaction for web apps by optimizing database performance using logs from Microsoft Azure

Dynatrace

Dynatrace news. Customer satisfaction should always be a top priority for owners of web applications. One important aspect of customer satisfaction is a fast and highly responsive user interface. As cloud applications have become the norm, the databases that power these applications are now typically run as managed services by cloud providers. Optimizing cloud services can prove quite challenging because logs, metrics, and traces are not always put together in context, and you don’t have access

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GraphQL On The Front-End (React And Apollo)

Smashing Magazine

GraphQL On The Front-End (React And Apollo). GraphQL On The Front-End (React And Apollo). David Atanda. 2021-11-04T11:30:00+00:00. 2021-11-04T14:11:54+00:00. One of the main benefits of GraphQL is the client’s ability to request what they need from the server and receive that data exactly and predictably. Without much effort, one can easily pull nested data by just adding more properties to our queries instead of adding multiple endpoints.

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My CppCon 2021 talk video is online

Sutter's Mill

Whew — I’m now back from CppCon, after remembering how to travel. My talk video is now online. If you haven’t already seen this via JetBrains’ CppCon 2021 video page or the Reddit post , here’s a link: Please direct technical comments to the Reddit thread and I’ll watch for them there and respond to as many comments as I can.

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From Domains to Value Streams

Strategic Tech

The 2010s were a turning-point in the history of software engineering. At the start of the decade, Eric Ries disrupted traditional approaches to building digital products with The Lean Startup. At the end of the decade, Matthew Skelton and Manuel Pais laid the foundations for the next decade of digital operating models with Team Topologies. Both of these approaches have strongly influenced the evolution of how companies organize their teams in order to better discover value and accelerate delive

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Using SQL Server Extended Events to monitor query performance

SQL Shack

In this article, we will explore how we can use SQL Server extended events to monitor query performance in SQL Server. Introduction Monitoring the query performance is one of the important diagnosis methods to uncover poorly performing queries. However, sometimes this can be a bit of struggling activity. Therefore, we have to use proper tools […].

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The Value Of Concept Testing As Part Of Product Design

Smashing Magazine

The Value Of Concept Testing As Part Of Product Design. The Value Of Concept Testing As Part Of Product Design. Victor Yocco. 2021-11-05T11:00:00+00:00. 2021-11-05T14:34:47+00:00. UX design teams are passionate about our approach to solving problems and providing users with experiences that lead to their desired outcomes. Without some type of user input guiding our process, we are left being directed by the same high-level stakeholder assumptions we often rally against as being the antithesis to

Design 101
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Shift your UI testing to sprint zero by leveraging mockups and AI

TechBeacon Testing

Have you ever noticed that testing is always late? I do mean always late. Testing, in fact, delays software delivery. You have to wait for the testing to happen, fix the bugs, then wait again.

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React Native vs Flutter: Which framework is the best choice for cross-platform development in 2021?

Enprowess

Quick Summary : A comparison of the two most widely used cross platform frameworks to build both iOS and Android mobile applications: React Native vs Flutter. Know the difference between Flutter vs React Native in terms of architecture, performance, community support, learning curve, use cases and many other aspects. Flutter and React Native are the two widely used frameworks for cross-platform app development for two years in a row, according to a Statista report.

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domain-driven design (ddd) vs Domain-Driven Design (DDD)

Strategic Tech

Practically everybody is doing domain-driven design in some form. When we build new products and services, we’re identifying unmet needs in a particular domain, and then building tools, with models in software, that help people to achieve their unmet needs. It was before my time, but my understanding is that reason Eric Evans wrote the Domain-Driven Design (DDD) book in the early 2000s was to encourage better domain-driven design (ddd) practices in that era.

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Smashing Podcast Episode 43 With Matthew Phillips: What Is Astro?

Smashing Magazine

Smashing Podcast Episode 43 With Matthew Phillips: What Is Astro? Smashing Podcast Episode 43 With Matthew Phillips: What Is Astro? Drew McLellan. 2021-11-04T18:00:00+00:00. 2021-11-05T02:06:33+00:00. In this episode, we’re talking about Astro. Will this modern static site builder launch you into the stratosphere? Drew McLellan talks to developer Matthew Phillips to find out.

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Fast fixes for slow tests: How to unclog your CI pipeline

TechBeacon Testing

You may be familiar with one of these software testing scenarios.

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Test agent updates: Chrome 95, Firefox 93, Lighthouse 8.6

Speed Curve

We have released the latest version of our synthetic test agents to all regions. This release includes updates to several pieces of core software, including: Chrome has been updated from version 91 to 95. Firefox has been updated from version 85 to 93. Lighthouse has been updated from version 8.0.0 to 8.6.0.

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Unit Testing Best Practices: 10 Ways To Make The Most Out Of Your Tests

Simform

Unit testing as part of daily development can prove valuable and valuable for your organization if done right. But first, know the role of unit testing in your SDLC and match your unit test with the characteristics mentioned in the blog. The post Unit Testing Best Practices: 10 Ways To Make The Most Out Of Your Tests appeared first on Insights on Latest Technologies - Simform Blog.

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Creating A Magento PWA: Customizing Themes vs. Coding From Scratch

Smashing Magazine

Creating A Magento PWA: Customizing Themes vs. Coding From Scratch. Creating A Magento PWA: Customizing Themes vs. Coding From Scratch. Alex Husar. 2021-11-02T12:00:00+00:00. 2021-11-02T17:37:55+00:00. When dealing with e-commerce at some point, you probably have heard, and perhaps used Magento, an open-source e-commerce platform. However, what if you want to build a progressive web app with Magento?

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Is the Tech Cycle More Important than the Fed Cycle?

The Agile Manager

In 2014, Andy Kessler wrote an intriguing op-ed in the WSJ, positing that beginning in the last half of the 20th century, the tech cycle had replaced the Fed cycle as the engine responsible for economic growth. His argument went like this. Historically, the economy ran in 4 year cycles. Initially, cheap capital stimulated business investment and employment, which spurred spending, but increased spending eventually brought inflation.

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Test agent updates: Chrome 95, Firefox 93, Lighthouse 8.6

Speed Curve

We have released the latest version of our synthetic test agents to all regions. This release includes updates to several pieces of core software, including: Chrome has been updated from version 91 to 95. Firefox has been updated from version 85 to 93. Lighthouse has been updated from version 8.0.0 to 8.6.0. We have released the latest version of our synthetic test agents to all regions.

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Destructive Testing – How to Tear Apart a System

Testlodge

A central goal of software testing is to find issues, especially critical ones, before they cause a problem in production. For example, it’s usual for software to have been designed with a specific use in mind, but the user doesn’t always understand the same way as the developers and testers. As a result, when used other than intended, the software can cause a crash, bringing business to a halt.

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A Splash Of Color For Misty Days (November 2021 Desktop Wallpapers Edition)

Smashing Magazine

A Splash Of Color For Misty Days (November 2021 Desktop Wallpapers Edition). A Splash Of Color For Misty Days (November 2021 Desktop Wallpapers Edition). Cosima Mielke. 2021-10-31T08:20:00+00:00. 2021-10-31T10:06:41+00:00. A bit of colorful inspiration is always a good thing, don’t you think so? Especially in November, when the days tend to be rather gray in many parts of the world.

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