What are the implications of Cloud computing for application development? By moving the whole development environment to the cloud, it becomes possible to have a team of programmers working on the same live code base. This workshop aims to explore how such ‘wolf packs’ can successfully interact and whether this …
JavaScript, the language that we all laughed at and our usage of it was limited to copy/paste of scripts to have some dynamic content in a web page has all grown up. From jQuery on the client-side to node.js on the server, everywhere you look there’s JavaScript. Unfortunately there’s also …
This video presents the Mikado Method, a systematic approach to beat the Legacy Software Hydra and change the code in a safe way. The Mikado Method enables continuous delivery, and it enhances team communication, collaboration and learning, helping individuals stay on track. You will practice to visualize, prepare and perform …
This video demos a few of the new productivity features in ColdFusion 10, including the improved closures and charting functions and advancements in Apache Solr integration. ColdFusion 10 now offers built-in support for HTML5 and helps boost performance using Tomcat integration and enhanced caching.
Most people are familiar with common vulnerabilities in PHP code, such as SQL Injections and XSS. SQL Injections can be prevented by using a good data base abstraction layer, but there may be old code which depends on developers manually sanitizing input. XSS vulnerabilities may not be dealt with properly, …
Dan North offers several strategies to help you improve your software architecture decision-making. Software architecture isn’t just the static “shape” of your software. It’s the set of decisions that define it, enabling – or inhibiting – change, evolution and improvement over time. It is also the decisions about how you …
