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[205] Excluding the “Historical Reasons” Factor in Android Mobile Projects. Continued
Time for part two of our article on Android Mobile Projects. Check it out.
[206] Trust in the Team: Why We Need It and How It Can Be Built
When training managers of any level (from small team leads to project/program managers), most trainers focus on various managerial competencies, such as goal setting, planning, effective communication, etc., and on general concepts such as
[207] Trust in the Team: Myths
In the second part ouf our series on trust in teams we take a look at some of the myths associated with this concept.
[184] Architecture, refactoring or what’s really important. Part 2
In the first part of the article we looked at whether refactoring is good for you, what if offers as well as the consequences. Let’s continue our discussion.
[185] Spring JDBC Development - Using Spring
In our first article we started talking about how to write DAOs with the help of Spring. Let’s continue.
[186] Strategies to Close Cross-Cultural Gaps
The Internet seems to be the perfect channel for finding business opportunities and connecting people and ideas across the world, but accessing it won’t guarantee you the massive results you dreamed of. According to the International Labor
[187] Get your IIBA certification with Luxoft Training
Luxoft Training has received the status of Endorsed Education Provider (EEP) by the International Institute of Business Analysis.
[188] Lively ReactNative Brings Summer Colors into the “Bloody Enterprise”
In this article I would like to discuss Enterprise development. My articles are usually devoted to mobile development, and this one will deal with MobileEnterprise development. I believe that the best Enterprise solution for Mobile is React
[189] Demystifying the Java language
Programming has always been a challenging field where those who want to stay at the top of their game have to be up to date with the latest innovations and trends in the industry. Because the best work is always done by those who continuous
[190] Tips and tricks for organizing in-house trainings
At Luxoft Training our team believes that in-house trainings should always bring value to the company and offer participants new knowledge and skills aimed at helping them solve the most critical business issues.
[191] Weapons of Math Destruction
We live in a time where technology is progressing at an outstanding pace. High tech and Big Data increasingly influence our daily life. But is this influence always positive? Are new technologies making our world better, more comfortable to
[192] One Tip to Make a Meeting Effective
This post describes an exercise that can be used by participants in meetings in order to make them more effective.
[193] Building Coaching Cultures
As Coaching is a development tool that lies at the opposite end of the spectrum to command and control, Coaching culture is an organizational development model that provides the structure that defines how the organization's members can best
[194] Building Coaching Cultures. Part 2
In our first article we looked at some key ideas regarding coaching. Now when building a Coaching Culture, there will be certain selling points to consider. Let’s take a look at them.
[195] The most popular IT&C trainings in 2017
Interested in finding out which IT&C skills were most sought after last year? Well one of the best ways to find out is to look at the most popular courses requested by our clients.
[171] The New IIBA Certification System
A new business analyst certification system of the International Institute of Business Analysis became effective on September 30, 2016 (IIBA, International Institute of Business Analysis). In this article I would like to give an overview of
[172] Agile Life Planning: Defining Tasks to Achieve Goals
We’ve already discussed in a previous article how you can make up a list of your goals and why it is necessary. Now let us see how you can further handle that list. The first thing we have to consider is that we can’t just start working in
[173] Agile Life Planning: Defining Tasks to Achieve Goals Part 2
In the first part of our article we talked about goals and how to divide them based on whether we want an eventual outcome or a permanent result or effect. Now we will look at goal decomposition.
[174] Time to upgrade at Internet & Mobile World
Every year Bucharest plays host to one of the most important IT&C events in Eastern Europe. Internet & Mobile World aims to build an important framework in Romanian industry for learning, networking and new business generation that
[175] The Art of Crafting Architectural Diagrams - Identifying Pitfalls
At some point in time, in every software project we are involved in, there might be a need to create architectural diagrams. Whether we are following a formal architectural model (e.g. Kruchten 4+1, Rozanski & Woods, etc) or not, there
[176] The Art of Crafting Architectural Diagrams. Guidelines
In our first article we looked at how we can identify some of the challenges that arise when creating architectural diagrams – from color to mixing runtime and static elements to diagrams that might be too cluttered. Now let’s look at the g
[177] Luxoft Training disrupting organizations
If the title made you a bit scared we mean that in a good way. Last week Luxoft Training took part in Business Summit for HR, one of the most important events in Bucharest dedicated to HR professionals, both specialists and managers.
[178] Agile Life Planning: Updating your Backlog of Personal Goals and Objectives
In our previous articles about Agile Life Planning we talked about how to determine a set of life goals, and make a list of objectives and steps to achieve them. This article deals with the next stage of Agile Life Planning. Its purpose is
[179] Agile Life Planning: Updating your Backlog of Personal Goals and Objectives – part 2
In the first part of our article we looked at what a backlog is and how we can apply grooming to it in order to make sure that our goals always stay relevant. Let’s continue our discussion on this subject.
[180] The Seven Deadly Sins of Making Presentations
I often deal with various presentations, both as a consultant helping to prepare them as well as a member of the audience. And I have come to the conclusion that the ability to prepare and deliver presentations does not depend on your posit
[181] The Seven Deadly Sins of Making Presentations. Part 2.
In the first part of our article we looked at the first three deadly sins of a presentation: not defining a goal, looking at your presentation as a PPT document and lack of structure in your presentation. Let’s now look at the last four.
[182] Spring JDBC Development – A Practical Approach
The general architecture of an application includes a few layers, as presented into the picture below:
[183] Architecture, refactoring or what’s really important
In the life cycle of every project there is a moment when the question of refactoring arises. Engineers want something new, fashionable, and interesting to appear in the project. The business needs to get a new functionality faster and fast
[157] Dynamic Systems Development Method
After a long pause I would like to share an approach that we use for fast MVP design or at the start of a new project for customers willing to speed up their business with accurate, seamless and continuous innovations using programmable aut
[158] Peer to Peer Executive Board Meetings
The services offer when it comes to the Learning and Development market seems huge – from online resources and workshops to training or coaching, just to name a few. Each one of them, inspired and developed based on different studies and ye
[159] Accessibility Testing: Color Blindness
Accessibility testing is one of the types of usability testing. Its purpose is to ensure that our product is user friendly and easy to use, including for people with various disabilities and peculiarities of perception. These can be problem
[160] Luxoft Training at Leaders Development Summit VIII
On the 30th of March Luxoft Training took part in the Leaders Development Summit event in Bucharest, one of the most important meeting point for business leaders in Romania. This year the theme of the event centered around democracy at wor
[161] Reflections on the Technology Career Matrix and Its Pitfalls
This article is a reflection on our technical career path and the way we gradually evolve, describing some mistakes we make when we move up in our career from a developer position to a technical or team leader role, and then further to a pr
[162] Basel accords
The subject of financial market regulation has never been the type of subject which investors like, whether they are institutional or private.
[164] Luxoft Training at Bucharest Technology Week
Last week Bucharest was host to Bucharest Technology Week one of the largest IT&C events in Romania, which reunites technology enthusiasts, thought leaders and specialists for one week of gatherings across the city.
[166] Participants and "customers" in the testing process
In this article, let’s consider who could be the potential stakeholders and consumers of testing services. To do that, we need to answer the following questions:
[167] Participants and "customers" in the testing process part 2
In the first part of our article we looked at the various stakeholders in the testing process as well as how each of them views the concept of quality. In this second part we will be looking at how the QA interacts with other stakeholders i
[168] The Agile Testing Manifesto. Part 2
In this article we will continue our analysis of the Testing Manifesto written by Samantha Laing and Karen Greaves with the next principle:
[169] Agile Life Planning: Managing Personal Goals with Agile
Agile is not only a catchword and or just a set of software development principles. I believe that agile development methods, among other things, provide a wide range of tools and excellent capabilities for managing your personal goals, per
[170] Agile Life Planning: Defining Goals
This article goes into details of the first stage of Agile Life Planning – making a list of high-level life goals. We shall, step by step, consider how to define and put your aspirations, dreams and ideas on paper and then transform them i
[141] 7 Principles of Testing - Part 1
The 7 principles of testing have often been discussed, although rather briefly in most cases. The remarkable book by Dorothy Graham et al. explains these fundamental principles in great detail.
[142] 7 Principles of Testing - Part 2
In our first article we talked about the first and second principle of software testing - Testing shows presence of defects and exhaustive testing is impossible. We will now talk about principle three and four.
[143] Instruments and financial markets - part 4
In our last article we looked at all the important details related to futures contracts. In this article we will focus on options contracts, the second major type of derivatives.
[144] 7 Principles of Testing. Part 3
In this article we will tackle the last three principles of testing.
[145] The YAGNI Principle
Do OCP and DIP (of SOLID) violate the YAGNI principle? Let’s analyze this particular question in more detail.
[146] BABOK Guide v3: What’s New?
Now, it’s finally come true – as of September 30, 2016, the International Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA) launches their new certification program based on BABOK (Business Analysis Body of Knowledge) Guide Version 3. The new BABO
[147] Tester vs. Developer - part 1
A lot has been said about testers and programmers having different ways of thinking. It is quite obvious that testers look at the product from a different perspective than programmers. Often it is much easier to detect a mistake in the work
[148] Tester vs. Developer - part 2
In the first part of this article we talked about the relationship between testers and programmers and explored various strategies to improve the way they communicate and offer feedback, mostly in terms of soft skills. In this second part w
[149] Apache Camel at BJUG
Over the last couple of years the IT&C crowd in Bucharest has started to develop communities around specific areas related to the software development industry – programming, software testing, business analysis, Agile, Project Managemen
[150] Common Mistakes that Entry-Level Testers Make - part 1
While teaching people who are just starting their way in QA, I now and then come across typical mistakes they make. In this article I would like to analyze some of them and give some advice how to avoid such common mistakes.