“If you wish to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first invent the universe” Carl Sagan In the context of software development, a framework refers to a pre-established structure and set of tools that provide a foundation for building applications. They offer a standardized way to develop software by providing reusable components, libraries,…
As a developer, I am always on the lookout for the “cutting edge” in tech, languages, or frameworks. Most recently I have been following the Laravel framework news, which is a modern and user-friendly PHP framework that I love working in. Following the end of Laracon 2023 (Laravel’s annual convention) there were several big announcements.…
As reported by Business Insider, NASA’s Voyager 1 which was launched in 1977 and had an expected lifespan of 5 years, it has now been operational a full 46 years helping scientists to understand the cosmos. NASA is striving to keep it operational until 2030. In May 2022 Voyager 1 started sending corrupted data from…
As software development becomes increasingly complex, testing has become a critical part of the software development process. Testing ensures that the application works as expected, and meets the project requirements. Without testing, it is difficult for a developer to make sure the application is working properly. One popular way to make testing as efficient as…
Quality Management has four components: quality planning, quality, assurance, quality control and quality improvement. This article will analyze quality assurance and quality control. Before my many years in the quality assurance and quality control arenas, I assumed they were the same. I could not have been more wrong. I did not realize there are clear…
Fraud and other cyber-crime incidents always spike around popular sales events – holidays, Black Friday, Cyber Monday, and Memorial Day are some of the best times of the year for fraudsters. People are busier than usual making personal arrangements and preparing for those blockbuster sales everyone loves. As a result, things get missed, corners get…
Back in June of 2016, I was preparing to start work, as any normal day when I heard it. Someone driving a Tesla Model S was killed when the autopilot in their car failed to “see” a tractor-trailer in front of it. I didn’t even know we had achieved self-driving yet! It turns out that…
This will not be an exhaustive list, because your site/app is likely highly unique. This is intended as a periodic reminder that revalidating, retooling, resetting, and refreshing your site/app is a continual process, and there are many things along the way that can impact your site/app. Taking a special “timeout” to focus on spring cleaning…
There is absolutely no doubt that COVID changed the world for nearly every inhabitant of the globe. In history, no event touched the global population so deeply, not just in health, but in all areas of life. It happened on a real time stage with web and mobile technology available to bring instant access to…
It feels like a cyberattack of some kind is constantly in the news – hackers stole sensitive information from this credit card company or all client data was stolen from that bank. Unless the attack directly impacted you – personally or your business – it just becomes background noise in the sea of headlines. However,…
