O'Reilly Software

MARCH 1, 2018

Sam Newman provides a succinct definition of microservices in Building Microservices : “Microservices are small, autonomous services that work together.”. Production-Ready Microservices — Learn how to design microservices that are stable, reliable, scalable, fault tolerant, performant, monitored, documented, and prepared for any catastrophe.

Architecture 80

Architecture Scalability Systems Code 80

Testsigma

APRIL 4, 2022

A common theme among most software testing organizations is their escalating interest in Test Automation. While test automation has grown in popularity, there are still many myths and biases surrounding it. Such myths can unknowingly create a self-limiting boundary and negatively impact the possibilities of test automation.

Testing 95

Testing Open Source IoT Programming 95

Smashing Magazine

JUNE 26, 2019

What Web Designers Can Do To Speed Up Mobile Websites. What Web Designers Can Do To Speed Up Mobile Websites. I recently wrote a blog post for a web designer client about page speed and why it matters. However, their focus has always been on making a great-looking and effective design. Suzanne Scacca.

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Website Speed Mobile Design 110

Percona

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

test=# d warehouse Table "public.warehouse" Column | Type | Collation | Nullable | Default -+ + --+ -+ id | integer | | not null | name | text | | | code | integer | | | cost | real | | | quantity | integer | | not null | location | integer | | not null | Inherits: product, inventory The next step is to add some test data.

Open Source 106

Open Source Code Testing Database 106

DZone

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

If you start catching bugs early, it will save you tons of time fixing them later.nn> Design reviewnnIt’s a very powerful tool when used in a good way. I really like what one of the smartest people with whom I worked said: “A good design is a design where you can see the code”. There are so many benefits.

Software 245

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Percona

APRIL 11, 2023

In this blog post, we’ll put ourselves to the test and see if we can identify duplicate and redundant indexes in MySQL. The unique quiz Consider the following MySQL table definition. Test results Now, I believe you have your list of duplicate keys ready.

Database 94

Database Open Source Testing Design 94

Smashing Magazine

AUGUST 10, 2023

Running A Page Speed Test: Monitoring vs. Measuring Running A Page Speed Test: Monitoring vs. Measuring Geoff Graham 2023-08-10T08:00:00+00:00 2023-08-10T12:35:05+00:00 This article is sponsored by DebugBear There is no shortage of ways to measure the speed of a webpage. Lighthouse results. And kept doing that over time.

Speed 81

Speed Monitoring Testing Network 81

O'Reilly

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Although I agree that designing good prompts for AI is an important skill, Agarwal overstates his case. This definition is essentially interactive. This is probably the definition that Agarwal has in mind. Designing and writing software systems that generate prompts automatically.

Programming 100

Programming Education Engineering Design 100

Testsigma

DECEMBER 19, 2020

But, the catch is that most of them are not following a basic guideline – the Definition of Done for a feature should also include testing and automation of the feature. And just that is the reason why we are laying special emphasis on ‘insprint test automation’. In-sprint test automation simplified!

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DZone

FEBRUARY 27, 2021

This begins not only in designing the algorithm or coming out with efficient and robust architecture but right onto the choice of programming language. But these are definitely ruled out for enterprise applications due to the complexity in development, maintainability, need for object orientation, and interoperability.

Java 207

Java C++ Benchmarking Programming 207

Apica

DECEMBER 12, 2022

In our previous post, we established user journeys as the essential goal of software testing efforts. If that is true, what is stopping organizations from truly testing user journeys? Variability and complexity. But let’s not just concede failure to complexity again. Let’s move past it. Getting a grip on user intentions.

Testing 52

Testing DevOps Monitoring Media 52

Dynatrace

APRIL 10, 2023

But “the benefits are definitely worth the effort, provided you do it in a strategic way,” Bollampally said. ” Uninterrupted testing and multicloud observability Cluster monitoring also helped the company avoid performance issues during the A/B testing it conducted to evaluate the user experience.

Cloud 171

Cloud Ecommerce Performance Retail 171

O'Reilly

APRIL 9, 2024

“Hail the QA Engineer” may be clickbait, but it isn’t controversial to say that testing and debugging will rise in importance. First, one of the cornerstones of QA is testing. Generative AI can generate tests, of course—at least it can generate unit tests, which are fairly simple. Programming culture is another problem.

Games 77

Games Programming Testing Code 77

Smashing Magazine

SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

Inspired Design Decisions: Alexey Brodovitch. Inspired Design Decisions: Alexey Brodovitch. Before writing Art Direction for the Web , I began to study Alexey Brodovitch when I became fascinated by editorial and magazine design. This book will make a fabulous addition to your design collection. Andrew Clarke.

Design 79

Design Media Website Energy 79

Percona

JULY 25, 2023

So, given a table_id, how do you get the table schema/definition? After the “data dictionary” (DD) engine and DD cache are initialized on a server, the Storage Engines can ask for a table definition. ibd in the test directory. For example, mysql datadir/test/t1.ibd. ibd2sdi data/test/t1.ibd

Cache 87

Cache Benchmarking Servers Design 87

Testsigma

JANUARY 29, 2021

This essentially means that your website should not only be mobile-friendly but it should also have a Responsive Web Design so that your target customers can access your products (or services) with ultra-ease on their hand-held devices. Different screen resolutions and viewport sizes add another layer of complexity to mobile website testing.

Website 98

Website Mobile Testing Strategy 98

MachMetrics

JUNE 1, 2020

In fact, failing to run a mobile page speed test is the number 1 speed testing mistake we see our users make! We’ll show you how to run a mobile page speed test with MachMetrics.com, and how to make improvements based on your results. We encourage you to test your site out on slower connection speeds as well!

Speed 67

Speed Mobile Testing Google 67

The Netflix TechBlog

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

Instead, the schema gets generated at runtime based on definitions in code. At Netflix we strongly prefer schema-first development because: The schema design is front and center of the developer experience. Another key feature is support for lightweight query tests. The tests look and feel like plain JUnit tests.

Open Source 246

Open Source Java Architecture Metrics 246

CSS - Tricks

JUNE 1, 2021

Testing is one of those things that you either get super excited about or kinda close your eyes and walk away. Whichever camp you fall into, I’m here to tell you that front-end testing is for everyone. In fact, there are many types of tests and perhaps that is where some of the initial fear or confusion comes from. Integration.

Testing 95

Testing Performance Testing Website Code 95

The Netflix TechBlog

OCTOBER 7, 2021

At Netflix, we have significant investments in ensuring new versions of our applications are well tested. However, Netflix is available for streaming on thousands of types of devices and it is powered by hundreds of micro-services which are deployed independently, making it extremely challenging to comprehensively test internally.

Metrics 197

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Testsigma

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

I am sure people at that time had not heard about cross-browser testing. All these changes made one concrete effect on the testing world. They made cross-browser testing essential. What is cross-browser testing? Cross-browser testing is a mantra to be followed by everyone developing a website.

Testing 52

Testing Website Cloud Mobile 52

Dynatrace

MARCH 31, 2020

By investigating these questions, we distilled these two pain points: Following definition of application detection rules, some users don’t see traffic from the correct URLs in the corresponding Dynatrace applications (i.e., Gain control over the setup and testing of your application detection rules. Prerequisites.

Traffic 167

Traffic Monitoring Mobile Design 167

Strategic Tech

JULY 22, 2019

In Domain-Driven Design, a large system is decomposed into bounded contexts , which become natural boundaries in code as microservices and as teams in the organisation. The Bounded Context Design Canvas I designed this canvas based on the typical flow of strategic DDD workshops I run publicly and privately.

Design 76

Design Systems Strategy Processing 76

Percona

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Most times, these are Greenfield projects where the bulk of the effort is on its design and architecture. About pgLoader Enter pgloader , a command line interface (CLI) designed to facilitate the conversion and migration from one DBMS into PostgreSQL. Even differences as simple as data types can present a challenge. MySQL version 5.7

Open Source 123

Open Source Database Architecture Design 123

Dynatrace

JUNE 15, 2021

Those tests get executed from two locations (Paris and London) hosted by different cloud vendors (Azure & AWS). As a general best practice, Synthetic Tests are great to validate your core use cases are always working as expected. Fact #3: Minimum impact detected through synthetics.

AWS 189

AWS Traffic Architecture Azure 189

Percona

JULY 19, 2023

I have two: bundle.yaml – deploys Custom Resource Definitions, Service Account, and the Deployment of the Operator argo-test.yaml – deploys the PostgreSQL Custom Resource manifest that Operator will process There are some changes that you would need to make to ensure that ArgoCD works with Percona Operator.

Servers 80

Servers Best Practices DevOps Open Source 80

Testsigma

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

Testing, being the part of the software arena, is also advancing to great new heights. From manual testing to record-and-playback tools, then to automation testing and now to codeless test automation, we have traversed a long path. What is codeless test automation ? Codeless test automation tools.

Testing 59

Testing Testing Tools Code DevOps 59

Strategic Tech

JANUARY 9, 2024

Indi provides a precise definition of each space including the types of activities that fit within them. Discovery is about building hypotheses and testing ideas to put into a backlog while development is working through that backlog to build new features.

Development 98

Development Strategy Software Software 98

O'Reilly

JULY 11, 2023

Some of that time is spent in pointless meetings, but much of “the rest of the job” is understanding the user’s needs, designing, testing, debugging, reviewing code, finding out what the user really needs (that they didn’t tell you the first time), refining the design, building an effective user interface, auditing for security, and so on.

Programming 99

Programming Code Design Software 99

The Netflix TechBlog

MARCH 2, 2021

We use A/B tests to introduce new product features, such as our daily Top 10 row that help our members discover their next favorite show. Working on my PhD, I was using optimization techniques to design radiotherapy fractionation schemes to improve the results of clinical practices. Learning through data is in Netflix’s DNA.

Analytics 207

Analytics C++ Innovation Engineering 207

Testsigma

DECEMBER 27, 2019

We do ‘ Cross Browser Testing ’ to meet the end user expectations across different web browsers. If your application is compatible enough, it will definitely help in obtaining a good business. In this article, we will see how we do cross browser testing in 2 ways: manual browser testing and automated browser testing.

Testing 54

Testing Testing Tools Operating System Mobile 54

DZone

APRIL 18, 2019

Software testing is important, period. days to uninstall an application from their smartphone, citing the reasons of space constraint, design complexity, usability issues, or a nasty bug rendering the application inoperable. On an average, users take 5.8 However, such an express delivery raises questions on the quality of end product.

Software 100

Software Software DevOps Speed 100

O'Reilly

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

We can start with a simple operational definition: Reading comprehension is what is measured by a reading comprehension test. That definition may only be satisfactory to the people who design these tests and school administrators, but it’s also the basis for Deep Mind’s claim. That definition itself is ambiguous.

Artificial Intelligence 117

Artificial Intelligence Testing Engineering Programming 117

Percona

MARCH 23, 2023

If you are looking for a database system for your enterprise-level application, PostgreSQL is definitely worth considering. Percona Distribution for PostgreSQL provides the best and most critical enterprise components from the open-source community, in a single distribution, designed and tested to work together.

Database 118

Database Open Source Traffic Small Business 118

Testsigma

MAY 3, 2021

Web developers are moving their focus from desktop-first to mobile-first web design which further solidifies our understanding of how important this pocket device has become. What could be the best choice to cut down the costs and gain speed to move the pipeline faster than test automation? Variety of Device Settings.

Mobile 77

Mobile Testing Operating System Hardware 77

CSS Wizardry

MAY 19, 2020

Their ability to serve the tiniest possible font files tailored to specific user agents and platforms is amazing, and with such a huge, freely-available library served from Google-grade CDNs… I definitely see why people continue to turn to it. I ran the same suite of tests against the harry.is and csswizardry.com homepages. Lighthouse.

Google 364

Google Media Latency Metrics 364

Dynatrace

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Chaos engineering provides mechanisms to test for failures, create awareness of this systems in terms of how complex and how distributed they are, and to be proactive. Moreover, chaos engineering experiments should be designed to reveal weaknesses in systems in a planned way with the aim to make systems more robust. Controlled Chaos.

Engineering 140

Engineering Cloud Monitoring Testing 140