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*** Linkopedia ***

Software Linkopedia May 2012

Blogs: On the importance of focus and feedback

Blog: What’s New in Visual Studio 11 Beta Unit Testing

Blog: Lean Software and Systems Consortium 2012 Quotes

Blog: Agile Coaching Tip: The Quiet Power of Silence

Article: The Role of the Product Owner in Moving a Backlog Item to Done

Article: Four Principles of Low-Risk Software Releases

Article: SOA and Cloud Computing

Article: Product Engineering is like Marathon Training

Article: Scrum and Agile Trac Plugins

Article: Software Testing Certifications

Tools: PESTT is an Eclipse plug-in for learning and designing unit tests for Java

Tools: Concordion+ is an extension to the Concordion agile testing tool

Video: Effective Strategies for Distributed Testing

Video: Hobbits Would Make Great Programmers

Video: Automated Acceptance Tests Maintenance

Video: Performance Continuous Integration with Jenkins and Multi-Mechanize

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*** Quote of the Month ***

Different models are good for different things. A model that helps you predict response time will probably not help you find security holes. So it is best to follow this simple rule: question first and model second. That is, know what questions you want the model to answer before you build it. That way you will have an easier time choosing its abstraction level and what details it includes.

Reference: Just Enough Software Architecture – A Risk-Driven Approach, George Fairbanks, Marshall & Brainerd, ISBN 978-0-9846181-0-1


*** Conferences ***

GOTO Amsterdam, May 24-26 2012, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Agile Development Conference West, June 10–15 2012, Las Vegas, NV, USA

Better Software Conference West, June 10–15 2012, Las Vegas, NV, USA

JAZOON'12, June 26-28 2012, Zurich, Switzerland

Scrum Days 2012, July 5-6 2012, Walldorf, Germany

SPTechCon, July 22-25 2012, Boston, USA

Agile 2012, August 13-17 2012, Dallas, Texas

The Pacific Northwest Software Quality Conference (PNSQC), October 8-10 2012, Portland, USA

WPDevCon October 22-24 2012, San Francisco, USA

Topconf Tallinn, November 1-2 2012, Tallinn, Estonia

Android DevCon IV, December 4-7 2012, San Francisco, USA

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* Telecommunications Platform with Erlang
* Mikado Method
* Getting Testing Done in the Sprint
* Robotium
* Mockito
* Concordion
* Jmeter Plugin

 
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