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Machines and Humans: Finding the Balance in Software Development Machines and Humans: Finding the Balance in Software Development

The rise of AI in software development brings efficiency and innovation, but raises concerns about maintaining a human-centered approach. The key is to find a balance where AI tackles repetitive tasks, freeing up human developers to focus on creativity, empathy, and user-centric design.

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Jess Brock
Generative AI: Pushing Software Development Forward? Generative AI: Pushing Software Development Forward?

Generative AI is fundamentally changing software development by automating tasks and improving code quality, but developers need to be aware of its limitations and biases.

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Adam Sandman
User Participation is Essential to Diagnosis and Problem Solving User Participation Is Essential to Diagnosis and Problem Solving

The role of IT professionals is to help users get the most value from their systems. If IT systems aren’t working efficiently or correctly, it isn’t just an “IT Problem” and the nice folks in IT can’t solve it effectively without user participation.

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Payson Hall
UAT Entrance Criteria: Don’t Negotiate Against Yourself UAT Entrance Criteria: Don’t Negotiate Against Yourself

An important component of any User Acceptance Testing (UAT) plan are the entry criteria. No complex data system will ever be perfect, but starting with lax entrance criteria puts the UAT team in a weak position.

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Payson Hall
Privacy 7 Things to Know In 2021 about the New Privacy Laws Changing the Web

In the past few years, we’ve experienced rapid changes in the online privacy landscape. Here are 7 key things everyone should know today regarding privacy on the Web.

 

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Daniel Quintero
Laptop showing HTML code Why UX Is More Important Than Coding

When it comes to your project succeeding, the quality of the code is secondary to user experience. That's because software is all about making users' jobs easier. If you start coding in a vacuum without understanding what your users need to do, you can't be sure you’re making the right thing. You need UX research.

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Chris Spalton
Blind person using a Braille screen reader How to Make Sure Your Website Is Fully Accessible

Ensuring accessibility to websites, applications, tools, platforms, and other forms of technology is not only a legal requirement; it should also be a social responsibility of web developers, testers, and other software professionals. Here are some basic recommendations to keep in mind to make any website accessible.

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David Gevorkian
Person browsing at a bookstore Are You Forgetting a Stakeholder?

Technology allows amazing innovations to optimize business and deliver new and better services, but if you don’t carefully consider your entire user community, innovations may cost you business. When designing for stakeholders, don't stop at the obvious cases—or else you may find that you forgot an important customer.

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Payson Hall