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How to Use Statistics to Become a Software Super Tester A core understanding of statistical principles and how they need to be leveraged in software testing goes a long way in giving a tester an edge, plus helping the product's or application’s quality. Learn how you can manage data and even predict test cases by drawing conclusions from statistics. |
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Developers Get a Civics Lesson with Open Source Government Projects If you’re a civic-minded programmer who would like your government to be more open and more efficient, you now have the option to help make it happen. A recently launched portal called GitHub and Government lets users collaborate on projects to solve problems and make information more available. |
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This Far-Reaching Wireless Platform May Support the Internet of Things An in-the-works project called Flutter provides an inexpensive, power-efficient alternative to Wi-Fi and covers an area a hundred times larger. Get enough transmitters to communicate, and you could cover whole cities. This is the future of controlling our connected devices in the Internet of Things. |
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After Security Breach on Developer Site, Apple Creates Status Page Apple’s developer site experienced a security breach last week, and it still hasn’t fully recovered. The company created a status page showing which systems are back online. The site is in its eighth day of downtime as the company works to prevent a similar incident from happening in the future. |
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Will Automobile Makers Begin to Outsource Software Development? German automobile maker Daimler AG seems keen on having another organization be responsible for its software development. Will this start a trend among other automobile companies to outsource software development? |
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New Software Can Help You with Your Social Skills If you think you’re awkward in social situations, some researchers at MIT may be able to help you. They’ve developed new software called MACH—My Automated Conversation coacH—that uses a digital face on a computer screen to let you practice conversing and gives you feedback about your interaction. |
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How to Get Your App Discovered and Downloaded With iOS and Android each swiftly approaching 1 million apps, getting an app noticed is no easy task. Here are some suggestions for making your app stand out from the crowd and attracting sticky users. Hints: Fresh eyes help, first impressions are important, and social media sites are your friends. |
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Adobe Switching to Subscription-Based Creative Cloud Adobe, the manufacturer of choice for many creative professionals, said it will not release new versions of its Creative Suite tools. Instead it will solely support a subscription-only model in its Creative Cloud, allowing for more capabilities and as-released updates. But customers are skeptical. |
