One of the biggest narratives in the U.S. concerning the current wave of tech layoffs is the fact that ‘traditional’ sectors have a prime opportunity to snap up new tech teams and IT talent. This has always been a significant challenge for sectors such as banks, insurance and manufacturing that compete with big tech for […]
Low-Code Should be Worried About ChatGPT
Is ChatGPT the technology revolution that will save the world, or the Pandora’s Box that will eventually destroy it? How about neither? Putting these two extremes aside, a more rational concern is whether ChatGPT will steal your job, especially if you work in software development. Is this a fair concern? Conversations like this are nothing […]
The Time for Automated Testing is Now
Skilled software testers continue to be in high demand, and it appears that trend won’t change any time soon. The current labor shortage and a looming recession is giving software development leaders good cause to think about how to attract and keep qualified personnel and, more importantly, enable them to work as efficiently as possible. […]
This is Not Just a Test: DevOps and the Need to Automate
Creating software is as much about the process as it is about the product. In recent years, we’ve seen the speed of innovation reach new heights due to more efficient development and quality control. DevOps has further accelerated development by combining software and operations in unified, self-improving teams. With automation taking care of rote tasks, […]
Front-End Frameworks Enable Better Dev Collaboration
The general public often thinks about software development in terms of a lone software developer hacking away tirelessly at their keyboard. Of course, that is an anachronism, at best. What is true is that collaboration among software engineers, especially with their colleagues in IT operations which evolved into DevOps, has become the norm for rolling […]
Low-Code and the Rise of the Citizen Developer
Low-code technologies have become increasingly popular for helping businesses adapt to ever-changing environments quickly by allowing them to build, customize and deploy apps with little to no coding. At Low-Code/No-Code Virtual Summit, taking place on Nov. 18 at 9 a.m. ET, luminaries of leading organizations in the low-code community will share valuable insights on their […]
Citizen Development Program: Establishing Guardrails
Citizen development is as easy as one, two, three. Select the right use cases Enable the citizen developer(s) And establish the guardrails, which I will cover here. Of course, there is a little more to it than this. Success requires focus, planning and patience. We previously discussed, in parts one and two of the series, […]
SAP Makes Available Free Cloud Tier to Build Applications
SAP announced that next year it will make available a free tier on SAP Cloud Platform for developers that are building applications. Announced at the SAP Tech-Ed conference, the free tier comes at a time when SAP is encouraging developers to use its applications as a foundation for digital business process transformation initiatives. As part […]
Low-Code To Become Commonplace in 2021
A new study finds 85% of engineer leads predict low-code and no-code will soon become common New findings from an Internal-endorsed study suggest 2020’s software development challenges will undoubtedly carry into 2021. Many businesses are making immediate transitions to a digital-only economy, forcing a ton of new app development requirements. Yet, hiring top engineering talent […]
Demystifying the Low-Code Category
The low-code category is estimated to grow substantially in the coming years. By 2024, Gartner projects 75% of large enterprises will have adopted four low-code or no-code tools for both IT application and citizen development needs. But what exactly is low-code, and what are the scenarios in which it is needed? Low-code, like so much […]