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What is Static Application Security Testing (SAST)?
Static Application Security Testing (SAST) is a vital technique used…
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The Importance of Internal Mobility for Retaining Top Talent
The workforce landscape has changed dramatically over the past few…
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Understanding the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC)
The Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) is a systematic process outlining…
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The Evolution of Software Developer Prescreening: From Isolated Task Completion to Predictive Assessment
The hiring process for software developers has traditionally focused on…
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Best Practices for Reducing Cyclomatic Complexity in Your Code
Cyclomatic complexity is a crucial metric for measuring the complexity…
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The Pros and Cons of Using Cyclomatic Complexity as a Code Quality Metric
Cyclomatic complexity is a popular metric for measuring code quality….
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Understanding Cyclomatic Complexity and Its Importance in Software Development
Cyclomatic complexity is an essential metric that measures the complexity…
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What is cyclomatic complexity?
Cyclomatic complexity is a metric used to measure the complexity…
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AI in Software Development: Enhancing Productivity
The integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML)…
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What Are Function Points in Software Engineering?
Function points are one of the most commonly used measures…
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How coding assessment platforms save time for talent teams
If you’re in the talent acquisition field, you know that…
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DORA Metrics – strengths and weaknesses
DORA is a widely used framework for measuring performance, but…
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What is Technical Debt?
Think of all the features you want to add to your product and how you could cut corners to build those features. This is technical debt.
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Retaining Software Developers in a downturn
In today’s economy, retaining software developers is more important than…
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What does “Crunch Time” mean?
Does your team ever hit a point where you’re working…
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What are DORA Metrics?
Digital transformation is a must for any company looking to…
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Using Deployment Frequency to Improve Software Development
As technology evolves, more and more companies are turning to…
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What Is Mean Time To Repair (MTTR) and Why Is It Important?
In computer systems engineering and management, Mean Time To Repair…
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Metrics For Identifying Software Development Problems (and Metrics to Avoid)
Understand more about software development with this infographic.
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Vatsal Dhar, DevOps Engineer
When did you join BlueOptima? I joined in January 2018…
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Unlocking Success: Key Performance Indicators for Software Development Projects
The success of software development projects largely depends on effective…
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4 Lessons From Software Security Case Studies
Every company that sells software as a product or relies…
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‘The Great Resignation’: Exploring the Global Impact and Changing Behaviours
The ‘Great Resignation’ is an economic trend in which individuals…
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How to Ensure You Hire the Best Problem Solvers
Almost every software developer job description includes problem-solving as a…
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Log4j – Three Month Retrospective
How have organisations responded to the threat imposed by Log4j?…
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How to Improve Communication in Your Software Development Teams
Communication within software development teams is vital, more than it…
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How to Avoid the Impact of Technical Debt
A 2021 study by Stepsize showed that although 60% of software…
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The Top 6 Productivity Blockers for Software Developers
Productivity is difficult to measure from an external perspective. For…
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What is Code Complexity?
Code complexity measures how difficult it is to understand, modify,…
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How to Build a Career in Tech: Celebrating Girls in ICT Day
Software development, and the tech industry as a whole, have…
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Software Development Crunch: The Impact on Developers
The software industry — particularly the game development sector —…
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How to Measure Developer Productivity: Balancing Objective and Subjective Metrics
In today’s fast-paced and competitive technology landscape, measuring developer productivity…
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Shift-Left Security Benefits
Shifting left is not a cutting-edge concept within software development….
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Agile vs Waterfall Methodology – What is it?
Agile vs Waterfall, what’s the fuss? Whenever you create a…
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Report – Measuring the Impact of Covid-19
How has COVID-19 impacted your developers? 80% of software developers…
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What is Digital Acceleration?
Today, undertaking some form of digital transformation is inevitable. Technological…
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The Main Drivers of Digital Transformation
Digital transformation is high on the agenda for many companies,…
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Promoting Cross-functional Digital Transformation and Collaboration
Did you know that businesses which prioritised cross-functional considerations were twice…
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Digital Transformation – What Success is and How to Measure it
According to research carried out by BCG, a staggering 70% of digital transformation…
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Recovering from an Unsuccessful Digital Transformation
Digital transformation is an essential part of modern business. Companies…
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Report – Six Drivers of Productivity
Looking to improve the productivity of your development teams? Which…
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Evolving Factors Driving Employee Decisions
Potential employees are now more informed, educated and purposeful about…
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How AI Reduces Unconscious Bias in Recruitment
Biases are everywhere, and they dictate more than you might…
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How to Hire the Right Employees
According to Gallup, mis-hires cost the US economy over 1 trillion dollars each…
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Recruitment Costs: How Much Are You Investing in Hiring & When Will You Get a ROI?
Today, technology is ingrained into most aspects of our lives….
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Sourcing, Onboarding & Retaining Quality Talent
The demand for experienced software engineers is sky-rocketing. In an…
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Global Software Development Productivity Declines 4% in Q3 2021
The BlueOptima Global Benchmark Report shows that software development productivity…
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Healthcare Software Development: Current Developments in 2021 & Future Trends
The health industry continues to undergo massive digital transformation, powered…
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Health and Technology: The Future Of The Healthcare Industry
Like most, the healthcare industry has been undergoing a steadily-paced…
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Eastern European Developers Produce The Most Maintainable Code
The BlueOptima Global Benchmark Q4 2022 report has highlighted a growing trend:…
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Why Is The Ukraine A Popular Software Development Outsourcing Destination?
Eastern Europe is becoming an increasingly major competitor in the…
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The Rise Of TypeScript: Will It Cause A Decline In JavaScript
As we look back at the developer population data collected…
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How Leaders Can Make Software Development Innovation A Priority
The UK technology sector has a rich history of innovation…
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How To Measure DevOps Success: Why DORA Metrics Are Important
As famous management consultant Peter Drucker once said, “if you…
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Aligning Software Development Goals With Business Strategy
Equipped with a complex range of skills, software developers who…
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Talent Retention: How To Retain Your Organisation’s Top Software Developers
The software development landscape is changing rapidly, and the demand…
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What Software Development Outsourcing Trends Will Matter In 2021?
Digital advancement continues to shape the pace of innovation as…
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Why Are There So Few Female Software Developers?
A lack of diversity can limit an organisation’s innovation. Therefore,…
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The 10X Developer Myth: Why This Concept Fails To Deliver Meaningful Software Development Productivity Gains
The 10x developer who is 10 times more productive than…
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BlueOptima: Reviews Of Our Software Development Metrics
Given the vast sums of money organisations invest in software…
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How BlueOptima Supports DevSecOps
DevSecOps, put simply, is the emphasis of security in the…
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Identifying Reliable, Objective Software Development Metrics
In a broad sense, there are several aspects of software…
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BlueOptima: What and Why Coding Effort?
BlueOptima offers a solution to a long-standing problem that hitherto…
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