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Agile and Testing: It Only Makes Sense
As agile methodologies continue to grow in popularity in enterprise software development, many testers are unsure of their role in the process. Often it seems like unit testing is done by developers, acceptance testing by the product owner or users, and functional testing not at all. This leave testers wondering if test plans, test cases, UI testing, and defect management have any place at all in software today. There are still important roles for traditional testers in Agile methodologies, but these roles require a shift in both skills and thought processes. There is no question that testers have to be ...May 27, 2021 2 min read -
Productivity Testing
30 Days of TDD – Day 22 – When is a Test Not a Unit Test?
The focus of this series has been Test Driven Development. TDD relies on unit tests, and so the focus of this series has been on unit testing. And just to make sure I’m clear; your unit tests, and the practice of letting them drive your development are VERY important! But the truth is that unit testing is not the only kind of testing that you should be thinking about. -
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Getting Started with PIE and Other DataViz Charts
So you’ve got an amazing app or service, more users than you can count, and a ton of data that you want to share with the world. So what do you do with that data? Do you write your own charts and graphs in pure HTML and CSS? Do you slog through the process of drawing your own with a raw HTML Canvas or SVG library? Or do you sit back, relax and drop a few Kendo UI DataViz controls in place, tell them where to grab your data and take a vacation while the rest of the internet tries to get browser compatibility in to their hand-built charts? Not me. I'm going to pick DataViz over hand-rolled stuff, any day. And better yet - I'm going to help you get started with pie! (and other chart types, too) -
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Getting Started with Telerik Everlive - Your Cloud-Based Backend Service
Imagine yourself developing a new web or hybrid mobile application. One of your first major considerations is probably going to be your application's backend data. The complexity of the backend can be overwhelming to many developers, especially those who have been solely focused on frontend development for some time now. Well today I'd like to walk you through a relatively new offering from Telerik - and that is Telerik Everlive. Telerik Everlive is your "Backend as a Service" (BaaS) which allows you to move your database into the cloud with an automatically generated RESTful service layer, file storage, user management, and notifications all bundled together. Fear the database no more, with Telerik Everlive we handle the heavy lifting for you - all you need to do is write your code! -
Mobile
jQuery Mobile and Kendo UI Mobile - A DOM Comparison
jQuery Mobile and Kendo UI Mobile are similar projects with similar goals. While the frameworks take the same approach at a high level, the specific implementations are somewhat different. In this article we'll compare and contrast the markup structures each framework expects. -
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Q3 2013 SP1 of RadControls for ASP.NET AJAX is live
The Q3 2013 Service pack 1 of RadControls for ASP.NET AJAX is out and brings support for Visual Studio 2013 and Internet Explorer 11. -
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Telerik Data Storage for Windows 8: Working With Indices
Database indices are a powerful tool that allows improvement of query execution time. This post introduces the database indices in general and their support in Data Storage for Windows 8.May 27, 2021 7 min read -
Productivity Testing
30 Days of TDD – Day 21 – A Tale of Two Defects
Test Driven Development changes the way you approach development of new features in your application. But it doesn’t stop there. Good TDD practice extends to the way you deal with all features and code you add to your application. In this post you’ll see how the practices of TDD extend to defects and demonstrates that your tests are part of your code and why it’s important to pay attention to their quality as well. -
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10 Game-changing Features of Visual Studio 2013 for the ASP.NET Developer-Free Whitepaper from Telerik
In this post, we are announcing a new Telerik whitepaper about the enhancements in Visual Studio 2013 and how they benefit ASP.NET developers. Click through to learn more and download your free copy today!
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