How To Know A Software Development Project Is Doomed
Despite all our efforts to make every software development project a success, some are cursed from the very start. Here are 26 early warning signs -- all, alas, real-world experiences -- that an enterprise software development project is headed for a death march.
Web Application Security Best Practices
When building a web application there are common practices which should be followed to enhance security. In addition to the basic security of the server operating system and runtimes, web developers should follow accepted guidelines to write secure applications.
Programming with multiple databases
In the past, data was mostly stored on massive computers like mainframes. Today it's common to have databases spread across many smaller servers. Benefits include cost reductions, redundancy, and scalability. This typically adds some level of complexity to the applications which need to access these multiple databases.
Knowing Java is not knowing much
Knowing Java is not knowing much. Knowing C is not knowing much. Same for Javascript ECMA 262. The same is true for many other languages. Not all of them, but many of them.
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