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Lessons Learned From Japan
Japan is well-known for its love of quality. Koen Naarding, recently visited the country to explore the culture around software quality. Here’s what he learned.
Why Open Source Creates Meaning and Risk
In the world of software development, there are two kinds of fundamental code from which to build systems. There is open-source software (OSS) and there is closed source software. Closed source,...
Why Maintainability is King in the Grand Scheme of ISO 25010 Software Quality Measurement
We all know the name Thomas Edison. It’s likely that the first thought that comes to mind when seeing or hearing that name is, “the man who invented the lightbulb”. Without doing a bit of fact...
My Love/Hate Relationship with “Technical Debt”
I’ve always had a hard time with the term “technical debt.” This article explores that love/hate relationship, the challenge of measuring such debt, and an alternative—albeit not new—way for...
Why Software Architecture Is Important and Can Save Your Company a Fortune
Software architecture may seem an abstract concept much removed from your company’s bottom line. But this week, I was reminded how much trouble you can get in if your most important applications...
A Stroll from Software Quality, to Function Points, to Money
Last week I met a client, I'll call him Tim1, that I've worked intensively with for many years. It was one of those meetings that you have around the turn of the year—half retrospective and half...
Eerste OutSystems benchmark op initiatief van gebruikers gelanceerd
De onafhankelijke OutSystems benchmark meet technical debt en productiviteit 's-Gravenhage, 14 december 2021 – Een groep van OutSystems gebruikers kondigt vandaag aan dat ze...
OutSystems Productivity Analysis & Code Complexity
Function Point Analysis has become an important tool once again. In the era of low-code and no-code, faster development and faster time-to-market it serves as way to monitor and control the speed...
The revival of Function Point Analysis is here
Even though the technology and methods exist for over almost half a century now, Function Point Analysis (FPA) is back. The rising popularity of FPA is no surprise. The world of low-code software...
Productivity measurement using function point analysis
Create meaningful discussions with the support of fact-based automated function point analysis (FPA). The FPA, together with time tracking data from your software teams, can provide useful...
Keeping track of software quality while working from home
Chances are during the pandemic your teams all transitioned into working remotely. If so: Communication is key in working efficiently and goal oriented, but the stress working from home may hold...
Solmate confidently takes over Interstaff after objective code review
In the summer of 2020, Solmate took over software developer Interstaff. Prior to the takeover, Solmate wanted assurance that Interstaff’s code and processes met the relevant requirements. A...
How function point analysis helps the management of Low-code software development projects
Function points, aren’t these something from the mainframe and client-server time? Old-fashioned, labour-intensive, inaccurate and unpopular? These are reactions that might arise when it comes to...
Speed section control and low-code development
Over the last few weeks, a number of our clients have raised the topic of ‘constraints that development teams should stay within’. The person who referred to the ‘constraints’ concept looked...
Getting optimum returns from low-code platforms
Low-code solutions such as OutSystems are being seen as the way to accelerate the digital transformation. And they work. Specialists and stakeholders involved say that they cut development time...
Software architecture often neglected
In developing agile software, the attention is strongly focused on functionality that is visible to the (end) user. Attention to the longevity of software is limited even in the best of cases to...