Intertech’s Developer Blog: Sharing Our Knowledge And Keeping The IT Community Up-To-Date And Engaged!
Our consultants are in the business of mentoring and leaving you better than when they started. With their extensive experience and the soft skills that Intertech is known for, they can express themselves like few others, whether in the field or in a post. Look no further to find first-hand information that has past our QA professionals, along with links to outside articles that will help you in your day-to-day. From heads-down development experience to executive insights, you will find what you need on our developer blog.
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Intertech’s Developer Blog ..From The Field And Further Out!
The Hyperloop, Business Cats, & More…
Welcome to our weekly edition of the Dev Digest where we put together the best links to help you stay on top of what’s happening in the world of software and web development. From top stories to development tips, professional advice, and more, we’ve collected the best...
Angular Development #1 – Smart vs. Dumb Components
Overall, there are three main tools to use in Angular development, Services, Components, and Directives. By far the most used throughout an application is the Component – however that does not mean all Components are created equal. This article focuses on two main types of components, Smart and Dumb components, and how they can be used to build a more scalable, testable, and maintainable application.
Angular Development Article Series Preview
This series is intended to provide guidance for new and experienced Angular developers on some common best practices, methodologies, and design practices that will improve the design, organization, functionality, scalability, and maintainability of Angular applications. The series assumes knowledge of the core concepts of Angular and dives into detail on more complex topics that can help take your applications to the next level.
EXECUTIVE INSIGHTS
Providing Tech Leaders An Outside Perspective On The Business Of IT
Pillars of Software Development Success
How to Deliver Software On-Time On-Budget On-Feature
A study by PricewaterhouseCoopers, which reviewed 10,640 projects from 200 companies in 30 countries, found that only 2.5 percent of the companies successfully completed 100 percent of their projects. Find out how to avoid this issue.
Agile Methodology For Executives
A Guide for Executives Managing and Working with Agile Teams
This Intertech Executive Brief provides an Agile Methodology Overview with related commentary about how scrum complements many agile principles. This paper will also expand your understanding of how to combine Agile and Scrum for the best results.
Hiring and Working with IT Consulting Firms
What Every CIO Should Know
This Intertech Executive Brief provides insight into selecting an excellent consulting firm that fits your particular needs and how to leverage that consulting relationship for maximum value.
Why Software Gets Delayed & What to Do About It
Developing software is a complicated process that’s difficult to predict and estimate. All the time, we see examples of software projects that start...
Agile Development Projects: Harder to Estimate, But More Cost Effective
Agile is a philosophy of project management that has gained popularity in software development over the past ten years. However, it has applications...
SQL Database Advantages, Tea Leaves Effect, and Even More
Welcome Dev Digest followers! Alongside some good content, we have an opinion article that talks about how the smartphone industry is doing away...
Hello Bot using Microsoft Bot Framework
Bots are essentially apps with no interface. The ability of bots to help faster access and availability across most platforms, less friction to...
Xamarin Tutorial (Part 1): Create a Blank App
Overview In a recent post to software decision makers, I discussed reasons businesses should consider cross-platform native development over website...
Dev Community: SSRS 2016 Report Viewer Toolbar Icons Not Displaying
At Intertech we believe strongly in contributing to and advancing the developer community. That means we're often active members on sites and forums...
A Look at What’s New with dbUnit Release 2.6.0
dbUnit is a mature, free, open-source Java framework for automated testing with databases. It is particularly useful with integration tests for...
2018’s Top Java Tools and Tips
2018 promises to be a big year for Java. Every year, the language continues to grow and evolve. These changes make Java easier to use, scale better,...
Breakthrough Tech, Programming Paradigms, and Much More
Looking for some good content? You've come to the right place. Our developers have their picks for this week bundled into our Dev Digest. Find...
Angular Application: How to Add Swiping with NgRx
Swiping left and right, up and down is so common a use case that it is vital that you as a developer add it to your toolbox. This article will...
Angular Tutorial: Simple Toast Animation
In this tutorial, I am going to work through creating a simple toasty using Angular's animation features. If you aren't familiar with the term...
Angular Tutorial Series
Angular, a structural framework for dynamic web apps, lets you use HTML as your template language and enables you to extend HTML's syntax to...
SQL Database Advantages, Tea Leaves Effect, and Even More
Welcome Dev Digest followers! Alongside some good content, we have an opinion article that talks about how the smartphone industry is doing away...
A SQL Oddity, JavaScript Monads, and Even More
In this Dev Digest episode, you have the opportunity to learn about several different things. Included is a piece on a potential problem with SQL...
SQL Database Fundamentals (On-Demand Video)
Today, our friends over at Microsoft Virtual Academy provide a tutorial that lays a foundation for learning SQL Server database basics. Scroll down...
TECH INSIGHTS
Principles of Good Software Design
Author: Tim Star – Intertech Consultant
Software design is the most important phase of the software development cycle. Thinking about how to structure code before you start writing it is critical. Changes and updates will inevitably arise. Good software design plans and makes allowances for added features, algorithm changes, and new integrations.
TECH INSIGHTS
C# Tutorial: Understanding C# Events
Author: Davin Mickelson – Intertech Instructor
In this C# event tutorial, I will explain how delegates are the foundation for C# events and show the two primary delegates that Microsoft has given us for creating our own events. I will also show you how to subscribe to your own events and even pass data back to the event handlers.
If You Work With A .NET Framework, You Can’t Afford To Miss This Presentation!
It’s easy to delay adopting new technologies, even when the stakes are high. In so many cases, the energy is spent on improving business strategies (building more widgets, increasing quality, refining services). At the same time, technology updates take a back seat when it comes to corporate reinvestment, even when security is a priority, and using older technologies is often the weak link when it comes to protection and slower performance. As your business grows and to maintain a competitive edge, you should watch and consider the latest tools and frameworks for your current technology stack.
Take a look at Microsoft’s new release schedule:
Enter .NET 5.0, Microsoft’s new version of the .NET framework scheduled for release in November 2020. Prerelease versions of .NET 5.0 are available now. The .NET 5.0 release is a fully encompassing version of .NET that includes almost all of the other development libraries (Xamarin, etc.) that sprouted around the original .NET framework, which makes it impossible for developers to ignore new releases of .NET. The past lack of urgency in keeping up with .NET updates (only seven major releases since 2002) is a thing of the past.
.NET 5.0 And What You Should Know.
As you can see, Microsoft is changing its release strategy for .NET. After .NET 5.0 is released, they will continue to release a new major version every year in November. Microsoft is also changing its support strategy for .NET with Long Term Support (LTS) versions. Specifically, going forward, even-numbered version releases will be LTS versions with odd-numbered releases being General Availability (GA) releases. This new rapid release schedule can easily be overlooked by teams maintaining software solutions. It’s a significant shift in the release strategy for .NET by Microsoft. Software using the .NET framework will need to be updated to maintain security and performance.