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    <title>Coder Radio - Episodes Tagged with “Unit Testing”</title>
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  <title>398: Testing the Test</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 27 Jan 2021 20:30:00 -0500</pubDate>
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  <itunes:subtitle>The guys can't help but laugh when they hear the test tests one well-known online giant is testing. You might say they get a bit testy.</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>36:35</itunes:duration>
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  <description>The guys can't help but laugh when they hear the test tests one well-known online giant is testing. You might say they get a bit testy. 
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    <![CDATA[<p>The guys can&#39;t help but laugh when they hear the test tests one well-known online giant is testing. You might say they get a bit testy.</p><p>Sponsored By:</p><ul><li><a rel="nofollow" href="https://acloudguru.com">A Cloud Guru</a>: <a rel="nofollow" href="https://acloudguru.com">A Cloud Guru now includes Cloud Playground. Azure, AWS, or GCP Sandboxes at your fingertips.</a></li><li><a rel="nofollow" href="http://datadog.com/coderradio">Datadog</a>: <a rel="nofollow" href="http://datadog.com/coderradio">Try Datadog free by starting a your 14-day trial and receive a free t-shirt once you install the agent.</a></li><li><a rel="nofollow" href="https://linode.com/coder">Linode</a>: <a rel="nofollow" href="https://linode.com/coder">Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. </a> Promo Code: linode.com/coder</li></ul><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a title="Alacritty: A cross-platform, OpenGL terminal emulator." rel="nofollow" href="https://github.com/alacritty/alacritty">Alacritty: A cross-platform, OpenGL terminal emulator.</a> &mdash; Alacritty is a modern terminal emulator that comes with sensible defaults, but allows for extensive configuration. By integrating with other applications, rather than reimplementing their functionality, it manages to provide a flexible set of features with high performance. The supported platforms currently consist of BSD, Linux, macOS and Windows.</li><li><a title="How We Ported Linux to the M1" rel="nofollow" href="https://corellium.com/blog/linux-m1">How We Ported Linux to the M1</a> &mdash; At Corellium, we've been tracking the Apple mobile ecosystem since iPhone 6, released in 2014 with two 64-bit cores. </li><li><a title="Apple Seeds Second Release Candidate Version of macOS Big Sur 11.2 to Developers" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.macrumors.com/2021/01/25/apple-seeds-macos-11-2-release-candidate-2/">Apple Seeds Second Release Candidate Version of macOS Big Sur 11.2 to Developers</a> &mdash; ‌macOS Big Sur‌ 11 included a ContentFilterExclusionList that let Apple's apps like the App Store, Maps, iCloud, and more to avoid firewall and VPN apps that users had installed</li><li><a title="Probabilistic flakiness: How do you test your tests? " rel="nofollow" href="https://engineering.fb.com/2020/12/10/developer-tools/probabilistic-flakiness/">Probabilistic flakiness: How do you test your tests? </a> &mdash; While we use automated tests to detect regressions in product quality, until recently we had no means of automatically detecting whether the tests themselves were deteriorating.</li></ul>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>The guys can&#39;t help but laugh when they hear the test tests one well-known online giant is testing. You might say they get a bit testy.</p><p>Sponsored By:</p><ul><li><a rel="nofollow" href="https://acloudguru.com">A Cloud Guru</a>: <a rel="nofollow" href="https://acloudguru.com">A Cloud Guru now includes Cloud Playground. Azure, AWS, or GCP Sandboxes at your fingertips.</a></li><li><a rel="nofollow" href="http://datadog.com/coderradio">Datadog</a>: <a rel="nofollow" href="http://datadog.com/coderradio">Try Datadog free by starting a your 14-day trial and receive a free t-shirt once you install the agent.</a></li><li><a rel="nofollow" href="https://linode.com/coder">Linode</a>: <a rel="nofollow" href="https://linode.com/coder">Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. </a> Promo Code: linode.com/coder</li></ul><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a title="Alacritty: A cross-platform, OpenGL terminal emulator." rel="nofollow" href="https://github.com/alacritty/alacritty">Alacritty: A cross-platform, OpenGL terminal emulator.</a> &mdash; Alacritty is a modern terminal emulator that comes with sensible defaults, but allows for extensive configuration. By integrating with other applications, rather than reimplementing their functionality, it manages to provide a flexible set of features with high performance. The supported platforms currently consist of BSD, Linux, macOS and Windows.</li><li><a title="How We Ported Linux to the M1" rel="nofollow" href="https://corellium.com/blog/linux-m1">How We Ported Linux to the M1</a> &mdash; At Corellium, we've been tracking the Apple mobile ecosystem since iPhone 6, released in 2014 with two 64-bit cores. </li><li><a title="Apple Seeds Second Release Candidate Version of macOS Big Sur 11.2 to Developers" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.macrumors.com/2021/01/25/apple-seeds-macos-11-2-release-candidate-2/">Apple Seeds Second Release Candidate Version of macOS Big Sur 11.2 to Developers</a> &mdash; ‌macOS Big Sur‌ 11 included a ContentFilterExclusionList that let Apple's apps like the App Store, Maps, iCloud, and more to avoid firewall and VPN apps that users had installed</li><li><a title="Probabilistic flakiness: How do you test your tests? " rel="nofollow" href="https://engineering.fb.com/2020/12/10/developer-tools/probabilistic-flakiness/">Probabilistic flakiness: How do you test your tests? </a> &mdash; While we use automated tests to detect regressions in product quality, until recently we had no means of automatically detecting whether the tests themselves were deteriorating.</li></ul>]]>
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  <title>397: Electron Ennui</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 20 Jan 2021 20:30:00 -0500</pubDate>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Is performance the ultimate requirement? What amount of compromise are we comfortable with?</itunes:subtitle>
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  <description>Is performance the ultimate requirement? What amount of compromise are we comfortable with? 
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    <![CDATA[<p>Is performance the ultimate requirement? What amount of compromise are we comfortable with?</p><p>Sponsored By:</p><ul><li><a rel="nofollow" href="https://acloudguru.com">A Cloud Guru</a>: <a rel="nofollow" href="https://acloudguru.com">A Cloud Guru now includes Cloud Playground. Azure, AWS, or GCP Sandboxes at your fingertips.</a></li><li><a rel="nofollow" href="https://linode.com/coder">Linode</a>: <a rel="nofollow" href="https://linode.com/coder">Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. </a> Promo Code: linode.com/coder</li><li><a rel="nofollow" href="http://datadog.com/coderradio">Datadog</a>: <a rel="nofollow" href="http://datadog.com/coderradio">Try Datadog free by starting a your 14-day trial and receive a free t-shirt once you install the agent.</a></li></ul><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a title="Electron package guidelines" rel="nofollow" href="https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Electron_package_guidelines">Electron package guidelines</a> &mdash; Arch Linux provides global electron and versioned electron* packages that can be used to run an electron application via a shellscript wrapper.</li><li><a title="Intel has to be better than ‘lifestyle company’ Apple at making CPUs, says new CEO" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.theverge.com/2021/1/15/22232554/intel-ceo-apple-lifestyle-company-cpus-comment">Intel has to be better than ‘lifestyle company’ Apple at making CPUs, says new CEO</a> &mdash; “We have to deliver better products to the PC ecosystem than any possible thing that a lifestyle company in Cupertino” makes, Gelsinger reportedly told Intel employees. “We have to be that good, in the future.”</li><li><a title="Intel suggests it will wait for new CEO to make critical decisions to fix manufacturing crisis - oregonlive.com" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.oregonlive.com/silicon-forest/2021/01/intel-will-wait-for-new-ceo-to-make-critical-decisions-on-manufacturing-crisis.html">Intel suggests it will wait for new CEO to make critical decisions to fix manufacturing crisis - oregonlive.com</a></li><li><a title="MacBook Pro, iMac, Mac Pro, M1 Rumors" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.macrumors.com/2021/01/16/top-stories-macbook-pro-imac-rumors/">MacBook Pro, iMac, Mac Pro, M1 Rumors</a> &mdash; This week was sure a busy one in the Apple world, with a flurry of announcements out of CES early in the week followed by a rash of Mac- and iPhone-related rumors later in the week.</li><li><a title="The Shape of Code » Software effort estimation is mostly fake research" rel="nofollow" href="http://shape-of-code.coding-guidelines.com/2021/01/17/software-effort-estimation-is-mostly-fake-research/">The Shape of Code » Software effort estimation is mostly fake research</a></li></ul>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>Is performance the ultimate requirement? What amount of compromise are we comfortable with?</p><p>Sponsored By:</p><ul><li><a rel="nofollow" href="https://acloudguru.com">A Cloud Guru</a>: <a rel="nofollow" href="https://acloudguru.com">A Cloud Guru now includes Cloud Playground. Azure, AWS, or GCP Sandboxes at your fingertips.</a></li><li><a rel="nofollow" href="https://linode.com/coder">Linode</a>: <a rel="nofollow" href="https://linode.com/coder">Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. </a> Promo Code: linode.com/coder</li><li><a rel="nofollow" href="http://datadog.com/coderradio">Datadog</a>: <a rel="nofollow" href="http://datadog.com/coderradio">Try Datadog free by starting a your 14-day trial and receive a free t-shirt once you install the agent.</a></li></ul><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a title="Electron package guidelines" rel="nofollow" href="https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Electron_package_guidelines">Electron package guidelines</a> &mdash; Arch Linux provides global electron and versioned electron* packages that can be used to run an electron application via a shellscript wrapper.</li><li><a title="Intel has to be better than ‘lifestyle company’ Apple at making CPUs, says new CEO" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.theverge.com/2021/1/15/22232554/intel-ceo-apple-lifestyle-company-cpus-comment">Intel has to be better than ‘lifestyle company’ Apple at making CPUs, says new CEO</a> &mdash; “We have to deliver better products to the PC ecosystem than any possible thing that a lifestyle company in Cupertino” makes, Gelsinger reportedly told Intel employees. “We have to be that good, in the future.”</li><li><a title="Intel suggests it will wait for new CEO to make critical decisions to fix manufacturing crisis - oregonlive.com" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.oregonlive.com/silicon-forest/2021/01/intel-will-wait-for-new-ceo-to-make-critical-decisions-on-manufacturing-crisis.html">Intel suggests it will wait for new CEO to make critical decisions to fix manufacturing crisis - oregonlive.com</a></li><li><a title="MacBook Pro, iMac, Mac Pro, M1 Rumors" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.macrumors.com/2021/01/16/top-stories-macbook-pro-imac-rumors/">MacBook Pro, iMac, Mac Pro, M1 Rumors</a> &mdash; This week was sure a busy one in the Apple world, with a flurry of announcements out of CES early in the week followed by a rash of Mac- and iPhone-related rumors later in the week.</li><li><a title="The Shape of Code » Software effort estimation is mostly fake research" rel="nofollow" href="http://shape-of-code.coding-guidelines.com/2021/01/17/software-effort-estimation-is-mostly-fake-research/">The Shape of Code » Software effort estimation is mostly fake research</a></li></ul>]]>
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  <title>330: Vinny's Unit Tests</title>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 23 Oct 2018 11:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
  <author>The Mad Botter</author>
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  <itunes:subtitle>What’s the future of .NET? With .NET Core growing and the future of the orginal .NET seems uncertain. Chris and Mike suspect there is clear possibility.</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>53:22</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
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  <description>What’s the future of .NET? With .NET Core growing and the future of the orginal .NET seems uncertain. Chris and Mike suspect there is clear possibility.
Plus a few more thoughts on Unit Testing, embedded productivity companion devices, and the hoopla of the week.
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    <![CDATA[<p>What’s the future of .NET? With .NET Core growing and the future of the orginal .NET seems uncertain. Chris and Mike suspect there is clear possibility.</p>

<p>Plus a few more thoughts on Unit Testing, embedded productivity companion devices, and the hoopla of the week.</p><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a title="Matthew&#39;s Thoughts on Students and Linux" rel="nofollow" href="https://pastebin.com/y1E1GNau">Matthew's Thoughts on Students and Linux</a></li><li><a title="u/HCharlesB on Unit Testing" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.reddit.com/r/CoderRadio/comments/9mivv7/in_testing_we_trust_coder_radio_328/e7j0k4d/">u/HCharlesB on Unit Testing</a></li><li><a title="Michael Dominick on Twitter" rel="nofollow" href="https://twitter.com/dominucco/status/1051303275557998593">Michael Dominick on Twitter</a> &mdash;  "Well, lookie here -&gt; through the power of #dotnetcore, I have #Microsoft #Bot Framework working on #Linux in #csharp instead of JS. The more I learn about .Net Core &amp; .Net Standard, the more impressed I am.… https://t.co/jBeQLB48c0"</li><li><a title="Help us plan the future of .NET! | .NET Blog" rel="nofollow" href="https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/dotnet/2018/04/20/help-us-plan-the-future-of-net/">Help us plan the future of .NET! | .NET Blog</a></li><li><a title="Did Microsoft Really Just “Open Source All Its Patents”??" rel="nofollow" href="https://hackernoon.com/did-microsoft-really-just-open-source-all-its-patents-3e419ae1a439">Did Microsoft Really Just “Open Source All Its Patents”??</a></li><li><a title="​Redis Labs and Common Clause attacked where it hurts: With open-source code" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.zdnet.com/article/redis-labs-and-common-clause-attacked-where-it-hurts-with-open-source-code/">​Redis Labs and Common Clause attacked where it hurts: With open-source code</a></li><li><a title="Adobe announces full Photoshop CC for iPad shipping 2019" rel="nofollow" href="https://9to5mac.com/2018/10/15/adobe-photoshop-cc-ipad-launching-2019/">Adobe announces full Photoshop CC for iPad shipping 2019</a></li></ul>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>What’s the future of .NET? With .NET Core growing and the future of the orginal .NET seems uncertain. Chris and Mike suspect there is clear possibility.</p>

<p>Plus a few more thoughts on Unit Testing, embedded productivity companion devices, and the hoopla of the week.</p><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a title="Matthew&#39;s Thoughts on Students and Linux" rel="nofollow" href="https://pastebin.com/y1E1GNau">Matthew's Thoughts on Students and Linux</a></li><li><a title="u/HCharlesB on Unit Testing" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.reddit.com/r/CoderRadio/comments/9mivv7/in_testing_we_trust_coder_radio_328/e7j0k4d/">u/HCharlesB on Unit Testing</a></li><li><a title="Michael Dominick on Twitter" rel="nofollow" href="https://twitter.com/dominucco/status/1051303275557998593">Michael Dominick on Twitter</a> &mdash;  "Well, lookie here -&gt; through the power of #dotnetcore, I have #Microsoft #Bot Framework working on #Linux in #csharp instead of JS. The more I learn about .Net Core &amp; .Net Standard, the more impressed I am.… https://t.co/jBeQLB48c0"</li><li><a title="Help us plan the future of .NET! | .NET Blog" rel="nofollow" href="https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/dotnet/2018/04/20/help-us-plan-the-future-of-net/">Help us plan the future of .NET! | .NET Blog</a></li><li><a title="Did Microsoft Really Just “Open Source All Its Patents”??" rel="nofollow" href="https://hackernoon.com/did-microsoft-really-just-open-source-all-its-patents-3e419ae1a439">Did Microsoft Really Just “Open Source All Its Patents”??</a></li><li><a title="​Redis Labs and Common Clause attacked where it hurts: With open-source code" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.zdnet.com/article/redis-labs-and-common-clause-attacked-where-it-hurts-with-open-source-code/">​Redis Labs and Common Clause attacked where it hurts: With open-source code</a></li><li><a title="Adobe announces full Photoshop CC for iPad shipping 2019" rel="nofollow" href="https://9to5mac.com/2018/10/15/adobe-photoshop-cc-ipad-launching-2019/">Adobe announces full Photoshop CC for iPad shipping 2019</a></li></ul>]]>
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  <title>328: In Testing We Trust</title>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 08 Oct 2018 14:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
  <author>The Mad Botter</author>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Mike makes his case for realism when it comes to automated testing, and a readjustment of expectations in the wider community. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>54:38</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
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  <description>Mike makes his case for realism when it comes to automated testing, and a readjustment of expectations in the wider community. 
Plus the guys define what makes a “Dark Matter Developer”, and gauk at the possibility of this young hip upstart’s automated build pipeline, and share memories of large scale QA testing teams.
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  <itunes:keywords>Ci, BDD, TDD, Unit Testing, Microsoft App Center, Mac in Cloud, C#, GitHub, automated testing, QA, software contracting, Alexa, HomeKit, HomePod, Shortcuts, Visual Studio, Development Podcast, Coder Radio</itunes:keywords>
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    <![CDATA[<p>Mike makes his case for realism when it comes to automated testing, and a readjustment of expectations in the wider community. </p>

<p>Plus the guys define what makes a “Dark Matter Developer”, and gauk at the possibility of this young hip upstart’s automated build pipeline, and share memories of large scale QA testing teams.</p><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a title="Mike: I&#39;m Seeing Something Strange..." rel="nofollow" href="https://twitter.com/dominucco/status/1047287488732123136">Mike: I'm Seeing Something Strange...</a></li><li><a title="MacinCloud" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.macincloud.com/">MacinCloud</a> &mdash; This is the cloud-based Mac solution you are looking for! Access on-demand Mac servers for app development, Mac tasks, and enterprise builds.</li><li><a title="iOS Code Signing in App Cente" rel="nofollow" href="https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/appcenter/build/ios/code-signing">iOS Code Signing in App Cente</a> &mdash; An app must be signed to run on a real device during the development process, through a beta program or in the App Store. </li><li><a title="The Day the QA Department Died" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.infoq.com/articles/day-qa-dept-died">The Day the QA Department Died</a> &mdash; Let’s take a step back and examine how things used to work.</li><li><a title="Who needs a separate QA Team?" rel="nofollow" href="https://blogs.agilefaqs.com/2009/01/14/who-needs-a-separate-qa-team/">Who needs a separate QA Team?</a> &mdash; Have you come across developers who think that having a separate Quality Assurance (QA) team, who could test (manually or auto-magically) their code/software at the end of an iteration/release, will really help them? Personally I think this style of software development is not just dangerous but also harmful to the developers’ growth.</li><li><a title="Why your QA testers quit—and what to do about it" rel="nofollow" href="https://techbeacon.com/why-your-qa-testers-quit%E2%80%94-what-do-about-it">Why your QA testers quit—and what to do about it</a> &mdash; After years of hearing tragic tales of continuous tester turnover, I started to wonder if testing is just a temporary, transitional role for many people.</li><li><a title="Alexa is the future of Amazon’s consumer business" rel="nofollow" href="https://qz.com/1398622/alexa-is-the-future-of-amazons-consumer-business/">Alexa is the future of Amazon’s consumer business</a> &mdash; Here’s a quick rundown of the Alexa-enabled products Amazon announced: A wall clock, microwave, subwoofer, an Alexa for the car, a DVR for your TV antenna, a smart plug, and a microphone that turns your existing hi-fi setup into an Alexa-powered audio rig. Oh, and updates to the Echo Dot, Echo Plus, and Echo Show.</li><li><a title="Big Mouth Billy Bass will soon work with Amazon Alexa - The Verge" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2017/9/27/16375650/big-mouth-billy-bass-alexa-amazon">Big Mouth Billy Bass will soon work with Amazon Alexa - The Verge</a> &mdash; Amazon says an updated Billy is coming later this year.</li></ul>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>Mike makes his case for realism when it comes to automated testing, and a readjustment of expectations in the wider community. </p>

<p>Plus the guys define what makes a “Dark Matter Developer”, and gauk at the possibility of this young hip upstart’s automated build pipeline, and share memories of large scale QA testing teams.</p><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a title="Mike: I&#39;m Seeing Something Strange..." rel="nofollow" href="https://twitter.com/dominucco/status/1047287488732123136">Mike: I'm Seeing Something Strange...</a></li><li><a title="MacinCloud" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.macincloud.com/">MacinCloud</a> &mdash; This is the cloud-based Mac solution you are looking for! Access on-demand Mac servers for app development, Mac tasks, and enterprise builds.</li><li><a title="iOS Code Signing in App Cente" rel="nofollow" href="https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/appcenter/build/ios/code-signing">iOS Code Signing in App Cente</a> &mdash; An app must be signed to run on a real device during the development process, through a beta program or in the App Store. </li><li><a title="The Day the QA Department Died" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.infoq.com/articles/day-qa-dept-died">The Day the QA Department Died</a> &mdash; Let’s take a step back and examine how things used to work.</li><li><a title="Who needs a separate QA Team?" rel="nofollow" href="https://blogs.agilefaqs.com/2009/01/14/who-needs-a-separate-qa-team/">Who needs a separate QA Team?</a> &mdash; Have you come across developers who think that having a separate Quality Assurance (QA) team, who could test (manually or auto-magically) their code/software at the end of an iteration/release, will really help them? Personally I think this style of software development is not just dangerous but also harmful to the developers’ growth.</li><li><a title="Why your QA testers quit—and what to do about it" rel="nofollow" href="https://techbeacon.com/why-your-qa-testers-quit%E2%80%94-what-do-about-it">Why your QA testers quit—and what to do about it</a> &mdash; After years of hearing tragic tales of continuous tester turnover, I started to wonder if testing is just a temporary, transitional role for many people.</li><li><a title="Alexa is the future of Amazon’s consumer business" rel="nofollow" href="https://qz.com/1398622/alexa-is-the-future-of-amazons-consumer-business/">Alexa is the future of Amazon’s consumer business</a> &mdash; Here’s a quick rundown of the Alexa-enabled products Amazon announced: A wall clock, microwave, subwoofer, an Alexa for the car, a DVR for your TV antenna, a smart plug, and a microphone that turns your existing hi-fi setup into an Alexa-powered audio rig. Oh, and updates to the Echo Dot, Echo Plus, and Echo Show.</li><li><a title="Big Mouth Billy Bass will soon work with Amazon Alexa - The Verge" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2017/9/27/16375650/big-mouth-billy-bass-alexa-amazon">Big Mouth Billy Bass will soon work with Amazon Alexa - The Verge</a> &mdash; Amazon says an updated Billy is coming later this year.</li></ul>]]>
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