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Western Lane by Chetna Maroo audiobook review – an agile coming-of-age debut | Audiobooks

After 11-year-old Gopi’s mother dies unexpectedly, she and her older sisters Mona and Khush channel their grief at the local sports centre where their father, known as Pa, teaches them to play squash. “I want you to become interested in something you can do your whole life,” he tells his children.Set on the outskirts of London in the late 1980s, this Booker-nominated debut novel from Chetna Maroo begins a few days after the funeral, when Pa and his daughters are visiting extended family to mark the end of the mourning…

Architecture: Software Cost Estimation – DZone

Estimating workloads is crucial in mastering software development. This can be achieved either as an ongoing development part of agile teams or in response to tenders as a cost estimate before migration, among other ways. The team responsible for producing the estimate regularly encounters a considerable workload, which can lead to significant time consumption if the costing is not conducted using the correct methodology. The measurement figures generated may significantly differ based on the efficiency of the technique…

AI and Rules for Agile Microservices in Minutes

Here's how to use AI and API Logic Server to create complete running systems in minutes: Use ChatGPT for Schema Automation: create a database schema from natural language. Use Open Source API Logic Server: create working software with one command. App Automation: a multi-page, multi-table admin app. API Automation: A JSON: API, crud for each table, with filtering, sorting, optimistic locking, and pagination.  Customize the project with your IDE: Logic Automation using rules: declare…

Could a Scrum GPT Challenge Scrum Masters?

The Rise of the Scrum GPT Fewer Jobs for Scrum Masters, and now we see the universal Scrum GPT entering the competition: Will Scrum Masters change from essential practitioners to a niche role? The job market is currently challenging for many agile practitioners, particularly Scrum Masters. Many are looking for new opportunities, while an increasing number of organizations consider the benefits they contribute to a team’s overall success. This is not just reflected in fewer job offerings for Scrum Masters; we also observe…

Why Agile doesn’t work for most IT pros: The bigger you are, the harder you fall

Close to half, 46%, blame "too many mixed systems" in their companies for forcing them to adopt hybrid approaches to software development. Other challenges included siloed teams and resultant delays at 37%, while 34% said culture clash, inconsistent use across teams (30%), and inability to measure business value (28%).  AI is starting to work its way into Agile activities. Among Agile users, almost 30% are actively exploring employing large language models (LLMs) and code assistants to assist in development processes.

The Smile: Wall of Eyes review – agile, tuneful second album | Pop and rock

It may be unwise to prematurely wonder about the fate of Radiohead, still one of the most important bands in the world. But confronted by this assured, slinky and tuneful follow-up to 2022’s A Light for Attracting Attention, the Smile are categorically where Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood are expending their A-game energies right now – this pared-down, agile iteration of Yorke’s and Greenwood’s sound, abetted by Sons of Kemet drummer Tom Skinner.To A Light…’s funkiness and rage, Wall of Eyes adds psychedelia, 70s German…

Hertz makes ‘agile’ decision to shift strategy and sell EVs, Teslas

A Hertz Tesla electric vehicle is displayed during the Hertz Corporation IPO at the Nasdaq Market site in Times Square in New York City, U.S., November 9, 2021. Brendan Mcdermid | ReutersHertz surprised many onlookers last week when the car-rental company announced it would be selling about a third of its global electric vehicle fleet, reversing course on several big bets it had placed on EVs.The move seemingly followed the rest of the auto industry, which has quickly shifted its position on EVs after years of aggressive…

Agile Intelligence: AI gives tech and business collaboration a much-needed boost

"Artificial intelligence brings developers, operations, and users closer together through faster access to knowledge, streamlined workflows, and automated processes," says Margaret Lee, senior vice president and general manager of digital service and operations management at BMC. Also: The best AI chatbots: ChatGPT and other noteworthy alternativesPerhaps the most compelling benefit of AI-boosted collaboration is the time given back to both tech teams and users. "AI can help with many administrative activities, so it

Comprehensive Overview of Case Tools: Streamlining Software Development

There has never been a greater need for effective, dependable, and agile tools in the constantly changing world of software development. Software developers and organizations looking to streamline their software development processes now depend on Computer-Aided Software Engineering (CASE) tools more than ever. This article will provide a thorough examination of CASE tools, covering their history, various types, advantages, difficulties, and functions in contemporary software development methodologies. I. Understanding…