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Unit Testing: What You Need To Know

In our latest guide covering the essentials and best practices for software development we are detailing some of the necessary basics that you need to know about unit testing before you get started. To explain examples, best practices and some of the top queries around unit testing we’ve invited contributors Nelson Ford, Founder and Principal Solutions Architect at Pilotcore Systems & Ryo Chikazawa, CEO of Autify to share their thoughts below.

PostgreSQL vs MySQL: Use Cases & Attributes To Help You Choose

Choosing whether to go with PostgreSQL or MySQL depends on your needs as they are both great databases to use under different circumstances. In this article we will run through a few of the top reasons and use cases to help you choose between these choices for database creation. Note: As a matter of fact, MySQL is so popular it became part of the LAMP stack (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP) used for building many web servers.

What Is The Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)?

In our industry, we often like to use the analogy of building a house when we describe how we build software. In our house-building analogy, this would be the blueprint of the house or the process that we are going to follow to construct a home or software. The analogy continues to be relevant because of all the interdependencies that are at work in terms of understanding the blueprint and translating it into work.

Rest vs SOAP: The Key Differences You Need To Know

When choosing between these two popular web API (application programming interface) formats it can be surprisingly difficult to know which one you should select for your infrastructure. Although both Rest (Representational State Transfer) and SOAP(Simple Object Access Protocol) share attributes in common with how they handle HTTP protocols, there are a number of key differences as discussed in this article.

Tips for Successful Data Analysis & Benefits

This short guide for conducting successful big data analysis will take you through a couple of the most essential tips to help you learn how to analyse data & become a better data analyst by avoiding rookie mistakes and embracing the correct mindset to get the most from your data. We’ll also cover some of ways that conducting effective data analysis can help your organisation.