With today’s interconnected apps, security and privacy is on the forefront of people’s minds, especially with several noticeable breaches. “Relying on the government to protect your privacy is like asking a peeping tom to install your window blinds.” John Perry Barlow However, security and privacy have to be weighed both with and against the need…
With the unprecedented growth of web apps and mobile apps, security in our applications must be taken seriously as consumers are now confronted with potential losses all over – and they demand to be properly taken cared of. Software security is an aspect of software quality assurance. Security concerns must be considered at the beginning…
There are several types of reviews a software company might use. Using one does not prevent you from using others – in fact, the best process is to use a combination of all of them. Informal to catch easy things early on, and ensure compliance with design specifications, formal to more rigidly test and verify,…
Within the context of the software development, the terms defect and fault are synonymous. Both imply a problem that is discovered after the software has been released to end users. The book makes a distinction between error – a problem found before being released to the end user and defect or fault. However, in the real world,…
Quality doesn’t happen by accident. It is an intentional process. So how do you obtain quality software? Using Software Engineering Methods – you need to have a reasonably complete understanding of the problem as well as a comprehensive design to be able to solve that problem. A project manager must use good project management skills…
The quality dilemma is basically two fold: The issue is how to find a proper middle ground where your first users don’t feel like beta testers, but can still afford the software and have it come out in time to beat your competitors. Therefore you must be able to build something that is “good enough”…
If you were to ask someone on the street, what is quality – do you think they could answer? What do you think they would answer? Would it be the same are yours? Quality is a fairly complex topic, that means different things to different people. It is something that can be recognized, even if…
Best practices make for a more likely used and well rated app. Many apps are never used after the first few days – so using best practices will help increase the chance of it being used. Identify your audience. Know what they need, and how they want/plan to use it. Design for context of use….
