Digest, May 2023

Staging Environments

I'm pretty far removed these days from doing any serious app dev work, to the point where DevOps was hardly a thing the last time I was doing it. Because of this I rely on reading articles to stay up on the latest and greatest, including concerns like the nuances of modern environments, including staging environments.

Cutovers

The topic of cutovers is potentially interesting in any sort of collaborative context where you have dependencies. If you're interested in how this should work in the enterprise, you can check out this step by step guide to planning a cutover.

Cumulative Layout Shift

If you're a web developer, particularly one for sites where SEO is a concern, you should pay attention to Google's Page Speed Insights and its assorted metrics. Here's a post explaining one of those, cumulative layout shift, in detail.

VERA

I recently discovered a fascinating realm of services solely dedicated to ensuring quality and compliance. Now, I won't claim it's a topic that gets everyone excited, but if it piques your interest, you should absolutely give Tricentis's VERA offering a closer look.

Forms in Slack

I didn't realize that Slack even support forms, let alone that you could use them to manage all sorts of approval workflows. If that's interesting, give this post about how to use forms in Slack a look.

ServiceNow Testing

Testing in a ServiceNow automation environment can be a complex task to tackle. But fear not, Tricentis offers ServiceNow test automation capabilities that can greatly assist you in streamlining your testing process.

Salesforce Testing

Testing automations in Salesforce, especially for complex end-to-end scenarios beyond Apex, can be quite challenging. To ensure thorough testing coverage and overcome these hurdles, it's worth exploring Tricentis's Salesforce test automation. This solution can help you effectively test your Salesforce environment and achieve a well-rounded approach to testing.

Choosing a Programming Language

Here's an old one but a good oen from the Make Me a Programmer Site. It's about how to choose a programming language to learn.