standards | TechWell

standards

Authentication Why use JSON Web Token (JWT) in Authentication

JSON Web Token (JWT) is an open, JSON-based standard for securely transmitting information between parties. In addition to secure information exchange, JWT could be used for authentication.

Deepak Vohra's picture
Deepak Vohra
Privacy 7 Things to Know In 2021 about the New Privacy Laws Changing the Web

In the past few years, we’ve experienced rapid changes in the online privacy landscape. Here are 7 key things everyone should know today regarding privacy on the Web.

 

Daniel Quintero's picture
Daniel Quintero
How to Make a Fixed-Scope Contract More Agile

Establishing a contract that genuinely supports agile methods can be a significant challenge. By its very nature, a contract that specifies detailed, upfront deliverables contravenes the principles of flexibility and adaptation that are at the heart of agile. But it is possible—both parties just need to focus on results.

Jamie Cooke's picture
Jamie Cooke
Two identical airplanes performing a stunt in tandem 2 Ways to Standardize QA Practices

Testing can get complicated when each project is using a completely different toolset, language, and reporting status, with different measurements and formats. Testing is a reaction to context and what we encounter, so how we test cannot be standardized. What we can standardize is the stuff that surrounds the testing.

Justin Rohrman's picture
Justin Rohrman
Person planning a project using an agile framework Frameworks Are an Agile Leader's Best Friend

With a framework in place, engineers can stop worrying about everything that framework does for them. Your team can focus on solving your business problems instead of building yet another solution to an old problem that's been solved before. Look around and identify the mistakes your team is making over and over.

Josh Anderson's picture
Josh Anderson
Look to Corporate Standards to Guide Your Organization

In large organizations with distributed teams, departments can have their own procedures, acting as if they are in completely isolated silos. One approach to solving this issue is establishing corporate standards. Tap the models of widely used standards to create practical guidance for your own organization.

Bob Aiello's picture
Bob Aiello
Jelly Beans and Defect Classification: Different Strategies for Success

When there’s a bowl of jelly beans, some people grab a few at random, but most of us have favorites. If you're crafty and have flexible standards, you can maximize consumption by adjusting your criteria as colors dwindle. Classifying defects should not be like choosing jelly beans; you need firm standards.

Payson Hall's picture
Payson Hall
Why Problems Are Good

Many large enterprise technology systems have suffered incidents that had significant impact to the customers as well as the firm itself. But experienced IT professionals know that learning from our mistakes is good, and so, too, is harnessing the lessons learned from a serious incident or problem.

Bob Aiello's picture
Bob Aiello