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How to Test User ExperienceCreating a memorable user experience should not be left solely to the design team. Parimala Hariprasad explains how software testers can use a variety of tests to determine whether a product or service is on track for greatness or is doomed to be put on the back burner by its users. | 
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Expect Glitches to Hit New Healthcare Insurance MarketplacesOn October 1, the new US government-backed healthcare insurance marketplaces begin open enrollment for individuals. However, recent reports suggest that the software behind the marketplaces may not be quite ready for opening day, and could cause glitches. | 
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How DevOps Helps Move Your Automated Testing to the Cloud Because of its ability to advance the time-to-release and the overall quality of software, automated testing has been steadily growing in popularity. Sumit Mehrotra explains how virtualization and a hybrid cloud-based model provide for dynamic capacity management and a well-resourced IT department. |
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Why Software Amateurs May Be Better Than Software ProfessionalsWhen you search Google for "software professionals," you get about 900,000 results. If you search for "software amateurs," you only get about 10,000 results. Anuj Magazine looks at the skewed focus on the word "professional" and why software amateurs may be better than software professionals. | 
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Think Test Offshoring Is Automatically Less Expensive? Think AgainWhy does senior management split developers and testers? Because they do not realize that software is about collaboration. Success happens when you hire feature teams in one location. When CIOs are under pressure to reduce budget and release faster, they think offshoring—but that has other costs. | 
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Internet-Enabled Cars Will Change How We Drive The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers predicts that by the year 2025, 60 percent of the vehicles on the road will be Internet-enabled. This increased connectivity will mean more safety and convenience in your commute, but it also means your car could be vulnerable to software hacks. |
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Is Offshore Development a Job Killer or Job Creator?The debate on offshoring jobs, especially jobs in the IT industry, has been ongoing for years, and the world may never come to a consensus. But one point of discussion has been generating a lot of interest lately: the idea that offshoring may actually create jobs and not just eliminate them. | |
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Google Announces Helpouts, an Educational Video Chat ServiceGoogle recently launched a site for its new Helpouts feature, a person-to-person service through Google+ Hangouts that will connect people with experts for real-time video tutorials. Once it launches, professionals can make money sharing their knowledge with anyone who has an Internet connection. |
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