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7 Reasons Why Cloud Computing Is The Best For Agile Software Development

Businesses today are reaping huge benefits from cloud computing. Cloud computing has churned a completely new gamut of services and solutions that has enabled businesses to exhibit their software development prowess. The innovative features and user friendly nature of cloud has made itself appealing to the IT community as a whole. The range of cloud computing services encompasses a wide range, so much so, that some of these services are still beyond imagination. Often the disadvantages of cloud computing are shrouded by its advantages; however, this doesn’t deter users from optimizing its potential. The Nexus between Cloud Computing and Agile Software Development Agile development methods, being iterative and continuous in nature can experience a slack due to various infrastructure and software shortcomings. This is best addressed by cloud computing services that involve cloud platforms, software and virtualized machines. Cloud computing and virtualization are fast, interactive and flexible so that the development process runs smoothly right up to production. Cloud computing and virtualization make it easy for Agile development teams to seamlessly combine multiple development, test and production environments with other cloud services. Let’s look at some reasons why cloud computing is best for Agile software development. How cloud computing aids Agile software development process 1. Saves time due to multiple servers A developer using physical servers is restricted to one server for development, staging and production, leading to slower processes. Developers working on the cloud have access to an unlimited number of servers, virtual servers or cloud instances; thus speeding up their work. They are independent of physical servers being available for them to continue working. 2. Provisioning servers to suit your needs With a physical environment, developers are reliant on IT staff to provision the servers or install the desired platforms, software, etc. Despite using responsive development methods, you could experience delays in such situations. With cloud computing, developers can install the necessary software or platforms on their own, without reliance on the IT department. 3. Cloud Computing encourages innovation via investigation Agile development teams can create instances on the go as and when the need arises. Not just that, they can also experiment with novel instances whenever they stumble upon an interesting user story. As these instances can be coded and tested simultaneously, there is no waiting time involved. Developers can develop experimental instances and test them in a cloud computing environment. This helps them to stay true to the Agile philosophy of innovation through experimentation. 4. Boosts continuous integration and continuous delivery Builds and automation take time to develop. For codes that don’t yield results during automation, the Agile team will have to code and test them recurrently until the desired results are seen. With the availability of large number of virtual machines, Agile teams can fix the errors faster. Cloud computing accelerates the speed on delivery. Hence virtualization enhances integration and delivery. 5. Cloud computing simplifies code branching In Agile, the development cycle outlasts the release cycle. Code refactoring is generally enhanced and used during the production phase. At such times, code branching becomes absolutely necessary so that modifications happen in parallel along the branches. Having a cloud computing software means reduced cost of renting servers for this purpose. 6. Increases accessibility of development platforms and external services Agile development needs several project management, issue management, and automated testing environments. Most of these services are available as SaaS, including Salesforce and Basecamp; then there are IaaS offerings like AWS, OpSource, Rackspace cloud etc. and PaaS instances like Oracle Database Cloud Service and Google app engine. These services are known to specifically assist Agile development. 7. Parallel Testing Another advantage of the cloud is the ability to create multiple environments, where you can easily build a new environment and isolate the versions of code that you are testing. You can have multiple environments where one developer tests for a feature while another environment is created for another developer testing a different feature. This arrangement allows multiple people to work on different parts of the code and work in parallel. Agile Development For Cloud Related Services IaaS platforms offer great functionality around provisioning new instances with a full range of features and configuration options. When entrusted to system administrators and Agile developers, these platforms can provide the flexibility to create custom environments perfectly suited to the requirements of an application. Cloud computing and its related services are extremely essential when Agile teams aim to produce products via continuous integration and delivery. This makes Agile development a more parallel activity than a linear one. Virtual servers also eliminate delays in provisioning. Thus enterprises utilize this combination for innovation with standard business ideas.

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8 Tips to Be More Effective in Agile Software Testing

Agile software development happens fast and code releases happen more frequently. Testing in such an environment is very important for coming up with accurate code that works. How does a programmer ensure quality of the code? In agile environment, there are three major challenges: Gathering the requirements and the number of hours committed Creating short-term releases Keeping scrum short for more time for code inspections As an agile software tester, you should be very proficient with the tools you use. Here are eight tips to be more effective in agile software testing. 1. Character Traits of an Agile Tester There are a few character traits and mindsets you should be in for being a successful agile tester. Being passionate, creative, and unafraid is important for an agile tester. The agile tester should have soft skills in management, communication, leadership, etc., as well. These skills will help you envision the client’s expectations before the delivery of the product. 2. Understanding the Data Flow When you know how the data travels inside your application, you are better able to analyze the impact of component failures and security issues. Hence, recognize how the data is used within the application early on in order to report bugs and defects faster. 3. Analyzing the Logs In agile development, understanding the defect that causes an issue in the application under test involves log analysis. Application logs contain a great deal of information about the system-level architecture of the application. Some of the errors that the tester needs to know about are called “silent errors,” which means the end user doesn’t perceive the effect of the error. Log analysis helps you better spot silent errors as well as work more efficiently with the development team. 4. Risk- and Change-Based Testing In agile development, development happens on the fly as does testing. The go-to-market time is all that matters, and the teams work together to achieve the best go-to-market time. When the application gets modified, you, the tester, need to understand which parts of the application are being changed. Also, you need to know the overall effect of the change to the final application. 5. Understand the Business Objectives Agile tester is essentially the end user of the product. Hence, you should know how end users use the product. In order to evaluate your testing strategies, focus on the key areas or parts of the application that an end user is more likely to use. Create separate strategies for product architecture and end users. Also, this end-user-specific categorization allows you to report bugs based on the application’s business objectives, i.e., prioritizing the defects. At the end of the day, meeting end-user requirements is what any business needs. Based on the user stories, QA teams prepare the acceptance criteria. 6. Browser Tools Browser plugins and tools may be highly effective for agile testers sometimes. For instance, Google Chrome and Firefox come with developer tools in-built to allow testers immediately spot errors. Also, there are third-party browser plugins such as FireBug that testers can use. 7. Requirement Repositories Understand what type of agile development strategy your organization uses—Adaptive Software Development (ADP), Agile Unified Process (AUP), Kanban, Scrum, etc. Documentation of test cases and scenarios that the development and testing team create together is very important. Over time, the requirements and test scenarios are gathered into a repository-style system, from which a tester can get a lot of information. 8. Test Early, Often, and Continuously Exploratory Testing (ET) is a practice in which testing is instantaneous. This is very important in agile development. Many testing professionals believe that the testing should be as early, often, and continuous as possible for proper application delivery. All types of testing—functional, load, etc.,—should be put within the project plan. Conclusion In agile software development, rather than the end-product, the development stages are important. Hence, testing is an integral part of the development process. In the early days of software testing, the quality assurance personnel did not have high level access to what is being tested or the results. With agile movement, the software companies and professionals have a more real-time view of the testing environment and scenarios. In agile development, there are shorter iterations leading to smaller test cases. Using a good test automation solution can be helpful in coming up with faster builds. In order to provide a quality product to customers in a short delivery time schedule, Aziro (formerly MSys Technologies) opted for agile testing approach from the conservative waterfall or V-Model, which paved way for us to address the continuously changing requirements and quality feedbacks of the customers.

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