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Secure Your Ruby App with JSON Web Tokens

If a web application involves users, as a matter of course, their data should be protected and secured. Securing a web application can mean several things. In this post, we'll discuss a subset of web security that involves authentication using JSON Web Tokens (JWTs) and the Ruby on Rails web application framework. Let's get started!

Optimize Productivity with These Microsoft Office Suite Tips & Tricks

Microsoft Office Suite is one of the most popular productivity applications on the market, but it also has some hidden features that make it even better. If you’re not using these features, you’re missing out on some serious time-saving opportunities. In this post, we’ll explore eight ways to use these hidden gems and become more productive when working with Excel, Word and PowerPoint files.

What Is Automotive SPICE (ASPICE)?

Automotive Software Process Improvement and Capability Determination (Automotive SPICE®, or ASPICE) is a process assessment model that helps OEMs and suppliers assess the current performance — and maturity level — of software development processes within an organization. Complying with this standard helps automotive suppliers ensure the quality of their software meets key customer requirements.

10 codeless test automation tools and what you should know

If you and your team are ready to transition from the slog of manual testing to faster automated tests, codeless test automation tools might hold a lot of appeal. Chances are, you don’t have and don’t want to hire (expensive) QA engineers to wrangle complex, open source testing solutions like Selenium. You want your front-end developers focused on shipping code, not getting mired in test suite maintenance in Cypress.

10 Top MySQL Reporting Tools for Data Analysis

Data is meaningless unless you draw actionable insights from it. MySQL reporting tools can help you gather the insights you need to make clear business decisions and drive growth. From tracking KPIs to identifying trends and patterns, MySQL reporting tools can unlock the true potential of the data stored within your database.

BDD is Not Only Gherkin or Cucumber

BDD (Behavior Driven Development) strives to communicate clearly whenever any stakeholder's understanding of the desired system changes and attempts to have stakeholders in diverse positions interacting smoothly in parallel to maintain a near-constant grasp of the intended system behavior. If that understanding has been misaligned, it should be updated, or it should be synthesized with a new understanding of the intended system. This ensures that all stakeholders are pulling in the same direction.

Sidestep the BI BS: 6 questions to ask before signing a contract

I recently watched the movie Air. I absolutely loved it. Note: if you don’t want spoilers, you may want to skip the next two paragraphs. Air is a story chronicling how Nike, the underdog in those days, steals Michael Jordan away from Adidas and Converse. With the cards stacked against Nike—they had a much smaller budget than their big-brand competitor, Adidas—it was conventionally assumed that Michael was better off signing with a more established brand.

What is Yellowfin Broadcast? Adding Call-to-Actions to Your BI

One of the most common challenges of analytics adoption is ensuring that your customers or end-users can see and extract value from their data and reporting tools. Providing people with new and improved embedded analytics tools is unfortunately not enough to guarantee that everyone will be able to use them without additional assistance or encouragement.