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“The objects of sense exist only when they are perceived; the trees therefore are in the garden [...] no longer than while there is somebody by to perceive them.” – George Berkley, in A Treatise Concerning the Principles of Human Knowledge, 1734 I’ve often wondered, if Berkley was a software engineer instead of philosopher, how [...]

Within a technology company, Product Management entails turning the chaos of numerous competing demands into a coherent roadmap that yields meaningful product releases. It’s a challenging job, which varies considerably from one organization to the next. But throughout my career, it’s been a role to which I inevitably gravitate. With that said, I thought I’d [...]

Depending on your age and taste in music, you may recognize “Low Spark” as the title of a popular song by the band Traffic. But you don’t need to be a fan of classic rock to appreciate how traffic impacts the performance of offsite data synchronization, which is the subject of this article. The synchronization [...]

As the final installment in this series I will continue on the thread of testing methodologies in Agile environments. Testing is perhaps the most important component of software engineering, particularly when we’re releasing on six-week cycles. As discussed in my last blog, integration is continuous with Agile, so we’re spared the bloody integration points that [...]

The Axcient manufacturing team is committed to delivering quality products to our partners and customers.  In the manufacturing world, there are many acronyms.  One of the more popular ones is the FQA, or Final Quality Audit.  This is generally accepted as the last and final test to validate that all manufacturing processes have occurred properly. [...]