Database Virtualization For Development and Test , ST & QA Magazine, March 2012

Explains how service virtualization helps you efficiently develop and test without the constraints associated with a dependent database.

Making Unit Testing Practical for Embedded Development , Electronic Design, November 2011

Explains how to start verifying code as soon as it is completed—even if the target hardware is not yet built or available for testing. With this strategy, the majority of the problems with the application logic are exposed early and target testing can focus on verifying the interface between the hardware and the software.

Integrating Error-Detection Techniques to Find More Bugs in Embedded C Software , Embedded Computing Design, November 2011

Demonstrates how automated techniques such as pattern-based static code analysis, runtime memory monitoring, unit testing, and flow analysis can be used together to find bugs in a sample embedded C application.

.NET Static Analysis and Parasoft dotTEST , InfoQ, October 2011

Provides practical tips for using static analysis to prevent defects in .NET and other programming languages (C, C++, Java, etc.).

How Service Virtualization Removes Testing Roadblocks , Automated Software Testing, September 2011

This article explores how Service Virtualization provides a new way for developers & testers to exercise their applications in incomplete, constantly evolving, and/or difficult-to-access environments.

Great expectations for development—with policy automation , SD Times, July 2011

Automated policy enforcement and monitoring brings law and order to the development environment, reducing rework and focusing limited resources by ensuring that your expectations are enforced in a standardized way across the development group.

The Next Generation of Test Environment Management , Virtualization Journal, July 2011

This article introduces a new breed of virtualization that radically reduces the time and cost of standing up and managing a realistic and sustainable dev/test environment.

Remembering Adam Kolawa from Parasoft , May 2011

Kolawa was not just a good friend, he was a bright light on the industry as well .

Managing Manual Testing , February 2011

Explains how to to make manual testing as traceable, auditable and integrated with development as automated testing.

Four ways to increase productivity , SD Times, November 2010

The software development life cycle is riddled with inefficiencies; this article introduces 4 ways to achieve astonishing increases in productivity

Rethinking Software , Forbes, July 2009

Explores why writing and fixing applications remains a persistent pain point for most companies.

Security Code Audits: One Size Does Not Fit All , Software Test & Performance, April 2009 - 628 KB PDF

Introduces best practices for applying security static analysis, data flow analysis, penetration testing, and workflow optimization to bake security into the application development process.

How to Fix The Productivity Problem That's Killing the Software Industry , CIO, March 2009

Antiquated software development methods strangle innovation and hobble business recovery effort. It's time that IT departments boost development productivity–and it's not that hard.

Automate Performance Tests , Software Test & Performance, March 2009 - 3,899 KB PDF

Describes strategies for successful automation of performance testing and provides a methodology for creating test scenarios that reflect tendencies of the real-world environment.

Ensuring SOA ROI , Testing Experience, December 2008 - 531 KB PDF

Explores the testing challenges unique to heterogeneous distributed applications and introduces best practices for ensuring that they are secure, reliable, and compliant.

Software Quality Needs to be a Continuous Process , SearchSOA.com, November 2008

Explains how establishing a continuous process that helps the team build quality and security into the software not only reduces defects and debugging, but also optimizes QA time and significantly improves team productivity.

Tackling Quality Challenges in Distributed Heterogeneous Systems: A Technical Perspective , SearchSOA.com, November 2008

Explores the technical challenges that arise in distributed systems (SOA, cloud, web), and what kinds of quality policies and testing practices need to be put in place to address these challenges.

Tackling Quality Challenges in Distributed Heterogeneous Systems: An Organizational Perspective , November 2008

Takes a high-level look at the quality challenges of distributed systems and proposes an approach to minimize the challenges in terms of how the teams are structured. It promotes a framework for collaboration and information sharing, as well as visibility from a quality perspective.

How Better Software Can Save the World , CIO, October 2008

Achieving a quantum leap in IT productivity isn't merely possible–it's absolutely essential.

Static Analysis, Security Failure , Software Test & Performance, October 2008

Discusses why a policy-based approach is the secret to success with static analysis.

Emulating Systems , SearchSOA.com, September 2008

Answers the questions "What are the best ways to go about emulating a system?" and "Are there specific products that are better at this than others?"

Ensuring Quality , Processor, September 2008

Profiles how Parasoft aims to prevent errors and streamline processes.

Building a Testing System for SOA , SearchSOA.com, September 2008

Answers the question "Where is the best place to begin when building a testing system for SOA?"

Optimizing BPM and ROI with testing skills , SearchSOA.com, September 2008

Answers the question "Can you suggest some testing skills and/or requirements for optimizing BPM and ROI?"

On the Road to Service Interoperability , SearchSOA.com, August 2008

Explains the importance of service interoperability in terms of internal and external contexts, then discusses how governance and policy can be used to achieve interoperability.

The business side of SOA testing processes , SearchSOA.com, August 2008

Answers the question "Are there ways that the business people, as opposed to the IT people within a company, can be more helpful in the SOA testing process?"

QA Tests for BPM , SearchSOA.com, August 2008

Answers the question "What are some new QA tests that our business should be aware of in creating an optimized BPM?"

BPM Testing , SearchSOA.com, July 2008

Answers the question "What are some new QA tests that our business should be aware of in creating an optimized BPM?"

Regression Testing Explained , SearchSOA.com, July 2008

Answers the questions "Can you explain what a regression test is?" and "How do you know for sure if your regression test is getting done correctly?"

Business Process Testing and Simulation for Optimized BPM , SearchSOA.com, July 2008

Answers the question "Can you suggest some testing skills and/or requirements for optimizing BPM?"

Service Emulation Pitfalls , SearchSOA.com, July 2008

Answers the question "What potential pitfalls are there in service emulation?"

Unit Testing for SOA Best Practices , SearchSOA.com, July 2008

Answers the question "Can you provide me with some unit testing best practices for SOA?"

Cover Yourself in Java , Software Test & Performance, June 2008

Explains the basic notions of Java test coverage and discusses some of the common pitfalls and misconceptions.

Evolving Web 2.0 Apps , SearchSOA.com, June 2008

Answers the question "Do you have any suggestions on how to make Web 2.0 apps more reliable?"

How Governance and Quality Define SOA Maturity , SearchSOA.com, June 2008

Explores the quality challenges that emerge as SOA environments becoming more and more heterogeneous, with many different interfaces and protocols.

Performance capabilities in a WSDL , SearchSOA.com, June 2008

Answers the question "What sort of performance information should I look to include in a WSDL?"

Functional Requirements for SOA Testing , SearchSOA.com, May 2008

Answers the question "What are the newest in functional requirements for SOA testing?"

Rethinking Application Security , Artima, May 2008

For developers to work effectively in a security-conscious environment, addressing security-related coding issues must be integrated in developers' daily workflow.

The Future of Quality Lies in Productivity , SD Times, May 2008

Explains how a productive workflow can make or break a quality initiative focus on productivity by helping the team work smarter, and the team will deliver better software faster.

Whipping the QA Process Into SOA Shape , E-Commerce Times, April 2008

Details strategies to improve the QA process for SOA by providing visibility and promoting bottom-up quality.

What are the Best Practices for Automated Java testing? , SD Times, April 2008

If automated Java testing is so cool, why isn’t everyone doing it all the time? It boils down to comparing the perceived value of the up-front investment in test automation against the long-term productivity benefits.

Change Code Without Fear , Dr. Dobb's Journal, March 2008

Explores how behavioral regression testing provides a fast and easy way to determine if code modifications change or break existing functionality.

Guest View: Will C and C++ Survive? , SD Times, February 2008

Several years ago, many people were declaring that C and C++ were dead, and Java would soon take over the world. It seems that the C/C++ doomsayers vastly underestimated the languages’ role in meeting the increasing demands for embedded software.

Building Security into Software with Security Policies & Static Analysis , Java Developer's Journal, February 2008

Discusses why the most effective security efforts define a policy that details security requirements, then use static analysis to verify that the policy is implemented in the code.

Who's Responsible for SOA Quality in a Service-Oriented Architecture? , SOA World Magazine, January 2008

Discusses how the complexities of the SOA environment impact development and QA roles and responsibilities.

Where's AJAX, SOA and Virtualization Headed in 2008? , Java Developer's Journal, January 2008

Considered to be a visionary in his field, Dr Kolawa's years of experience with various software development processes has resulted in his unique insight into the high-tech industry and the uncanny ability to successfully identify technology trends.

Want to Automate Regression Testing? Get Development and QA in Sync , Software Test & Performance, January 2008

Looks at how automation goes to hell in QA and offers suggestions for establishing a sustainable automated process.

Defect Prevention , Visual Studio Magazine, December 2007

Use Automated Defect Prevention as a software management strategy that increases application quality through process improvement

Unlocking the Power of Automation: Exclusive Q&A with Dr Adam Kolawa , SOA World Magazine, December 2007

Discusses how Automated Defect Prevention (ADP) an approach to software development and management that makes quality a continuous process throughout the software development lifecycle gives developers more time to focus on the creative tasks they enjoy most.

Parasoft's Adam Kolawa: Software Quality is a Continuous Process , SearchSoftwareQuality.com, November 2007

As the diversity of tools used in software development has grown, best practices for managing the development process have often lagged. A more comprehensive infrastructure is needed for projects to regularly succeed.

Software Development: Then and Now , Dr. Dobb's Journal, November 2007

Reflects upon how developers today struggle with the same essential challenges that troubled us 20 years ago: assessing the impact of code changes.

What Is the Best Measure of Software Development Productivity? , ECN, November 2007

Defines a simple yet effective productivity metric: the total number lines of code in the organization divided by the number of people who are working on that code.

SOA's Been a Matter of Trust , Software Test & Performance, November 2007

Explains why a visible and measurable quality process is required to mitigate the inherent risk of reuse.

Establishing an Infrastructure for Productive Development , Java Developer's Journal, September 2007

This article explains how five industry-standard practices reduce the amount of avoidable waste in the software development process, enabling developers to satisfy business goals without compromising their craft.

Extend Beyond JUnit's Basic Color Palette , Software Test & Performance, August 2007

Explains why a more comprehensive regression test suite is required for ensuring the continued functionality of Java EE apps, then covers how to build and maintain such a test suite.

Automate regression testing , SearchSOA.com, May 2007

Answers the question "Given the amount of different technologies our company is trying to make work together is there any way to automate regression testing?"

SOA Best Practices - Four Steps to Securing Your Web Services , SOA World Magazine, May 2007

Details practices for ensuring Web service security throughout the SDLC.

Flow Analysis: Static Analysis on Steroids , Java Developer's Journal, May 2007

Introduces the general concept and benefits of flow analysis, then demonstrates how flow analysis helps you find critical runtime bugs without executing code.

Stress tests , SearchSOA.com, May 2007

Answers the question "How do I do properly load and stress test, given that I can't necessarily predict how or when my application complication components will be used?"

Quality Assurance for SOA Through Process Cadence , The SOA Magazine, May 2007

Explores what's needed to bring an organization's quality process in alignment with the world of SOA.

Web testing , SearchSOA.com, April 2007

Answers the question "What is fundamentally different about testing a Web service from testing a traditional Web application?"

Integration Testing , SearchSOA.com, April 2007

Answers the questions "What constitutes integration and when should I look to do it?" and "Early or late in the development process?"

SOA versioning best practices , SearchSOA.com, April 2007

Answers the question "Can you recommend any versioning best practices for SOA/Web services?"

Strategies for Overlapping the Development of Embedded Systems Software and Hardware , ECN Magazine, April 2007

Explores how to resolve most issues in the software's logic during desktop testing, significantly reducing the amount of time you need to spend testing the code on the target device.

Taming the SOA Beast , eCommerce Times, March 2007

Explains how a visible and measurable quality process mitigates risk, increases trust and ultimately promotes reuse.

Security As A Requirements Issue , SD Times, March 2007

Argues that security is really a requirements issue.

Making the Right Software Investment , Enterprise Architect, January 2007

Explores how to narrow down you options, assess your software of choice, and reduce the risk of failure.

OSS: A Tactical Plan for Building Applications , SOA Web Services Journal, January 2007

Answers the questions: How can you take advantage of Open Source when you're building applications? Are there any dangers involved in using Open Source?

Bulletproofing C++ Code , Dr.Dobb's Journal, January 2007

Examines techniques that reduce the risks of errors when extending an existing code base, as well as improve the stability and quality of the project's evolving code base.

Making Sense of WS-Policy and SAML , SearchSOA.com, December 2006

Answers the question "If I want to learn about WS-Policy and SAML, where should I start looking?"

Is It Done Yet? Three steps to checking in your code with confidence , SOA World, December 2006

Presents three steps to checking in your code with confidence.

Early Testing Benefits Consumer Electronics , ECN Magazine, November 2006

Explains how running unit tests (or API tests) on the host system or on a simulator lets testing begin earlier in a design cycle, often concurrent with target-hardware development.

Designing JUnit Test Cases , Java Developer's Journal, November 2006

Introduces and demonstrates a strategy for building an effective JUnit functional test suite

The Challenges of Developing Games & Other High-Resolution Graphics , Enterprise Open Source Magazine, November 2006

Explores the challenges of developing software for the game development industry, and describes the strategies used to overcome them. The challenges and strategies discussed apply not only to game development, but also to most high-resolution graphic development, which is increasingly being performed on Linux.

Understanding XPath Injection , SearchSoftwareQuality, October 2006

Answers the question "Can you please explain what an XPath injection is?"

Bulletproof .NET Code , .NET Developer's Journal, September 2006

Introduces a simple four-step strategy that has been proven to make .NET code more reliable, more secure, and easier to maintain - as well as less likely to experience functionality problems.

Prevent Application Logic Attacks with Sound App Security Practices , SearchAppSecurity.com, August 2006

Discusses the rise in attacks on application logic and strategies for preventing them.

Optimized Java , Dr. Dobb's Journal, July 2006

Explores the performance implications of implementing some common algorithms using old and new language features to help you decide which patterns should be encouraged or avoided, relative to performance.

How Does WS-Security Relate to Other WS- Standards? , SearchSoftwareQuality, June 2006

Answers the question "How can you relate WS-Security, WS-Trust, WS-Policy, WS-SecurePolicy and WS-Reliability to one another?"

BPEL in a Service-Oriented Architecture , Information Management, June 2006

Highlights the benefits that BPEL brings to an XML Web service embodiment of SOA principles.

Distinguishing a Faked XMLHTTP Request from a Real One , SearchSOA.com, May 2006

Answers the question "How can one make sure an Ajax-enabled Web application is able to tell the difference between a real and a faked XMLHTTP request?"

Performance Testing , Wrox Press, April 2006

Introduces performance testing: ensuring that an application will meet performance and scalability requirements when deployed .

What Issues to Look Out For as You Move from Java to Web Services , Java Developer's Journal, April 2006

Discusses potential pitfalls teams may encounter when exposing legacy systems and middleware as Web Services.

Achieving Quality with SOA , ebizQ, April 2006

Argues that to ensure secure, reliable, compliant SOAs, the SOA quality process must morph towards the quality process used for embedded systems.

How to Create Secure Web Applications with Struts , Java Developer's Journal, March 2006

Focuses on developing secure Web applications with the popular Java framework Struts.

Regression Testing , Wrox Press, March 2006

Introduces regression testing: verifying that code base changes and additions don't "break" an application's existing functionality

The Importance of WS-Security , SearchSoftwareQuality, February 2006

Answers the question "What is WS-Security? Why can't I just use SSL?"

Trusting Reusable Business Components in SOA and Web Services , SOA World, February 2006

Explains why the success of SOA depends upon an implementation plan for a robust and objective quality process.

Why are Web Services More Vulnerable than Web Apps? , SearchSoftwareQuality, February 2006

Answers the question "Why are Web services potentially more vulnerable to security problems compared to traditional Web applications?"

XML Security: Preventing XML Bombs , SearchSoftwareQuality, February 2006

Answers the question "What is an XML bomb and how do I protect my Web service against it?"

Functional Testing , Wrox Press, February 2006

Provide a quick introduction to functional testing: how to determine whether each functional requirement is actually implemented in the code

Unit Testing (White Box) , Wrox Press, January 2006

Provides a quick introduction to unit testing in general, and a look at white box testing for exposing reliability problems.

Developing in Java 5 , Java Developer's Journal, January 2006

Explains how you can use the new features to prevent some silly mistakes, as well as some that are not so silly.

Implementing .NET Coding Standards , Windows IT Pro, January 2006

How .NET coding standards can prevent security gaps, functionality lapses, maintenance problems, and other quality issues.

Choosing the Best Testing Tools to Increase Project Productivity , SOA World, December 2005

Explains how to choose testing tools that increase productivity by helping the team prevent errors from the earliest phases of the software development lifecycle.

Unit Testing (Black Box) , Wrox Press, December 2005

Introduces black-box unit testing: testing the functionality of the application's individual components or units (each class and method) to ensure that they behave properly and satisfy a defined specification or use case.

Automated Coding Standards Analysis , Wrox Press, November 2005

Provides a concise introduction to static code analysis for checking compliance to coding standards.

Hold the Line Against Application Attacks , Software Test & Performance, November 2005

Presents the security best practices that should be integrated throughout the SDLC in order to "bake in" application security.

Securing Web Services , Information Systems Security, October 2005

Examines the threats to web applications and services, then outlines a strategy for preventing them.

Making Your Testing Technologies Work for You , Wrox Press, October 2005

Outlines policies for getting the most out of your testing technologies.

Removing Memory Errors from 64-Bit Platforms , Dr. Dobb's Journal, October 2005

Explains why and how to address potential memory errors before porting to 64-bit platforms.

Making Your Automated Build System Work for You: Example , Wrox Press, September 2005

Provides examples of how those build best practices can be applied to an actual build process.

Four Strategies for Communicating with Outsourcers , Enterprise Systems, September 2005

Explains the problems that cultural communication gaps typically create for outsourcing software development and suggests four strategies for preventing them.

Testing Patterns for Java Unit Tests , JavaPro Magazine, July 2005

Explores how to identify common patterns in test cases and use these patterns to create new tests.

Reducing Software Security Vulnerabilities through Unit Testing , Military & Aerospace Electronics, July 2005

Explains how best practices like unit testing and coverage analysis can help prevent buffer overflow security vulnerabilities.

Integrating Outsourced Development , Enterprise Systems, June 2005

Details how to integrate infrastructure and workforce after you decide to outsource development efforts.

Java Application Security in the Corporate World , Java Developer's Journal, June 2005

Most developers truly believe that application security is not their concern... but are you ready for the code audit?

Establishing a Foundation for Improving Software Quality , Enterprise Systems, May 2005

Explains how optimizing group culture, source control, and automated builds lay the foundation for developing quality software.

Making Your Regression System Work for You , Wrox Press, May 2005

Explains how to ensure that your regression system will identify all actual code base regressions as soon as possible — without reporting false positives.

Making Your Automated Build System Work for You , Wrox Press, April 2005

Provides tips for ensuring that your automated build process provides early detection of incompatible changes in the application components, ensures that the application continues to run as expected, and detects any errors introduced by newly integrated code.

Making Your Bug Tracking System Work for You , Wrox Press, March 2005

Outlines what type of information should be entered into a bug-tracking system during development and after code freeze, and how to use the information when designing future product versions.

Enterprise Integration With Web Services and BPEL , Enterprise Architect, March 2005

Discusses how an alternative to EAI for businesses looking to consolidate and modernize their applications.

Making Your Requirements Management System Work for You , Wrox Press, March 2005

Introduces requirements management tips that help you determine whether a requirement is truly implemented.

Outsourcing: Devising a Game Plan , ACM Queue, November 2004

Introduces strategies to help you decide whether outsourcing is right for your project, and--if so-- how to avoid common pitfalls.

Outsource More Effectively , Enterprise Architect, October 2004

Presents guidelines for determining when you should develop in house and when you should subcontract.

Bulletproof Web Services: Follow Basic Principles , SOA World, August 2004

Explores the nuts and bolts of implementing and deploying a bulletproof Web service.

Prevention's the Cure , Software Development, August 2004

Explains how static analysis can help you shift focus from finding bugs to building quality into the code.

Automating Builds on Linux , Linux Journal, June 2004

Why nightly builds improve code integrity and how to incorporate them into your product's lifecycle.

Do US Patents Promote or Prevent Innovation , SD Times, May 2004

Predicts that the problems that will arise from the current patent system will stem not from flaws with the original laws, but rather from people forgetting about the details and intentions of the original laws.

Location! Location! Location! , Better Software, May 2004

In real estate, it's not so much which house you buy as where you buy it. The same is true for bugs—the bug itself isn't as important as pinpointing where the bug lives and breeds. Learn one way to track down a bug's true source and prevent it from recurring.

Banish Security Blunders with an Error-prevention Process , DevX, April 2004

Traditionally, application security is an afterthought—we build our apps and try to poke holes in them later. Why not take potential security breaches into account from the very beginning? The Automated Error Prevention Methodology provides a framework you can use to integrate security concerns into your app development right from the start.

Getting the Most From Your Quality Initiatives , Computerworld, April 2004

Explores the real problem with process improvement initiatives there is no practical way to get them off the page and into your software development life cycle and proposes solutions.

Cleaning Up XML , XML Journal, March 2004

Explains how to prevent poorly-written XML from slowing down an integration project–or causing it to collapse.

Outsourcing Is Not the Enemy , Wall Street Journal, February 2004 - 709 KB PDF

Argues that the software development outsourcing trend is a normal stage of industry maturation. Explains that the software industry is in the process of transitioning from price-reduction outsourcing to subcontracting outsourcing.

The Strange Inconsistency of Developers , SD Times, December 2003

Argues that while love their code improvement books, they don't see any real reason to worry about the rules when coding.

Minimizing Weaknesses in TLS , JavaPro, December 2003

Explains how by recognizing TLS's weaknesses and considering alternatives such as message layer security, you can ensure that you are implementing the best possible security scheme for your specific needs.

Cutting the Crap: 7 Keys to Clean Up XML , Integration Developer News, August 2003

Provides a checklist for cleaning up code that may have been auto-generated by a variety of tools.

Love Bugs? , SD Times, August 2003

Argues that bugs aren't so bad because they provide a prime opportunity to improve software quality.

Why Aren't We Doing More to Prevent Errors? , Computerworld, August 2003

Argues that the software industry can and must do more to prevent errors.

Automated Error Prevention; Preventing Errors in Business Systems , WebSphere Journal, July 2003

Explains how to prevent errors in business systems built upon WebSphere.

JUnit + Jtest = Automated Test Case Design and Static Analysis , DevX.com, May 2003

Outlines how Jtest, an automated unit testing and static analysis tool, extends JUnit to provide automatic test case generation and static analysis functionality.

What Can Be Done about Software Reliability? , Stickyminds.com, May 2003

When an error is found in an application during development, the automated error prevention method helps you correlate that error to a specific point in the development process, and allows you to modify your processes to remove it, and more important, to prevent it from happening again. Preventing errors, rather than chasing them, dramatically improves software reliability. This way, you can stay competitive and not risk your valuable reputation on unforeseen bugs.

Reducing the 80/20 Rule and Increasing Developer Productivity , WebSphere Developer's Journal, April 2003

Explains that developers spend 80% of their time debugging applications and 20% writing new code..and offers tips for achieving a more productive ration of coding to debugging.

Verifying Web site Accessibility , WebSphere Developer's Journal, January 2003

Explains how to comply with Section 508 and W3C WAI mandates for making Web sites accessible to people with disabilities.

Moving Linux into Commercial Applications , Linux Business Week, December 2002

Explores why the architects of a music-matching application turned to Linux for convenience, low cost, stability, reliability, and performance.

Preventing Web Service Security Breaches with Unit Testing , StickyMinds.com, December 2002

One effective way for development teams to prevent unexpected inputs is to perform thorough "white-box" testing at the unit level.

Testing Web Services , WebSphere Developer's Journal, December 2002

Solid testing techniques are essential for developing robust Web services because Web services' flexibility and connectivity provide an increased opportunity for errors. Problems can be introduced in any of a service's multiple layers, and even the slightest mistake can cause the entire service to fail.

Managing Web Service Security Risks , SD Times, November 2002

Explains how web services' fundamental architecture opens the door for serious security breaches.

"Divide and conquer" Prevents Errors on Hosts and Targets , EE Times, August 2002

Introduces a a two-stage, "divide and conquer" strategy that prevents errors on both the host and target systems.

Building Solid Software , CIO, August 2002

Other industries have learned to incorporate better production methods into their manufacturing processes to ensure quality in their products why isn't the software industry doing the same?

Techniques for Testing Your JavaServer Pages , EbizQ.net, July 2002

Provides a handful of testing tips that should help you improve the reliability of your applications that use JSP.

Certification Will Do More Harm Than Good , IEEE Computer, July 2002

Argues that before adopting certification, we should first determine--if possible--what makes computer science a science and enforce this understanding through accreditation at the educational level, not through certification after the fact.

Security Issues with SOAP , Crosstalk Journal, July 2002

Some of the very features that make SOAP attractive, such as its flexibility and its compatibility with HTTP, also provide opportunities for security breaches. This article discusses SOAP security issues and how they can be addressed.

Ghost from the Past , SD Times, January 2002

Aspect Oriented Programming (AOP) is an example of an old idea coming around again in a different dress. While it certainly has merit, it may not be the answer to all of our programming needs.

Establishing an Infrastructure for Immediate Servlet Testing , StickyMinds.com, December 2001

If you establish an appropriate infrastructure, you can perform client-side testing on a servlet immediately after you compile it and perform unit testing.

The Mustard After the Dinner , SD Times, May 2001

Argues that C# is too little, too late.

Techniques for Preventing and Detecting Errors in Embedded Systems , Dedicated Systems Magazine, March 2001

Explains how error detection, and debugging techniques can dramatically improve embedded software quality and reduce the time and money spent on debugging.

Surviving the Web Shift , DevX.com, November 2000

Five stumbling blocks that still trip up good developers.

Automating the Development Process , Software Development Magazine, July 2000

When most developers write code, that's all they do--the original specifications are lost. An innovative approach requires the person who pounds the code to document the assumed contracts and ensure they're enforced.

Clean and Protect a Large .NET Code Base with Coding Standards and Unit Testing , .NET Developer's Journal, November 0200

Explains a simple strategy that has proven to deliver fast and significant improvements to large and complex .NET code bases.