Software development techniques

Tip - Many shun the task of properly documenting a system, but successful projects know that effective requirements docs lead to better expectation management and a greater degree of success.

Tip - When developing service oriented software, SOA architects need to keep in mind these three imperatives in order to develop SOA software effectively.

Tip - Sometimes architects over-complicate web services, but indeed, effective solutions can be created without SOA, REST and SOAP.

Tip - Although Windows 8 tablets might not be what most Java developers have in mind, some experts say it's the right way to get enterprises mobile.

Tip - Enterprise application developers are finding mobile application lifecycle management has challenges. ALM pro Howard Deiner advises an Agile approach.

Tip - Agile development methods hold value for more than planning, design, development and testing. A deployment strategy also benefits from Agile tactics.

Tip - Don't fall into the trap of failing to define performance requirements for your applications early on in the application lifecycle. If you follow this quick tip, you'll find that articulating your performance requirements isn't that hard.

Video - ThoughtWorks' Giles Alexander explains how to develop multidevice-targeted mobile applications using a Y-based mobile development methodology.

Video Tip - The bottom line? You're either Agile or you're not, and if you're not, using water-Scrum-fall to squeeze in Agile methodologies may only create problems and resentment.

Tip - jQuery made DOM manipulation on the client side much more concise thanks to its CSS Selector mechanism, among other things. Now, the CSS selector technique has been extended to server side technology in ZK 6 under the guise of Java annotations.