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Podcasts

Listen to these on your way to work, at lunch, on vacation (who listens to Hula music all day long?), or whenever you want to learn how to be the ultimate hero at your company.

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Why Software Sucks
A detailed discussion of why software sucks, how it got that way, and what you can do about it. Start with this podcast.
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Creating Software Quality
How to reverse the effects of bad software and prepare your company to create software quality. This podcast is a good lead-in to the following ones that deal with more specific topics.
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Infrastructure
Version control and bug tracking are the foundation that supports everything you create. Without it, you don't stand a chance in hell. Here's why, and how you can have them both up and running before you go home today.
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Design Analysis
Why process analysis, architectural review, whiteboard testing, database design analysis, user documentation, requirements vetting, and information architecture save your budget when used before coding starts.
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Testing I: Does It Work?
Building a Continuous Quality System using unit testing, refactoring, manual testing, smoke testing, functional testing, multi-user testing, regression testing, exception testing, dependency testing, integration testing, recovery testing, penetration testing, and deployment testing.
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Testing II: Does It Work Well?
How stress testing, performance testing, scalability testing, usability testing, and accessibility testing work, and when they are employed in a Continuous Quality System.
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Software Analysis and Optimization
How application profiling, refactoring, application optimization, database tuning, web analytics, search engine optimization, and usability testing combine to make your software operate at peak performance.
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Consistency & Communication
Why automated builds and installer creation are important, and the right ways to employ user documentation, system documentation, and code commenting.
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