Writing User Stories within IBM Rational Team Concert
First Rule: Write Good User Stories If you are just getting started with writing user stories, I highly recommend Mike...
Lessons in how NOT to implement IBM DevOps tools (Antipatterns)
This week we presented at the IBM InterConnect conference in Vegas. This was information compiled from multiple customer engagements over...
What does it mean to “Shift Left”?
If you are at IBM InterConnect, you’ll frequently hear the phrase “shift left”. Its meaning may go over your head...
Our sessions at IBM InterConnect 2016
For those of you going to IBM InterConnect next week, we will be presenting the following sessions. Session Schedule Number...
Anti-pattern: Using the IBM Rational Jazz Tools in Place of a Help Desk Suite
A common anti-pattern for the Jazz tools (RTC, RQM, and DNG) is using them in place of a true help...
How to Install IBM DevOps tools with IBM Packaging Utility and Installation Manager
IBM has an extensive catalog of desktop products, especially for application and database development. Some of those tools offer features...
Unpacking IBM Software from Passport Advantage the easy way
Some of the IBM software can include multiple multi-gigabyte files, all of which are required for installation. IBM Rational Application...
Using JUnit to unit test IBM Rational HATS applications
Why unit testing? Any developer worth their salt, uses unit tests to validate that their code satisfies the task or...
Strongback Presentations at IBM InterConnect 2015
Strongback will be hosting two presentations this year. These are in the DevOps tracks, and in the Mandalay Bay side...
Making IBM Rational HATS A Strategic Investment
Here is another presentation we did a the IBM Innovate conference in June 2014. Using HATS to create web services...