Monday October 29, 9:00 am

Building software has always been a complicated process, but it has become increasingly challenging as systems have grown in complexity. Cowboy programming is no longer acceptable. To build today’s and tomorrow’s business applications effectively, software development organizations need an automated infrastructure which supports and unifies the efforts of the entire software development team--from the people who write the requirements, to the people who build the software, to the people who verify that the software meets the requirements and performs as expected. This automated infrastructure has to provide all team members with comprehensive, objective measurements that provide instant visibility into whether the project is on the right track.

Such an infrastructure should be built in such a way that it captures human intelligence. Human intelligence is required the first time that a complex task is performed, but automation can typically be leveraged to repeat the task from that point forward. This frees people to perform more creative tasks that can’t be automated. When such an automated infrastructure is implemented and regularly fed with human intelligence, it can provide significant productivity gains—up to a factor of 10 or beyond.

About Mark Lambert

Mark Lambert is the Director of Parasoft Corporation's Professional Services team, where he specializes in the application of automated error prevention solutions in the development process. With over 9 years of practical Java experience, Lambert has a hands-on approach to development and the use of automated solutions to improve quality throughout the development process. Lambert has been a speaker at numerous corporate and industry events, such as JavaOne, Software Test & Performance and StarEast. 
 
Additional information: Education: BSc/MSc in Computer Science at Manchester University, UK 

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