O&B Insights: Software Engineering

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Clean Code: Mastering Software Craftsmanship

January 21, 2025 - Writing clean code is not just a skill but an art that transforms mediocre software into robust, maintainable, and scalable systems. Popularized by Robert C....
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Technical Debt: Why is my software development getting slower?

January 16, 2025 - Have you ever been the new developer on a team, brought in mid-project or mid-sprint, only to find yourself struggling to navigate an overwhelmingly complex...
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Balancing Automated and Manual Test Scenarios

January 16, 2025 - Imagine a world where every single aspect of software testing is handled by machines. While the allure of such efficiency is undeniable, reality paints a...
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Women Who Code: Championing Diversity in Tech

March 22, 2024 - Key Takeaways Introduction Over the years, gender inclusivity has constantly been a subject of dispute and awareness campaigns. While these efforts seem to bear fruit,...
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Philippines Launches IT Skills Framework

February 1, 2024 - In today’s rapidly advancing technological world, the gap between academic learning and industry requirements in the Information Technology (IT) sector is not just a challenge...
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Steps to Good User Experience

January 18, 2024 - In our fifth week working on a coffee shop application as O&B’s Software Engineer Interns, we mainly learned about Wireframing, and one of the concepts...
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Beginning Android (Part 1)

March 2, 2012 - This post will provide a brief overview of the Android platform. What is Android? — The Android Platform Android is NOT hardware; it is a...