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Software Engineering Practices

Software Development Methodologies​

  • What you Need to Know

    • Agile Development Principles

      • Agile manifesto and core values
      • Scrum framework and sprint methodology
      • User stories and acceptance criteria
      • Resources:

    • DevOps and Continuous Integration

    • Software Requirements and Planning

Testing and Quality Assurance​

  • What you Need to Know

    • Unit Testing and Test-Driven Development

    • Integration and End-to-End Testing

      • API testing and service integration testing
      • Browser automation and UI testing
      • Performance testing and load testing
      • Resources:

    • Code Quality and Static Analysis

      • Code review practices and guidelines
      • Static analysis tools and linting
      • Code coverage and quality metrics
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Version Control and Collaboration​

  • What you Need to Know

    • Advanced Git Workflows

      • Branching strategies (Git Flow, GitHub Flow)
      • Merge vs rebase strategies
      • Conflict resolution and advanced Git operations
      • Resources:

    • Code Review and Pull Request Management

    • Documentation and Knowledge Sharing

      • Technical documentation writing and maintenance
      • README files and project documentation
      • API documentation and code comments
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Software Architecture and Design Patterns​

  • What you Need to Know

    • Architectural Patterns

    • Design Patterns Implementation

      • Creational patterns (Factory, Singleton, Builder)
      • Structural patterns (Adapter, Decorator, Facade)
      • Behavioral patterns (Observer, Strategy, Command)
      • Resources:

    • SOLID Principles and Clean Code

      • Single Responsibility Principle and code organization
      • Open/Closed Principle and extensibility
      • Dependency Inversion and loose coupling
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Performance Optimization​

  • What you Need to Know

    • Algorithm and Data Structure Optimization

    • Application Performance Monitoring

      • Profiling tools and performance analysis
      • Memory management and garbage collection
      • Caching strategies and optimization
      • Resources:

Security Best Practices​

Project Management and Team Collaboration​

  • What you Need to Know

    • Agile Project Management

      • Sprint planning and backlog management
      • Daily standups and retrospectives
      • Estimation techniques and velocity tracking
      • Resources:

    • Communication and Stakeholder Management

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