Code Review Checklist – To Perform Effective Code Reviews

In my previous blog post, we discussed about “10 Simple Code Review Tips for Effective Code Reviews”. Now, let’s take this topic further and explore the code review checklist, which would help to perform effective code reviews to deliver best quality software.  This code review checklist also helps the code reviewers and software developers (during self code review) to gain expertise in the code

Dynamic Job Scheduling Using Quartz Scheduler and RRule

Schedulers play a key role of running batch processes in software applications. As a matter of fact Java language supports several key frameworks that assist software developers in dynamic job scheduling. Fulcrum Scheduler, Oddjob Scheduler, JDRing, Quartz Scheduler and J2EE Scheduler are some of the popular job schedulers. Out of all these, Quartz Scheduler is the most widely used job scheduler, as it offers impressive features including dynamic

How to Create Smarter Style Sheets Using LESS CSS

In my previous blog, we discussed about the features and advantages of LESS CSS preprocessor. I am sure after evaluating the advantages and the robust features of LESS CSS preprocessor, you might be really keen to try out LESS CSS. Here’s a step-by-step guide that would help designers / developers to configure and use LESS CSS processor. LESS CSS – Step-by-Step Guide The entire LESS CSS preprocessor installation process has

13+ Ways to Optimize Your Website’s Page Speed

Many web developers today overlook the most important aspect of website development, which is its ‘page speed’. Optimizing a website for speed not only improves its search engine ranking, but also reduces the website’s bounce rate, improves conversion and offers a better end user experience, which is crucial for success in today’s web based environment. Would you as an end user prefer a website that

How To Design An Effective Test Automation Framework

In the software testing domain, clients and the business community have gained maturity to understand the benefits of implementing a test automation framework. Test automation framework plays a vital role in the success or failure of any software automation project. So, what exactly is a test automation framework? What are the best practices to be followed to create a test automation framework? Let’s explore

Simple Techniques to Tune Bonitasoft Application Performance

Application performance is an important parameter that determines the success or failure of any software application / product. This post highlights few simple techniques to tune application performance of Bonita, which would be helpful to the  Bonitasoft community. It also provides guidance on resolving issues that arise, while implementing Bonita solutions. A recent implementation of Bonitasoft 6.3.1 has been quoted as an example, which would allow the Bonitasoft

How to Perform Workflow Testing for BPM Applications

Businesses worldwide are automating their processes to improve efficiency and reduce costs. The primary objective behind Business Process Automation (BPA) is to generalize processes in order to improve process efficiency and streamline workflow. BPA plays a key role in improving process efficiency by allowing organizations to improve their service levels by integrating various services and connectors. BPA is now an increasingly popular concept as

How to Customize UI of Bonitasoft BPM Portal

When you browse multiple websites or interact with various web applications, one major element that distinctly stands out is the user interface (UI). No matter, how well you write your functional code, website visitors or end-users usually pay more attention to the user interface. Businesses that deploy multiple applications prefer maintaining a consistent look and feel across all their applications, which requires extensive UI

How to Create an Amazing Custom UI in Grails

Many of the budding designers consider User Interface (UI) designing as a major challenge, which requires a lot of their effort. It is slightly complex to create an eye-catching, functional design even for experienced designers having innate knowledge of design principles. So, what’s the alternative? If you explore a bit, you can find several UI toolkits to design amazing UI’s. Most of the designers

Exporting Bonitasoft BPM Reports to Microsoft Excel

This article is based on Bonita 6.2.1 and is compatible with 6.3.1 Introduction In any software process, reports are always required to show information and recount any specific events during the process execution. The reporting feature in Bonita is remarkable and adequate enough to export impressive reports. Here’s a comprehensive guide to create reports using the Bonita Studio and iReport Designer, it is one of the best resources from Bonitasoft to get started. The rest of