Scrum is just one of the Agile frameworks for managing projects/products, but it is one of the best known. While the most important thing is adhering to an agile mindset and principles, there are specific practices that define Scrum–and ensure its benefits. But, what do the aforementioned “agile mindset and principles” mean? Well, there is […]
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Working with different data formats in PySpark
Apache spark supports many different data formats like Parquet, JSON, CSV, SQL, NoSQL data sources, and plain text files. Generally, we can classify these data formats into three categories: structured, semi-structured, and unstructured data. Let’s have a brief about each data format: Structured data: An Structured data set is a set of data Data […]
End-To-End-Automation on JIRA using RestAssured
REST- ASSURED REST stands for REpresentational State Transfer. It supports Behavior-Driven Development (BDD) syntax like Given, When, and Then notations. It helps us to integrate with testing frameworks like Junit or TestNG. Code Explanation Given() ‘Given’ keyword, lets you set a background, here, you pass the request headers, query and path param, body, cookies. When() ‘when’ keyword […]
Handling ever changing source schema issues using Python and Snowflake
The problem statement: An organization having a lot of FMCG products, conducts campaigns in various cities across India. The main aim of this campaign is to promote the products and collect feedback from the customers both existing and prospective ones. The data is collected in excel files and loaded to a centralized location in the […]
Co-authoring in PowerApps (Canvas Apps)
As we know, one of the major limitations of PowerApps (Canvas mode) is that it does not allow multiple developers to work at the same time on the same app, but this Software as a Service (SaaS)-based app continues to supply new features and releases every year in April and October. The PowerApps technical team […]
SXA Styles and Variants
This is an overview on Sitecore’s SXA Styles and Variants. This is Sitecore’s way of styling components. SXA comes preloaded with out-of-the-box components that include Variants and Styles. You’ll probably need to customize some of these existing SXA assets, and add some of your own. *NOTE: Going forward, when I mention “styles” I’ll be referring […]
Exploring JIRA Server REST API via Postman
Importance of Jira Automation Project automation in Jira is necessary because it saves time, increases productivity, and improves team cooperation. In this blog, I’ll teach you how to automate various activities in Jira, reducing your workload and providing you with a detailed report. Which will also allow you to focus on other important aspects. “Focus […]
Drill Down Feature in Power BI
What is Drill Down in Power BI? In Power BI, Drill Down is nothing but the next level of hierarchical insights of the data. For example, when you want to see a year-wise sales summary, you may want to look into the “Monthly” summary, “Quarterly Summary,” and day-wise summary. So, this is where the drill-down […]
Optimizely CMS 12 – Dependency Injection(DI) – StructureMap vs ASP.Net Core
If you are upgrading to Optimizely CMS 12, one of the breaking changes to consider is the change to the Dependency Injection(DI) framework. Earlier versions of Optimizely CMS had their own DI hosting framework that supported other concrete DI implementations, like StructureMap. With CMS 12 and ASP.Net Core, DI framework is built into the system. […]
Three Options for Automated Lighthouse Testing
Benefits of Automation If you’re reading this, you’re probably already aware of the importance of front-end page performance to the end-user experience. You might even be working on improving the performance of your pages and using Lighthouse to track your progress. While it is quite easy to run tests via the Lighthouse tab under Chrome’s […]
Creating a Custom Sitecore Pipeline Processor
Customization is Crucial One of the essential customization concepts in Sitecore is the ability to customize the flow of the application globally without having to add a rendering to every page or include code in a universal layout. Creating a custom Sitecore pipeline processor gives developers a way to inject their custom code into the […]
Using Docker to Simplify DevOps
Docker is an open-source project that has changed how we think about deploying applications to servers. By leveraging some amazing resource isolation features of the Linux kernel, Docker makes it possible to easily isolate server applications into containers, control resource allocation, and design simpler deployment pipelines. Moreover, Docker enables all of this without the additional […]