Dan Ackerson, Author at Semaphore

Posts by Dan Ackerson

How to Use AI to Reduce Technical Debt

Learn how AI helps reduce technical debt through code analysis, test generation, documentation, security checks, and automation.

How to Build an AI Agent to Help with Daily Tasks

Learn how to build an AI agent for commit analysis with summaries, security checks, and style feedback.

The Best AI Coding Assistants For 2025

In this article, we review the best AI coding assistants for 2025.

Top 8 Emerging Programming Languages to Watch in 2025

Discover 8 emerging programming languages in 2025 that offer fresh ideas and innovative coding approaches.

Tech Layoffs Analysis: Which Skills Are Still in High Demand

Tech layoffs are shaking the industry—find out which skills can help you stay employed in 2025.

Accelerate your CI/CD Pipeline with BDD and Acceptance Testing

Accelerate your CI/CD pipeline using BDD and acceptance testing to enhance collaboration, reduce delays, and ensure software quality.

Smoke Testing vs. Sanity Testing

Learn the key differences between smoke testing vs sanity testing, their purposes, processes, and when to use them.

The 10-Step Checklist for Continuous Delivery

Learn how to implement Continuous Delivery with this 10-step guide featuring actionable insights, examples, and best practices.

Unit Testing vs. Integration Testing: Test Automation Basics

Discover the key differences between unit testing vs integration testing and learn how to automate both with Python.

TDD vs. BDD: What’s the Difference? (Complete Comparison)

Discover the key differences between TDD vs BDD, their workflows, tools, and best practices for developers.

Top 10 Rules of Continuous Integration

This article provides ten essential rules to optimize your CI pipeline for efficiency, reliability, and code quality.

Securing Your CI/CD Pipeline with Snyk Open Source and Semaphore

This article covers using Snyk with Semaphore CI/CD pipeline for automated vulnerability scanning and related security practices.

How to Build a RAG Chatbot to Chat with Documents Using Sparse Data

This article teaches how to build a RAG chatbot to navigate documentation efficiently, using sparse data techniques.

How Attackers Use HTTP Status Codes for Malicious Purposes

Learn how attackers exploit HTTP status codes to identify vulnerabilities and secure your web applications from malicious threats.

Best Shift-Left Testing Tools To Improve Your QA

In this article, you will understand how the shift-left testing approach works and then examine some of the best tools to implement it.

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