Current software engineering processes face a growing need for a transparent view into change. A transparent view into change is a view that allows accessing essential information about change throughout the application lifecycle, from capturing requirements to building and deploying production binaries. Such transparency is dictated by both natural and administrative needs and helps answer the question of who, why, when, where and how in detail.

Every year we like to take a look at where the CM industry is going. There are always two sides to the story. Where is technology moving, and where is the market moving? Technology is moving ahead at a good clip, from some vendors, while stagnant with others. The same can be said of the market. There are those looking at a full ALM solution or an Enterprise CM solution, while there are others who are looking primarily for a version control/build tool, possibly with some change management.

We live in an online, wired world. The digital and physical worlds are so intertwined that almost nothing can happen unless the relevant applications are up and running.  You would think that as software applications become indispensable, they would likewise become more and more dependable. Instead, the rising tide of systems complexity and interdependency are making enterprise application problems inevitable, intractable, and more elusive.

There's more to a car than just a horseless carriage; you can't approach new technology with old habits. In this column, Andy Hunt explains more about the unlearning process and how rewiring your brain isn't as hard as you might think it is.