Subject: CM WebClient and Matchpoint ALM March 2026 Newsletter

Dev news, updates, and insights

March 2026

In this issue...

  • Featured: The Test Data Crisis - Why Your Legacy Modernization Project Is Probably Testing the Wrong Things - CM First Group

  • Article: Four prompt engineering patterns every developer should know — and why “draw a cat” explains them all - The New Stack

  • Watch: 7 learnings from Anders Hejlsberg: The architect behind C# and TypeScript - GitHub

  • Broadcom Support: Let Us Help You Get the Support You Need

  • Intelligence: Further reading...

Featured

Why Your Tests Pass, But Your System Still Fails


Here’s the problem nobody talks about: your test data is probably wrong. Most teams rely on clean, sanitized datasets that miss the edge cases, business rules, and hidden dependencies built up over decades. Everything looks fine in testing... until it fails at go-live.


AI is now starting to surface real production complexity and generate test data that reflects how your systems actually behave.


So when go-live hits, will your system hold up?


Read full article here →

Heads Up

Four prompt engineering patterns every developer should know — and why “draw a cat” explains them all


Many developers assume prompt engineering is about tricks or magic phrases. In reality, it’s much closer to programming: defining clear instructions, adding the right context, and structuring inputs so the model can produce consistent, useful outputs.


The difference between a vague prompt and a well-crafted one can mean faster results, fewer errors, and far less back-and-forth.


As AI becomes part of the daily dev stack, it’s less about clever prompts—and more on thinking about the problem you’re trying to solve.


Read the full article on The New Stack →

Watch

7 learnings from Anders Hejlsberg: The architect behind C# and TypeScript


Anders Hejlsberg, the architect behind Turbo Pascal, Delphi, C#, and TypeScript, shares decades of experience shaping tools used by millions of developers worldwide.


In a wide-ranging conversation, he dives into what really matters: fast feedback loops, designing for team workflows rather than individual brilliance, evolving systems without breaking existing projects, and why AI-generated code still needs type safety and strong guardrails to remain reliable.


The best tools aren’t perfect. They succeed by evolving alongside developers’ needs.


Jump to the full video →

 Broadcom Support 


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CM WebClient and Matchpoint ALM Latest Versions

CM WebClient 1.8.8 is now available (with nightly builds). Click here for the download and release notes.

CM Matchpoint ALM 7.0 Build 004. For details, go here.


We continuously upgrade CM WebClient and CM Matchpoint ALM customers. If you have any questions just send us a note to info@cmfirstgroup.com, or click the link below to contact an office or request a demo.


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Other CM First Releases


CM evolveIT 11.7
CM M3 2022 Edition
CA Plex 7.2.1 SP005, last supported 7.2.1 (as of January 31, 2022)
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