What's the role of the Project Manager?
As I teach and coach project managers, I'm struck by how many are stuck in command-and-control thinking: I must monitor all the work. I... more »
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SCRUM "To be CSM, or not to be, but PSM that is the question"
There are now two possibilities to get a certification for a Scrum Master. One at Scrum.org (Ken Schwabers initiative and the other one... more »
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The 7 Software Development Wastes
When one looks at all the wastes, defects has to be the most obvious one. The cost and repercussions of finding defects varies depending... more »
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Why Programmers Can't Program
Jeff Atwood of Coding Horror writes: “I find it difficult to believe, but the reports keep pouring in via Twitter and email: many... more »
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6 Goals to Reach For When Designing Your Next Website
Goals are important to have in life. They are especially important for website design, because without any goals, you have nothing to... more »
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Is Opera 10.5 the Best Browser Ever?
Could this be the fastest, best-looking, and most configurable browser available? SitePoint reviews the newly-released Opera 10.5.
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Why you should not deliver a client for web-services
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You developed a web-service and your consumer asks for a client? Here are some arguments why it's a bad idea to deliver clients for web-services.
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Confessions of a mediocre programmer
As much as I enjoy programming, I must in all honesty admit that I am a mediocre programmer who has always found a way to get to the big... more »
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Programmers And The Value Of Hard Focus
The most important talent in programming.
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A* Algorithm for Path Planning in Java
Recently, I work on a warehouse optimization project. On interesting problem is to select an optimal pick tour for the pick agent, which... more »
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Curried and Confused
In the intervening years since that expression prompted a ‘verdict’ that Scala was too difficult for us regular folks, a lot of us have... more »
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NOSQL Movement - Excited with the coexistence of Divergent Thoughts
Today we are witnessing a great bit of excitement with the NoSQL movement. Call it NoSQL (~SQL) or NOSQL (Not Only SQL), the movement has... more »
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Is WebKit too fast for its own good?
Let me start by saying I have the utmost respect for the WebKit team, and all the amazing things they have delivered with their rendering... more »
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An Apple App Star Explains Why He Won’t Work With Android
Smith is part of a small but vocal chorus of app developers who say they don’t want to move to Android, even though it is growing... more »
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RJC501: How Much Does Turnaround Cost?
Over the Reloading Java Classes (RJC) article series, we’ve examined how class reloading happens, from objects and classloaders to... more »
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Good Artists Copy, Great Artists Steal « What I Couldn't Say…
I feel for Google – Steve Jobs threatened to sue me, too. In 2003, after I unveiled a prototype Linux desktop called Project Looking... more »
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Flash the savior of the universe?
While Adobe is now moving to support Flash 10.1 on higher end phones, there will be a Flash Lite opportunity for years to come. Why?... more »
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The Times They Are a-Changin’ ? Maybe Not
This post is not about a Bob Dylan against Karl Marx debate, but about a thought that came when, after following a conference presenting... more »
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Dr. Strangecode. Or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Legacy
Someone recently asked me what technologies I would recommend for the next Enterprise Web Project. Like a good little software developer,... more »
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SOA: Anti-Principles
Okay so everyone knows what a principle is, its a core concept that you are going to measure things about. I've seen projects littered... more »
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Initiative - Opera 10.50 for one week
I want to call up one initiative: Opera 10.50 like your primary browser for one week.
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A Few Thoughts on DDD, DTOs, View Models, Repositories and Separation of Concerns
What I've loved most about developing an open-source project is the ideas that I get from others who look at the work and either A)... more »
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How to avoid phase-of-the-Moon bugs
Wikipedia documents some definitions of particularly dangerous bugs, which are very hard to fix and when they manifest constitute a real... more »
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In Defense of Scrum [Please Stop Pissing on It]
Last week Uncle Bob Martin wrote about seven “serious flaws” in Scrum. I usually agree with Bob, but not this time. Actually, I might... more »
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Static methods vs singletons: choose neither | php|architect
This article provides a nice summary of the debate(s) surrounding the static method vs. singleton debate in PHP development. It suggests... more »
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