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From the Age of Power to the Age of Magic and beyond...

Martin Moene

04 December 2011 21:24:16 +00:00

Certain abilities allowed some societies to dominate their peers. Sergey Ignatchenko takes a historical perspective on dominant societies.

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RAII is not Garbage

Martin Moene

03 December 2011 21:45:14 +00:00

Many think that Garbage Collection frees the programmer from cleanup tasks. Paul Grenyer compares and contrasts it with a classic C++ idiom.

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Why Polynomial Approximation Won't Cure Your Calculus Blues

Martin Moene

02 December 2011 21:51:23 +00:00

We’re still trying to find a good way to approach numerical computing. Richard Harris tries to get as close as possible.

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Concurrent Programming with Go

Martin Moene

01 December 2011 21:53:49 +00:00

Concurrency is becoming ever more important. Mark Summerfield looks at the approach of the new language Go.

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Integrating Testers Into An Agile Team

Martin Moene

04 August 2011 19:34:11 +01:00

Agile has usually concentrated on how to organise developers. Allan Kelly shows how testers fit in.

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Systems Thinking Software Development

Martin Moene

02 June 2011 20:39:31 +01:00

Many processes cause more problems than they solve. Tom Sedge shows how to tailor your own.

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The Agile Spectrum

Martin Moene

04 April 2011 18:58:13 +01:00

Very few teams are truly Agile. Allan Kelly looks at the range of styles.

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On CMM, Formalism and Creativity

Martin Moene

03 April 2011 19:10:54 +01:00

No Bugs requires us to improve software quality. Sergey Ignatchenko considers some of the potential problems.

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Despair Programming

Martin Moene

01 April 2011 19:59:10 +01:00

Managing relationships is vital to a successful project. Teedy Deigh looks back on a lifetime’s experience.

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The Agile 10 Steps Model

Martin Moene

02 February 2011 20:30:11 +00:00

Technical processes have tended to dominate agile thinking. Allan Kelly looks at the wider picture.

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Bug Hunting and the Scientific Method

webeditor

31 December 2010 21:38:00 +00:00

Do you have a proper methodology when fixing bugs? Rafael Jay puts on his lab coat.

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From Occam's Razor to No Bugs' Axe

webeditor

31 December 2010 21:37:00 +00:00

Designing good APIs that stand the test of time is notoriously hard. Sergey Ignatchenko suggests a radical guideline.

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Bug Elimination - Defensive Agile Ruses

webeditor

19 April 2010 08:56:00 +01:00

Everyone thinks they understand bug economics. Walter Foyle looks again.

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Quality Matters: A Case Study in Quality

webeditor

29 December 2009 08:55:00 +00:00

How do we assess quality? Matthew Wilson takes a look at the design of one library.

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Quality Matters: Correctness, Robustness and Reliability

webeditor

25 October 2009 08:57:00 +00:00

What do we mean by quality? Matthew Wilson considers some definitions.

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Software Development in the 21st Century

webeditor

06 May 2009 09:59:00 +01:00

What's the future of software development? Alan Griffiths and Marc Allan have a timely look at recent experiences.

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Measurable Value with Agile

webeditor

16 February 2009 08:59:00 +00:00

Are you solving the right problem or simply solving the problem right? Ryan Shriver shows us that both are needed for value delivery.

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On Management: Focus, Quality, Time-boxes and Ducks

webeditor

26 October 2008 08:57:00 +00:00

Project success depends on organisation. Allan Kelly looks at how to keep things in order.

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Performitis (Part 3)

webeditor

26 October 2008 08:55:00 +00:00

Prevention is better than cure. Klaus Marquardt suggests some treatments to avoid problems.

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Future Workers (Prototype)

webeditor

12 February 2008 08:53:00 +00:00

What does it mean for IT workers to be prototype knowledge workers?


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