Collax Business Server 5.5.10

Collax Business Server is an all-in-one Linux server for small- and medium-sized businesses. It delivers all the important network services within a heterogeneous business environment for communication, infrastructure, compliance, groupware, and storage, all in a reliable and secure way which is easy to manage. It also provides essential security functions such as firewalling and virus and spam filtering, to protect against hacker attacks, viruses, and unsolicited email messages.



RELEASE NOTES: This release fixes VPN connections which couldn't be established manually, had a wrong sender IP address after reboot, or contained a UTF-8 character within the PSK string, fixes the calculation of the primary email address when synchronized to an Active Directory. patches a security hole in strongSwan 4.6.10, and provides Zarafa Collaboration Platform 7.1.5, supporting groupware clients for Windows 8 and Outlook2013.

SPI Flash pinout of JSPI1 on the MSI P7N SLI Platinum

SPI FLASH PINOUT OF JSPI1 ON THE MSI P7N SLI PLATINUM



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Embedthis Appweb 4.4.0

Embedthis Appweb is a fast, little embedded Web server. It is unmatched in efficiency and serves pages at native speed, using an event-driven, non-blocking core to serve multiple requests using minimal resources. It has integrated caching and the Embedded Server Pages C-Language Web framework. Without compromising performance, it has extensive security controls and a rigorous security sandbox that helps protect the server and mitigate denial-of-service attacks. It is one of the most widely deployed embedded Web servers and is used in networking equipment, telephony, mobile devices, industrial control, and consumer and office equipment, and in high-performance Web services.



RELEASE NOTES: This is a major release that adds AngularJS support, security defensive counter-measures, and major performance optimizations. Request throughput has increased to over 50K requests per second on a PC-class system with a 29% reduction in memory footprint. The defensive counter-measures detect many denial of service attacks and implement defensive remedies including alerting and isolating attacking clients. The Embedded Server Pages C language Web framework has been enhanced to support the AngularJS client Javascript framework.

Intel throws its weight behind HTML5

Intel is expecting big things from HTML5.



While best known as the chip giant for PCs, Intel also has its hands in software development. This week, the company preached its backing , which provide standard programming mechanisms for building Web applications. During a briefing this week in San Francisco, Intel's Michael Richmond, senior architect in the company's Open Source Technology Center, positioned HTML5 as a technology for applications beyond just website development.

The Success of Open Source

Author:

Steve Weber

There are no shows in front of a rapidly changing market mobile devices. Computers,

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iText 5.4.4

iText is a library that contains classes to generate and manipulate documents in the Portable Document Format (PDF). Document manipulation includes splitting, merging, and filling out forms (AcroForms, static and dynamic XFA forms).



RELEASE NOTES: PdfCopy is finally able to merge AcroForm-based interactive PDFs. This is a huge step forward for people who want to merge accessible forms, preserving the accessibility. The PdfCopyFields class was deprecated. Unlike PdfCopy, this class allowed you to merge forms, but this didn't result in a tagged PDF: all structure was lost. iText now deals with some image types that previously weren't supported, and when confronted with an invalid PDF, throws a meaningful error.

Embedthis Appweb 4.3.6

Embedthis Appweb is a fast, little embedded Web server. It is unmatched in efficiency and serves pages at native speed, using an event-driven, non-blocking core to serve multiple requests using minimal resources. It has integrated caching and the Embedded Server Pages C-Language Web framework. Without compromising performance, it has extensive security controls and a rigorous security sandbox that helps protect the server and mitigate denial-of-service attacks. It is one of the most widely deployed embedded Web servers and is used in networking equipment, telephony, mobile devices, industrial control, and consumer and office equipment, and in high-performance Web services.



RELEASE NOTES: This is a minor release to optimize memory footprint and fix compilation of very large ESP Web pages.

Armadillo C++ Library 3.920

Armadillo is a C++ linear algebra library (matrix maths) aiming towards a good balance between speed and ease of use. Integer, floating point, and complex numbers are supported, as well as a subset of trigonometric and statistics functions. Various matrix decompositions are provided through optional integration with LAPACK and ATLAS libraries. A delayed evaluation approach, based on template meta-programming, is used (during compile time) to combine several operations into one and reduce or eliminate the need for temporaries.



RELEASE NOTES: This release adds functions for 2D fast Fourier transform and various speedups when using C++11.

Aejaks 2.3

Aejaks is a windowing toolkit for rapid development of AJAX-enabled Web applications. It combines the powerful simplicity of the Tcl language with the Java-based Echo2 browser-independent windowing system. Aejaks applications are written in a single scripting language, without need to write any HTML, Javascript, or CSS. It borrows from the Tk windowing system, but is not directly compatible with Tk. It runs on top of any Java Web server, and can make use of any existing Java library.



RELEASE NOTES: Fixes bugs in the MrPersister library DbObjBuilder procedure where BLOB datatypes were not mapped correctly to a Java object. The ImageReference class constructor was fixed to allow java.awt.Image objects to be built correctly. The embedded JTcl interpreter was upgraded to version 2.6.0.

Talend Open Studio for Data Quality 5.4.0RC1

Talend Open Studio for Data Quality helps you to profile your data. The ergonomic interface allows you to define metrics (indicators) and collect statistics on your data in a few clicks. It comes with a set of regular expressions that helps you to identify bad data. You can create your own regular expressions and use them in data profiling analyses. A lot of options exist for each indicator, which change the behavior of the indicator so that it gives you more pertinent information. Data quality options on indicators alert you when your data quality is not what you expected.



RELEASE NOTES: This release adds many new features and bugfixes.

Eric 5.3.7

Eric is a full featured Python and Ruby editor and IDE, written in Python. It is based on the cross platform Qt GUI toolkit, integrating the highly flexible Scintilla editor control. It is designed to be usable as an everyday quick and dirty editor as well as being usable as a professional project management tool, integrating many advanced features that Python offers the professional coder. Eric includes a plug-in system, which allows easy extension of the IDE functionality with plug-ins downloadable from the net. Current stable versions are Eric4 based on Qt4 and Python 2 and Eric5 based on Python 3 and Qt4.



RELEASE NOTES: Bugs were fixed.

PyInstaller 2.1

PyInstaller converts (packages) Python programs into standalone executables under Windows, Linux, Mac OS X, Solaris, and AIX. It supports several platforms and is able to build fully-contained (single file) executables.



RELEASE NOTES: This release requires a minimum of Python 2.4. It adds a rewritten manual, integration with setuptools and pypi, --version-file with Unicode support, running of frozen apps from paths containing foreign characters, a --icon option for OS X, argv emulation for OpenDocument AppleEvent, the option --runtime-hook to allow running custom code, renaming of --buildpath to --workpath, placement of a created app in --distpath, experimental support for Linux Arm, and the new/fixed import hooks docutils, jinja2, sphinx, pytz, idlelib, sqlite3, IPython, Scipy, pygst, Python for .NET, PyQt5, Bacon, raven, twisted, pygst, and Django 1.4.

psx 0.7.0

PSX is a PHP framework for creating RESTful APIs. It helps you to build clean URLs serving Web standard formats like JSON, XML, Atom, and RSS. It includes a handler system that abstracts away SQL queries from domain logic, a routing system that executes correct controller method for the location of the controller and the method annotation, and a flexible data system that converts database records into formats like JSON, XML, Atom, and RSS. A lightweight DI container handles dependencies. The controller supports request and response filters that can modify the HTTP request or response, and filters are provided for Basic and Oauth authentication.



RELEASE NOTES: This release adds a new routing system based on a routing file. The payment paypal library was improved and an HTTP mock and mock capture handler was added. The template and module folder were removed in favor of a bundle-like system. A new custom error template configuration was added, and some unit tests were improved.

MSS Code Factory 1.11.7951 Beta 14

MSS Code Factory is a rule-based expert system for translating application models to source code.



RELEASE NOTES: This release refreshes the MySQL 5.5 support to the point release supported by Ubuntu 13.04. It should be backwards compatible with the 12.04 LTS release as well, but this has not been tested. The MySQL data definitions are complete, with support for the audit columns on tables and the history tables as well. The installation of CFDbTest 2.0 for MySQL 5.5 on Ubuntu 13.04 installs with zero errors, though the history and audit information is not maintained by the stored procedures yet. Apologies for the formerly broken MySQL 5.5 implementation.

Seed7 2013-09-29

Seed7 is a general purpose programming language. It is a higher level language compared to Ada, C++, and Java. In Seed7, new statements and operators can be declared easily. Functions with type results and type parameters are more elegant than a template or generics concept. Object orientation is used when it brings advantages and not in places when other solutions are more obvious. Although Seed7 contains several concepts of other programming languages, it is generally not considered as a direct descendant of any other programming language.



RELEASE NOTES: The functions bStriLe, bytesLe, bStriBe, and bytesBe have been added to bytedata.s7i. These functions convert an integer to a sequence of bytes. The compiler has been improved to generate inline code for the action STRPUSH. This action appends a character to a string (it is used by the operator &:= ). Conversion functions have been added to time.s7i. Checks for several operators and functions have been added to chkbig.sd7, chkint.sd7, and chkstr.sd7. The function doLocalDeclsOfStatement has been added to the compiler. This function is used to simplify the processing of various statements.

The real reason most software fails

To my mind there is a problem in academia to do with where disciplines like 'computer science' (CS) and applications of computing sit.Pure computer science is the study of computational theory and applications. It develops things like data structures, algorithms, models of parallel computing and much else relating to computation as an object of study. Things like bio-informatics, financial computing and avionics, just to name a few, aren't usually thought of as proper 'science', but as some sort of 'applied' form of pure CS. Somewhere in the middle is 'software engineering'.



However, in my view, the offspring of CS were never properly conceived as disciplines, but rather artisanal pursuits.In this post I have a look at a few domains and try to show how disciplines derived from computing should be understood as both proper science and engineering. In doing so, I came up with the schema above, as a way of establishing the key concepts. There's nothing on this diagram that can't be found in a dozen books on philosophy of science. ButI like diagrams.

Software Revolution, Part Ii: The Shift To Cloud Computing

CONSTELLATION SOFTWARE'S VOLARIS GROUP ACQUIRES COMPANY IN LIBRARY MANAGEMENT VERTICAL



Instead, they have options. Or, if they are of sufficient size, they can build their own private clouds for security, governance, or other reasons. As an additional advantage, businesses can keep data in storage owned by a third party, in a data center run by data specialists. This allows businesses to purchase computing and storage almost as they would utilities, on an as-needed basis, which gives them room to scale up or down at will.

Bank Takes Outsourcing To Extreme With Appstore

Bank takes outsourcing to extreme with appstore

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Resume Preparation: A Gigantic "Plumbing" Project

We all understand a Plumbing Project. This where a supposedly

simple task become a massive, complex effort.

THE TWITTER SEMINAR ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF ERROR FREE SOFTWARE CONTINUES

ERROR-FREE SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT -- HOW DO WE HANDLE THE FLOW OF DATA?



In most cases, the management of data is quite different than that of

THE TWITTER SEMINAR ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF ERROR FREE SOFTWARE CONTINUES

ERROR-FREE SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT -- DOES SOFTWARE "BREAK"?



Are simple-precedence methods the only way to detect and

Ruby on Rails

When I was at school I hated Computing. The machines were ancient, clapped out BBCs and they never showed you how to do anything remotely useful with them. I ditched it at the first opportunity, and all I can remember is playing a game where you were the owner of a candyfloss stand and had to keep your stock levels high in case a stray donkey had a nibble at your wares. Now I feel quite resentful looking back at how uninspiring those classes were and how I was steered (unsurprisingly) towards languages and literature instead of sciences and computing.



Today I had a chance to learn a little about how the internet actually works, rather than just being on it absolutely all the timeI got to do my first coding since the days of fiddling with Myspace HTML at the event, and very exciting it was too. Over the course of about five hours I managed to create a page with two images (Superman knitting and a parrot stirring a miniature pan of pasta with a spoon in his beak) and two lines of bad patter. Sadly I had to leave before I managed to work through the tutorial on putting it online so it remains in some incomprehensible ether until I learn what I'm doing.

GET WHAT YOU WANT: September 2013

It's a new theatre season. And a time for new contests, commissions, and fellowship opportunities for new work. Here are 17 highlighted chances to 'get what you want.'



1.Great Plains Theatre ConferenceDeadline: Nov. 1st

How Was School Today? Classroom Software Looks To Make That Question History

UNITEDHEALTH SOFTWARE RECALL HIGHLIGHTS ELECTRONIC RECORD PITFALLS



Teachers can include comments to provide a more qualitative account of student performance. The company is also introducing accounts for students to give feedback and reflect on how they and their peers performed during the day. The goal is to provide a realtime feed of information so that parents and teachers can tweak their guidance more effectively. After moving from England to San Francisco to work on the company in 2011, Chaudhary and Don won NBCs $75,000 Education Nation Innovation Challenge that September. The company raised $1.6 million from Paul Graham, Ron Conway and others last summer and continues to give away the software free of charge. Chaudhary explains that given the companys growth and engagement numbers, he and Don prefer to keep the software free to reach as many students and teachers as they can.

Software Revolution, Part Ii: The Shift To Cloud Computing

WHY FREE SOFTWARE IS MORE IMPORTANT NOW THAN EVER BEFORE



Then, Google Google was born and grew into the behemoth that it is today, tasked with serving the millions and ultimately billions of consumers making trillions or quadrillions of searches. Many of the innovations we see now are a direct result of Googles response to the Internets rapid growth, and many are related to cloud computing. Other consumer web businesses have followed suit. Amazon , for example, became so adept at managing its own data centers and infrastructure that it began offering these skills to third party developers, as Amazon Web Services . The same transition to cloud infrastructure is now happening in enterprise software. Tech firms caught on to this trend and began building similar services solely for enterprises. As a result, businesses no longer need to hire expensive IT consultants or staff to make complicated decisions about hardware or suites of software products. Instead, they have options.

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How To Find A Calendar Reminder Software

Modern everyone is commonly swamped together with numerous activities. There are sessions, events, as well as gatherings within both equally his or her personal and specialist lives that it can be challenging to keep up using them with no a nice plan. A new appointments reminder computer software may help you within planning ones plan featuring a quite a few features. You can look at your cost-free edition and if you realise it helpful, you may need to improve to the full edition.



Work schedule reminder app can be quite effective since it allows you to see ones plan within numerous methods. You will see it within day-to-day, regular, as well as regular monthly see. This kind of potential assists you to offering a look of your respective plan and keeping tabs on ones sessions and events. It is possible to quickly tell whether people are around for particular time and hour whenever an individual questions people regarding ones plan.

Maybe I'm doing it wrong

There's a joke I sometimes tell at family gatherings.



I have this vision of my ancestors of Clan MacIver. We're preparing for battle. A line of hairy bearded Scotsmen on the top of a ridge. We face the enemy, raise our axes, and as one we charge, shouting our fierce battle cry.

Phenomenal Software Development : Key Observations

THE IMPORTANCE OF ENERGY



A fairly obvious observation but one which needs stating as it is easily forgotten when we acclimatize ourselves to the job of programming.

GNU's not Unix

On September 27, 1983, American software freedom activist and computer programmer RICHARD STALLMAN announced the GNU project. Its aim is to give computer users freedom and control in their use of their computers and computing devices, by collaboratively developing and providing software. You've probably never heard of GNU, unless you are a computer scientist or some kind of software developer. But, GNU denotes the starting point of a development that still continues today - the concept of public domain software, with GNU as a Unix-like operating system that started it all leading to other public domain operating systems such as FreeBSD or Linux.



The Unix operating system is a multitasking, multi-user computer operating system originally developed in 1969 by a group of AT"free" in that everyone who received a copy would be free to use, study, modify, and redistribute it. Stallman argued that software users should have the freedom to share with their neighbor and to be able to study and make changes to the software that they use. He maintains that attempts by proprietary software vendors to prohibit these acts are antisocial and unethical.

Interview

(Pd) is one of the most powerful and commonly used open source softwares for music and sound creation. Spearheaded by , it is completely free. About three years ago libpd was released - a library of Pd Vanilla (the basic version of Pd) that makes it possible to run Pd pretty much anywhere. Since then there have been an explosion of applications for PC, OSX, iOS, Android, Unity 3D and others powered by libpd. With libpd it is quite easy to use a regular Pd 'patch' to drive an experience - whether it is a musical app, sound design tool, game or installation.



leads the development of libpd and is supported by a wider community who are mentioned through the interview. It is quite amazing to see such a great (and stable) product being extended and used in an array of , all for free. More recently he has released the code for a new project that makes it possible to share audio between Android apps (something like what Audiobus does on iOS) - .

Focusing on Commitment Over Deadlines

Deadline is not a very popular word amongst developers. The dread of a looming deadline can frustrate and ultimately distract programmers. Every developer would love the opportunity to work on a project free of stress and deadlines. The reality is that deadlines are a core part of any successful, profitable company. Missing too many deadlines can result in frustrated customers, reduced industry confidence, or even a loss in market share. In the fast paced world of software development, every project starts with an idea and ends with a deadline. Instead of attempting to manage the stress of deadlines, it might be time to redefine them into a more palatable approach.



In programming, deadlines can be difficult to accept due to the criteria for their inception. Common pitfalls in creating deadlines are: they are made in a vacuum, they are a guesstimate, or they are dictated by the business. Most programmers become frustrated by these situations because they are held to a standard they do not control. A dictated deadline lacks a sense of personal responsibility. Instead of providing a deadline, ask developers to set their own deadlines, recognizing that the dates selected must be within a reasonable time frame. Be abundantly clear that whatever date they choose will result in a binding commitment to complete the work requested.

Building Trust As a Developer

Trust and respect are two very important words in software development. They can influence hiring, firing, personal interactions, and building teams. The importance of these words is only overshadowed by their complexity. Genuine respect is not something that can be demanded or requested. It must be given freely. In general terms, trust and respect go hand in hand. A person cannot force others to trust him or her in the same way that respect cannot be bought. If a developer receives a poor evaluation, chances are pretty high that he is not trusted. Although trust and respect in programming can vary by person, team, and company, it can be dissected and placed under a microscope for further analysis.



Earning respect is not a one time process. It must be earned, then kept. Trust and respect are always faster to lose than they were to achieve. Additionally, once lost it takes longer to re-establish. Trust is built upon concepts such as reliability, dependability, and effectiveness, but other intricacies are at play. Earning trust will always be a two-way street. The following is a list of areas where developers misstep in seeking trust and respect:

Staying Up-to-date : Newsletters and Resources

Software developers and programmers work in one of the most volatile of environments, things evolve fast - API upgrades (which imply code obsolescence ), new technologies (nodejs is about 4 years old only, yeoman was only released in 2012, Hadoop etc) and the emergence of new language releases and tools.



Programmer have to actively follow new trends to avoid playing catch up with the rapidly changing landscape. Curiosity is a great quality of the programming trade and programmers should ideally itch to learn why things work, how they work and how to improve existing tech.

JIRA 5.x Development Cookbook

JOBIN KURUVILLA, "JIRA 5.X DEVELOPMENT COOKBOOK"



English | ISBN: 1782169083 | 2013 | 512 pages | PDF, EPUB | 23 MB

Samsung launches enterprise-focused dev center, 1,000 APIs, and app store

DEC. 4 - 5, 2013

Redwood City, CA

Minecraft map of Britain created by Ordnance Survey

Ordnance Survey's Minecraft map of Great Britain includes features such as Poole harbour. Photograph: Ordnance Survey



If you've ever dreamed of making the fabled journey from Lands End to John O'Groats but can't quite summon the energy for the 874-mile trek, Ordnance Survey may just have the answer. The mapping authority has constructed a scale model of the country in the popular PC game Minecraft, using more than 22bn virtual building blocks.

39% of big data developers say government agencies are spying on our data

Two out of five software engineers working on big data solutions say that government agencies are tracking the data they're collecting, creating, and analyzing. And if you only ask those who are confident they could tell if the government was indeed spying on their data, that number goes up to 59 percent.



Which suggests they know - not just think -- that governments are spying.

Introduction to Programming: iBook Edition for Python 3.2

That was challenging.



I rewrote almost all of my Introduction to Programming book into an iBook. Trimmed it down. Refocused it. Changed from Python 2.6 to 3.2. A complete refactoring from which almost nothing of the original book survives except the goals.

RealNetworks Bets On Cross-Device Video Sharing With RealPlayer Cloud

RealNetworks is announcing a big expansion beyond its RealPlayer media player today with the launch of a new service called , which is supposed to make it easy for users to access and share their videos from any device.



Founder and interim CEO Rob Glaser described this as "the biggest product release we've done in a long time." Glaser role last year, and he said that as he talked to team members, "We had this strong base of users on the PC, but we weren't focused on the future."

Seven essays on Lean Software Development

Over the course of the next seven weeks I will be writing an essay per week on each of the seven Lean Software Development principles. I will be writing about my experience in an amazing turnaround, were we went from being dysfunctional, barely delivering with real quality issues to where we are now with a decent delivery cadence, trust from the "business" and quality issues being eliminated.



I believe we achieved all of this by inadvertently applying the seven principles of LSD, namely:

Lean Principle

FIRST SOME BACKGROUND



This is the first in a series of posts that I mentioned I would be doing in this .The observations for this move towards Lean Software Development are taken from a project where we were rejuvenating an online system. The system had been neglected for a considerable period of time and, prior to this project, we had tried unsuccessfully to replace it with a packaged solution. The organisation is currently moving away from a truly waterfall SDLC with very bloated analysis and design phases and no automation.

Lean Software Development Principle

This is the second post in a series of posts on a journey into the world of Lean Software Development. The post will focus on some approaches to helping you build quality into your delivery.



THE PEOPLE AND CULTURE

CSS Wizardry

CHECK OUT CSS WIZARDRY FOR GUIDELINES TO WRITE CLEAR, MAINTAINABLE CSS



CSS Wizardry offers guidelines for developers to write standardized, easy-to-maintain CSS code. Here are some of the highlights.

Guitar News Weekly #771

GUITAR NEWS WEEKLY #771 - SEPTEMBER 24, 2013



Cakewalk will soon be the software development division of Gibson.

My Secret Non-Software Developer Life I've Never Told You About

I'm not a secret agent.



I don't work for the NSA.

My Software Development Predictions In The Next Few Years

We are in the middle of a period of rapid change in the software development world and I think the pace of change will only continue to speed up in the next few years.So, I thought it would be a good idea to post some software development predictions of what I think will happen in our software development world in the near future.



MOBILE SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT PREDICTION

Big Data: What Worked?

"BIG DATA" created an explosion of new technologies and hype: NoSQL, Hadoop, cloud computing, highly parallel systems and analytics.

I have worked with big data technologies for several years. It has been a steep learning curve, but it has finally paid off. This post is about the big data technologies I continue to use. I will describe where they can be used in modern web architecture.

Boston

Based in Boston, this self-funded startup - from the founder's previous successful companies - is seeking Junior Ruby on Rails Developers to join their growing team.With over ten years of successful e-commerce experience under his belt, the founder has created a company that offers the most advanced software for a well-known, large online retailer.



Joining a team of 3, two developers and a CTO, you would be expected to hit the ground running with new development projects.Therefore, an entrepreneurial spirit and creative thinking are must have characteristics.Candidate experience can range from a recent CS graduate to 2-3 years of software development experience with an open source language (Ruby, Python or PHP).In addition to a strong desire to be in a Ruby on Rails setting, candidates should have some project (professional or a small entrepreneurial project on the side) to show as work samples via github.The tech stack is Ruby on Rails, a non-relational database (CouchDB or MongoDB) or relational database (MySQL or PostgreSQL), HTML, CSS, JavaScript, JQuery and Coffeescript.

Cambridge

Based in Cambridge, this subsidiary of one of the largest international communications companies is seeking a Senior Python-Backend Software Engineer.The company is creating search engine technology for mapping/logistics.These global maps can be found in mobile phones, web companies and car navigation systems to aid in directions and discovery of locations and venues.



As a senior software engineer you will be working on the test infrastructure team to build internal tools using Python.The team will work closely with the Deployment team.As senior member of the team you will be expected to do about 85-90% hands-on development with Python and 10-15% leadership / mentoring responsibilities.This position is more Backend / Server focused.

Java ME 8 Early Access release: Try it out!

As I , the Java ME 8 specifications are moving full steam ahead. And today, Oracle is announcing the IMMEDIATE AVAILABILITY OF JAVA ME 8 EARLY ACCESS.



Java ME 8 in a Nutshell:

Open-Source Software

AT THE END OF THIS POST, I AM GOING TO SHOW YOU WHERE TO GET FREE SOFTWARE, SO READ ON...

Technology is reshaping safety and has allowed staffing companies to give small businesses the big business advantage. But there is a cost, a big cost. Software makerskeeps coming with newer versions of their software (it seems) every year. Upgrades cost $300-$1500 per program/suite per user. Many companies have taken the approach to upgrade their systems every 2nd or 3rd release due to the cost.

How can Agile help you in clearing the technical debt?

This post is a write up to my titled "HOW CAN AGILE HELP YOU IN CLEARING THE TECHNICAL DEBT?" presented at the . It was a short talk for 30 Minutes, So thought of a write up to elaborate the ideas on the slides.



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Designing a tech meet-up for inclusiveness

A while ago, shortly after attending , I found myself very impressed with their code of conduct and wondering why more software development meetups don't have a similar thing - an increasing number (although I think still not a large percentage) of our conferences do so it's not that we're completely ignorant of the need, but none of the London tech meet-ups have one. Some recent conversations reminded me of this question, and I think it's an idea that might have legs.



One tech meet-up in the USA (I'm afraid I don't remember which one and can't find the relevant tweet right now) told me they had adopted the , and that it had worked well for them, so we've at least got an existence proof that such a group can work.

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We must always Recharge in mind that underage boys will suck hairy aka not want to contribute something to say donating in extraordinary



quantities. Today I will eliminate it by providing a set of interesting facts about the status aeg x500 of philanthropic aeg x500 children. It is quite long and requires patience to read till the last word.

Mazda to Reinvent Target

MAZDA TO REINVENT TARGET



Article by Kraig Johanssen

Why Software Development Requires an Evolution of Consciousness

I was recently sent a link to a dating from 1992. He was a proponent of the idea that software was ALL design, even down to the area of testing, comparing it with traditional engineering processes which had a significant focus on the phase of building something. In software development building it is a miniscule part of the process, now frequently done under automatic control, especially if you are using This means that the traditional build phase in software is almost a non-operation (called a no-op, or nop, by techies). Click an icon and - bang - its built.



However there was a little nugget in one of Jack's essays which caused a rather big "Aha!" moment for me. I recently gave a talk at in April () which was based on my research into phenomenology and software, words you don't usually see together, as well as my interest in the struggle between seeing the whole and the parts, as wonderfully researched by . Jack Reeves made a point which connected with these ideas of the whole and the parts, monism and dualism, etc. His point is fairly obvious to anyone who has done any significant amount of software development as he identified that the high-level software design influences the detailed low-level design (to be expected), but ALSO that the detailed design will influence (or should be allowed to influence) the high-level design.

Phenomenal Software Development

Over the next few posts I am going to cover the ground of Software and Phenomenology that I dealt with in my recent talks.



WHY EXPLORE PHENOMENOLOGY?

Middle Class Software

The middle class is where most of society resides. It's where most political campaigns take aim, and if they don't, they'll look as though they don't care. Why doesn't software do the same thing? It's funny how software can take control over every aspect of our lives, and yet, we're not all that concerned with accessible software. I don't mean accessible from a standards perspective for users with disabilities -- that's an entirely different problem. In this context, I'm referring to software that's inaccessible even to those that fortunate enough not to be disabled. It's a problem, I think, that there is a ton of good code produced in various open source communities, and it doesn't get the kind of audience that it should. The reasons aren't plentiful, but not straightforward, because if they were, we would simply address these issues. But I'm sure that if we could try to identify the middle class software user, your typical every day user that might want to use your software, we could take steps in making the world of computing more appealing.



Why do I care if someone finds my software inaccessible to the normal, every day, middle class person? I find this to be an interesting question with plausible answers at both ends. First, let's make mention of that fact that when we're talking about software for a particular class of user, in this case the middle, we're of course targeting a specific domain. For example, graphics editing software, virtualization software, banking software -- each have their own middle class of user. On the one hand, if I'm the leader in my market and nobody else even comes close to competing with me, I feel less compelled to make my software more usable, and approachable. On the other hand, maybe I'm not a leader in my market, and I have to think about keeping existing users. Therefore, changing things up to try and grab a hold of users I don't yet have, probably doesn't make much sense.

Cucumber.pro launches at CukeUp! NYC

Last Tuesday, hosted the CukeUp! conference in Brooklyn, New York. One fantastic highlight was the announcement of by the creator of Cucumber, and two of the Cucumber core team members, and .



Cucumber Pro will be available for beta testers in Q4 2013 and provides a collaborative environment that is designed for business analysts, product owners, testers and programmers. is a tool that lets software development teams describe how software should behave, in plain business-readable domain specific language - language that can be read by anyone!

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Introduction No Silver Bullet Essence and Accidents of packet product plan is an extensively thrash break through memorandum on package engineering. Fred Brooks the author of the book, this book was write in 1986, and its been more 25 historic check since Mythical Man-Month Fred Brooks published this piece of writing. The author correspond thither is no originality in software growth which efficiency achieve an order of eggshell incremented in production (the ash grey bullet) inn 10 years to come. in trustworthiness, in ease. He also say that we screwingnot digest ever to see two- keep open mum gains every two years in software growth, care there is in hardware growth, it is happen that he is implementing that software development is difficult. . The aim of this assignment is to tot up the article of No Silver Bullet, accidents, essence, complexity, conformity, complexity, changes, invisibility, high-level-languages, and time sharing has been summarized. and so on No Silver Bullet summery Fred prepared a mathematical proposal, which he thought it was very difficult to ch in aloneenge. That is, if in 1986 any less(prenominal) than 9-10ths of the troubles, are accidents, then decreasing all the accidents to zero exit not give you an order of order advancement.



Therefore, Fred said that if there is a silver bulletHe had picked the werewolf intelligence agency because he stated that a lot of trade union movements start out manifestly innocent and straightforward (simple), and then in the off of the dream they turn into monsters (and you may have had a project lik e that, Fred had one like that and most of ! the people all had and both(prenominal) of us we will have projects like that overly along the way have). Therefore, if there is anything that offers a 10 fold improvement in productivity, it must address the inherent abstract complexity and that may mean dealing with the concepts at a contrastive level. So there is the argument. Now the argument can be challenged on several grounds, one is You could disagree with the boldness that you can...If you desire to get a full essay, order it on our website:

Java Programming

PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT



The process of getting a program to run in a computer environment involves many steps.

Men (and women) at work down under: the Aussie startup scene in pictures

Quick, name one Aussie startup.



If you're geeky and well-read, you probably said Atlassian, makers of Jira and other software development tools. But you probably stopped right there. Health Engine? HiSeis? Canva? Agworld? iCetana? I drew a blank on those too.

Know this Nerd? Meet Jake Good

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WHEN AND HOW DID YOU ORIGINALLY BECOME INTERESTED IN TECHNOLOGY?

Short and Savory

If you or a loved one has ever worked in software development, you know that "normal business hours" are generally quite a bit longer than most other industries. That's why it's a terrible idea to start a blog and insist on drawing all the pictures yourself.



On a related note, I do a lot of lazy cooking, some of which is so innovative in its laziness that it breaks new, sodium-packed barriers. That's why I would like to share with you a mere assembly job-albeit the tastiest, easiest assembly job. It was passed down to me from a roommate, and merits sharing because 1) I hadn't heard of it so maybe you also won't have, and 2) gosh it's tasty. So here you go, the best-worst meal:

Design Patterns

I still remember one day how I was questioned about design patterns at a job interview. I just knew what are design patterns and basic purpose of it. The interviewers asked me to explain one of the design patterns and I was unable to do that. "I know, I want to learn design patterns" my answer was.



Even though I was not selected for that job I decided to start learn about design patterns. I searched on internet for the tutorials and books written about design patterns. Here is one of the books I found.

3 Styles: Iterative, Incremental and Evolutionary Agile (part 1)

When I'm teaching training courses (as I was this week at ) or advising clients on the requirements side of software development (which I'm doing a lot of just now) I talk about model I call "3 Styles of Agile". Incredibly I've never blogged about this - although the model is hidden inside a couple of articles over the years.



So now the day has comeI don't claim the "3 Styles model" is the way it should be, I only claim it is the way I find the world.

Learn to Code in C

C programming language is one of the most used languages of all time. Many later languages such as C# or Java have borrowed from C. Knowing C gives you a perspective on what is going on underneath of the higher level languages such as C# or Java. Understanding C will give you more insight into how the constructs in higher level languages are implemented.



If you like to make software development your career learn C. (I did not say C++.) This language is much closer to the machine than modern languages like Python or Java and its knowledge gives you much better understanding of programming. Once you learn C programming you can then easily learn other programming languages.

Learn to Code in Python

Python is a very popular high level programming language which emphasises code readability. It is free to use even for commercial products and Python is open source software. Python lets you work very effectively with a high productivity.



For example Python was used to create EVE Online which is a massive multiplayer game running on server cluster which is serving more than 25,000 players simultaneously. Python is used to write a large variety of applications:

Evaluating software development is measuring the invisible

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Finding Source Code on the Web for Remix and Reuse

SUSAN ELLIOTT SIM, ROSALVA E. GALLARDO-VALENCIA, "FINDING SOURCE CODE ON THE WEB FOR REMIX AND REUSE"



2013 | ISBN-10: 1461465958 | 350 pages | PDF | 3,8 MB

How Employers Manufacture STEM Labor Shortages

Good help is hard to find. I hear this all the time. I can't think of a sector whose firms don't claim to be suffering from a lack of qualified applicants. Paradoxically, college grads almost universally report frustration in obtaining a satisfying job out of college these days. Yeah, OK then; so what's the deal?



I was involved in a meeting today involving various higher-ups in technology companies, state agencies, and economic development interests. The topic of discussion was this: How to develop, retain, and attract high-tech talent. A re-occurring theme emerged. There is a frustration within industry (and spilling into the public sector), that the community colleges and universities need to do a better job of preparing graduates for the today's job market. Three examples were offered that stick in my mind:

Writing applications for Android requires Java development language, and knowledge of the official

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How do Androidirakendust

Writing applications for Android requires Java development language, and knowledge of the official tool is Eclipse-based. I've described technologies in their daily work much exposed, you do not have a solution for programming takes a lot of time.

The Art of R Programming: A Tour of Statistical Software Design

NORMAN MATLOFF, "THE ART OF R PROGRAMMING: A TOUR OF STATISTICAL SOFTWARE DESIGN"

English | 2011-10-12 | ISBN: 1593273843 | 400 pages | PDF | 4.51 mb

What Prompts Organisations to Choose ASP.NET Development

Developed by Microsoft, ASP.NET is an integral part of Microsoft's .NET framework vision. Being a member of it, ASP.NET is considered to be a valuable tool for programmers and developers as it allows them to build dynamic, richly-featured web sites and web applications compiled in languages like VB and C#.



Years back, the utilization and achieve of the web wasn't as significant as it is nowadays. The technical improvements were minimal and greatly of the procedures were performed by hand, making it more challenging and complicated. With the rise of Internet Information Services released by Microsoft, the opportunity for web app development also gradually increased. Microsoft's .Net app development program is extremely simple for Asp.Net programmer or certified .Net developer to do the job on-it.

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Start Your Own Small Business Today!

Everyone dreams of being their own boss and running their own business. Starting something of your own may be one of the most fulfilling decisions you're ever going to make but at the same time, it's also going to be something that requires a lot of commitment. Some businesses take years before they start seeing profit, while some may not take off at all if you don't put all your time, energy and resources into it. Many liken running your own business as caring and nurturing for a small child -- it's gonna take up every free second you have and every ounce of your attention.



While starting something may seem incredibly intimidating, it's no reason to not give something a shot. The first step is to, first and foremost, explore your passions. Know what it is that you know you'll be in for the long haul. If it's something that you care about with your heart and soul, that that's what you should be looking into investing.

Top Pros and Cons of Java development Platform

No one can deny the contribution of Java toward transforming the web. With thousands of websites and web application running on Java platform, it has remained popular over many years. But the popularity of Java is impacted by the emergence of new web application development platforms and tools. Despite offering loads of advantages, the platform also suffers from several limitations. But a developer still has several options to reap the rich features and benefits of the language by overcoming the lacunas.



According to a posted on Ixonos.com, "Despite challenges Java still has a strong position as an enterprise software development platform. It has potential to grow as a viable ecosystem and technical platform also in the future. Oracle has been taking decisive steps to move the platform forward. But it's not just Oracle's Java: a lot of organizations and individuals have invested in the platform more collaboratively than before."

Israel's Overwolf raises $5.3M for user-generated game add-on tools

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It's Happening Again, Seattle Code Camp!

I've got two presentations happening this year at ! Are you ? If not, hit this and get signed up ASAP:



My two presentations are:

Why private cloud needs an undo-key

A business mentor of mine once told me there are only four rational reasons why a company invests its capital, and those reasons are to improve revenue, decrease costs, reduce risk or improve agility.I asked if agility really deserved its own category, and he answered with a quote from Charles Darwin: -



"It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent that survives. It is the one that is the most adaptable to change"

The Myth and Danger of Experience

I was having a discussion with a veteran developer the other day.During this discussion he laid out a problem that I knew another developer in the company had solved a while back.Or at least it sounded the same. It was at least worth a five minute conversation in my book, and I advised him to talk to the other developer.

His response?

"I've got twenty-five years experience writing code, and I don't need anyone else's input." (paraphrased.It was close to that, though.)

Writing Professional Software

I'm working a pet project. It's just me. No one else has contributed yet. I'm not upset about that; I actually expect that for something like this. The project is called . It's an open source ballistics calculator I'm writing in Vala. So far so good with it I suppose. This is probably the farthest along I've ever made it with a project I've started and I've discovered a lot very interesting things along the way. Facts about software development that I didn't know before. Facts I wanted to share with anyone else who is considering such a project.



* Writing genuine professional software is HARD. Wow. Just wow. For inspiration, ideas, and "howto"sI find myself reading and, a lot of times, more or less, just copying how does it with their projects; specificallytheir mail program. Going through their code and attempting to mimic certain features in my own program has really demonstrated how difficult truely good software is to write. I'm in IT for a living and given that, I spend my days mostly writing reports and maintaining Oracle databases. I don't genuinely write a lot of software of this nature for money. Now that I'm doing it for a "fun" though Yorba's failed crowdfunding attempt doesn't seem nearly so outrageous.

Being a Jerk Does Not Make You a Better Programmer

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Programmers and character/learning styles...

I'm writing this down because like many phenomena I come up against in my PhD journey, I think a question needs to be answered, most likely by myself, but also by others who may stumble across my blog, or that I point here.Therefore I welcome comments and discussion, as indeed I always do.



Ok, so this is based on my own experience, but on the whole, I think computer programmers (or coders) are a certain type of person.In that they're a 'Myers-Briggs type' of person (not that I completely agree with M-B, but that's another matter).I've met a lot of coders in my time, and indeed I'm one myself, and to me it seems that to be interested in programming or computers, be it your hobby or enjoyable, fulfilling career, you need to be a certain type.Words that I use, tentatively, are: patient, obsessive, introverted, detail-driven, inquisitive, logical and more I'll add to this list...Years ago at Uni, we were shown the CBS documentary "Triumph of the Nerds", which is about the folk like Bill Gates and Steve Wozniak that were instrumental in the creation of the PC in the 1970s and 1980s.I can't remember why we were shown it, but what remained with me was the realisation that I was a nerd, and these people were like me, only significantly richer and more successful!The people that created computers, and programming languages were the kind of people that seem to still be attracted to, and successful with computers.I know that programming languages were created the way they were more out of necessity, and history, rather than being a secret club for introverted nerds, but even so, they seem to suit the type of folk I describe above.

USRC

USRC COMPANY OVERVIEW AND DESCRIPTION

Unisource Corp.(OTC Pink: USRC) is a holding enterprise whose strategy is to acquire and combine third party logistics service providers and logistics technology providers in order to offer a unique, cost effective Cloud-based SaaS solution for the global logistics marketplace.

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I'm looking at understanding better how we can prepare newbie coders for a potential education/career in programming.I am awkwardly using the term newbie rather than really young kid at this stage as you could be learning this at 50 and still want an entry point into it. iPads work as well for mature digital immigrants as they do for babies as a way into new tech, just ask my mate who does iPad workshops for all ages.So this preparing yourself for learning to code when you don't know much about computers could work for all ages potentially.



I've been working with children from the ages of around 3 up to 13, and their on learning programming using hardware and software such as BeeBots, BigTrak, Scratch, Python and more.I've always found the progression from one to another tricky though.You start with a physical robot which you program in a very linear space, and it's quite limited in it's capabilities.That's fine, it must start simple, and being playful and physical helps too I'm sure.You then dump out of there into Scratch quite often, or perhaps Daisy the Dino on an iPad.Scratch is a great piece of software, and anyone new to coding finds themselves at home really quickly and can program Scratch (rather than the computer per se) to do stuff.You get involved in a software development cycle where you have an idea, you then plan and build and debug it iteratively and rapidly and end up with something close to what you originally imagined, or perhaps quite different, and have a lot of fun doing so.Your finished product might end up different to what you started with due to you not completely understanding what is available in Scratch, or maybe just your idea changed, or perhaps the software isn't capable of what you wanted to achieve.More on that later...At this stage in your programming journey, it's all still quite fun and the assessment isn't terribly rigid in a lot of cases, so the limitations of Scratch are outweighed by its accessibility and relative power to create.As I said, more on this in another post where I'll evaluate some of these common tools in more detail.

Led By Pixar Alum, ToyTalk Debuts Its First Product: The Winston Show, A Game You Can Talk To

Two years ago, Oren Jacob left his role as CTO at Pixar after working at the studio for over 20 years. After a brief stint as Entrepreneur In Residence at August Capital, he announced that he was off to start his own company: ToyTalk.



ToyTalk has kept their projects mostly under wraps.. until now. Before today, most of what we knew about the company could be gathered from its name: they(tm)d be making toys, and those toys would talk.

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PSI Seminars Las Vegas Holds Event to Inspire Lives in August

PSI SEMINARS LOS ANGELES INVITES COMMUNITY TO AUGUST EVENT



The goal of PSI Seminars Las Vegas is to help individuals identify the results they want in their lives, develop the skills to achieve their goals and create a more abundant lifestyle as a result. Attendees of PSI Seminars Las Vegas Basic rave about the positive change they experienced after going to this event. "PSI's Basic Seminar is a personal growth must! Two days after attending, I created a brand new business and saved an existing one. Simply stated, it helped me increase my effectiveness in both my professional and personal relationships one-hundred fold," says Dick Feeney, an attendee of previous PSI Seminars Las Vegas events, "If you are interested in a lifetime of success, this is the ONE class to attend!" For over 37 years PSI Seminars has dramatically and consistently delivered life-changing results, such as newfound enthusiasm and energy for life, and massive increases in personal fulfillment and happiness, to over 500,000 participants worldwide.

The Developer's Code

KA WAI CHEUNG, "THE DEVELOPER'S CODE"

P..c B..f (2-2012) | EPUB + PDF | 250 pages | ISBN: 1934356794 | 2.1Mb + 10 MB

Windows Media 9 Series by Example

NELS JOHNSON, "WINDOWS MEDIA 9 SERIES BY EXAMPLE"

English | 2003 | ISBN: 1578202043 | CHM | 382 pages | 28,2 mb

Programmin' Ain't Easy

Last week for the first time in 3 years I sat down at my desk and began to develop a piece of code.I have been working for myself the last 3 years and I have not worked as a software developer since October of 2010.The only reason that I was working on this piece of code is because I was completing an assignment as part of the interviewing process for a software company.I still love working for myself but this was an opportunity to work for a company that I felt shares my vision for what software development can and should be as a force for good.At first I was very reluctant to even pursue the exercise but the I quickly found myself into it.My development juices started flowing and I quickly found myself working to improve each iteration of my algorithm.Initially I thought I would spend a few hours working on this code.



This quickly became 3 days of development time and I enjoyed every minute of it.I have to admit it.I love developing a piece of code.The reason I no longer program is because I don't care for what most companies create in terms of a development environment.Most have no clue what kind of work area is conducive to the creative flow of a developer.Be that as it may, the point of this point is to let you know that I quickly realized that my skills were not as sharp as I had hoped.I found myself struggling to design each piece of code as well as remembering how to do something in the language I have coded in for many years.I gleaned several lessons from this experience and decided I would post and share my experience.Here is what I learned.

Why outsourcing innovation is going to be big for the tech industry and beyond

Paul Jozefak, co-founder and managing director of innovation laboratory , argues that outsourcing innovation will become a mainstream business practice and a key driver of growth, specifically in the tech sector. While he clearly has a business interest in companies outsourcing their innovation, we feel it's an argument worth noting.



Innovation within large corporations is often slow and ineffective. Corporate bureaucracy creates inertia, stifles creativity and instills a fear of failure in employees. Management of this process is usually driven by short-term goals and influenced by internal politics.

The web development journey... where (I think) I'm at

On any journey, it is good to look around and figure out where you are.When I set out on this voyage towards web development, all I really knew was that I wanted to start coding for a living.I had the idea of getting into App Academy, and going from there.



Now, I realize that App Academy may have been the catalyst that got me started, but it wasn't the end goal.The end goal was a lifestyle.I want to code for a living, ideally in an energetic, innovative work culture.I'd like to find something Silicon Valley-esque.I want those yoga classes, dammit, and a pool table in the break room.

Building a culture of experimentation and creativity in the social media age

Recently IBM asked me to participate in a series of interviews for their Think Marketing Program.I was in pretty good company:Twitter co-founder Biz Stone; Harvard Business School CMO Brian Kenney; Zappos' Tony Hsieh; and Zillow's CMO Amy Bohutinsky, among others, all contributed.The interviews were conducted by former Wired and Fortune reporter Jeffrey O'Brien, who also contributed to The Ideas That Shaped a Century and a Company.



Thought I'd share my interview here, as Think Marketing does require you to be a CMO or CIO to to the community. Below, my answers to Jeffrey's QUESTIONS.In 2011, Fast Company placed Mullen on the magazine's list of the 10 most innovative companies in marketing and advertising. Last year, Forbes called Mullen one of the 10 great ad agencies of 2012. Both awards offered the same rationale: Mullen embraced the power of social media early for clients like Zappos and JetBlue and has been a leader in the space ever since. Much of the credit for the agency's focus on social goes to early partner and chief innovation officer Edward Boches. Here, Boches discusses how to get the creatives and the geeks working together and -- based on his work as an advertising professor at Boston University--what marketing leaders can teach to and learn from the always-on generation.

Guess who's back...

Engines

Ladies and gentlemen, I've got to say it is good to be back. With thoughts to spill on a page and a course worth talking about, let's jump right in.

Game engines are the topic of discussion so this blog is going to give a you an overview of some of the breakthrough engines created in the past decade. The ones that have set the bar and those that have created an entire community of modders - individuals who like to take the idea of making a game your own to a whole nother level. So let's begin by asking the most fundamental question, what is a game engine?

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The Marketing Codex

A Year Later : My Experience as a Mercenary Coder in Albuquerque

A YEAR LATER : MY EXPERIENCE AS A MERCENARY CODER IN ALBUQUERQUE

Today I gave a presentation for the 2013 . This presentation went well. It would have been good to prepare my introduction a bit more, but overall I've been happy. is the blurb promoting my speech, and below is the speech.

Introduction

Life of A Programmer -- Session 6 -- What should a Quality Assurance Software Engineer Know.

Being a Software Development Engineer also makes

you a Quality Assurance Manager.

Developing a Website using a software parts library

The activity associated with development of a software parts library for the development of a web-site will be presented here. This will be an extension of the library used to prepare Programmable Software Development Environment manual.



This effort was started a long time ago following the development of the manual software parts library. Its purpose was to eliminate the need for Front Page.It was subsequently put on hold so that other more important efforts could proceed.

Open Miracle : A Miracle to Open World !

Welcome to the Software LAUNCH of!I'm so pleased to take this opportunity to work within and to be a part of launching of its new killer product Open Source project . We're getting ready for a properly executed product launch with our own internal preparations and activities; we take it for granted the important part of the launch ready for US! It's the highest leverage period of Business Launch of Software's in huge Markets. As we all know software products are dominating in this market. Keeping it in consideration, we have planned its launch on September 12th 2013 the day recognized in many technology companies and programming firms as PROGRAMMERS' DAY.



"LAUNCHES ARE NOT JUST ABOUT US GETTING READY TO GO TO PROMOTE THEY ARE ABOUT GETTING THE MARKET READY FOR WHAT WILL BE LAUNCHED. THE FUTURE IS RIGHT STRAIGHT AWAY!!!"

iPad App mem:o Is A Simple Data Visualization Tool For Design Lovers

Technology makes it easy to turn the minutiae of our daily lives into useful data sets, but sometimes it feels bleak seeing every experience or memory broken down into pie charts and bar graphs. is a unique visualization tool that takes life-logging beyond spreadsheets by transforming data into striking images influenced by Dutch graphic design. The iPad app is free for download and includes two boards, with the option of adding more boards via an in-app purchase.



Developers Caroline Oh and Young Sang Chou, the duo behind studio , say the app's look was inspired by the bold shapes and playful colors of graphic design influenced by (Typography Workshop), a masters program run by the ArtEZ Institute of the Arts in the Netherlands. mem:o uses a font called that was created by Swiss designer to be especially legible. But mem:o isn't targeted at design nerds only. The app stands apart because of its streamlined functionality and the easy-to-understand charts it creates.

Offshore Android Application Development ? Hire Android App Developer Or Find Freelancer?

Google's Android has revolutionized that cell phone apps market. For a while that looked like it that iPhone would certainly wholly master the smartphones market, nevertheless the skyrocketing recognition regarding Android OS has transformed the actual game. Programmers in addition to developers love Android precisely as it makes it less difficult regarding these folks for you to produce active plus innovative apps. Professional android instance developers furthermore enjoy that Android OS may be a free, amenable supply software.



Android application progress offers swiftly obtained ground inside the cell application growth market as it delivers what the particular cell phone consumers want. This system may be for the development of feature-rich, speedy, dynamic, beautiful plus successful apps. Consequently, a number of persons choose Android application development.

How to get the best developer talent working for you: contract a community

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Meet our new Technical Project Advisors!

As the OWASP Projects Inventory continues to grow, we continue to work towards improving the operations side of OWASP Projects. One of the major items on the agenda in 2013 is to review and update the current . The update is needed as there are now over 100 OWASP Projects, and the assessment criteria and process must be able to meet the demand for quality reviews. This is why the Technical Project Advisors were brought together.

The Technical Project Advisors were recruited as volunteers to help the organization review and update the current assessment criteria and project graduation process. They each are responsible for six different areas that encompass the subject matter of our projects. Please help me in welcoming our new Technical Project Advisors.

TECHNICAL PROJECT ADVISORS

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MathWorks introduces two Polyspace codes and verifies the new product

MathWorks announces recently that introduces two new codes to prove the tool is in order to expand its Polyspace product series: Polyspace Code Prover and Polyspace Bug Finder. In addition, the company also claims to put out 2013b edition at the same time. These newly-increased two products have offered the end to verify the function to the end software, for the early development phase to use, have contained the defect of finding out, checked the code rule and proved that the runtime mistake does not exist among them. Therefore can guarantee the robustness of the embedded software, make it can be by the top quality and safety operation.



Polyspace Code Prover is a verification tool based on formalized method, used for proving the exactness of the code. Being responsible for the engineer with safe authorizing code can confirm with Polyspace Code Prover where the runtime mistake will happen or will not take place. Colour coding and simplifying the task of proving on the basis of the result that proved, make the procedure of software development high-efficient and more high-quality. In addition, Polyspace Code Prover still utilizes MATLAB platform, make users visit the strong MATLAB function, for example the work distribution among the sane computer trunkings, automatic script is written, the result is visual and authorizes the report to produce. Polyspace Code Prover incorporates the work offered in Polyspace Client for C/C and Polyspace Server for C/C before Yes.

New York, NY

Our client is a famous in-store and online retailer, located in New York, NY, with retail locations operating across the country.They are looking for a Project Manager to join the team, contract-to-hire.This person will be responsible for managing multiple digital projects throughout the full Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).As an addition to the company's innovative customer experience team, he or she will bring new ideas to the table and help bring them to fruition.



Responsibilities:

31 Days To Millionaire Marketing Miracles by Tracy Repchuk

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* I had double knee surgery from playing soccer at the age of 16

Dr. Dobb's Now Has Windows Phone App

READER WRITES OPEN-SOURCE APP FOR WINDOWS PHONE 8



UBM Tech's (), the most respected development-focused brand for software development professionals, now has for Windows Phone. The new app allows users to customize the menu topics based on interests: C/C++, Mobile, .NET, Parallel, Security, Web Development and more.

Tech sector used digital tools to fight new tax

The Massachusetts technology community just achieved a political feat that many thought was impossible: getting the governor to abandon his own tax increase before a dime was ever collected.



Governor Deval Patrick's decision Tuesday to call for a repeal of the new tax on software services confers a newfound political power on the state's technology community, particularly the younger generation of executives and software whizzes who had all but ignored Massachusetts political life.

Change Happens--So Make it Cheaper

Change on software projects is expensive; it leads to wasteful rework.



Change is risk. We can deal with risk one of two ways. We can reduce the likelihood of the negative event occurring. Or we can reduce the impact of the negative event when it does occur. (Of course, the two can often be combined.)

The Golden Age of Autoworkers Compared to Software Developer

A few days ago, a post entitled appeared, comparing the automobile industry of fifty years ago to software development today. In his post, Greg Baugues argues that receive today. Autoworkers held a job that didn't require a degree and paid handsomely enough to sustain a single-income household.



The key aspect of Baugues' post is a comparison of the analogous demand of the 1980s Detroit auto worker to the developer of the new millennium. Baugues argues that autoworkers were paid a higher salary for several decades because their work could not yet be automated to a significant degree. That perception was later changed by manufacturing approaches, competition and automation. Baugues contends that software development will not suffer such a fate because developers perform highly skilled work that cannot be automated.

Seven Strategies for Empowering Developers

Developers are the engine of software development, the people who write the code. Empowering developers to improve and supporting them to do the right things is an important part of building great software. Here are seven strategies for empowering developers.



1. Avoid sacrificing quality

Release Automation 4.7 from CA Technologies Release Gives a Glimpse Into DevOps Nirvana

Customers who have large development projects are looking at software development, deployment, and management in novel ways compared to legacy projects. More customers are investing in Agile, automated testing, and ways to write code faster. On the operations side things are floating up into the cloud or distributing into virtualization.



The problem: Investing in Agile and cloud hasn't sped up the release process.

Steering Product Quality in Agile Teams

Few months ago I published a blog onfor iterative large(r) projects. I made a promise to blog about how we steered product quality in Agile teams, using Fault Slip Through. The approach is to reduce quality risks by deciding in the planning game when and how to invest in Quality. Let's take a look how you can steer product quality in Scrum teams.



WHAT IS FAULT SLIP THROUGH?

Blume Ventures-backed software firm Kuliza acquires social marketing platform Adepto

Bangalore-based Kuliza Technologies Pvt Ltd that offers Kuliza a software development tool for building web, mobile and social media experience for Indian and global companies, has acquired social marketing platform Adepto for an undisclosed amount. If you happen to visit the Adepto site, you will find that it mentions itself as part of Kuliza Digital Offerings.



As part of the acquisition, Kuliza has only acquired the Crowdnub platform, while the Adepto team (including Kiran Kumar, CEO, Adepto), has moved on. The company has integrated Crowdnub with Mobichirp, a newly launched product by Kuliza that enables brands to build app-like cross platform marketing campaigns.

Striata to foster software development skills with new enterprise development partner

The scarcity of programming skills in the South African market has motivated Striata to form a partnership that seeks to address this issue. "One of our key long-term initiatives is to grow the pool of programming skills available to businesses like Striata," explains Alison Treadaway, Striata SA Managing Director. "Our *enterprise development partnership with Khuphulanani Training Institute aims to help us drive this initiative."



Khuphulanani Training Institute has a fully computerised training centre near Alexandra. It provides corporate training as well as offers the youth in the area basic computer and workplace skills in order to assist them in the job market. Says Treadaway: "We were honoured to attend the June graduation ceremony of the students who recently finished their basic computer and workplace skills courses. It was incredibly inspiring to see how hard the learners had worked and how proud and excited they were to receive their certificates."

Use MRD To Control Outsourcing

Is your software development process to predict the number of weather? Is your software shadowing caused six weeks of programming? Are you marketing requirements document (MRD) or magic to predict your software release schedule? At the beginning of my career, I worked in the lab for a company that sells microwave devices. I was responsible for the computer systems running HP software is used to design the circuit. One day someone from HP technical support comes through. He asked what we were doing in the lab.

When I told him "microwave circuit design", he said, "Oh, I hear they use a lot of FM". I paused and tried to remember if the modulation frequency is actually used in the circuit. Before I could answer, the man from HP continued, "Yes, it takes a lot of F ----- g Magic to make the circuit work!" He's right. The main issues in microwave circuits in their day by creating high-yield manufacturing process. Too often have a lot of tuning and adjusting individual devices with a toothpick and tweezers to make shipment dates.Since then I have worked on several software projects where some amount of "FM" released.

How needed to get the software on the device projects your software? Do not drift along never seem to finish? Do they require heroic efforts of a few individuals to carry out the delivery date Outsourcing can solve the problem of delayed release software with more force than your software development process -? More process than is typically used in an organization where every person working nearby. Outsourcing vendor should have clear processes and efficient communication to be successful. Software development is all they do. Outsourcing not only give you the benefits of having software that is made for less cost, but also a process that provides increased predictability, results and success.But many still fear outsourcing. The number one concern is the loss of control of client software development process.One revealed in this way. "I can not just tell the programmer what to do every day.

Democratizing Development

A few months ago I wrote athat looked at application development, and the existing tools that help bring the ability to develop software to an entire audience that formerly didn't have the ability. Over the past five or six years I've grown increasingly excited about Platform as a Service (PaaS) and its ability to remove some of the more "mundane" aspects of application development and operations from the responsibility of the developer. The traditional view of what constitutes a PaaS, is fulfilled by products such as Heroku, and Cloud Foundry - essentially these tools do an excellent job of allowing developers to code their applications, and thereafter run them without worrying about wrangling the practicalities of servers, load balancers, security and the like.



It strikes me however that, valuable as traditional PaaS is, it allows developers to be more productive and efficient, but it doesn't do much to democratize the actual development process. If the very same people who were creating software before are the ones doing so now, we haven't really come a long way. Especially not when one considers PaaS is one of the triumvirate of services generally shown in the cloud computing pyramid - along with Infrastructure as a Service and Software as a Service, IaaS and SaaS respectively - cloud computing is all about democratization. SaaS has resulted in businesses being able to do stuff they simply couldn't before, IaaS means even the smallest startup can now afford world class infrastructure. meanwhile PaaS, as we've known it, does great things for efficiency, but little else.

Am I a marketing person now?

Yesterday I was talking to my Dad on Skype about the book I just finished reading. The book title was "Running Lean" and it is a very good take on the lean approach to product development/management originally made popular by Eric Ries.

What struck me was that while I was talking, my Dad suddenly interrupted me and asked a simple question: "Are you a marketing guy now?". Of course I denied, it just sounded completely bizarre and out of place! I am a technologist!

I would probably leave it at that and forget the thing, but my state of mind recently is "challenge everything". I dug deeper. He asked the question because I was so passionate about the book, and that wasn't even in face to face conversation, my excitement was showing over Skype voice call! I had to come clean and force myself to realize some things - things that turned out to be not that suprising once I started to connect the dots (Steve Jobs analogy seems fitting here, sorry ).

Measuring The Success Of Your outsourcing

"If you can not measure it, you can not manage it." - Peter DruckerMany who fear outsourcing software development means having little or no control over the development process. They think there is no need to measure while the programmers are there in the same room. Or is there? When I worked as a programmer in 1980, my boss used to joke that he would hire someone to turn on the kettle and put it in the corner of the room. Each time the water heater drum beat, we have written a line of code! Now, outsourcing promise huge cost savings and executives are more concerned with lines per minute than in dollars per hour. But in the end, it is important to know that your money triggers a real progress in the development of your software. How could this happen? Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) Outsourcing can provide examples of successfully measured.

Business processes such as accounts receivable and sales calls can be defined out so well that you can accurately measure how efficiently and effectively they are implemented. The new software not only help you detect problems and inefficiencies, but can predict and correct problems before they even measure arise.To new software development track how many new features have been added from time to time. Some programs required size to divide work units and then tracked how many units will be completed over time. The best way is to measure the results of each day and at least the famous weekly.Engineers optimistic about their ability to make the software work. So other metric measures how accurate their estimates for the time required to complete the development of the software. At first, their ability to predict the likelihood it will be difficult. You can set a goal for engineers to improve your development will continue so as to improve the predictability of maintenance programming process.

For you, you need to keep track of the work unit or the bugs fixed during the period. Additionally, you have to measure the amount of re-work required for QA measures fail bug after bug fix attempts.Your outsourcing team should focus on schedule to complete the work program. As part of their commitment, they also have to agree on the definition of the unit of work and the level of productivity they believe that they can achieve. Commitments they make them independent and free from need specific instructions for all their daily activities activities.You usually measure the throughput of your outsourcing team as a whole. A team is usually a combination of junior and senior members. Junior engineers will need guidance and mentoring from senior engineers. This is normal and should be expected and encouraged. But also must be measured over time. A senior engineer will be expected to spend from 5% to 25% of his / her time in junior engineers depending on the complexity of the project and previous experience engineer.

Recommended Article: APIs are delivering on their promise (SD Times: Software Development News)

Software Development Times has an interesting article on about APIs: If you believe a recent report from analysis firm Gartner, in just two years, we'll be overrun by citizen developers (normal, untrained computer users) building 25% of new business applications. A major facilitator for these newbies? Some have posited that cloud-based API mash-ups would be so easy to use, toddlers would soon be selling mobile apps. But now, San Francisco's hottest Platform-as-a-Service company, Salesforce (which recently acquired Heroku), is running toward developers, not away from them. And a key to success, said ProgrammableWeb founder John Musser, is the developer -- not user -- experience. ()



In other words, there's definitely a trend toward more APIs, for both developers and non-developers. Both will leverage APIs to create sophisticated sites and applications. As an analogy, consider how many people use plugins with WordPress to leverage advanced functionality for their sites. APIs are a similar step but more geared towards developers rather than end-users.

Embracing hybrid software licencing models

Today, pay-per-use software licensing and pricing models are hotly debated in the software vendor community amongst others. In theory, these models provide a convenient and cost-effective value proposition to enterprises: pay only for what you use, eliminating the large upfront license costs and ongoing maintenance fees. These models also provide flexibility--enabling consumers to use software wherever, whenever and however they need.



While the idea of a pure pay-per-use model has certainly captured the popular imagination, it hasn't seen large-scale deployment for many practical reasons. Two oft-cited flaws are unpredictable revenue stream (provider) or cost (purchaser) and high operational costs to maintain. Many vendors also consider it an added nuisance to be measuring seconds or other fine units of usage, especially when some software can take a long time to load, or, if the software crashes in the middle of a task.

The Key Benefits of using the Latest Technologies in Software Development

The software developers are using the latest cutting edge technologies in the present era. A few of these latest technologies include PHP, .NET and Android. .NET is basically an object oriented programming (OOP) aimed at helping developers creating distributed systems based on the internet. It offers a framework that is platform-independent and allows developers to manage, deploy and build quickly applications like XML web services, smart client applications and web-based applications. The feature of platform-independence allows quick integration of devices, information and systems of the businesses. This helps users to communicate and collaborate effectively.



.NET framework offers improved performance, easier administration and deployment and quicker time to market. This article discusses some of the major benefits of .NET Framework.

Cutting Edge Technologies Ruling the World of Software Development

The software industry is in the need of a large number of qualified software developers. The benefits offered by software development as a career, are numerous. More and more young professionals and fresh graduates are heading towards building their career as a software developer or software engineer.



But to enter this challenging industry, one needs to have certain basic knowledge and skills of the latest technologies being used in the creation of various web applications. So, if you wish to have a fulfilling career in the software industry, you need to have the basic knowledge about a few cutting edge technologies employed by developers and engineers. A few of such technologies are discusses in this article.

The Dark Side Of Software Development That No One Talks About

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Yeah, you.Psst.Come over here.

Custom I/O devices with Java ME SDK 3.3

One of the core requirements for embedded Java applications is the ability to access I/O devices, such as sensors, switches, converters, actuators, LEDs, and so on to enable the embedded system to interact with the world around it.



includes the , which is a comprehensive API that provides access to a range of common I/O devices directly from your Java application in an easy and platform-independent manner. No native code, recompilation, or other "traditional embedded trickery" required.

Ticketech Hires Software Development and Information Technology Director

TICKETECH, an industry leader and pioneer in parking industry technology for dense urban environments, announced the hire of software veteran Daniel Saccullo to oversee product development and information technology for the growing company.



As Director of Software Development and Information Technology, Saccullo will work with TICKETECH's valet/attended parking facility clients, supporting existing systems and assisting in the development and implementation of new applications. Along with managing the department's day-to-day operations that include networking support, user services and telecommunications, Saccullo will work with TICKETECH's senior management team on the development of new technology projects and advise on the integration of third party software that currently includes apps enabling consumers to manage parking activities from their smartphones. The latest apps offer services that run the gamut from finding nearby garages with available spaces, to checking parking rates, making reservations, providing downloadable coupons and enabling mobile payments.

Making an HTML5 Game in 7 Days

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I made an HTML5 game in JavaScript called Dave Likes Pizza over the course of a single week. You can play it or view the sources . This article is about the development process, which is rather interesting because I previously knew almost nothing about JavaScript or web development.

Inside the Data Reading Room: Late Summer 2013 Edition

Hello data readerand welcome to the latest edition of Inside the Data Reading Room. Regular readers of this blog know that Inside the Data Reading Room is a semi-regular feature of this blog with the goal of introducing and reviewing new and classic books on data technology and database systems.



With that in mind, let's start with a classic.. that is also new! A new edition of an essential book for technologists, (Addison-Wesley; ISBN: 978-0-321-93411-6) by Tom DeMarco and Timothy Lister is now available in a new, 3rd edition. This book concentrates on the human aspect of project management and teams. If you believe that success is driven by technology more so than people, this book will change your misconceptions. This book originally was written in the late 1980s but not only has it been updated, much of the original content and intent is still pertinent to today's software development projects.

Objects First with Java: A Practical Introduction Using BlueJ (5th Edition)

OBJECTS FIRST WITH JAVA: A PRACTICAL INTRODUCTION USING BLUEJ (5TH EDITION) BY DAVID J. BARNES, MICHAEL K LLING

2011 | 560 Pages | ISBN: 0132492660 | PDF | 7 MB

Constantly correcting const correctness

I made a comment on , a blog far nicer than mine which you should visit right now. He actually posts frequently! In this case, the subject of Software Engineering came up, and how it differs from the kind of programming that goes on in the trenches. Anyway, my comment ended up so lengthy that it ought to be a post unto itself. Here it is.



It can be hard to pin down these nebulous software development roles. As a subject, Software Engineering bored the hell out of me at Uni. It was all flowcharts and entity relationship diagrams and that jazz. Databases were thrown in there at one point because hey, databases.

Your Questions About Computer

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HOW MUCH DO COMPUTER REPAIRMEN GET PAID IN THE DALLAS AREA?

Degree in Computer Information Science

All those students who are interested in computers and want to increase their knowledge of designing software, then Degree in Computer Information Science will help them in gaining essential comprehension of this subject. This degree will help in making the students professional as the students will gain the knowledge about building and designing software, different analyzing skills, and technical basics. All those students who know how to maintain and program the computers have great demand.



If the students are interested in making a career in IT industry but they don't have the time to attend regular classes; then online Degree in this field is their solution. The students are offered flexible schedule which provide them to study anytime they want and the students can carry on with their professional and personal liabilities without any pressure.

Why aren't all coders making million dollar apps?

There comes a point in a coder's life where they become self sufficient. Where they understand the object-oriented method, they understand the basic principles of software development, and where they understand the basic principles of web development. They get to a point where they understand code, and how it works. They learn to think like a computer, and they learn how to interact with a computer.



And so, with all of the money-making games, apps, and software out there, what is it that's stopping these coders from making millions? In a few words: time and energy.

An A-Z Guide to Being an Architect



by Mark Bloodworth and Marc Holmes

Microsoft and Code: What is the giant capable of?

Microsoft. A massive, monolithic company. From Wikipedia:



Microsoft Corporation is an American multinational software corporation headquartered in Redmond, Washington that develops, manufactures, licenses, and supports a wide range of products and services related to computing. The company was founded by Bill Gates and Paul Allen on April 4, 1975. Microsoft is the world's largest software maker measured by revenues. It is also one of the world's most valuable companies.

Creating Good Content Requires Cross-Department Collaboration

One traditional stereotype about technical writers is that they work long hours in isolation, almost like a hermit in a lone cell immersed in deeply technical material, trying to make sense of it all by themselves.



We know that stereotype is a recipe for failure. Collaborating and sharing information across departments is essential for creating the right content. But exactly how we are to collaborate across departments isn't as well defined.

Rock Star Computer Programmer

Why is Aaron Jay Lev, THE rock star programmer?I'll tell you... it's partly by accident and partly by design.But isn't all of life like that?Some thing you can control and some things you can't?The first time I called myself a Rock Star programmer was not my words but the works of someone else.



If I am applying for a job position that is very important to me, I will optimize my resume to that opportunity.If it is a PHP position, my previous PHP experience is moved to the top, for Android/iOS, those positions are moved to the top.If it is heads down coding job or management position, I'll try to emphasize that in my history.I have quite a bit experience in various technologies so there is leeway in my resume.For one position I was applying to in Boca Raton, FL, the job title was "Rock Star Programmer", so THAT was listed as my career goal.The next few times my resume went out, I left the title and the name continued.

IBC Sneak Peeks

IBC2013

What new products can you expect to see at the IBC2013 show in Amsterdam? Here are interesting items that have crossed Radio World's editorial desk atCompany introduces next generation of shortwave technology

4 PHP IDEs for Serious PHP Developers

Sitting in a performance work chair from Herman miller, a cup of Columbian Folgers's coffeewith Apple MacBook Air - all these can make a programmer to enjoy an idle work place. But the comfort zone doesn't just end up with this list. They all love to explore a nice IDE, where they do not have to invent any code syntax. An IDE is Integrated Developer Environment, which is a coding/development tool where the programmer has to peek in all day long. It might either help them to do their jobs faster and efficient or make them sick and feel helpless. Over the period IDEs evolved much and many of them contain:



SublimeText IDE

Rally Software Development Corp (RALY) Updates Q3 Earnings Guidance

Rally Software Development Corp (NASDAQ:RALY) updated its third quarter earnings guidance on Thursday. The company provided EPS guidance of ($0.22)-(0.19) for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus EPS estimate of ($0.21), AnalystRatingsNetwork.com reports. The company issued revenue guidance of $18.4-18.6 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $18.14 million.Rally Software Development Corp also updated its FY14 guidance to ($0.95)-(0.90) EPS.



Rally Software Development Corp (NASDAQ:RALY) opened at 25.62 on Friday. Rally Software Development Corp has a one year low of $16.80 and a one year high of $30.25. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $27.09 and a 200-day moving average of $23.31. The company's market cap is $621.5 million.

Splinter Cell Blacklist: A final farewell to Sam?

Sam Shepard makes his final appearance on the current generation of video game consoles, as well as the PC, as part of a slew of farewell gifts from the old stalwarts of the heady 80s who have silently evolved into the most prominent publishing and software development company the finicky yet deadly world of video games.



As the story goes, Shepard has a brand new voice which doesn't differ that much from the old one. Naturally, the gamers of today who are considerably more knowledgeable but surprisingly quite clueless were cajoled by wicked gaming sites into making a huge outcry about the whole voice acting thing. A new big ass Hollywood star was roped for the voice acting and has truly done a fine job of portraying the cold and murderous protagonist. The subject is now officially closed and the idiocy of it all has been quickly forgotten.

A Bhutan tech primer: early signs of startups and e-commerce

In our initial , I provided a brief summary of the country, its unique circumstances, and its increasing openness to technology and startups. In this second article, I've reached out to the COO of Thimphu TechPark (pictured above), , and several others for an on-the-ground analysis of the Bhutanese tech scene.



Dorji has been with since it opened in May 2012, and prior to that, worked at , where he witnessed the country's explosive internet and mobile growth firsthand.

Women in Technology

Before I start, I feel I should preface this with the statement of "I'm a guy" and therefore I have no personal understanding of the woman's plight when it comes to working in the technology field or as a programmer.I can only speak for myself when I say that I just want to write good code and make the best products I can and to that end I don't really care if you're male or female, if you can do those things I'm all for working with you. And finally, what follows is based on the reading of several articles on this subject and some real life, face to face conversations I've had on this.



There's been a lot of talk about "women in technology" lately. Most of it is centered around the discussion that there are not enough women working in technology, specifically as developers. There are miles upon miles of prose about how programming is a "boy's club" and that we're "sexist" or a million other insulting things about male developers. Some posts even get flat out offensive about this.

Developer Termination: A Respectful Guide

Terminating employees is always a difficult part of business. This difficulty increases in highly skilled areas such as software development. Developers are not oblivious to the rigors of business. They recognize, to varying levels, that they are employed to do a job. Companies have many reasons why they choose to let individuals go. Although this can be a popular debate, it unfortunately masks the deeper, more important conversation. Behind all the procedures, rules, and processes there is a person who will be without a job. This is a common area where many managers and companies lose focus. Far too many programmers leave good companies with a bitter taste in their mouths due to the termination process. The true caliber of a company is not how they treat their employees day-to-day; it's how they let them go.



A POINT OF CLARIFICATION:

The Impact Of A New Developer

In the fast paced world of software development, continuous hiring has become commonplace. As new features and products are dreamed up, individuals must be hired to fill necessary roles. Additionally, the software industry is highly competitive due to supply and demand. The days of "the lifer" have become almost non-existent. Unfortunately, there is a limited supply of experienced developers available at any one moment. This requires untold searching and many interviews. With a constant state of flux in the industry, it can be easy to overlook the importance of on-boarding new team members. In many situations companies are so delighted to finally find the right programmer that they forget about the downstream impacts to an organization, department, and programming team. It's important to dedicate time toward monitoring and supporting any personnel changes.



The following is a series of observations and considerations about on-boarding new programmers to a team:

10 Realizations of Developing in a Business

The great philosopher Heraclitus is most notably known by the phrase "Nothing endures but change." This phrase is more commonly known as "The only constant is change." If software development had subtitles, this phrase would accompany it to perfection. With the vast amount of changes to technology and languages, the non-technical lessons of development can get lost. As developers enter the work force, they quickly begin to realize being paid to do a job is different than programming as a hobby. These distinguishing characteristics separate the "work" development from the "book/school" programming. The following is a series of realizations (in no particular order) about working for a business and developing:



* In most circumstances, it's the little things "done right" that make the difference. Achieving deadlines, completing code with minimal bugs, and releasing bug-free software help to raise confidence in outside stakeholders. Releasing 10 small enhancements without interruption versus one large distributive change always wins in the long run.

GameMaker: Day 5

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GM has awesome features, but it's arrays aren't exactly fun normal. Neat project today. Tomorrow I start my 2 day re-build of !

Led By Pixar Alum, ToyTalk Debuts Its First Product: The Winston Show, A Game You Can Talk To

Two years ago, Oren Jacob left his role as CTO at Pixar after working at the studio for over 20 years. After a brief stint as Entrepreneur In Residence at August Capital, he announced that he was off to start his own company: ToyTalk.



ToyTalk has kept their projects mostly under wraps.. until now. Before today, most of what we knew about the company could be gathered from its name: they'd be making toys, and those toys would talk.

European IT & Software Excellence Awards 2014 announced

IT Europa announced today that it will stage the European IT & Software Excellence Awards 2014 in London on 26 March 2014. Now in their fifth year, the European IT & Software Excellence Awards have been designed to recognise and reward excellence in European software development and IT and Telecoms solutions provision. The awards will bring together leading ISVs, Solution Providers and Systems Integrators from across Europe to demonstrate their ability to provide industry-leading IT solutions for their customers.



The awards are split into three sections. The first set of awards is for Systems Integrators and Solution VARs and acknowledges their skill and endeavour in delivering world class IT solutions for their customers. The second set of awards, exclusively for Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) and software developers, highlights the applications that they have developed and delivered for their customers. The final set of awards, for suppliers, highlights those vendors, distributors and service providers who best support their channel partners to deliver excellence.