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A programming proposition

A programming propositionThe problems with prototyping(1) Validation and verification, especially of non-trivial functionality (beyond CRUD + basic aggregation), can be as or more costly than implementation activities. All changes to a production system require regression testing first.(2) Validation and verification are short-changed, leading to applications that yield incorrect and...

Tags: approval process, specification, programming proposition, programming

Discussion threads 2007-11-05

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Apple's "force fed ads" patent more likely related to content, not hardware

Perhaps neitherHopefully you are right and they'll use this process to allow customers to earn free content. Unfortunatley I see this as being a way for Apple to increase its warchest by forcing its followers to view ads. Perhaps it'll be a blend - view enough ads to put $10...

Tags: hardware, O'Grady, advertisement, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-11-17

TechCrunch throws down on cable boxes: Who can argue?

The TechCrunch blog usually covers start-up culture, but a post today takes a diversion into the limited, primitive realm of cable boxes. You know 'em, you hate 'em. As post author MG Siegler points out, the interfaces are archaic, the horsepower anemic, and the remotes unappealing. He rightly suggests that...

Tags: TechCrunch, Cable Box, TV, CableCard, Siegler, Cable, Network Technology, Telecommunications, Personal Technology, Networking, Sean Portnoy

Blog posts 2009-10-08

Do you want Flash on your TV? Adobe thinks so.

Do you want Flash on your TV? Adobe thinks so.Not feeling itI don't quite see the value in this proposition.The major television/movie studios have been slow as molasses getting their content onto the 'net for consumption [i]in any form[/i], so I'm hard-pressed to believe that they're going to find that...

Tags: TVs, Corporate communications, TV & Home Theater, Monitors & displays, TV, Adobe Systems Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-04-26

The Open Cloud Manifesto: Whats Up With That?

This morning, to a lot of pre-launch buzz, the Open Cloud Manifesto OCM, spearheaded by IBM, launched officially, much to no one's surprise. The idea behind the OCM is that there exist a body consisting of many companies - and in the future, many, many companies, that would semi-formally agree...

Tags: Paul Greenberg

Blog posts 2009-03-30

Coders urged to take up open source in downturn

Coders urged to take up open source in downturnAnother good point: Open Source gives programmers more options. If oneemployer goes under or lays you off, your knowledge of the product will get you a job at another company working in the same area. You can also strike out on your...

Tags: learning curve, eTrade, open source, Free Software

Discussion threads 2009-03-03

VOD chief: Comcast will survive in face of TV.com, Hulu

This week, Comcast announced its OnDemand Online service, promising anywhere online access to Comcast programming (broadcast, basic and premium channels, etc.) for its customers. I sat down with Doug Sylvester, President and COO of TVN Entertainment, to talk about how Comcast's entry into the broadband video on-demand...

Tags: VoD, Comcast Corp., Cable Company, TV, Cable, Programming, Hulu, TVN Entertainment, ZD, DS, Development Tools, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-02-27

Logitech Harmony 1100

When Logitech brought out its touch screen, tablet-style Harmony 1000 in 2007, it was clearly taking a stab at the high-end of the universal remote market. Unlike other high-end--and more expensive--models from the likes of Crestron, Universal Remote Control and Philips' Pronto line, the Harmony 1000 didn't require hiring a...

Tags: Logitech

Product reviews 2009-02-19

Sony XDR-F1HD

After years of being priced as luxury items, tabletop HD Radios finally dipped below $200 and even $100 in 2008. However, most of those models still didn't actually sound very good--either the tuner wasn't terribly adept at pulling in stations or the speakers were pretty cheap. That's where the Sony...

Tags: Advertising & Promotion, Sony Corp., Sony XDR-F1HD, tuner, radio

Product reviews 2008-11-18

Are you being gouged on your cable bill?

Are you being gouged on your cable bill?cableI was receiving the standard package about 50 channels, costing about 29.99 - in 8 months with no changes the cost escallated to 80.00, they lost a customer, there is no explaination for the cost increase, there is no one checking them either.COX...

Tags: Network technology, DirectTV, cable, cable company, Cox Cable

Discussion threads 2008-11-10

Black market for zero day vulnerabilities still thriving

One would assume that popular sources for zero day vulnerabilities+Poc's such as Full-Disclosure, Bugtraq or Milw0rm are the primary sources for obtaining responsibly or irresponsibly released flaws. They'd be wrong. The black market for zero day vulnerabilities and the concept of over-the-counter OTC trade of zero day flaws, has been...

Tags: Web, Vulnerability, Web Application, SQL Injection, Exploit, Day Vulnerability, E-shop, Security, Dancho Danchev

Blog posts 2008-11-02

CAD vs. programming...what should we teach?

CAD vs. programming...what should we teach?How is the curriculum ...... the responsibility of the IT director? Shouldn't you stick to supporting what the educators determine is the appropriate curriculum.RE: CAD vs. programming...what should we teach?A bug in a drawing is going to be more obvious than a bug in...

Tags: Development tools, CAD, programming

Discussion threads 2008-09-22

MIT team working on $12 'Apple II' desktop

MIT team working on $12 'Apple II' desktopAwesome, butThe Apple ][ was based on the 6502 processor, which I'm not even sure is even produced today. They'd probably have better success with a Zilog Z-80 derivative or even a Motorola Dragonball which powered the Palm Pilots. At least the 68000-derived...

Tags: Team management, Desktops, Apple II, MIT team, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Apple Inc., team, desktop

Discussion threads 2008-08-05

Nokia Symbian deal winners and losers

Nokia Symbian deal winners and losersNokia Symbian - What's in a name?Heads up! It looks like Nokia's product naming consultants did not do their homework for similar names with other mental images and associations. Check out www.sybian.com. Or, how about the Symbionese Liberation Party that kidnapped Patty...

Tags: Linux, Advertising & Promotion, Operating systems, Cellular phones, Nokia Corp., Symbian Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-06-24

Salesforce.com's bold development platform vision [includes executive podcast]

Note: Click the player to listen to my podcast interview with Steve Cakebread, President and Chief Strategy Officer of Salesforce.com. Steve comments on his company's strategy, discusses on-premises software, and presents Salesforce.com's vision for mobile devices. Salesforce.com's Tour de Force roadshow is traveling around the world...

Tags: Software, Salesforce.com Inc., Developer, Podcast, Outsource, Vision, Force.com, On-premises, Sales Force Management, Sales, Michael Krigsman

Blog posts 2008-04-23

Is OOP a branch to nowhere?

To continue the discussion about development languages, I want to ask a potentially embarrassing question: has the whole object orientation business been both a functional and a conceptual failure? One of the odd things about the OO movement is that no two proponents understand...

Tags: Object-oriented Programming, Object-oriented, Machine, COBOL MOVE, Ooa/Ood/Oop, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Paul Murphy

Blog posts 2008-04-20

13 reasons IT hates metrics

13 reasons IT hates metricsYou Missed the Most Important Point...Management likes metrics because numbers on paper or PowerPointless makes it appear that they know what they're talking about, are meeting "goals" and showing "improvement". Unfortunately, IT metrics don't really measure anything meaningful. Take "Lines of Code" for example. On the...

Tags: Strategy, information technology

Discussion threads 2008-03-10

Survey%3A+companies+investing+millions+in+SOA%2C+but+don%27t+exactly+know+why

Survey%3A+companies+investing+millions+in+SOA%2C+but+don%27t+exactly+know+whyOverall, Good NewsThe survey seems to reflect the notion that the real goal of SOA - agility through rapid orchestration of services into new processes, is still a long term prospect, and still just beyond reach. The good news is that companies are finding significant value in the secondary...

Tags: Service-oriented architecture (SOA), Web services, Middleware, Enterprise software, survey, SOA

Discussion threads 2008-02-26

Microsoft Q2 earnings and outlook are up, up and away

Microsoft Q2 earnings and outlook are up, up and awaySame old story"Results in the prior year were impacted by the deferral of $1.64 billion of revenue and operating income and $0.11 of diluted earnings per share from the second to the third quarter of fiscal 2007, due primarily to technology...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Financial accounting, Operational accounting, paragraph, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Q2 earning, Microsoft Q2

Discussion threads 2008-01-24

Online Retailer Adopts Software-Plus-Services to Connect With Customers

Play.com is the fourth largest online retailer in the United Kingdom. the company has been investigating new ways to interact with its customers. Having successfully incorporated customer reviews into the site, Play.com decided to enhance the Web site further, to: encourage customers to interact with each other; make play.com features...

Tags: Online Retail Company, Retail Company, Customer, Microsoft Corp., Play.com, Retail, Web Site Development, E-business/E-Commerce, Internet

Case studies 2008-01-01