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How I jump to my conclusions
June 2005 - Posts
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A free ebook from Shivprasad Koirala on How to Prepare Quotation Using Use Case Points . He published before, I found some articles on c-sharpcorner . Actually, the book is not only on Use-Case Points, it covers guidelines for estimation using Function Read More...
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Men In Coats 10 fine minutes I saw them a couple of weeks ago on Dutch television at Jurgen Rayman at the 100th show. Absolutely fabulous. Completely offside this blogs scope, but a must see for all! Some comments (the show runs a long time already): Read More...
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Raymond Lewallen : Reflecting back on the greatest job in the world Read More...
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Scott Ambler lists 35 modeling artifact types with examples. He indicates if the technique is simple enough for stakeholders to learn, whether it is usually a paper-based artifact, whether he suggests creating it on a whiteboard, and what type of software Read More...
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YubNub is a command-line for the web . After setting it up on your browser, you simply type "gim porsche 911" to do a Google Image Search for pictures of Porsche 911 sports cars. Type "random 49" to return random numbers between 1 and 49, courtesy of Read More...
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Steve Hebert's argues that Code Talking is the key to great software "I believe Code Talking may be one of the biggest arguments for pair programming". Do NOT mix this code talking with Cold War communication! Read More...
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In a recent post , we saw two very different opinions on the need for functional specs . The Fishbowl: Finding Discord in Harmony gives an unexpected reason NOT to want design specs , when you are starting up an open source project: Most importantly, Read More...
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Brian Jones explains why Microsoft decided NOT to use the OpenDocument XML format and how interoperability issues could be tackled. In the discussions that follow, Microsoft is blamed for creating a new lock-in format. An interesting suggestion in one Read More...
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Ian Landman noted two very different opinions on the need for functional specifications : “Don’t write a functional specifications document. Why? Well, there is nothing functional about a functional specifications document." (Jason Fried) Read More...
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More and more tools with UML2 support are emerging. Currently, however, UML 1.x is still dominating the tools market. Some tools are listed on modelbased.net - UML tools . Some arguments on NOT using UML2 and the (fierce) reaction of Andrew Watson (technical Read More...
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In the introduction, it states it’s not a how-to design manual, how-to manual for usability testing, or a technical manual. So what is it? For the interview: Digital Web Magazine - Kelly Goto More info (including reviews and some downloads): http://www.web-redesign.com Read More...
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Lots of attention is given to what developers do wrong, but is the problem always on their side? Christopher Hawkins, who had to terminate some business relationships with clients gives you insight in the types of clients that are best avoid to begin Read More...
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Doug Rosenburg, writer of a book that really helped me on deciding how to do RUP ( Use Case Driven Object Modeling with UML: A Practical Approach) wrote the nice story of Alice in Use Case Land which I often refer to when I teach courses The Duchess, Read More...
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As several of my fellow Info Support bloggers exposed themselves, I can't stay behind either. For any person interested in how I really am: I am a Scorched Earth Tank . When I have a mission, it consumes me; I will not be satisfied until the job is done. Read More...
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Lots of samples, demo's and of course all sources on the CSS playground ! Read More...
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Sara Ford has a good tip on using the toolbox to get the most out of your presentations . This tip prevents you from making typo's, compiling, correcting typo's, compiling …. Read More...
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Microsoft, IBM Woo Developers "IBM has no interest in small and midsize enterprises," said Stephen Forte, chief technology officer at Corzen Inc., in New York. "Those companies cannot afford big, expensive tools like Rational, nor can they afford big Read More...
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Interesting interview for several of our customers: will IBM continue to support Rational Tools on .NET? Grady Booch sat down for an interview with eWEEK to discuss Rational's development strategy going forward and the new competition from Microsoft Corp., Read More...
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New Office file formats announced . Robert Scobles (read a nice Economist.com article on Robert Scobles ) reaction was: When I got called over to meet with Brian last Friday I had no idea what was coming, other than he wanted to talk to me about "new Read More...
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Recently I stumbled upon a testing checklist , with all kinds of items on it provided by Micahel Blogging as the Braidy Tester (making developers cry since 1995) he created a blog well worth reading. He can also tell you what makes a great tester ] Read More...
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Igor Freeke , an interaction designer on my current project commended to me the book The Inmates Are Running the Asylum: Why High Tech Products Drive Us Crazy and How to Restore the Sanity, 2nd Edition “ by Alan Cooper. I really liked the book and Read More...
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