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 Although I started with ColdFusion for application development, I did plenty brochureware sites with HTML. I believe the version was HTML 2.0 for IE 2.0. I lived in the browser world for years doing ColdFusion, ASP, and HTML sites. When winforms and Smart Client with web services emerg...May. 20, 2013 04:44 PM EDT Reads: 627 |
 QASymphony is the company behind qTest, a new test management tool that’s aiming to empower test teams. As software development has increasingly moved towards Agile methodology, with its focus on fast delivery, thorough documentation has fallen by the wayside and test cycles have short...May. 3, 2013 03:00 PM EDT Reads: 1,770 |
 If you are interested in getting started with Java, or just object oriented programming, this is a great book to start with.
The book starts off with a high level overview of the Java platform and goes straight into an example of creating a hello world application. While creating the ...Apr. 30, 2013 08:55 AM EDT Reads: 1,013 |
 This book is not only solid in the technical coverage it gives, it also gives a great overview of security concerns, history of how we got where we are, the types of threats and flaws that exist, who needs to be concerned, and what your role's responsibilities are in the security pictu...Apr. 29, 2013 01:00 PM EDT Reads: 1,004 |
 I was a little wary of this book when I first saw it. No real specific red flag came up, just the general thought of yet another TDD book that magically unlocks agility.
The author caught me by surprise as I started to read the book. He starts off with the way we need to change our vi...Apr. 17, 2013 09:26 AM EDT Reads: 637 |
 This book is THE book for the database beginner. It thoroughly covers design principles and process, and it covers them in depth.
The book is broken into four parts, Part I: Relational Database Design, Part II: The Design Process, Part III: Other Database Design Issues, and Part IV: A...Apr. 12, 2013 09:45 AM EDT Reads: 1,289 |
 Blender is a beast. At least to a guy like me that is usual in code and not in user interface tools. Sure I use Xcode, Eclipse, and Visual Studio but they just give me a place to code. I have used Photoshop, GIMP, and Expression Studio which make you depend on the tools available but B...Mar. 26, 2013 10:00 AM EDT Reads: 1,021 |
 If you want to learn iOS 6 development, this is a great place to start. The book spends the first several chapters covering the basics. The author first shows you how to get your system setup and how to install Xcode. He then covers the Xcode interface and the iOS simulator.
After tha...Mar. 11, 2013 08:00 AM EDT Reads: 1,539 |
 Finally, a low-cost cloud-based QA testing tool hits the market. After an extensive beta program by software testers at 500 companies from 23 countries, QASymphony announced general availability of qTest, a cloud-based enterprise test management solution.
The testing tool is aimed at ...Mar. 6, 2013 10:00 AM EST Reads: 3,069 |
 Although I started with ColdFusion for application development, I did plenty brochureware sites with HTML. I believe the version was HTML 2.0 for IE 2.0. I lived in the browser world for years doing Cold Fusion, ASP, and HTML sites. When winforms and Smart Client with web services emer...Feb. 28, 2013 08:15 AM EST Reads: 2,113 |
 I have had the opportunity to lead dozens of software development projects which I love doing. I have also had the opportunity to watch dozens of software development project from the sidelines, while working on my own project, or in place as a consultant to accomplish something other ...Feb. 25, 2013 09:00 AM EST Reads: 2,112 |
 If I was going to use one word to describe this book, it would be 'masterpiece'. This is one of the most well put together books I have ever read. It is in full-color, covers a wide variety of topics, and covers them in depth.
This book goes well beyond simply teaching you how to us...Feb. 7, 2013 10:00 AM EST Reads: 2,077 |
 The second edition of this book came just at the right time. I am currently working on a project that uses Microsoft's Web Api RESTful services to interface with iPhone, iPad, Windows 8 Phone, Windows 8 Tablets, and Android devices. The Android devices are the last in the initial build...Nov. 27, 2012 07:00 AM EST Reads: 2,879 |
 I have attempted to learn AADL and how to use OSATE several times over the years. I would read a good article on it and think to myself I can figure it out this time.
A day or two into the adventure I would get frustrated with the toolset and getting it configured correctly, and the s...Oct. 30, 2012 09:00 AM EDT Reads: 2,358 |
 It was hard to imagine this book getter any better than it already was. I guess that was because I never expected so many changes. This is the most I have ever seen a new edition of a book change. If you own the second edition, you will definitely want this new one. It is almost like a...Oct. 22, 2012 08:00 AM EDT Reads: 3,732 |
 This book's title Essentials Scrum: A Practical Guide to the Most Popular Agile Process, is a perfect description of what this book is. It covers every essential that you need to know about the scrum process, and the book is written to every role in the scrum process.
After a nice int...Oct. 12, 2012 08:45 AM EDT Reads: 2,118 |
 I have been waiting for this book for a long time, so the first thing I would like to do is thank Aya, the author's wife. In the acknowledgements the author thanks her for making him man up and finish the book. The second thing I would like to do is thank the author for listening. A pr...Oct. 2, 2012 06:00 AM EDT Reads: 2,660 |
 Anything that can speed up software development by taking the pain out of tracking down bugs and fixing them is a boon for developers. There are several enterprise-level systems available for defect capture, tracking, and reporting. In addition to these systems, there are specialized t...Sep. 17, 2012 06:30 AM EDT Reads: 2,829 |
 This book does what it patterns book should do. It defines a language for enterprises to use to develop SOA solutions using REST.
The book starts off with two chapters. The first chapter is an introduction and shows how the book is laid out. Chapter 2 introduces two case studies that ...Sep. 14, 2012 09:00 AM EDT Reads: 3,054 |
 Thanks to EPractize Labs folks for offering an excellent Training Kit for Oracle Certified Expert, Java Platform, Enterprise Edition 6 Java Persistence API Developer Certification.
The same company also offers mock exam simulator for other Java certifications including assignment rela...Sep. 11, 2012 09:52 AM EDT Reads: 3,012 |
 Eucalyptus is an open source Infrastructure as a Service cloud offering. What is unique about Eucalyptus is that it is compatible with Amazon AWS APIs.
Eucalyptus leverages operating system virtualization, such as KVM or XEN, to achieve isolation between applications and stacks. Oper...Aug. 24, 2012 11:00 AM EDT Reads: 4,056 |
 We review small business CRM software all the time. Sometimes we find great systems. Sometimes not. More typically, we find systems like Base CRM, a well designed and promising system that’s almost there (but not quite). Read on for our full review. The Quick and Dirty Verdict Base is ...Aug. 10, 2012 03:33 PM EDT Reads: 3,419 |
 Elemental Design Patterns are the underlying core concepts of programming and software design that have remained described.
This book is a book I wish I had 15 years ago to help me put the basics of programming into their proper context. Learning how to make use of patterns over the y...May. 7, 2012 05:15 AM EDT Reads: 3,815 |
 This is one cool book. If you are starting to use Scrum, read it. If you are using Scrum, read it. If you are just wondering what Scrum is all about, read it. It gives the best insight into the workings of Scrum I have seen in a book.
The chapters are laid out in a really nice to read...Apr. 29, 2012 09:00 AM EDT Reads: 4,070 |
 This is the second edition of one of the best books written on software systems architecture. If you are in the software development industry, you should read this book. If you are a Software Architect, you must read this book.
Some might look at my book collection and think I have ho...Nov. 5, 2011 10:45 AM EDT Reads: 4,317 |
 A great book of practical advice.
The two things I like least about being a software architect is doing documentation and exercising social soft skills. On a lot of projects there comes a time when there is nothing I want to do more than explain to a business user why they are wrong. ...Oct. 7, 2011 11:00 AM EDT Reads: 3,769 |
 This article will focus on Software Inventory Control Systems (SICS). Recently, I was asked by Bill Rogers (NH DoIT Commissioner) and Peter Hastings (NH DoIT Director) to take a look at SICS, investigate them and provide a recommendation. When I started this research I knew nothing abo...Sep. 9, 2011 10:45 AM EDT Reads: 6,441 |
 A problem has come to my attention over the last few years and I thought Java.net would be a good place to talk about it.
I have noticed that many reporting integrations use vendor-supplied examples verbatim. This is an issue.
With JasperReports (the Java-based reporting tool), t...Apr. 17, 2011 04:31 PM EDT Reads: 3,972 |
 This article reviews the features of Blaze Advisor, a business rules management system from FICO. Blaze Advisor helps technology teams maintain the business rules/policies separate from application code base and provides business users with ability to author & manage rules/policies in ...Mar. 22, 2011 09:30 AM EDT Reads: 9,916 |
 This provides an introduction to the architecture style namely, process-centric architecture (PCA). PCA is suited for IT systems in the enterprise.Aug. 21, 2010 01:45 AM EDT Reads: 6,471 |
 Every Software Configuration Management tool is different in terms of functionality; however, they all have common threads of functionality that are consistent with all Software Configuration Management tools. Common activities include checking out, checking in, adding files, deleting ...Aug. 9, 2010 09:15 AM EDT Reads: 10,090 |
 I received an Amazon Kindle for Xmas. It wasn’t a surprise as I put it on the Xmas list my family insisted I provide. My wife had me order it with her credit card to make sure it was exactly what I wanted. The order was placed at the beginning of December to ensure it [...]Jan. 4, 2010 11:00 AM EST Reads: 11,260 Replies: 1 |
 Yakov Werde has just written an article on DevX, which looks at the new version of Sybase's long running and successfull RAD development tool... PowerBuilder. 'A dormant giant gets a new lease on life as a .NET-compatible development environment.' I dont know if I totally agree with hi...Dec. 19, 2009 11:45 PM EST Reads: 10,696 |
 SAP (Business Objects) has recently released Crystal Reports for Eclipse version 2.0 to provide reporting solutions for Java-based applications. This is available as free to use (within an organization) and has the advantage that it is built on the most tested and reliable component (J...Dec. 11, 2009 12:17 PM EST Reads: 18,871 Replies: 1 |
 So far I’ve remained relatively aloof from the whole “eBook” craze. Ordinarily, given my geeky background and borderline insane craving for technology, one would think that I’d be all over these things. The problem is, my love for the written word also extends to a love for the experie...Nov. 26, 2009 08:30 PM EST Reads: 47,393 |
 Robert Meek has written a book review about my Delphi 2009 Development Essentials, which is sold as paperback from Lulu.com, or offered as free bonus for anyone who purchases Delphi or one or more courseware manuals in PDF format from me.Aug. 18, 2009 04:00 PM EDT Reads: 5,490 |
 NetBeans IDE 6.7.1 with JavaFX and JetBrains Web IDE Early Access are ready for download. In their own words here are some of the benefits these releases deliver. An update to the 6.7 release release that is integrated with Project Kenai, a collaborative environment for developers to h...Aug. 14, 2009 01:15 PM EDT Reads: 6,750 |
 Have you tried to prepare yourself for PMP certification or exam? If so, then you share with me the opinion that most of the PMP books and guides are remarkable of hundreds of pages that are full of hard to understand complex sentences that leave you by the end of studying day dizzy an...Apr. 15, 2009 07:15 PM EDT Reads: 6,566 |
 Garmin International uses Enterprise Web Content Integration software that neatly integrates DMS and portal features, allowing enterprises to deliver "mashups" and a variety of value added applications such as CRM, ERP, online shops or product information to one single levelMar. 9, 2009 06:15 PM EDT Reads: 9,273 |
 ‘The Big Switch’ elaborates on Carr’s earlier comparison of the Electricity Generating industry, at the start of the last century, and today’s Computing industry. He argues that such a move, with its massive economies of scale, was an economic necessity at the time and that today’s tec...Jan. 20, 2009 03:55 AM EST Reads: 15,068 |
