Testing -- Not Just for QA
Acceptance Tests: Not Just for QA Anymore; Book Review: Succeeding with Use Cases; Hot Links
September 20, 2005
Math Power
The Laws of physics questioned -- again; Electronics terminology such as "input", "output", and "function machine" is creeping slowly into algebra textbooks and that is good; and Mathonomy is the ferreting-out and study of often subtle patterns in mathematics.
September 16, 2005
Software Builds: Where It All Comes Together
John Ousterhout, founder of Electric Cloud and creator of the Tcl scripting language, discusses the challenges in performing efficient software builds.(MP3 Audio, 4:31 mins.)
September 16, 2005
Dr. Dobb's Software Tools Newsletter - August 2005
Zugg Software has released zApp 2.0; Recursion Software has announced enhancements to Cinergi; FairCom has released its c-tree Server for Apple's Mac OS X Server 10.4 Tiger operating system; SubRosaSoft.com has released new versions of two Mac OS X utilities;
September 9, 2005
Gettin' Certified
Gettin' Certified: A New IT Architect Certification Program; Poll Results: Why People Do--And Don't&--Trust Their Managers; This Month's Poll: Are "Offsites" Effective?; On the Web: Articles and Top Resources
September 7, 2005
22 Maxims from Agile 2005
Overheard: 22 Maxims from Agile 2005; Book Review: "Just Enough Requirements Management"
September 7, 2005
Eroding Opportunities
Eroding Opportunities: Although it offers obvious advantages for U.S. companies, the global IT business model based on offshoring is not nearly as beneficial for the U.S. workforce--or our economy.
September 1, 2005
Taking the First Step
Having defined the proliferating version problem and proposed a solution, it's time for our first six-week iteration. Gather 'round the whiteboard, everyone!
September 1, 2005
Seeking Stakeholders
It's not just a hi-bye proposition-agile development depends upon daily input from the people whose software you're building. How to track down this elusive quarry? Part 1 of 2.
September 1, 2005
Let the Super Guilds Speak
Increasingly, offshore lobbyists have their way with tax policy and corporations exploit workers without consequence. Why not shift power back to free agents?
September 1, 2005
Sticking Your Neck Out
Juggling demands, setting priorities and turning loss into profit-it's all part of a project manager's grind. Lack of executive support doesn't help-but here's how to stay on top.
September 1, 2005
Only a Matter of Time
The Apple move to Intel processors begs the question: What other "it's-only-a-matter-of-time" scenarios do we face?
September 1, 2005
What Were They Thinking?
Greg reviews a small sack of books this month. As you'd expect, it's a mixed bag.
September 1, 2005
Monoculturalism
We're increasingly depended on other people's code—this makes Ed a little nervous.
September 1, 2005
Determinant Algorithm Generation with Numlists
Numlists provide the compile-time index list structures that allow processing to happen in place. The compile-time nature of template recursion is key to coding this algorithm.
September 1, 2005
Implementing Splay Trees in C++
Splay trees are self-adjusting binary search trees that are typically used in caches, memory allocators, routers, garbage collectors, data compression, and the like.
September 1, 2005
The Ordersort Algorithm
Ordersort is a list-sorting algorithm that's simple to implement in C++, and that sorts lists faster than the Quicksort and Bubblesort algorithms.
September 1, 2005
11 Clients You Need to Fire Right Now
Is your customer a chiseler, perpetually dissatisfied or a bully? Are you tired of justifying software development practices to people who think it's just so much high-paid typing? It's time to cut loose those clients who are earning you gray hairs.
September 1, 2005
Offshore Forum: Outsourcing Works
Outsourcing Works: The biggest threat to the U.S. software industry isn't offshoring-it's insular attitudes. Cast off the myths and open your mind to this new global opportunity.
September 1, 2005
Deadline: By the Numbers
Scan our NetSeminar poll results on open source software use. Prune the Feature Funhouse product tree with requirements-gathering excercises, and browse Amazon's top 10 tomes on usability.
September 1, 2005
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