Test Driven Development website
29 August 2004
27 August 2004
FireTweaker
"Emilsoft FireTweaker XP is the ultimate extension to your Mozilla Firefox browser.With more than 30 tweaks, it will make your browser act just the way you want it to. "
Not sure if this will make it act just the way I want it to or just like Internet Explorer? At least some of the tweaks seem to make it act like IE. I'm not planning to try it out, as maybe it will make the security act like IE's. Ok, I'm joking, I'm sure it is worth tweaking...
Not sure if this will make it act just the way I want it to or just like Internet Explorer? At least some of the tweaks seem to make it act like IE. I'm not planning to try it out, as maybe it will make the security act like IE's. Ok, I'm joking, I'm sure it is worth tweaking...
24 August 2004
Cactus
The Cactus website says:
"Cactus is a simple test framework for unit testing server-side java code (Servlets, EJBs, Tag Libs, Filters, ...)."
It doesn't look entirely simple yet...
"Cactus is a simple test framework for unit testing server-side java code (Servlets, EJBs, Tag Libs, Filters, ...)."
It doesn't look entirely simple yet...
XP for CIO's
CIO.com has an article on on How to build an Agile IT department. It all looks very corporate and official. I'm not sure what the XP practices for a CIO are. Something to research...
Wal's Retreat
Wal has finally succumbed to pressure and started blogging. I'm not sure what he is retreating from, but Wal's Retreat looks as though it will be a very fine blog indeed, and an excellent resource for any stalkers who have been trying to keep an eye on Wal.
18 August 2004
10 August 2004
09 August 2004
07 August 2004
Various things
1. This site can show you how any web page looks to someone with colour blindness
2. A free book: Essential XML Quick reference. (I can never resist a free book, this one is from DevelopMentor, so it should be well worth reading.)
3. The Daily WTF is a brilliant blog. Proof if proof was needed that there is a lot of strange code in the world.
2. A free book: Essential XML Quick reference. (I can never resist a free book, this one is from DevelopMentor, so it should be well worth reading.)
3. The Daily WTF is a brilliant blog. Proof if proof was needed that there is a lot of strange code in the world.
05 August 2004
04 August 2004
Software Factories
The idea of a "development environment configured to support the rapid development of a specific type of application" doesn't sound so bad, but when you find out it is called a Software Factory I think it sounds a lot worse. Programming this way might be a lot less fun.
"Other industries added capacity by moving from craftsmanship, where whole products are created from scratch by individuals or small teams, to manufacturing, where a wide range of product variants is rapidly assembled from reusable components created by multiple suppliers, and where machines automate rote or menial tasks."
I have always enjoyed hand-crafted code. Z80 machine code was so much nicer when you compiled it by hand. Assembled code just doesn't compare. ;)
The gatherers of metrics are already trying to turn software development from a craft to a manufacturing activity. Can we measure the development process, and calculate a cpk figure to tell us whether the process is in control? Maybe, but you could just try actually talking to the developer instead.
It may be time to start doing something creative, possibly without the aid of a computer. I'm not sure how many "product variants" I could maintain an interest in.
"Other industries added capacity by moving from craftsmanship, where whole products are created from scratch by individuals or small teams, to manufacturing, where a wide range of product variants is rapidly assembled from reusable components created by multiple suppliers, and where machines automate rote or menial tasks."
I have always enjoyed hand-crafted code. Z80 machine code was so much nicer when you compiled it by hand. Assembled code just doesn't compare. ;)
The gatherers of metrics are already trying to turn software development from a craft to a manufacturing activity. Can we measure the development process, and calculate a cpk figure to tell us whether the process is in control? Maybe, but you could just try actually talking to the developer instead.
It may be time to start doing something creative, possibly without the aid of a computer. I'm not sure how many "product variants" I could maintain an interest in.
03 August 2004
22 July 2004
Autism Research
Bristol University will search for possible environmental causes.
US National Alliance forAutism Research will search for genetic causes.
US National Alliance forAutism Research will search for genetic causes.
20 July 2004
Google rank
It's nice that Google ranks my homepage so highly. I'm wondering if they have changed their algorithm to give a high rank to very modest pages. If so this can only make the web a nicer place. :)
19 July 2004
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