Archive for the 'Development' Category

Twitter as a Case Study

So Twitter is down, again. Twitter, a great idea, but terribly designed and implemented... Twitter is a great case study: for what a badly designed piece of software ...

Refactoring automation is like a spreadsheet

"Refactoring is the process of changing a software system in such a way that it does not alter the external behavior of the code yet ...

Better development tools for growing projects

As our project needs grow, it was clear that it was time for eZee to invest some dough into better, integrated tools for issue tracking, ...

Bray on “Why is Ruby on Rails so darn slow?”

Tim Bray said at his Ruby Conference keynote speech last week: Rails is "a big deal, a hot deal", : : "Let's face the facts: Ruby is too ...

Using Static Analysis For Software Defect Detection

A very good presentation Using Static Analysis For Software Defect Detection; William Pugh, Google TechTalks, July 6, 2006: William Pugh -- I'll talk about some of ...

NetBeans 6.0 final/gold is out

I've been using NetBeans 6.0 throughout the beta/RCs, and now it has gone final/gold... The IDE continues to get better and better. ceo

Ten reasons why every programmer should learn C

The C Language is probably the most important programming language; it is fast, compact, and pervasive, and it exposes programmers to very important skills and ...

dzone - fresh links for developers

I just learned via Michael Yuan's blog about dzone, a Digg-like website for developers. Interesting... ceo

Poll Results for Do you like to use Code Generators?

Do you like to use Code Generators? Below are the results for the poll: ...with the majority of the respondents indicating they like using code ...

Developer Poll: Do You Like to Use Code Generators?

Development tools are getting very sophisticated, helping developers generate UI, base code structure, and more. But do you like using code generators? Or do you prefer ...

No Fluff Just Stuff Symposium, and on Ruby on Rails

I spent the last 2 days attending the No Fluff Just Stuff Symposium here in Austin. I had a great time. Yesterday I spent the ...

Using NetBeans 5.0

Download NetBeans 5.0 For many, IDEs are a religious topic. For me it is about ROI - the best bang for the buck. I've tried many ...

Code Complete, Second Edition

Back in the early and mid 1990s, when I was a young developer, Steve McConnell published some great books: Rapid Development, and Code Complete, both ...