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Open Source in a SaaS World
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Testing Velocity Part 2 - Why do we test?
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Aptana Jaxer: ser ver-side Ajax
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App Engine and Java
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GoogleAppE ngine -Not Delivering On the Promise So Far
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Glitch Watch - Bingo cashier jailed for exploiting glitch
The quiet market town of Banbury, Oxfordshire in England is not a place you would expect to see in the news very often. But, according to the Banbury Guardian, a bingo cashier in the town’s Gala bingo hall was jailed this week for stealing app
Announcing Bugpedia
I’m excited to announce the launch of a new site, Bugpedia. Creating the Enerjy Index threw out a lot of fascinating data and I was frustrated that I didn’t really have anywhere to put it. For example, if you follow this blog you’ll
Glitch Watch - 250,000 cell phone subscribers without service
Approximately 250,000 cell phone subscribers lost service for most of Tuesday this week in Vermont and neighboring states. According to the Brattleboro Reformer, a “software issue” caused the problem, which caused the loss of Unicel̵
Video: New Features in Java 6
With JavaOne commencing this week, there will be much persuasion for those not yet upgraded to Java 6 to do so. Although not as rich in features as the move to Java 5 was, Java 6 still has benefits. My favorites include: - A scripting engine (Rhino)
Glitch Watch - Volvo recalls 65,000 cars
Ford Motor Company announced this week that it will recall 65,000 Volvo V70 and XC70 cars because of a problem with the software that controls the side-impact air bags. Apparently the recall applies only to cars in Europe. According to Volvo’
Book Review - Implementing Lean Software Development: From Concept to Cash
Tom and Mary Poppendieck are two leading evangelists of Lean software development who share their experiences at conferences on a regular basis. Their first book was an excellent introduction to lean principles and tools, and this book continues the
Glitch Watch - Lower than low fares at Aer Lingus
Glitch Watch is a bit abbreviated this week by virtue of the fact that I am on the road which severely limits the amount of time I have available to sort through the mail bag. However, one story did catch my eye this week. Irish airline Aer Lingus
Video: Cease Inspections
When investigating Lean for the first time, books and articles that give an overview of the principles and tenets of Lean can appear to be contradictory. For example many managers may question how Cease Inspections can be advocated where a basic prin
Glitch Watch - Nuclear software fault goes undetected for 28 years
Stillwater, MN: the Stillwater Lift Bridge got stuck in the open position for more than two hours this week after its controlling computer got “confused”. According to Minnesota Department of Transportation spokeswoman Mary McFarland-Bro
Glitch Watch - TomTom gets lost in FLA
Problems with a new $3m automated trip reservation system caused difficulties last week for disabled users of Chicago’s paratransit system. Apparently, computerizing the dispatch system was supposed to make things better for the roughly 6,000
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AJAX World - Skyway Software Announces RIA Developer Contest
RIA News Desk wrote: According to Sean Walsh, President and CEO of Skyway Software, 'Our Skyway Community is thriving and our members are very talented. We truly look forward to their RIAs submittals and Skyway Builder extensions and are excited that all of the contributions wi...
AJAX World - Who Will Win the Next Battle for the Desktop?
Gary Byatt wrote: Certainly the Mac is making progress against Windows. People are happier with the less fiddly OS, they care less about OS compatibility than businesses does. Windows is still like a 1970?s car, for enthusiasts that like to fiddle around under the hood. User ...
Building a Drag-and-Drop Shopping Cart with AJAX
A wrote: I think your right when you say that Ajax is the way of the future, although its is difficult to program, you can see yahoos and googles implementation of it.
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