October 2011
1 post
Stevey's Google Platforms Rant →
Jep, best developer rant, ever!
Oct 17th
August 2011
1 post
Making the Right Choice – Agile vs. Waterfall →
Good observations about agile vs. waterfall approaches for projects.
Aug 8th
May 2011
1 post
Leica Freedom Train →
A small documentary explaining the role of Leitz in helping Jews with the “Leica Freedom Train”.
May 6th
March 2011
1 post
Hadoop for Managers →
Good summary for non-technical readers.
Mar 25th
February 2011
1 post
How to manage Exceptions in Java →
4 basic considerations by Alberto Gutierrez. (via Instapaper)
Feb 21st
January 2011
1 post
Big data analysis with Hadoop MapReduce →
Good introduction to MapReduce with Apache Hadoop by Andrew Glover. (via Instapaper)
Jan 26th
December 2010
3 posts
Google Closure: How not to write JavaScript →
Kevin Yank writes about observations he made in Googles Closure library. If you are used to Java development and start programming JavaScript, this article is a must-read. (via Instapaper)
Dec 15th
Need we always write clean code? →
“The largest single term in the formula calculating how much your team will produce today is simple as this: the internal quality of the code they wrote yesterday. Only noobs can trade (internal) quality for faster performance.” (via Instapaper)
Dec 14th
How much time out of your day does IBM waste? →
So true. Have you tried Rational ClearCase, too? Waste of time. (via Instapaper)
Dec 13th
November 2010
2 posts
The Cost of Code →
The Clean Coder writes about code being the most important cost driver in IT projects. I agree but I think it is also important to consider which conclusions to be drawn out of that. In my experience, code quality rules are most important, but at the same time, code generation can be helpful as long as the developer keeps control over the generated code and the code itself is bug free and...
Nov 29th
Code Reviews at Google →
Phil Bogle about code reviews at Google using Mondrian. (via Instapaper)
Nov 29th
September 2010
4 posts
Wo aus Mücken Elefanten werden: Neu-Delhi kämpft... →
Der Tagesspiegel berichtet über Folgen der Überschwemmungen in Neu Delhi kurz vor Beginn der Commonwealth Games. (via Instapaper)
Sep 29th
Commonwealth Games teams arriving in New Delhi are... →
The Australian — “What they are frustrated by is not enough action, not enough quick action, to see that, between the time we have now and the athletes coming into the village, or even the opening of the Games, things are going to be ready,” Stanley said. (via Instapaper)
Sep 20th
Indiens Commonwealth Games: Die erste Goldmedaille... →
Die FAZ über Probleme bei der Vorbereitung der Commonwealth Games in Delhi. Kommt mir bekannt vor. (via Instapaper)
Sep 10th
How to use JMS for Synchronous Communication →
Some people need to use JMS synchronously. (via Instapaper)
Sep 7th
August 2010
4 posts
What Happened to Yahoo →
Paul Graham about why Yahoo lost. “In the software business, you can’t afford not to have a hacker-centric culture.” (via Instapaper)
Aug 21st
Designing Web Applications for Scalability →
Max Indelicato about scaleable web applications. (via Instapaper)
Aug 21st
Expressing Emotions with a New W3C Markup... →
Not just for women. (via Instapaper)
Aug 4th
25 HTML5 Features, Tips, and Techniques you Must... →
Some good tips for HTML5 development. I don’t like the “no quotes” option for attributes, though. But even worse, this required=”required” attribute is totally bad taste. (via Instapaper)
Aug 3rd
July 2010
5 posts
Don’t forget about the actual phone →
Michael Dorian Bach about the Windows Phone 7 platform. I must say that I like the flat (yet multi-layered) user interface, although I haven’t used it yet myself. WP7 really needs a phone that fits this style. (via Instapaper)
Jul 30th
Programming Checklists →
Pilots use them, they get introduced in hospitals and often contain just basic items. But checklists are nonetheless very helpful. Why not use checklists for software development? (via Instapaper)
Jul 28th
I say Agile, You say Traditional, Document-Driven →
Good answer about how to discuss with (potential) clients which don’t want to go agile. (via Instapaper)
Jul 23rd
InfoQ: Architecture Strategies and Principles →
“The companies that do architecture best “staff” the majority of the architects to projects as core team members. This way, they are on the ground adding their expertise every day.” (via Instapaper)
Jul 20th
Apple's iPhone 4: Thoroughly Reviewed →
You should read that if you are curious about the “antenna issue”. (via Instapaper)
Jul 4th
June 2010
4 posts
The Joel Test: 12 Steps to Better Code - Joel on... →
“The schedule was merely a checklist of features waiting to be turned into bugs.” This reminds me on something… (via Instapaper)
Jun 28th
“Um die Zukunft des deutschen Biennale-Pavillons in Venedig ist unter Künstlern...”
– Streit um Biennale-Pavillon in Venedig: Künstler wollen Abriss (via Instapaper)
Jun 25th
Foxconn suicides: Time for fair trade electronics? →
“Would you buy a Fair Trade iPhone or Android smartphone? Would you buy a Fair Trade Dell or HP PC if there were such choices? And how much extra would you be willing to pay?” (via Instapaper)
Jun 1st
May 2010
5 posts
Web Development For The iPhone And iPad: Getting... →
An article in Smashing Magazine about best practices, tools and frameworks for iPhone webapps. (via Instapaper)
May 31st
Why MS Project Sucks for Iterative Development?... →
Pretty good observations on why MS Project doesn’t work for iterative projects. One good catch: if your project needs a fixed end date and no iterations, plan iterations anyway and release something useful early to convince the customer… (via Instapaper)
May 25th
Zwei Schulhelfer machen den Unterschied |... →
„Wenn sie die Schlüssel in die Tür zu Hause stecken, gehen sie in eine andere Welt, mit anderen Werten“ Ich denke, das ist mit die größte Ursache, washalb die Probleme vieler Jugendlicher für einige nicht nachvollziehbar sind. (via Instapaper)
May 19th
Agile Architecture - Oxymoron or Sensible... →
Shane Hastie writes on InfoQ about architecture in an agile software develpment project. I agree that architecture is required even in an agile project, but the question is not just how much, but also which qualities the architecture should provide. All projects benefit from a solid technical framework that is the basis for the functional features. With a clean designed separation between these...
May 19th
iPad Usability: First Findings From User Testing →
Jacob Nielsen about usability of iPad applications. (via Instapaper)
May 11th
InfoQ: Learnings from Five Years as a Skype... →
Andres Kutt writes an interesting article about learnings of 5 years as architecture team lead at Skype. (via Instapaper)
May 7th
April 2010
4 posts
Is automated acceptance testing harmful? →
An article about automated acceptance testing. One good point is that “when the stakeholder is happy with a certain feature and he wants to keep it, then is the time to automate the test”. (via Instapaper)
Apr 20th
Inversion of Control Containers and the Dependency... →
Martin Fowler about the Dependency Injection and Service Locator pattern. He gives some examples in this article and writes about when to use which pattern. (via Instapaper)
Apr 20th
Ways to Complicate Use Case Analysis →
“In short, it was impossible for them to even set down a coherent idea on paper. All they could do was talk about it. There was no alternative to a conversation.” (via Instapaper)
Apr 19th
“Andreas Griess über die Fehlstart Regelung in der Leichtathletik.”
– Zwei Schüsse und du bist raus… | vorwärts.de (via Instapaper)
Apr 16th