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- Don't let a flawed product process spoil your development efforts
- An overly complicated product process can suck the life out of development efforts. Watch for these red flags signaling that it's time your product team streamlines its approach.This article originally appeared on ZDNet’s AnchorDesk.Developing software products is a tough enough job when you have clear-cut specifications and goals. But if...
- Technical articles 2002-11-08
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- Reducing Product Development Effort for OPC Unified Architecture
- Using the results from pre-tested platforms, system designers can quickly gauge the level of hardware performance they require and possibly eliminate the need to test systems themselves. OEM production devices based on pre-tested platforms can be certified more quickly because testing laboratories already have applicable platform experience and test infrastructure....
- Case studies 2009-07-01
- Backward compatibility issues can derail your development efforts
- When it comes to version compatibility, developers have less control than they might like. This can cause big problems when it comes to developing, testing, and deploying applications. Here are some suggestions for avoiding compatibility pitfalls.When maintaining software systems, especially for a large client, one of the major concerns is...
- Technical articles 2001-07-10
- The Perils of Open Source Software Development
- George Ou posted a recent blog post about a Cheap Firewall or PBX appliance for $93; while I'm not sure the George realized it,his was the post that knocked my first Blog Entry here at Geekend off the most recent post spot. That's not a big deal, but the actual content...
- Blog posts 2006-11-08
- Working effectively with an offshore development center
- Just when you've perfected working with a group in the same building, part of your project is going to an offshore team. What sorts of challenges will you face? Here are some tips for establishing effective communications and ensuring project success.Recent trends in outsourcing development projects include the increased use...
- Technical articles 2001-11-13
- Watch for signs that your development project is out of balance
- An interdisciplinary team has its advantages, but it also creates a few unique problems. Get some tips on how to keep the development effort balanced and how to recognize when things start to take an unpleasant tilt.Any multidisciplinary development project can be tilted by one or more of its members....
- Technical articles 2001-09-13
- Web services roundtable: Challenges for development managers
- Three key industry executives weigh in on the tough choices managers face when moving to Web services.Welcome to our first roundtable discussion on Web services. Each installment will feature IT executives kicking around issues that arise when moving into Web services, an emerging and powerful trend affecting most software development...
- Technical articles 2002-10-08
- Codeless web application development for business users
- Are you familiar with applications that eliminate coding and programming, geared towards business users, not web developers and that enable the creation of enterprise, database and workflow driven web applications?www.interneer.comyupoh ya, it will probably be fine unless you want it to do what YOU want it to do..customisation and enhancements...
- Discussion threads 2006-03-12
- Building the killer development team
- Before you start rounding up your players for the next big project, here's some advice on putting together the all-star lineup.By Jeffrey KayThe process of building a strong software development team isn’t always an easy one. You may have a few players that are available to you on the bench,...
- Technical articles 2002-04-29
- Speed PHP application development by using PEAR
- Reduce the amount of PHP you have to write from scratch by taking advantage of the PEAR code library. PEAR functionality is easy to deploy and can help you shorten your development cycle without compromising quality. See how you can put PEAR to work.Time-to-delivery is an important factor when determining...
- Technical articles 2002-02-05
- State Chart XML: State machine notation and voice application development
- This document performs an overview of the SCXML development effort, looks at SCXML notation in more detail, and explores Harel State Tables notation logic and its reflection in SCXML. State Chart XML SCXML is a candidate for the control language within VoiceXML 3.0 (currently under development by...
- Download resources 2006-03-29
- Waterfall development for new managers
- Are you a new manager faced with a development project? The waterfall development methodology can help you get your feet wet before you move on to more advanced methods.There are many development methodologies to choose from, and new managers often struggle when deciding which to use. Waterfall development is popular...
- Technical articles 2002-07-24
- Rational Rose simplifies software development
- Rational Rose uses modeling to unify and simplify the software development process. Find out why Jason Charvat thinks it's the top-ranked visual modeling tool.As a project manager, I’ve worked on many software development projects, some good and some downright horrible. I’ve realized that there are some things that make software...
- Technical articles 2002-09-17
- Bootstrapping a software development project
- Bootstrapping a software project requires special considerations, especially when the product concept isn't completely defined. Starting production with one developer and involving QA early will keep your project on track.Consulting firms that take on software projects often use a specific process that starts with gathering initial requirements from the client...
- Technical articles 2002-09-09
- Get IT Done: The challenges of mobile development
- Find out what youll face when rolling out PDAs.By Howard Baldwin, Tech UpdateIf handheld computers like the Palm and the iPaq are just smaller clients, then they should run the same applications your workers can access at their desktops, right?Wrong. The old aphorism "you can't get there from here" truly...
- Technical articles 2002-10-04
- Dynamics of Software Development: Rules to ship by
- In this month's Classic Bookshelf, Lamont Adams takes a look at Jim McCarthy's 54 rules of delivering great software on time. Don't flip your Bozo bit--read the article!In this month’s Classic Bookshelf, I’ll be looking at Dynamics of Software Development (Jim McCarthy, $19.95, Microsoft Press, 1995), which is the book...
- Technical articles 2001-04-02
- Avoid these six common development mistakes
- Avoid these six common development mistakesarticle rootsome very good pointsI think the best being version control.One case in point was my last place of employment, where I was first stationed at a PC that my manager knew was not on the backup power system for the building. Although I...
- Discussion threads 2005-09-21
- Business analysts: Clear communication may curb application development failures
- Eliminate Middlemen, Reduce Cycle Length in Software DevelopmentUnfortunately, this article is a mixture of somewhat contradictory quotes. I would focus on two areas that affect the development of software systems: Communications and Cycle Time.The introduction to the article gets it two-thirds right, "If more progress is to be made,...
- Discussion threads 2007-05-08
- Offshore software development: An interview with Farley Blackman, CEO, StrategIM
- As staffing shortages hold up your software development, consider outsourcing abroad. But first read what Farley Blackman's experience in Asia and elsewhere has taught him about foreign markets.Have IT staffing headaches made you think about outsourcing your software development? Large companies have long sent some types of IT work abroad,...
- Technical articles 2000-01-11
- Dynamics of Offshore Software Development Success: The Outsourcers' Perspective
- With the maturity of information and communication technologies, offshore development of software by outsourcers is a new trend for reshaping IT strategy around the globe. Technological advances have increased the interconnection between different societies, facilitating a continuous software development cycle or follow-the-sun approach by having team members located in different...
- White papers 2005-11-17
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