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- Evaluate these five elements before hiring a Web designer
- I still do some moonlighting in Web development from time to time, and one of my older clients—a small management consulting shop—finally decided to hire a full-time Web developer. Since the site had very little back-end programming only a CGI script for form processing, the manager was mostly concerned with...
- Tags: Channel management, Recruitment & Selection, Matthew Osborn, multimedia, Web, Web Designer, hiring
- Technical articles 2003-05-13
- Dynamic HTML may be the one Web development book you need
- I google for solutions to most of my Web development questions, but having a trusty book or two never hurts. Of course, finding a single book that adequately covers advanced HTML, JavaScript, the Document Object Model DOM, and Cascading Style Sheets CSS presents a real challenge. However, the second edition...
- Tags: CSS, XML, Scripting languages, Web browsers, Web development, Web, Matthew Osborn, Danny Goodman, HTML, DHTML
- Technical articles 2003-04-18
- J2EE vs. .NET: There is no debate
- The editorial focus this week on Builder.com is J2EE vs. .NET, so I thought I would skim through some of the past articles to get a sense of the debate within the Builder.com community. After reading several articles, it hit me: Maybe there’s not really a debate after all. Shops...
- Tags: .NET, Programming languages, Application servers, Middleware, J2EE, Matthew Osborn, Java, Microsoft .NET, C#
- Technical articles 2003-04-11
- Turn your most frustrating Web development experience into free software
- In honor of Advanced Web Development Week here at Builder.com, we would like you to dust the cobwebs off your memories and tell us about your toughest Web development project. Was it your first project? Were you a Visual Basic programmer who fell in love with animated GIFs and begged...
- Tags: Channel management, Taxes, Matthew Osborn, software, Web development, Web development experience, Web, Pacific Time, e-mail
- Technical articles 2003-04-14
- I don't get paid to do your job too
- You know the scenario. You’re tucked away in your cube, typing away, when you hear the little voice say, “Hey, you got a second?” You try to resist making eye contact, but the moment that you turn your head, you’re trapped. The voice says “I was wondering if you could...
- Tags: Team management, Matthew Osborn, team, job
- Technical articles 2003-03-07
- Builder.com members sound off on managing different personality types
- Builder.com contributor Scott Robinson recently wrote an article advising managers how to navigate the tricky waters of conflicting personalities. Robinson outlined how personality conflicts on a team can wreak havoc and what development managers can do to remedy the situation, including resolving the problems publicly and having team members communicating...
- Tags: Team management, Matthew Osborn, Scott Robinson, e-mail, team
- Technical articles 2003-03-13
- Does Namo WebEditor 5 offer a viable alternative to Dreamweaver?
- I have been a Macromedia Dreamweaver fan for several years. Although I rarely use Dreamweaver MX's impressive integration features, I do use Dreamweaver to build Web pages. So when I had the opportunity to test-drive Namo Interactive WebEditor 5, I was interested to see how it stacked up against Dreamweaver—and...
- Tags: XHTML, Matthew Osborn, WebEditor 5, Macromedia Dreamweaver
- Technical articles 2003-03-04
- Use body language to deliver your message
- In a past life, I reported to a nontechnical manager who acknowledged her lack of technical savvy. While my manager's shortage of IT skills was a problem for some of her reports, there was one thing that she did very well—she was a master at nonverbal communication. Here's how one...
- Tags: Matthew Osborn
- Technical articles 2003-02-21
- Train your team to gain long-term benefits
- When a shop makes plans to implement new technology, managers often look outside for a consultant to help drive the transition. Sometimes these hired guns are worth the cost, particularly since they already have experience with the technology you are launching.Doing business with outside consultants also presents challenges. Sometimes the...
- Tags: Workforce management, Matthew Osborn, benefit, training, team
- Technical articles 2003-02-14
- Managers should adopt a technical mentor
- With technology constantly changing, it’s hard to keep your knowledge base updated when you’re in a management position and are preoccupied with budget and personnel issues. But you might try picking up a technology mentor to help you keep up to date. A good mentor is usually a senior developer...
- Tags: Programming languages, Matthew Osborn, mentor, technical mentor
- Technical articles 2003-02-12
- Find out more about Apache XML projects with these articles
- While it is widely believed that Apache offers some great open source projects and tools, I find myself losing track of what’s available and how can the tools can be used. This is especially true of XML projects. Builder.com has covered several of these tools. So if you need a...
- Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, OPEN SOURCE, Matthew Osborn, Ant, XML, Jelly, Cocoon, Apache Software Foundation, tool
- Technical articles 2003-02-19
- Builder.com advice on motivating your team when morale plummets
- Managing a team in the best of times is a challenge. When bad times hit and morale problems enter the picture, the challenge to keep your team focused and productive becomes even greater. If you’ve found yourself managing a team of “babies” or thrust into a position where you’re expected...
- Tags: Team management, Matthew Osborn, team, morale
- Technical articles 2003-02-05
- Help business drivers identify the reports they need
- I used to work with a contract database developer named Charlie who specialized in small to medium-size businesses. I sat in on client meetings and helped draft technical specs and reporting requirements. Charlie would ask the client to list the reports they were currently getting and the types of reports...
- Tags: Matthew Osborn
- Technical articles 2003-01-10
- Risk management: Why now may be the time
- Implementing a risk management plan may mean another layer of bureaucracy to your team. But it may be necessary in order to avoid disaster. These red flags may indicate that you need a risk management plan.I have never been a big fan of adding another layer of bureaucracy to an...
- Tags: Financial Planning, Financial services, Strategy, SECURITY, Matthew Osborn, risk management, risk management plan
- Technical articles 2002-12-20
- Prototype now, save time later
- Prototypes can require a lot of money and development hours, but they are worth it. Builder.com senior editor Matthew Osborn sounds off on why prototypes can save you from bigger problems down the road.Many developers avoid prototyping because the effort requires a significant investment of time. But don’t kid yourself:...
- Tags: Matthew Osborn, feasibility study
- Technical articles 2002-12-13
- Object-oriented Flash is the real deal
- According to a recent book by Bill Drol, object-oriented Flash MX development is not an oxymoron. Drol walks you through creating reusable Flash services employing the core tenets of object-oriented programming.If you consider yourself a "real" developer, you may not take Flash seriously and dismiss it as a “fluff” development...
- Tags: OOA/OOD/OOP, Matthew Osborn, Object-oriented Flash, Bill Drol, ActionScript, object-oriented
- Technical articles 2002-12-02
- Five tips on managing consultants
- An outside consultant can offer the expertise that makes the difference between a winning project and a loser. Before your external code guru starts cranking out lines of code, make sure your in-house staff doesn't revolt.Consultants are a fact of life in many software development shops. When your short- or...
- Tags: Team management, Matthew Osborn
- Technical articles 2002-12-03
- Watch for these Web services trends and roadblocks
- Web services promise easier application integration, but will the mix of standards slow down their adoption? What's in store for next-generation Web services? One expert sounds off.Proponents of Web services tout a number of benefits, including faster deployment and development cycles and easier back-end application integration. But implementing Web services...
- Tags: Web services, Channel management, Matthew Osborn, Web service, Web
- Technical articles 2002-11-27
- C# will rule the .NET roost
- Technically speaking, .NET isn't picky--either C# or VB.NET will work just fine. But senior editor Matthew Osborn believes that C# will rule the .NET world. Find out why.If you’re migrating to .NET but are uncertain about whether to go with VB.NET or C#, go with C#—it will be the lingua...
- Tags: .NET, Programming languages, Middleware, Microsoft development tools, C# syntax, Matthew Osborn, C#, Microsoft .NET
- Technical articles 2002-11-22
- 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...
- Tags: Matthew Osborn, marketing team, Developing software product, development effort
- Technical articles 2002-11-08
