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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

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

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

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

Builder.com survey gets inside dev-heads

A recent survey of Builder.com readers revealed some surprising technology trends. Find out which ones put a "kick me" sign on the back of senior editor Matthew Osborn.In a recent survey, Builder.com’s editorial staff asked readers to rate their abilities, ranging from beginner to guru, on 31 technologies. If you...

Tags: C/C++, Programming languages, Microsoft development tools, Marketing research, Java, Matthew Osborn, survey, J2ME, C++, Microsoft Visual Basic, database, Database Design, Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0

Technical articles 2002-10-25

Don't ditch Java for .NET yet

If your CIO suggests that you migrate your J2EE applications to .NET, you may be able to convince upper management that making the leap isn't worth the price. The need to rewrite code is only one of the reasons to hold off on .NET and hold on to Java.A lot...

Tags: .NET, Application servers, Middleware, Programming languages, Matthew Osborn, Microsoft .NET, Java

Technical articles 2002-10-04

Will .NET kill off all the VB6 developers?

As the hype around .NET starts to settle, a legacy question still haunts Microsoft: What's the future of VB6 developers? Builder.com editor Matthew Osborn sounds off on why VB6 is here to stay.Lamont Adams, Builder.com’s resident .NET guru, recently wrote an article entitled "I'm confused…What is '.NET' anyway?" The article...

Tags: .NET, Application servers, Middleware, C#, Programming languages, Microsoft development tools, Matthew Osborn, Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0, Microsoft .NET, VB6 developer

Technical articles 2002-09-25

A clash of personalities doesn't doom a team

Should you care if your employees don't like you? Maybe not. Find out how giving your team a fair shake and getting the issues out in the open can overcome personality differences and head off future conflict.I realize that I’m flying in the face of conventional management wisdom by suggesting...

Tags: Team management, Performance management, Matthew Osborn, team, job

Technical articles 2002-09-24

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

Managing your friends ain't easy

Transitioning from developer to manager can be tough, but it's tougher when you have to manage your former peers. These tips will help smooth that transition.One of the toughest jobs a manager faces is running a team of people who used to be your peers. There's no perfect solution when...

Tags: Team management, Matthew Osborn, team, developer

Technical articles 2002-08-30

Project managers shouldn't get your coffee

Project managers get no respect from senior management in some organizations. See how you can sell the value of project managers to higher-ups.Project managers PMs are perhaps the most underappreciated and sometimes underutilized piece of the software development puzzle. So, to make the pieces of your puzzle fit perfectly, I...

Tags: Tools & Techniques, Matthew Osborn, business driver, development team

Technical articles 2002-08-16

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

Six ways to build a better developer

What does it take to turn a fresh, eager, but inexperienced programmer into someone who can help your entire development team work better? Adopt these six tips to help you--and your staff--make the transition.This article originally appeared on ZDNet’s AnchorDesk.No one is born a great developer. Most successful programmers got...

Tags: Development tools, OOA/OOD/OOP, Matthew Osborn, programmer, mentor, developer

Technical articles 2002-08-07

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

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

My career advice? Be unreasonable for a change

Some developers and their managers never step outside the strict confines of their job descriptions. But looking at the Big Picture--and asking uncomfortable questions about it--can help, even save, your career.This article originally appeared on ZDNet AnchorDesk.Novelist and playwright George Bernard Shaw once said, "The reasonable man adapts himself to...

Tags: Professional development, Recruitment & Selection, Matthew Osborn, Sean Michael Kerner, job, developer, career

Technical articles 2002-07-18

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