Lazy Programmer: Speech Recognition Software Finally Works
Surprisingly, the summer of 2007 will be remembered for something other than Paris Hilton’s incarceration: It’s also the 10th anniversary... more »
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Rovio's $42M Investment In 2011 Actually Went To Its Owners
In early May, Rovio came out with their financial results for 2011. Today, the National Board of Patents and Registration Of Finland has... more »
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Dark Patterns
Normally when you think of "bad design", you think of laziness or mistakes. These are known as design anti-patterns. Dark Patterns are... more »
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Why Facebook is Killing Silicon Valley
I teach entrepreneurship for ~50 student teams a year from engineering schools at Stanford, Berkeley, and Columbia. For the National... more »
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What was Larry Ellison thinking in Java Android lawsuit?
IT SEEMS that Oracle's lawsuit against Google over its use of Java in Android has fallen apart. Although the trial is still ongoing, and... more »
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Larry Page on Charlie Rose: “We’re still waiting” for Facebook to unlock user data
Google chief executive Larry Page appears on PBS show “Charlie Rose” this evening at 11 p.m. local time.
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The Facebook Fallacy
Facebook is not only on course to go bust, but will take the rest of the ad-supported Web with it.
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Do you trust Google Big Query with your Big Data?
Google has come up with a Big data as-a-Service and it looks and feels great. But what are the implications?
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Why I Like Agile
Its been more than 2.5 years when I was introduced to the Framework. In the beginning when I heard about it, I took it as ‘just another... more »
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Redis in memory key-value store – Memory is the new Disk
Redis is an advanced in memory key-value store designed for a world where “Memory is the new disk and disk is the new tape”. Redis has... more »
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Why you need a devops platform
Integration is foundational to devops, and after your effort starts taking off, ad hoc integrations won't cut it. This post explains why... more »
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Performance of PhoneGap using jQuery Mobile vs Sencha Touch
Performance study of using jQuery Mobile vs.Sencha Touch on Phone Gap for mobile application development. This talk will also walk you... more »
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QR Code Usage Seeing Increasing Acceptance
QR Codes are increasing in usage around the world. Here in the US, the adoption is slower than it should be and creates an opportunity for businesses.
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Top 7 Dilemmas Facing Today's Developers
Platforms, databases, user control -- programming quandaries take hold before the first line of code
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"Why I Hate Unit Testing"
So you went to work for the cool company that wooed you with promises of cutting edge technologies and techniques. In the interview, they... more »
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With Lackluster Debut, Facebook Must Prove Itself to Investors
On the first day of trading as a public company, Facebook shares did not deliver the pop that many investors have come to expect from... more »
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When Will Software Verification Matter?
When will average people start to use formally verified software? Let me be clear right from the start that I’m not talking about... more »
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A made-for-TV lawsuit: MIT sues television makers over digital sets
MIT yesterday sued two TV makers for refusing to pay licensing fees on digital-television patents it was granted in the 1990s.
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Interview with Mage+ creator
I'm a Magento technical architect, developer and contributor to Magento CE. I specialise in architecting and building large scale and... more »
Survey Confirms Scaling Agile Across The Organisation Is Still A Challenge
Forrester have recently released the results of their November 2011 Global Agile Software Application Development Online Survey in a... more »
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Do Software Engineers Need a Degree in Computer Science?
The role of a software Engineer” does not necessarily require a degree in Computer Science. However, since Yahoo’s Chief Executive Scott... more »
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