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Yet another case to support automated testing ?
Yet another case to support automated testing ? I don’t have even the remotest clue of what is likely to have gone wrong here .. but just seems to prima facie suggest one more situation where sites in production requiring to have automated test cases to help test all upgrades. PS : This group seems to [...]
In: Interesting · Tagged with: tdd, testing
volll : Very nicely done one page site
volll : Very nicely done one page site
In: Interesting · Tagged with: site-design
iPhone 3G tester – online website test emulator with flip
iPhone 3G tester – online website test emulator with flip cool app !
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How We Did It – DZone Available On Your iPhone | Web Builder Zone
How We Did It – DZone Available On Your iPhone | Web Builder Zone
In: Interesting · Tagged with: iphone, mobile, programming
iPhone-app price deflation
iPhone-app price deflation Hmm ! If the real hurdle is getting customers to pay at all, and if the $5 – $50 is an inelastic band, does it make sense to bring down the application prices. Also bringing down the prices may make it difficult to earn a decent income for an individual from iPhone apps.
In: Interesting · Tagged with: economics, iphone, startups
The Impossibility Triangle in Talent Management
The Impossibility Triangle in Talent Management A note on competing uncertainties and objectives in talent management. Just like the rather well known triangle of speed, quality and cost (pick any two) this one relates to goal setting, strengths casting and returns management.
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Stevey’s Blog Rants: Business Requirements are Bullshit
Stevey’s Blog Rants: Business Requirements are Bullshit A tongue-in-cheek look at business requirements capture, with the essence being : – Focus on things you know about and work out your own requirements – If you don’t know the field sufficiently well, hire domain experts – Try to focus on whittling down requirements to a minimalistic level [...]
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Agile Journal – Software testing in an Agile environment
Agile Journal – Software testing in an Agile environment
In: Interesting · Tagged with: agile, programming, testing
David Heinemeier Hansson at Startup School 08 | Omnisio
David Heinemeier Hansson at Startup School 08 | Omnisio Really great presentation – DHH, creator of the ROR framework and Partner at 37Signals gives insight into creating a profitable startup company.
In: Interesting · Tagged with: startups
The Economics of Testing Ugly Code
The Economics of Testing Ugly Code Excellent Read ! Puts forward a very different angle of looking at poor quality code bases and therefore ways to manage them.
In: Interesting · Tagged with: economics, programming
Michael Nielsen » Shirky’s Law and why (most) social software fails
Michael Nielsen » Shirky’s Law and why (most) social software fails Shirky’s Law states that the social software most likely to succeed has “a brutally simple mental model … that’s shared by all users”. ….. You can give friends a simple and compelling explanation of these sites in seconds …. The great majority either fail [...]
In: Interesting · Tagged with: startups
Is This The Future Of Search?: A really cool video indicating a combined capability of a google with say a digg
In: Interesting · Tagged with: digg, google, web
Particletree » On Asking Users For Their Feelings
Particletree » On Asking Users For Their Feelings Nice article on how a carefully added field asking users for their feelings helps customer support
In: Interesting · Tagged with: support, usability
This is not a broken USB cable .. its a 2GB flash drive! via blog.makezine.com
This is not a broken USB cable .. its a 2GB flash drive ! via blog.makezine.com
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A community manager should be one of the first hires – right after a solid engineering group and before you invest in corporate marketing people.
“A community manager should be one of the first hires – right after a solid engineering group and before you invest in corporate marketing people.” — Do Startup Companies Need Community Managers? – ReadWriteWeb I don’t quite subscribe to this .. but just couldn’t resisting adding this simply cos I know this will get the [...]
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Great advice to companies scouting talent too : Googley advice to students: Major in learning
Great advice to companies scouting talent too : Googley advice to students: Major in learning I think this is great advice for companies who are scouting talent as well – look for Majors in learning.
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Closures And Objects Are Equivalent
Closures And Objects Are Equivalent This statement struck me as a bolt from the blue. But once I thought about it, it no longer sounded ridiculous but started making more sense. From the page : .. “Master, I have diligently studied the matter, and now understand that objects are truly a poor man’s closures.” Qc Na [...]
In: Interesting · Tagged with: programming
Why does iPhone not have a Copy and Paste ?
Why does iPhone not have a Copy and Paste ? Maybe cut and paste is really further down their priorities. Maybe its easy to implement but they are not sure “how” to implement it. Combined with the fact that iPhone SDK license apparently prevents GPS applications supporting driving directions, my own thought is maybe apple [...]
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Lucky to be a Programmer : Gustavo Duarte
Lucky to be a Programmer : Gustavo Duarte “… writing software is so intensely pleasurable it should be illegal …”
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We’re not “resources”
We’re not “resources” Main Point : “… Software engineers are creative, unique and not easily interchangeable cogs. Treating them as resources is demeaning, dehumanizing and counterproductive…”
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