Out of the box

An interesting interpretation on how to ‘think outside the box’ [http://in.rediff.com/money/2006/jan/20guest.htm] … > I decided to do some research, quite literally. I brought a 42′ HD-TV box from my garage into my living room. I tried to put myself and close the lid…

How IT projects work?

A funny yet moderately realistic perspective to how IT projects generally work in some companies. Agile [http://www.martinfowler.com/articles/newMethodology.html#id2249392] anyone? [http://www.scaryideas.com/project.html]…

The Software Tester's Axioms

The Software Tester’s Axioms [http://blogs.msdn.com/michkap/archive/2005/11/12/491519.aspx] [via Michael Kaplan [http://blogs.msdn.com/michkap/archive/2005/11/12/491519.aspx]]: Axiom I: If you have not tested it, assume it is broken. Axiom II: If someone changes it, they probably…

Pair Programming is Tiring

Sam Gentile on how Pair Programming is Tiring [http://samgentile.com/blog/archive/2005/11/08/32084.aspx]. Also a good read is an article on the Ten Commandments of Egoless Programming [http://aaron.godert.net/index.php?id=50].…

No Software Patents!

No Software Patents! [http://www.nosoftwarepatents.com/] – The basics, dangers, untruths and politics of software patents.…

AskTog Bug House

AskTog presents the Bug House [http://www.asktog.com/Bughouse/index.html] which includes the Ten Most Wanted Design Bugs [http://www.asktog.com/Bughouse/index.html] and Bug Hall of Fame [http://www.asktog.com/Bughouse/BugHallOfFame.html].…

Designing .NET Apps

Some really cool MSDN articles on .NET architecture and performance: * Designing .NET Application [http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/dndotnet/html/DesignNetApp.asp] * Application Design Guidelines: From N-Tier to .NET [http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/dnbda/html/bdadotnetarch001.asp?frame=true]…