January 20, 2008
by Dima Malenko
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Many articles on the topic of outsourcing to Eastern Europe, Ukraine, Russia etc. discuss establishing offshore development centers (ODC, unfortunately no comprehensible definition in Wikipedia). But ODC is not the only and for sure not the single universally effective means … Continue reading
January 12, 2008
by Dima Malenko
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Did it ever occurred to you that one particular idea or technology which is pretty concrete and utilitarian can suddenly reveal unexpected and beautiful applications? Sometimes one even would not think that any technology should be applied at all. This … Continue reading
January 10, 2008
by Dima Malenko
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Long ago I took a huge interest in functional programming languages and their theory underpinnings. My master’s thesis also was related to functional programming. But later I went into full-time position in industry and cruel nature of business started putting … Continue reading
January 7, 2008
by Dima Malenko
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If you follow advances in agile project management you’ve heard of Declaration of Interdependence (compare it to Agile Manifesto). This Declaration reflects progress of software development from romantic profession of “ugh, this guy can command a computer” towards pragmatic business … Continue reading
January 6, 2008
by Dima Malenko
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Today I was thinking of establishing a clear versioning system for one of the projects I’m managing. Usually I start such kind of activities with research of past experience on the Internet. I did so this time and found a … Continue reading
January 4, 2008
by Dima Malenko
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What would you think is in the list of 80 things to watch in 2008 published by JWT (the United States largest and world’s fourth largest advertising agency)? Yes, it is “Outsourcing to Ukraine (and other Eastern European countries)” (look … Continue reading
January 1, 2008
by Dima Malenko
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Quite a time ago I wrote about “good” outsourcing which is focused on business value delivery rather than on potential cost savings. Even when we speak about outsourcing to offshore locations costs should not be the major factor influencing the … Continue reading