Tag Archives: Software
Weekend reading: software complexity
Last weekend we kind of explored the field of software estimation, so it is about time to see, why it is not an easy task. Complexity is what makes estimating hard.
Human brain capacity is more or less fixed, but software complexity grows at least as fast as the square of the size of the project
– [...]
Posted in Software engineering, Weekend reading Also tagged Software Complexity, Software engineering Leave a comment
End of desktop OSes?
These days there is many buzz around recent announcement of Google Chrome OS. This is, probably, first loud announcement of development of new desktop OS since 2000 when Apple announced its Mac OS X. Of course, if we do not take mobile OSes into account.
There are many discussions around what this means to computing. And, [...]
Less is more
Some time ago I’ve posted a couple of ideas around productivity and distractionless computer environment. Since then I continue trying to optimize my computer experience here and there.
It is always interesting to know what ideas others have about problems you are thinking about. So it was very interesting for me to read how Leo [...]
Full speed mode
A while back I wrote about using full screen to enhance your productivity and focus on the task you need to accomplish. But that is not enough – you need to get rid of blinking, screaming and beeping everything.
Here are a few recipes that I follow personally.
Most likely you use Outlook as I do. Outlook [...]
On outsourcing. Again
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 decision. What is more important is the ability of the vendor to deliver on promise. [...]
Perspectives of Software Industry
This presentation was used in my talk on open seminar of Dnipropertovsk Guild of Certified Professionals in 2003. Here I tell history of software engineering and convergence trends in software industry.
Perspectives of Software Industry (PDF, in Russian)
Posted in Published Also tagged Convergence, Presentation, Software engineering, SWEBOK Leave a comment
Weekend listening: a couple of interesting podcasts