November 18, 2011
by Dima Malenko
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Yesterday Amazon announced immediate availability of Route 53 (their DNS service) tools in AWS Management Console, which is great news for all the AWS users. But it also bad news to services like Interstate53, which I was using to manage … Continue reading
December 5, 2009
by Dima Malenko
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Now when my commute went from 10-20 mins to 30-40 mins in each direction I quickly burned the backlog of podcasts. I gave a try to some new and so far I like what I hear. Here they are: Manager … Continue reading
July 24, 2009
by Dima Malenko
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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 … Continue reading
July 14, 2009
by Dima Malenko
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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 … Continue reading
May 26, 2009
by Dima Malenko
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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 … Continue reading
February 12, 2009
by Dima Malenko
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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 … 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
November 17, 2003
by Dima Malenko
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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)