SAGE - computer of the Cold War
The SAGE (Semi Automatic Ground Environment) system was one of the first realtime computers and it was huge - deep inside caverns enormous computers... more »
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Wordpress SEO – rel=nofollow for Trackback/pingback Links :: Web Scripting
Use rel=nofollow in your trackback/pingback links for better seo. It avoid seo leak from trackback.
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Architect's Thoughts: Willy's SOA Manifesto
Yep, my own. Although it may have some shared ideas, this is not a group agreement, nor the savior of what is now known as SOA (which is what is being... more »
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How did your ubuntu 9.10 karmic koala install or upgrade go? | ubun2.com
Please share your experience of fresh install or upgrade experience from ubuntu 9.04 jaunty or other old ubuntu versions to the latest new 9.10 karmic... more »
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Commercial and Open Source OCRs
I did some research on the Commercial and Open Source OCRs a month ago for my project. I documed some random notes on each of the OCR Software. Hope... more »
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Seasonal Myths About Freelancing
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Every year, around this time, I get an email or two from someone wanting to know how to make a few bucks freelancing in time for the holiday season. I... more »
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3 Reasons Why I Wouldn't Do Agile Project Management
Agile project management doesn't suit every situation...
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Windows 7 vs Ubuntu 9.10
There's a lot you can compare among them. This one focuses on Performance and Gaming benchmarks
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The Django community in 2009
In March of 2007, I attempted to measure the size of Django’s community. That March turned out to be a major inflection point in Django’s growth: the... more »
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Noda Time is born
There was an amazing response to yesterday's post – not only did readers come up with plenty of names, but lots of people volunteered to help. As a... more »
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Why Every Developer Should Write Their Own Framework
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Lots of people have the itch to write their own frameworks. They think that they can do better than Zend, Cake, Symfony, or application-level... more »
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How Experienced Developers Can Handicap a Lean Startup
Start-up success depends on rapidly figuring out what customers will actually buy, a process that often requires quickly hacking solutions and other... more »
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It takes real balls to do it right
It does not take a genius to realize that I (and most others on this blog) are fans of JetBrains. But what it may take a genius to realize is it... more »
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Penniless Startup Founders
A few years ago, we started the company with nothing in the bank and we've managed to not only survive but prosper regardless of today's tough... more »
5 Rotten Things No One Else Has Told You About the Clients You’ll Work For
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In over 10 years of freelancing I’ve had the fortune, and sometimes misfortune, of working with some unusual clients. While each client is a unique... more »
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Groovy, Sometimes You Still Need a Semicolon
Like Javascript, semicolons are optional in Groovy except for when they aren't optional. These examples are both pretty contrived, though I found both... more »
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How much Architecture do you need?
Thoughts on the amount of Architecture artefacts you might need to create
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It’s Okay To Write Unit Tests
Bad Experience Does Not Equal Bad Practice
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