developer.* - The Independent Magazine for Software Professionalsdeveloper.* (DeveloperDotStar.com) is an independent magazine and community for software development professionals. developer.* Magazine features high quality original articles, essays, interviews, and book reviews, published in a traditional magazine format (only without all the paper) with a focus on a wide variety of topics of interest to software developers and other software professionals. And don't miss developer.* Blogs.Software Maintenance is a Solution, Not a Problem (An Excerpt from Software Conflict 2.0) By Robert L. Glass- March 26, 2006 The traditional, problem-oriented view of maintenance says that our chief goal in maintenance should be to reduce costs. I think that's the wrong emphasis. If maintenance is a solution instead of a problem, we can quickly see that what we really want to do is more of it, not less of it. And the emphasis, when we do it, should be on maximizing effectiveness, and not on minimizing cost. An excerpt from Software Conflict 2.0.Click here for the full article.http://www.developerdotstar.com/mag/articles/maintenance_solution.html The Art in Computer Programming By Andrew Hunt and David Thomas, Pragmatic Programmers, LLC- March 14, 2006 In a way, we programmers are quite lucky. We get the opportunity to create entire worlds out of nothing but thin air. Our very own worlds, complete with our own laws of physics. We may get those laws wrong of course, but it's still fun.Click here for the full article.http://www.developerdotstar.com/mag/articles/art_computer_programming.html Weinberg on Writing: The Fieldstone Method - Banishing Writer's Block By Gerald M Weinberg- March 11, 2006 In his new book, acclaimed consultant, teacher, and author Jerry Weinberg introduces his approach to writing called The Fieldstone Method. This is not a book about grammar or style, but about getting things written--and cutting yourself some slack in the process. In today's world of blogging and "agile publishing," Weinberg's evolutionary, non-linear method is especially welcome. This excerpt explains how Fieldstoning can break the cycle of writer's block.Click here for the full article.http://www.developerdotstar.com/mag/articles/weinberg_on_writing.html |