blogJust another WordPress weblogWorking software- July 28, 2008 In a software development process sometimes we face a huge question: What do we mean by the term working software. At the first glance the answer is rather easy. If we have specifications and the software is working according to specifications weve got working software. But every professional software developer will tell that its not so ...http://soft.belhard.com/wordpress/?p=40 Programming, stocks and yachts.- July 25, 2008 This is a motivational post for all involved in software development industry. Programming, stocks and yachts have much in common if to turn to the lives of two CEOs and the stocks information of their companies. Oracle has a PE of 25, and a PEG of 1.20. Larry Ellison, founder and CEO of Oracle is the ...http://soft.belhard.com/wordpress/?p=39 Women and programming- July 23, 2008 Women and programmingCan they be friends or just enemies forever The history says that not only men can dream of a career in IT. The Wall Street Journal quotes a senior vice-president of database company Ingres, a woman by the name of Emma McGrattan, as saying that women are generally more considerate programmers. And one more quote ...http://soft.belhard.com/wordpress/?p=38 Jobs in IT for 2009- July 22, 2008 We are in the middle of 2008 and analysts started to create some predictions for the next year. This one appeared on the site of Computerworld and predicts bad times for the IT industry. Philosophers say that if you know the future you can change it. So, we decided to reprint the article for more ...http://soft.belhard.com/wordpress/?p=37 The success of IT projects- July 19, 2008 As you may know BelHard is a software development company specializing in custom software development outsourcing. We participated in many different IT (or maybe better to say ICT) projects. And in many (not all for sure) of them we faced a dilemma to develop as customer asks or to make him change his mind ...http://soft.belhard.com/wordpress/?p=35 Right from the very beginning- July 17, 2008 Its very important to start project right from the very beginning. This is true not only in software development sphere. But in IT project the wrong start can lead to collapse of the whole project.. Here are some common mistakes that project managers perform starting the project: 1. Being TOO optimistic. 2. Give in to customer pressure 3. ...http://soft.belhard.com/wordpress/?p=34 |