A storm about testing
ISO 29119 is a set of testing standards that are causing something of a furore and a petition to stop it.
A better way to build websites?
Website as a Service offers a better way of building websites
Thinking the unthinkable
IBM has a strong enterprise developer story; but it needs to attract the sort of small developer that may be building the next Facebook.
Requirements hole
There is a functional gap between requirements management and Office tools: this needs to be filled.
ISV survey
Our ISV survey unearthed some interesting facts about ISVs intentions and requirements.
The dark path – how does it operate in ‘failure mode’?
What is the impact on work and efficiency of not analysing the impact of, say, comms or battery power failing under an advanced mobile solution
Expectations 2.0
Every so often one needs to take a reality check. In my case, it was a month in Australia with relatives and an insight into why the UK health system is a good idea and why Web 2.0... well, isn't...
The skills shortage in a computer-literate age….
Once again there is a skills shortage. But we often worry about the wrong sort of skills. What is needed is the hard disciplines of proper Computer Science and Engineering.
Development Governance for Mashups
Mashups are an agile (and very "web 2.0") way to integrate disparate data sources in a Web application. However, we ask whether an agile response to the possibility of RESTful chaos is needed.
Who’s supporting your software?
Most companies understand the issues around supporting proprietary software, but the issues with Open Source software may be different. We discuss them with Brian Behlendorf, founder of CollabNet.