Software Engineering

Is Anti-Virus Passe?

David Strom, 

December 14, 2012

5 min read

When security firm Imperva checked more than 80 unreported viruses against several anti-virus solutions, it found that...

Javascript Guru Dishes on How to Be a Stylish Programmer

David Spark, 

November 30, 2012

2 min read

“ style is the part of the program the compiler ignores,” said Douglas Crockford, known to many programmers as the...

When Software Engineers Whine With Reason

Mark Feffer, 

November 26, 2012

1 min read

Not long ago, Slashdot's Jeff Cogswell set out to see if two business intelligence tools would come back with the same...

Software Architecture Must Accommodate Change

David Spark, 

November 16, 2012

1 min read

“The hallmark of a bad design is when the design has to change to accommodate the change in a requirement,” says...

VMWorld Attendees Get Hands On With VMware Labs

David Spark, 

November 15, 2012

1 min read

Last year at VMworld, VMware put out a challenge to those participating in the VMworld labs. The first five who can...

.NET User Group Participation Critical for Success

David Spark, 

November 15, 2012

1 min read

“It’s sometimes lonely in front of the computer,” admitted Mathias Brandewinder, when we spoke to him at the...

Drag and Drop Developer? No Need to Apply

Susan Hall, 

November 9, 2012

4 min read

It’s a given that companies will carefully check candidates’ job history and education. But increasingly, hiring...

Taming 50 Shades of Micromanagement

Catherine Powell, 

November 8, 2012

3 min read

I recently opened up a pull request from a team member and started to do a code review. It was a relatively simple...

What’s Better: Online IT Certifications or Advanced Degrees?

David Bolton, 

November 7, 2012

3 min read

I've been a bit lucky in my career. I graduated in 1981 and quickly got a job creating software at Price Waterhouse....

How to Manage Testy Programmers

David Spark, 

November 6, 2012

1 min read

There's tons of  training to become a developer but developers who become managers  often have little or no...