The Impact of People on Cost and Effort (2)
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Just how much can people factors influence your project cost and effort? 24.6 percent! In other words, the least experienced team (the bottom 15 percent) can require up to 24.6 times as much effort to complete a project as the most experienced team (top 10 percent.) In Professional Software Development: Shorter Schedules, Higher Quality Products, More Successful Projects, Enhanced Careers, Steve McConnell writes about the Cocomo II model and how personnel factors influence project cost ...
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Steve said:
I'm dealing with a lot of different development teams these days. Stunning the difference the experience, skill, and quality of the people make --even when working with mostly the same technology and/or processes.
Elation (2)
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Lest the title of this post be interpreted as syncategorematic, let me say that I am elated that AlexSto’s dream has turned into a reality. Today Alexander’s team got the first public release of the Microsoft Solver Foundation out the door. I had the distinct pleasure of working with Alexander in the earliest days of what is now called Oslo, and it’s great to see his vision manifest itself as a DLL. Bits are here: ...
MSDN Low Bandwidth Bookmarklet (14)
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There’s a semi-hidden feature in the MSDN Library website: Low Bandwidth view. We’ll talk about how to use it, why I like it, and some tips for switching it on and off. We’ll end up with an MSDN Low Band bookmarklet I whipped up to make it even easier. The Low Bandwidth view has been available for a few months, but you wouldn’t know about it unless someone told you, since the only way to ...
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Miguel said:
I like the idea of using this cookie for websites to render low-bandwidth content and the bookmark to toggle the setting. It would be useful for other web sites as well.
Apple patent filing details touchscreen tablet (13)
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Filed under: Tablet PCs Trying to divine what Apple's up to from patent applications is never easy, but every now and again the diagrams actually make it obvious -- and it looks like Steve and his elves are hard at work on large-format touch interfaces, possibly for a tablet Mac of some kind. The latest touch-related filing is some 52 pages long and details everything from working with multiple finger inputs to onscreen keyboards how ...
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woofer said:
Это предостережение макинтошникам, что у них будут такие пальцы от УДОБНОГО тачпада.
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war2d2 said:
Jesus Christ, WTF is up with the hands in the drawings?
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jfiorato said:
That is the scariest effin' looking hand I've ever seen. Nightmares surely to follow.
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nicerobot said:
Please stop!!! Link patent or it isn't real.
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jhimmelman said:
they should really hire someone who can draw hands
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zemlanin said:
Какие пальцы страшные-то!
Toshiba's Cambridge Research Lab shows off gesture-controlled TVs, image recognition (5)
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Filed under: Digital Cameras, Displays Toshiba is pulling an EyeToy, minus a diabolical plan to actually sell the thing and make a killing off of collectable elemental decks. The company's Cambridge-based Research Lab has some new video camera-based feature they're prototyping for possible eventual TV implementation. The real highlight is a fist-based cursor control -- just stick out your hand, make a fist, and control a cursor on-screen for navigating the TV's functions. You can ...
You get what you pay for (68)
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If you don't want spam in your inbox, never respond, never buy anything. Not even if it's a good deal. If you don't like TV commercials featuring loud aggressive announcers, don't buy what they're selling. Ever. If you don't want people ringing your door asking for donations, don't give, no matter what. If you think politics is too nasty and not focused enough on creating value, then don't donate to a candidate that's nasty, even ...
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tabo said:
one of the reasons why I don't buy from apple
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Ryan Coleman said:
Amen. I think we should run spam campaigns that turns into an education program for anyone who responds/buys in the "What the hell is wrong with you?" sense....
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jfiorato said:
Amen brother
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Rodrigo said:
Realmente. Nós todos somos hipócritas.
IE8: now with search that doesn't suck (5)
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Creativity as the Root of Software Development (4)
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There is no single, authoritative perspective or definition of creativity. At least 60 different definitions of creativity can be found in psychological literature. However, a widespread conception of creativity is that it manifests itself in the production of things that are both original and useful. (from: Wikipedia) OriginalThe basic idea of writing software is to produce code that has not been produced before. Techniques like object-orientation, component-based design, service-oriented architecture, and refactoring are all there ...
Sumeet Moghe: New Lotus Notes 8.5 beta (1)
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Aah! While I still dont enjoy using Notes, I dont mind it as much. The new interface is pretty enough and far more usable than the previous one.
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jfiorato said:
Wow, notes just stepped out of the 90's.
Hollywood for McCain - Nice to see these stars support McCain (1)
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Give it up for these celebs who publicly support John McCain:Stephen BaldwinPat BooneWilford BrimleyDean CainJon CryerRobert DuvallAngie HarmonPatricia HeatonLorenzo LamasCraig T. NelsonGail O’GradyJason SehornGary SiniseJon Voight
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jfiorato said:
Goulet and Heston would top off that list if they were alive today. God rest their souls.
The Power of Voice. The Bio Blog. (1)
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Wilmer Hale has leaped ahead of everyone with the recent launch of four associate blogs aimed at attracting recruits. In a brilliant move, the firm enlisted 4 associates in 4 different offices to officially blog about their life inside the firm and out. The Blog of LegalTimes reports:They are meant to provide a glimpse into each associates life. Heather Hayes, Wilmer’s legal personnel and recruiting communications manager say recruits “want to have a good sense ...
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I'm stealing this directly from the ADO.NET Data Services documentation here: http://msdn.micro... However, it's all in a Word document (??) right now, so I thought I'd repost to something that might be a bit easier to find. Structure of Web Data Services URLs The basic format for URLs is: http://host/vdir/... Note: in the syntax above [ ] imply optional components The 4 main elements of the URL syntax are: 1. The data service URL. The ...Shared by jfiorato (9)Contribute commentTechmeme (814) permalink
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