June 28, 2009 4:00 PM
Posted by: SJC
Agile,
Application RFP,
custom application development,
estimating application cost,
RFP Process,
WaterfallMy posts last month generally consisted of comments, suggestions and difficulties with preparing cost estimating of legacy applications. Recently I had the...
May 31, 2008 6:00 AM
Posted by: SJC
Agile,
Business Application Value,
Small Business Computing,
Software application development,
Software maintenance,
Software QualityWhile there is no shortage of writing available on the internet or in software development textbooks regarding the various software development methodologies available, I find that the great majority of it is really geared toward managing large projects for large companies. Since I develop for...
May 30, 2008 10:27 AM
Posted by: SJC
Agile,
Development,
Software maintenance,
Software Quality,
Software testingI read with great interest an article about the recently successful Mars Lander "NASA: Robotic arm key to finding life on Mars" In particular what caught my...
May 28, 2008 1:46 AM
Posted by: SJC
AgileI ran into an article published back in January 2007 entitled "We are all Agilists now", written by Matt Stephens. As an independent developer since reading about Agile methods I've always been interested in the whole...
March 14, 2008 12:00 PM
Posted by: SJC
Agile,
Business Application Value,
Development,
Software application development,
Software Quality,
Software testingNot many articles come along about which I feel I could become a cheerleader. However, yesterday's news on SearchSoftwareQuality.com featured an article entitled Test Driven Development and the...
March 13, 2008 6:25 AM
Posted by: SJC
Agile,
Business Application Value,
Software application development,
Software QualityAn article entitled "BT adopts agile programming" came to my attention today, and had me thinking about how the development method used for a project can have a...
December 14, 2007 11:53 AM
Posted by: SJC
Agile,
Business process automation,
Database application,
Database application front-end programming,
Database reporting,
Development,
Software application developmentOnce again I find myself writing about the value of having good communication between the application developer and the users expected to use the program for their day-to-day operations. Two noteworthy instances of this value came to me once again - just yesterday. Each incident was unique in...
December 1, 2007 10:32 PM
Posted by: SJC
Agile,
Business process automation,
Database application,
Database reporting,
Software application development,
Software QualityContrary to what my blog may be showing, I have not been on vacation this past week, nor have I been sick, nor have I been tending to many matters other than the current projects I have on my plate. I could certainly use a vacation after this week!
It's said that timing is everything. Well...