October 31, 2008 8:40 PM
Posted by: SJC
Application design,
Software maintenanceAs an independent custom application software developer I have determined that any really active application (...defined as an application basically designed and developed on an on-going basis, changed and updated frequently as business needs develop) periodically requires that the developer step...
October 16, 2008 12:18 AM
Posted by: SJC
Business Application Value,
Software application development,
Software maintenance,
Software QualityRegardless of the reason for a development project being delayed, coming back to a project which has been "on the back burner" for a while seems always to raise questions about the project. For me the questions may start out with "Where was I on this before I had to leave it?", to "Why on earth...
October 6, 2008 3:13 PM
Posted by: SJC
Application design,
IT administration,
IT Management,
Software maintenanceMy previous post made reference once again to the human interface design of an application and application speed considerations. As a follow-up to that post, I find myself thinking once again about a few of the issues which I have previously posted about code maintenance and new design. "
September 25, 2008 3:31 PM
Posted by: SJC
Failed software updates,
Software maintenance,
Software testing,
Vista Update ProblemDon't you hate it when an update fails? I had the experience just yesterday while doing an update on my Microsoft Vista laptop. The updates appeared to be going correctly, but at the very end I found myself in an endless loop situation. The situation was not pretty and upon further investigation...
September 24, 2008 11:19 AM
Posted by: SJC
Application design,
Business process automation,
character based applications,
Small Business Computing,
Software maintenanceI had the opportunity recently to make some minor changes to reports originally created in the late 80's. The application is a character-based app running on an "old" version of SCO Unix, and hardware that has been kept alive by some clever mix and match combination of "old" components taken from...
June 16, 2008 9:07 PM
Posted by: SJC
Business process automation,
Database application front-end programming,
Small Business Computing,
Software application development,
Software maintenanceWe all know what it means to assume -- but sometimes our assumptions are so completely hidden from us that we don't even know when we are assuming.
I had an iinteresting conversation with another developer last week that illustrates this point (...and a few others that I've blogged about...
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...
April 26, 2008 1:18 PM
Posted by: SJC
Business Application Value,
Software application development,
Software maintenance,
Software QualityWhich would you rather do -- maintain an existing application's code or create (maybe re-create) an application from scratch? Obviously, it would depend upon the complexity and size of the application, and perhaps the tools used to create the app -- but I believe that at some point after an app...
