Mary Poppendick:LeanEssays: How Cadence Predicts Process makes some excelent points about the efficiency of delivery from requirement to delivery of thesupporting feature. Along the way she mentions Kent Beck and the affects of reducing the release cycle on sales, support etc. Close to my own heart at present is automated testing and a mention of the book Specification by Example
2011/08/22
2011/07/28
Android tablet
I have dipped my toe in the tablet pond. I have got an Advent Vega, a £200 Android tablet. Cheap price but the processor and screen are great.
I have upped the rom to include Android Market,and have gradually added more Apps.
Have had a couple of glitches where the wi-fi stopped, the screen rotation was 90degrees out, and reboots gave an error. Backup system works!
Why Android rather than Apple? USB port, SDcard, terminal.......
The Vega does not look as sexy as an iPad, but I am happy with its function!
2011/07/01
2011/06/28
LaTeX: More Than Just Academic Papers and Theses
I have long been a fan of Latex for large complex documents. Over the years I have found that it can do more, even for small documents.
However, this presentation is awesome: Malaysian LaTeX User Group: LaTeX: More Than Just Academic Papers and Theses.
The breadth of things Latex can do is fantastic, and the quality is great.
Great presentation.
2011/06/02
2011/05/17
Phil Windley's Technometria | Capture Mode and Emacs
Finally got round to setting this up: Phil Windley's Technometria | Capture Mode and Emacs: "Capture Mode and Emacs".
Very easy to add anything to an org-mode file from anywhere. I will have to look at the time-date hierarchy and see whether and how to add to the workflow. In addition to the elements in Phil's video, of course C-c C-l to store a link is also available
2011/05/16
Quicklisp needs more love
To hear the GigaMonkey Overlord is to obey!!
Quicklisp is fantastic: lisp libraries. In all seriousness this is THE way to install many excellent lisp libraries in a way which also takes care of dependencies.
Quicklisp is fantastic: lisp libraries. In all seriousness this is THE way to install many excellent lisp libraries in a way which also takes care of dependencies.
2011/05/02
2011/04/06
Emacs goes Hollywood
"I was tickled that I got emacs into a block buster movie."Couldn't happen to a nicer editor!!
2011/03/02
2010/12/31
2010/09/17
2010/09/15
Subtleties of search-and-replace in Emacs - I Still Know What You Learned Last Summer
Subtleties of search-and-replace in Emacs - I Still Know What You Learned Last Summer : a great summary of all that is good in Emacs search ( and replace). Now all I have to do is remember the key strokes!!
It definitely helps if you can "live" in emacs. Hmm, I just need an RTC emacs client !!
2010/08/19
Results day - the long wait
Today is AS result day for one member of the household. It seems that everyone elses child as reported ack in person or by phone... but not ours!! Good sign or bad sign? Or just torture?
2010/07/13
Kill the cull, not Wales's badgers
Kill the cull, not Wales's badgers | Brian May | Comment is free | guardian.co.uk: "Kill the cull, not Wales's badgers"
Just saw Brian May talking on the Channel 4 news after the proposed cull was stopped.
I don't know what the facts of the case are, but Brian May came over as a very reasonable, articulate and patient person. He refuted many assertions by the interviewer (e.g. "the cull is the only way to stop bovine tuberculosis", "no, it could make matters worse, inoculation is the only way to stop it"), and as the interviewer did not demure he was either not sure of his facts or Brian May was correct.
I was impressed at how polite Brian remained as he had to repeat his facts several times.
10 out of 10 for what appeared to be a fact-based interview - they seem to be a rarity these days.
2010/03/05
2009/11/29
Google Wave
Just got my Google Wave account. Looks good, but I am amased at how few of my contacts have accounts. This put a bit of a damper on the collaboration !
2009/09/01
Nokia n900 announcement .. I think I'm disappointed
So I was indeed correct a new Nokia Internet tablet is on its way. And there are many things to like, such as a phone, a much more powerful processor etc.
On the other hand it looks like the new OS will not run on the N8xx hardware, which is disappointing as I don't think I will be buying the new machine.
I agree with this blog by Pengiunbait, in that the reduced size means a smaller screen ( I need a bigger screen but the N810 is the smallest my varifocal eyes can now deal with), and a less adequate keyboard.
This release seems to be heading to be a phone, but I actually want better internet tablet !! I am happy to have a separate (small) phone if necessary.
So I think my requirements and the Nokia Internet family are diverging. Still perhaps they will have the resources to have 2 variants in the range?
On the other hand it looks like the new OS will not run on the N8xx hardware, which is disappointing as I don't think I will be buying the new machine.
I agree with this blog by Pengiunbait, in that the reduced size means a smaller screen ( I need a bigger screen but the N810 is the smallest my varifocal eyes can now deal with), and a less adequate keyboard.
This release seems to be heading to be a phone, but I actually want better internet tablet !! I am happy to have a separate (small) phone if necessary.
So I think my requirements and the Nokia Internet family are diverging. Still perhaps they will have the resources to have 2 variants in the range?
2009/08/20
Peter Siebel's new book: Coders at Work
Interesting preview by Marc Hedlund. If this book is anything like as good as Practical Common Lisp ( which is very good indeed) then it will be worth owning. Rather a change of topic from Peter but, as Marc points out, the fact that Peter is a coder too allows for a different sort of book from say a journalist doing the interviewing.
See here for a previous entry
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