Category Archives: Trends

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Something about Minutes

Posted on September 5, 2007 by Malcolm Mac Donald

Minutes of meetings have been around for a long time. Before email, they were circulated on paper to the attendees of the meeting. Nowdays they are circulated in a similar way, but the technology has changed – they are sent … Continue reading →

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Software Factories: Part 3 – Smart Clients

Posted on March 7, 2007 by Malcolm Mac Donald

[Software Factories Series] A custom smart client can go a long way to addressing your Software factory needs and is in my opinion one of the most effective ways of reducing ongoing development effort. A Smart-client can address many non-functional … Continue reading →

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Software Factories: Part 2 – Types of Factory

Posted on January 16, 2007 by Malcolm Mac Donald

[Software Factories Series] There are a number of ways to implement the Software Factory Principle (Remember the principle says that any method to enable mass-production of software (especially standardized non-functional requirements) at a lower cost and in a shorter time … Continue reading →

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Software Factories: Part 1 – An Introduction

Posted on January 11, 2007 by Malcolm Mac Donald

[Software Factories Series] Introduction I have been aware of the Concept of a Software Factory since about 2003. The Principle is very simple: If you are producing software, tool-up in order to produce good quality software that meets your requirements, … Continue reading →

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Happy New Year! … Now get busy.

Posted on January 2, 2007 by Malcolm Mac Donald

2007 is here(!) and hopefully the 007 part indicates a year full of amazing new tech toys. The rumours of the iPod Phone are everywhere, the Playstation 3 is looming, Windows Vista and Apple’s Leopard as set to challenge each … Continue reading →

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