"Business people and developers must work together daily throughout the project." This is usually a big cultural change and can be uncomfortable for developers Constant communication is crucial to any successful business....
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Very interesting choices. I have no doubt that both the enterprise-focused services and money-processing services industries are going to be huge. But payment processing is very problematic. Stores must subscribe to different...
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Perfectly stated, Charlie.
In reply to: Re: The ambitions have gotten bigger and so have the tools
Those lists of favorite tweets was just about good enough to make me want to set up that twitter account I've been putting off for the last few years. I especially liked the first guy. Anyone who can use numbers to say something...
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I'm a little confused about the new IT jobs trending for non IT companies. What exactly is a 'collaborator evangelist'? Sounds like somone singing hyms about working together. Or something you'd find in buzzword bingo. What...
In reply to: New IT roles
I think Randy made couple of mistakes in insourcing in GM, and it might collapse. I got a strange feeling he is building a typical IT company across GM, forgeting he's a CIO of the automotive coorporation, with business...
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although it's an appeling notion, I suspect it was never as simple as 1,2,3 to get a coding project underway, except ones for extremely simple goals. Today you can instantly spin up a virtual machine to develop in and multiple...
In reply to: The ambitions have gotten bigger and so have the tools
Most of these creeped me out, but the really scary thing is that I know when my kids are grown they will probably think this is how it was always done. B grade horror movie flashbackes aside, there are some really great...
In reply to: Having b grade horror movie flashbacks
Thanks for giving us a heads up on these companies. I particularly like Classle. Some people learn so much better when they have the opportunity to meet and talk with classmates, hear their questions and realize they are...
In reply to: Learning online can still be social
The General Accountability Office is questioning whether NASA's Space Launch System, the booster assembly that's supposed to be mated with Orion, will materialize on schedule for a planned 2017 trip to the Moon (preparatory...
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For kids you can also get solid durable products like the nikon coolpix, which is waterproof and fairly sturdy. Good for the 5-10 crowd because they get a real camera and it doesn't look childish. If you put a cheaper android...
In reply to: kids don't always need 'kid' stuff
I had no idea Google had such a product. The update seems like a good one.
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Tom: Quite agreed. In mobile, especially, the use of packages that can create good cross-platform apps is a huge time and aggravation saver. In this regard, HTML5 is a valid solution. If we could get the testing and deploy...
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these are all incredible applications. I'm big fan of the space saving idea of the first one (Although those of us that talk with our hands might run into trouble when the toilet appears in the middle of dinner.) THe...
In reply to: Smaller footprints with the Internet
OK, Scott, so skilled IT people are cavemen and can pick out a Web server error at a thousand yards. Would that be Neanderthals or Homo Sapiens? It might make a difference on the performance evaluation.
In reply to: Ah, which kind of cavemen?
The depth of knowledge needed to create useful apps these days only seems to keep increasing. That's one of the things that has kept me from exploring Web development -- between front-end, back-end, frameworks, and browser...
In reply to: I sympathize
True, the universal apps I've seen so far seem sort of rudimentary compared to some of the complexity one would expect if this premise has legs. This line of talks has been percolating throughout the Microsoft camp since...
In reply to: Re: What?
> if you're a Windows developer, it doesn't matter whether you're writing apps primarily for the desktop, for tablets, or for phones-- you'll still have a framework that allows you to target the other form factors...
In reply to: Re: What?
As it stands, in-app purchasing allows the developer a lot of freedom in terms of the wording and presentation of the in-app soliciation. Apple, Google, Amazon, and Microsoft could take a more proactive approach and making...
In reply to: Platform owners should control the experience more
I'd be interested to hear what you think of it.
In reply to: Anyone out there using OS X Yosemite yet?
InformationWeek Tech Digest - July 22, 2014Sophisticated attacks demand real-time risk management and continuous monitoring. Here's how federal agencies are meeting that challenge.
Building a Mobile Business Mindset
The differences between mobile apps and conventional Windows clients, or even web applications, are far more than skin deep. Yes, the touch-versus-keyboard interface, APIs, and programming languages are new, but that’s arguably the easy part. There are profound differences in how the two are built, the functionality each prioritizes, the release cycles on which they’re developed — even the attitudes, values, and work styles of the developers creating them.
IT Salary Survey 2014: Insurance
Insurance IT salaries are flat, but demand and compensation are highest for people with experience in social media, mobile, analytics, and cloud, according to InformationWeek's 2014 US IT Salary Survey.
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