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The Desperate Need for Simplicity

Posted on October 13, 2009 by Bob

Ted Neward’s article “Agile is treating the symptoms, not the disease” touches on several important points about the software industry. Modern software development tools and technologies require a significant learning curve. Development methodologies (like Agile) exist for managing complexity, but … Continue reading →

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A .NET Application that Never Dies

Posted on September 12, 2009 by Bob

Jeremy’s Graceful Shutdown Braindump should really include another use case. How do you create a .NET application that never shuts down? Ever! This  is a common scenario for closed systems that only allow the user to interact with a predefined … Continue reading →

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2009 Ultimate Developer and Power Users Tool List for Windows

Posted on September 2, 2009 by Bob

This is a great list. I linked to it in 2007, but somehow forget in 2008. Anyway, there’s probably at least one tool you may not have seen before that would be worth trying out. Scott Hanselman’s 2009 Ultimate Developer … Continue reading →

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Plunging into Web Development

Posted on June 7, 2009 by Bob

I’ve authored a few web sites. Nothing professionally though. I know just enough HTML, CSS, and JavaScript to be dangerous. Now I’m faced with creating a customer-facing site that has (or will someday soon have) real requirements. Here are a … Continue reading →

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Guest Article: Static Analysis in Medical Device Software (Part 2) — Methodology

Posted on June 4, 2009 by Pascal

Pascal Cuoq at Frama-C continues his discussion of static analysis for medical device software. This is part 2 of 3. Part 1 is here. In the second part of this article I write about methodology, where tools and engineering come … Continue reading →

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Guest Article: Static Analysis in Medical Device Software (Part 1) — The Traps of C

Posted on May 15, 2009 by Pascal

Any software controlled device that is attached to a human presents unique and potentially life threatening risks.  A recent article on the use of static analysis for medical device software prompted Pascal Cuoq at Frama-C to share his thoughts on … Continue reading →

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Continuous Learning: 14 Ways to Stay at the Top of Your Profession

Posted on May 9, 2009 by Bob

“Professional development refers to skills and knowledge attained for both personal development and career advancement. ” I’m fortunate in that my personal and career interests are well aligned. I must enjoy my work because I do a lot of the … Continue reading →

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Contradictory Observations and Electronic Medical Records

Posted on March 3, 2009 by Bob

Martin Fowler has an interesting discussion in his ContradictoryObservations post.  This little slice of medically related software design insight is particularly relevant because it highlights (at least for me) the complexity of the use of electronic medical records and their … Continue reading →

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Dreaming of Flexible, Simple, Sloppy, Tolerant in Healthcare IT

Posted on January 3, 2009 by Bob

I was recently browsing in the computer (nerd) section of the bookstore and ran across an old Joel Spolsky edited book: The Best Software Writing I.  Even though it’s been about four years, good writing is good writing, and there … Continue reading →

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Programming Languages for the New Year

Posted on December 26, 2008 by Bob

As the New Year approaches a software developer’s idea of renewal is typically learning a new programming language.  I ran across the following post which provides some interesting alternatives to consider. 10 programming languages worth checking out: Haskell Erlang Io … Continue reading →

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