I’ve written and spoken several times about the shortage of women in Computer Science. Time Magazine this week has an article titled "Steering Girls into Science". Last week was National Engineers Week. Schools and organizations celebrated an "Introduce a Girl to Engineering" day. Quoted from the Time Magazine article, Stanford University research said "by the age […]
Today is the tenth anniversary of the launch of Delphi version 1.0 at the Software Development Conference. We celebrate this date in Delphi’s history, but the actual RTM (release to manufacturing) date, and the date that all of the Delphi v1 files are date stamped, was February 15, 1995. Gary Whizin, R&D manager for Delphi […]
Did you read the news about YAFSP (Yet Another Failed Software Project)? The FBI’s Virtual Case File project has joined the annals of the "Why Software Projects Fail". Quoting from the FBI web site, "Virtual Case File represents a dramatic change in the FBI’s record-keeping practices based on the transition from a paper-based environment to […]
Today’s post focuses on software process, process improvement, and education resources that are a part of our Software Delivery Optimization vision and strategy. Below you will find information and links to announcements, articles, and links to resources. Learning has never been easier.
TeraQuest Acquisition
The TeraQuest acquisition will enable Borland to create one of the industry’s most […]
Bill Gates, in a letter posted on Microsoft’s web site, tells employees, customers, and others says "the solution that has proven consistently effective – and the one that yields the greatest success for developers today – is a strong commitment to interoperability". He talks about the work Microsoft is doing with industry partners to "advance […]
I’ve been catching up on a backlog of magazine and book reading. An interview with Alan Kay (winner of the ACM Turing Award for 2003) in the December/January 2004-2005 ACM Queue magazine caught my eye. The title of the interview, "A Conversation with Alan Kay" appears on Pages 20-30. This ACM Queue magazine issue was […]