Software Builders

The tools and processes we use to transform our system’s source code into an application that we can deploy or ship have always been important, but nowadays they can mean the difference between success and failure. Software building’s golden rule is that you should automate all build tasks. The most popular tool options for doing this are the facilities that your integrated development environment (IDE) provides, the various implementations of Make, and Apache Ant and Maven. Using an IDE can be problematic. Ant and Maven provide a portable solution for Java developers, while Make is more flexi (more…)

Getting Software RITE

Salesforce.com has used the RITE (Rapid Iterative Testing and Evaluation)method to quickly and iteratively improve its software design. RITE has helped the company retain high quality while increasing its rate of delivery using an agile development approach.


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Troubleshooting Laptop Hardware Problems

Laptops and notebook computers often require much more attention when the user decides to troubleshoot specific hardware problems. Because of this very few people actually manage to get to the stage of disassembling the laptop to search for potential sources of hardware failures. This two-part guide covers some of the most common issues that your laptop might suffer from along with tips on how to diagnose and fix them….

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Top 4 Compact Digital Cameras from PMA 2008

Every industry has its own big show each year and the Photo Marketing Association s PMA annual show is the photography world s big event. It s much like how the Consumer Electronics Show CES is to electronics. PMA is a platform for digital camera manufacturers photo software developers and other photography peripheral-makers printers new technology other gadgets to announce their new stuff to the world….

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