For anyone interested in code, networking, and finance, Flash Boys is a real page turner. For me personally, with interests in all three, it sent chills up my spine. I could not put it down!!! Flash Boys is a fascinating, … Continue reading
When it comes to software, one of the wonderful things about it is, there is generally zero cost to add an additional user to an already built system. The effort that went into the system can be magnified many times … Continue reading
Today’s topic is success as software professionals. Many important lessons on this subject can be found in an unlikely place – Colin Powell’s auto-biography “My American Journey”, published in 1995. Hey, what does this have to do with software you might … Continue reading
First, let’s start with a little joke about JavaScript: See the difference? This book is targeted at helping readers understand the ‘low level’ implementation details of JavaScript. The code examples on nuances of the language are the best I have found. As … Continue reading
Peopleware – Book Review Peopleware 2nd Edition Productive Projects and Teams By Tom Demarco and Timothy Lister Peopleware is a timeless book on the human side of making software. We have all encountered many of the anti-patterns described in the … Continue reading
Nine years later Primal Leadership still stands up as an interesting read on leadership strategies. My boss recommended it to me, part of the coaching strategy discussed below. Although this does not appear directly related to software, I believe that … Continue reading
I just finished reading the book Geekonomics – the real cost of insecure software. The book sums up commercial software development from a business perspective succinctly: “Don’t worry, be crappy.” http://www.geekonomicsbook.com/ It is a pretty interesting topic – and should be … Continue reading
The Passionate Programmer Book Review Creating a Remarkable Career in Software Development, by Chad Fowler – Published 2009 Revised and updated second edition of “My Job Went to India: 52 Ways To Save Your Job” This is a great book along the … Continue reading
How to Break Web Software Functional and Security Testing of Web Applications and Web Services, by Mike Andrews and James A. Whittaker Published 2006 Contains recipes for 24 different hacks. Most of them are supposed to be common knowledge in the field … Continue reading
Building Spring 2 Enterprise Applications Interface21, Bram Smeets, Seth Ladd (2007) This book is an excellent nuts and bolts introduction to the Spring 2.0 framework. It covers the core (DI/IoC) container, aspect oriented programming, data access, transactions, and Spring MVC. … Continue reading
