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A Critique of JavaScript MVC frameworks – Beware of Rampant Asynchronous JavaScript Calls

by Laurence Posted on January 27, 2013

Software professionals should be aware of the limitations that come with the current trend of building asynchronous heavy web applications. We are seeing a surge in serious and large scale JavaScript applications at the enterprise level. Here is a list … Continue reading →

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Software Ghettos – A Form of Technical Debt

by Laurence Posted on December 7, 2012

A few years ago I was talking to a senior Java engineer. He was asking me about Django and Python. Having never used the stack himself, and thinking that ‘scripting languages are just toys’, he was skeptical of this new … Continue reading →

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Will the Future of Software be more or less ‘Free’ ?

by Laurence Posted on October 4, 2012

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 →

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Domain Name Economics – Surfing the Bubble

by Laurence Posted on September 16, 2012

Virtual realestate is booming. Who would have thought domain names would be the thing to buy? There is a great story about Kevin Ham, the doctor who bought up expired and misspelled domains and now has a $300M empire. It … Continue reading →

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Architectural Components to Plan For From Day 1

by Laurence Posted on July 17, 2012

Businesses rely in part, on technology, to differentiate themselves. There is no cookie cutter solution that allows a business an exclusive chance to be better and faster at serving customers. Simple solutions are already used by everyone, so there is … Continue reading →

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Dealing with Chaos on a Software Project

by Laurence Posted on June 22, 2012

Many software projects find themselves in chaos. Perhaps the department is growing like crazy, new hires left and right, no one really understands the project but a launch is on the horizon. Another option is the department is short staffed … Continue reading →

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Interview with a Software Lawyer

by Laurence Posted on October 9, 2011

I met Aaron Williamson at OSCON this year. Aaron works as a legal counselor at the Software Freedom Law Center in New York. He is an expert on software law and open source licensing. After one of his talks I approached him … Continue reading →

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Tag Archives: business

A Critique of JavaScript MVC frameworks – Beware of Rampant Asynchronous JavaScript Calls

Software Ghettos – A Form of Technical Debt

Will the Future of Software be more or less ‘Free’ ?

Domain Name Economics – Surfing the Bubble

Architectural Components to Plan For From Day 1

Dealing with Chaos on a Software Project

Interview with a Software Lawyer

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