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  • Does Scrum turn active developers into passive developers?

    - by Saeed Neamati
    I'm a web developer working in a team of three developers and one designer. It's now about five months that we've implemented the agile scrum software development methodology. But I have a weird feeling I just wanted to share in this site. One important factor in human life is decision-making process. However, there is a big difference in decisions you make. Some decisions are just the outcome of an internal or external force, while other decisions are completely based on your free will, and some decisions are simply something in between. The more freedom you have in making decisions, the more self-driven your work would become. This seems to be a rule. Because we tend to shape our lives ourselves. There is a big difference between you deciding what to do, or being told what to do. Before scrum, I felt like having more freedom in making the decisions which were related to development, analysis, prioritizing implementation, etc. I had more feeling like I'm deciding what I'm doing. However, due to the scrum methodology, now many decisions simply come from the product owner. He prioritizes PBIs, he analyzes how the software should work, even sometimes how the UI and functionality should be implemented. I know that this is part of the scrum methodology, and I also know that this may result in better sales of product in future. However, I now feel like I'm always getting told to do something, instead of deciding to do something. This syndrome now has made me more passive towards the work. I tend to search less to find a better solution, approach, or technique I don't wake up in the morning expecting to get to an enjoyable work. Rather, I feel like being forced to work in order to live I have more hunger to work on my own hobby projects after work I won't push the team anymore to get to the higher technological levels I spend more time now on dinner, or tea-times and have less enthusiasm to get back to work I'm now willing more for the work to finish sooner, so that I can get home The big problem is, I see and diagnose this behavior in my colleagues too. Is it the outcome of scrum? Does scrum really makes the development team feel like they have no part in forming the overall software, thus making the passive to the project? How can I overcome this feeling?

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  • list of things to think about for hosting a potentially high traffic website

    - by SpashHit
    I do my own hosting for a few clients on my own VPS server (Lindode). Since my clients so far have been extremely low traffic, I have not had to really dig into some of the considerations that I would need for a higher traffic site. Now I am bidding on a client whose site will be potentially higher (not Facebook or twitter, but higher than Joe's ice cream shop). Is there a list of things I need to think about that I may be missing? I am going to assume, at least at first, that I will be able to handle them on my shared Linode, but I could move to a dedicated Linode if need be. I am not thinking so far of multiple servers, but short of that there are still considerations. For example, mod_perl instead of straight CGI, better backups, etc. What else? In case it matters, the stack will be debian-linux / apache / Perl / mysql / Template Toolkit.

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  • .NET development on a “Retina” MacBook Pro

    - by Jeff
    The rumor that Apple would release a super high resolution version of its 15” laptop has been around for quite awhile, and one I watched closely. After more than three years with a 17” MacBook Pro, and all of the screen real estate it offered, I was ready to replace it with something much lighter. It was a fantastic machine, still doing 6 or 7 hours after 460 charge cycles, but I wanted lighter and faster. With the SSD I put in it, I was able to sell it for $750. The appeal of higher resolution goes way back, when I would plug into a projector and scale up. Consolas, as it turns out, is a nice looking font for code when it’s bigger. While I have mostly indifference for iOS, I have to admit that a higher dot pitch on the iPhone and iPad is pretty to look at. So I ordered the new 15” “Retina” model as soon as the Apple Store went live with it, and got it seven days later. I’ve been primarily using Parallels as my VM of choice from OS X for about five years. They recently put out an update for compatibility with the display, though I’m not entirely sure what that means. I figured there would have to be some messing around to get the VM to look right. The combination that seems to work best is this: Set the display in OS X to “more room,” which is roughly the equivalent of the 1920x1200 that my 17” did. It’s not as stunning as the text at the default 1440x900 equivalent (in OS X), but it’s still quite readable. Parallels still doesn’t entirely know what to do with the high resolution, though what it should do is somehow treat it as native. That flaw aside, I set the Windows 7 scaling to 125%, and it generally looks pretty good. It’s not really taking advantage of the display for sharpness, but hopefully that’s something that Parallels will figure out. Screen tweaking aside, I got the base model with 16 gigs of RAM, so I give the VM 8. I can boot a Windows 7 VM in 9 seconds. Nine seconds! The Windows Experience Index scores are all 7 and above, except for graphics, which are both at 6. Again, that’s in a VM. It’s hard to believe there’s something so fast in a little slim package like that. Hopefully this one gets me at least three years, like the last one.

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  • SQLUniversity Professional Development Week: Learning To Fly

    - by andyleonard
    Introduction Clem and Jim Bob were out hunting the other day in the woods south of Farmville. As they crossed a ridge, they came upon a big ol' Momma Bear and her cub. The larger bear immediately started towards them. Jim Bob took off running as fast as he could. He stopped when he realized Clem wasn't with him. And when he saw Clem reaching into his pack, Jim Bob was incredulous: "Hurry Clem! That bar's comin' fast! You need to out run 'er!" Clem kicked off his boots and pulled running shoes out...(read more)

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  • "Build your own website" - Developing a CMS with Vague Requirements on a Tight Deadline

    - by walnutmon
    I'm a Java developer in charge of making a product which allows clients to "build their own site". I've spent a lot of time looking into Liferay, as I don't have any experience in building CMSs, and want to either use it, or get ideas of how to build a decent system. The time line is short, requirements are vague, yada yada Is Liferay a good technology to work with when showing the client (who may be very low on computer expertise) a user interface to build a site? The thing is, I want the power and flexibility to avoid the learning curve in building a CMS like product, but I don't want to waste time learning a new technology only to find its over-kill, or can't do the simple - but uncommon and unimplemented - things that we are asked to add as features Ideally I'd like to provide multiple web interfaces to the core API to build the sites - one that is very powerful, and another that is watered down and easy to use.

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  • Future of Active FoxPro Pages - secured

    Finally some official news about Active FoxPro Pages, aka AFP. The German company BvL Bürosysteme Vertriebs GmbH bought all rights of Active FoxPro Pages from the insolvency stock. Being a former customer and intensive user of AFP since version 2.0 BvL has own interest in the continuation of AFP on current and future web servers. Together with their partners Christof Wollenhaupt (Foxpert Software Development & Consulting) and Jochen Kirstätter (IOS Indian Ocean Software Ltd) BvL will continue with development, support and marketing of AFP in the upcoming weeks. There will be an updated version of AFP, the relaunch of the website, re-enabling of activation server, re-establishment of support channel, and much more... Personally, I am relieved that this superb product made its way out of the dust of the past years. And of course, to be involved (again) in the development and support of Active FoxPro Pages gives me a big smile. Rest assured that there will be more articles on AFP soon! Here is the original announcement of 27th September 2010 from the online forum of German FoxPro Usergroup (dFPUG) - section Active FoxPro Pages: Liebe AFP Anwender, liebe FoxPro Gemeinde, nach den Insolvenzen der ProLib Software GmbH und der ProLib Tools GmbH gab es einige Verunsicherung über die Zukunft der Active FoxPro Pages. Wir können euch nun mitteilen, dass eine für alle Beteiligten positive Lösung gefunden wurde. Wir, die BvL Bürosysteme Vertriebs GmbH aus Berlin, haben sämtliche Rechte an der AFP aus der Insolvenzmasse vom Insolvenzverwalter abgekauft. Bereits 1987 wurde die BvL Bürosysteme Vertriebs GmbH gegründet und hat sich seit dem erfolgreich im Markt bewährt. Wir gehören auch schon seit Foxpro2.0 zur Foxpro-Gemeinde und auch mit der AFP2.0 haben wir unseren Einstieg in die AFP-Gemeinde vollzogen. Wir wollen die AFP nicht in irgendeine Schublade packen, sondern unser Ziel ist es, die AFP weiterzuentwickeln, speziell auch auf die kommenden Serverversionen. Unter der Homepage www.active-foxpro-pages.de wird es demnächst einen neuen Auftritt geben. An den Preisen soll sich nichts groß verändern, das Handbuch soll anständig aufgelegt werden und selbstverständlich soll der Support und die Weiterentwicklung eine große Aufmerksamkeit bekommen. Mit Christof Wollenhaupt und Jochen Kirstätter haben wir zwei Partner an Bord, die sich um den Support und die Weiterentwicklung kümmern werden. Christof Wollenhaupt wird maßgeblich und federführend an der Weiterentwicklung beteiligt sein. Über Christof Wollenhaupt können auch ab sofort Lizenzen gekauft werden, Christof Wollenhaupt ist für den Online-Vertrieb zuständig, der gerade aufgebaut wird. Sollte ein AFP Server aktiviert werden müssen, können sich alle bisherigen Lizenzinhaber auch direkt an Christof Wollenhaupt wenden. In den nächsten Wochen werden wir die AFP wieder auf Touren bringen. Eine aktuelle Version, eine neue Webseite, der Aktivierungsserver, ein Überblick über das leicht geänderte Lizensierungsmodell, und vieles mehr ist gerade in Arbeit. Die Zukunft und die Weiterentwicklung der AFP sind jetzt gesichert! Mit freundlichen Grüßen Ralph-Norman von Loesch Source: http://forum.dfpug.de/bodyframe.afp?msgid=728069

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  • OP-ED: Software Development from Core to Cosmetics

    Few projects end up having too much time. Successfully completing a project often depends on tackling core, significant, and risky aspects of any custom solution first&mdash;like the long hard march up hill&mdash;and finishing with the trim, or cosmetic work, last.

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  • Skip the Requirements - 10 Problems With Web Development Projects, and How to Solve Them

    For most businesses, hiring a freelancer or web company to develop a web site is a frustrating but necessary endeavor. After working with over a hundred small businesses and organizations, we've discovered some pitfalls that make the whole thing worse. Fortunately, powerful new platforms like Drupal make it easy to make a steady stream of small changes to your site after it launches. Here's how to align the interests of a web developer and a business to make sure your web site succeeds!

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  • AJI Report #12 | Tim Hibbard Talks .NET to iOS Development

    - by Jeff Julian
    In this AJI Report, Jeff and John talk with Tim Hibbard of Engraph Software about making the transition from a .NET developer to mobile applications using the iOS platform. Tim dives into what each experience was like from getting into XCode for the first time, using Third-party tools, Apple's design guidelines, and provisioning an app to the App Store. Tim has been a .NET developer since the framework was released in 2001 and now has two mobile applications in production. Listen to the Show Site: http://engraph.com/ Blog: http://timhibbard.com/blog/ Twitter: @timhibbard

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  • Upgrading in java web development

    - by Vladimir Ivanov
    I'm a java web developer for nearly 3 years. Always trying to learn more and be better but still I feel that the amount of knowledge is not that good as I want. The knowledge in some places still seems to be non-systematic and don't provide a very strong base to solve the problems as good as I want to do it. The example I have is my senior developer, whose solutions are always more efficient and beautiful. So, the question is rather simple and hard the same time. What is the right way to get my knowlege be more systematic and therefore improve it's quality. I understand that there is no practically good answer for the all java programming, so let's focus on the modern java web or nearly web technologies: JSF 2.0 JPA2 and Hibernate as persistence provider Web services and Java SE as a core. What methodologies or books or learning technics lead to the strong knowledge base within the given knowledge area?

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  • Lost website rankings as a result of using a 302 redirect instead of a 301

    - by george peris
    I have an online store and during the last 2 days I noticed a big change in its SERPS for some keywords. The site is indexed in local Google for 5 keywords, and the online store is based on Magento 1.7. 5 days ago, I set up an SSL certificate in the online store in order to get better ranking results. I setup the SSL and followed the instructions from the Magento to make permanent 301 redirects from the HTTP URLs to the HTTPS URLs. I replaced all the URLs of the online store with HTTPS. When I saw in the SERPS that the rankings for some keywords were going up and down, I checked some URLs to see if all was going well with 301 redirects and found that the redirects where 302 and not 301, which is a big bug caused by Magento. I solved the problem with the .htaccess, but still the rankings for the homepage have disappeared. I fetched the site again using Google Webmaster Tools and am waiting to see. Can you please advise if I did something wrong, and what else I could do?

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  • Selecting the (right?) technology and environment

    - by Tor
    We are two developers on the edge of starting new web product development. We are both fans of lean start-up approach and would like to practice continuous deployment. Here comes the dilemma - we are both coming from a C# / Windows background and we need to decide between: Stick to .NET and Windows, we will not waste time on learning new technologies and put all our effort in the development. Switch to Ruby on Rails and Linux which has a good reputation of fast ramp up and vast open source support. The negative side is that we will need to put a lot of effort in learning Ruby, Rails and Linux... What would you do? What other considerations should we take?

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  • Should I be paid for time spent learning a framework?

    - by nate-bit
    To give light to the situation: I am currently one of two programmers working in a small startup software company. Part of my job requires me to learn a Web development framework that I am not currently familiar with. I get paid by the hour. So the question is: Is it wholly ethical to spend multiple hours of the day reading through documentation and tutorials and be paid for this time where I am not actively developing for our product? Or should the bulk of this learning be done at home, or otherwise off hours, to allow for more full-on development of our application during the work day?

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