The story of the advancement of technology over the last several decades is really a story about software. While it is certainly true that hardware (CPU/GPU cores and TIPS, memory GBs and TBs) and ...
The growing complexity of modern software systems is slowly killing software developers. How can you regain control, without losing out on the best these technologies have to offer? “Complexity kills, ...
I recently read Scott Carey’s great InfoWorld article that focuses on application complexity as an agent for reducing developer productivity and livelihood. The article has some great ideas, including ...
Value stream management involves people in the organization to examine workflows and other processes to ensure they are deriving the maximum value from their efforts while eliminating waste — of ...
Marc Andreessen has said software is eating the world. Maybe it’s not eating the world, but every day, software becomes ever more important for the functioning of the world as we know it. The ...
Companies just can't quit mainframes. While cloud infrastructure hogs the spotlight, mainframe systems continue to dominate major segments of the economy, especially those that require ...
Value stream management involves people in the organization to examine workflows and other processes to ensure they are deriving the maximum value from their efforts while eliminating waste — of ...
Embedded software, once a challenge to write, update, and optimize, is following the route of other types of software. It is abstracted, simpler to use, and much faster to write. But in some cases, it ...