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 Scott Ambler's Agile
Modeling newsletter for February discusses reasons why Agile developers
might want to model ahead, despite the discipline's focus on Just in Time (JIT)
principles. Whether modeling iterations in advance of actual need is
necessitated by scheduling challenges or other project requirements, Steve
explains how to do it, how to keep it real, and avoid BMUF (Big Model Up Front)
complications, down the line. In features, Chris Sibbald, VP of Telelogic,
describes how to use SysML, a UML
2.0 dialect aimed at systems engineers.
How CIOs Are Dealing With A Tough Economy
Plan A: no new hires, hold off on infrastructure upgrades; Plan B: an IT inventory to target discretionary projects.
Brocade Plus Foundry Equals Ethernet Everywhere
The idea is that, in the data center, the combined company will service both sides of server. Startup Uplogix Simplifies Remote Management
Its appliances can manage multiple devices either in or out of band. CIO Values: Dave Goff, VP And CIO, Emulex
"Close working relationships with all functional areas are critical. They're the ultimate judges--they let us know if we're meeting their expectations."
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Book Review: Come, Let's Play
Jorge Aranda
David Harel and Ramy Marelly wrap scenarios into sequence-like
diagrams to describe interactions with other systems. Can they shift
our perspective on programming?
Special Guide-MDA and UML Tools: CASE 2.0—or the Developer's Dream
Mike Riley
The quest for model-driven application development that drives model-to-code and model-to-model transformation still needs some work, but the MDA products out there show huge promise.
Interview: Inside the Microsoft Modeling Team
Scott Swigart
Members of Microsoft's Modeling Team speak with Software
Development magazine about Visual Studio Team System's modeling tools and Microsoft's thoughts about modeling in general.
Steve McConnell on Software Estimation
Jonathan Erickson
Steve McConnell discusses the black art of estimating schedules and resources involved in software development projects. (MP3, 5:07 mins.)
Accelerating Compute Intensive Functions Using C
Joe Hanson
Joe examines how you accelerate application processing using a software-configurable architecture to achieve hardware-accelerated performance in C.
An Algorithm for Compressing Space and Time
Tomas G. Rokicki
Making a slow program fast can lead to both joy and frustration. But sometimes a new approach yields amazing improvements.
Dependency Management
John Graham-Cumming
John explores the irony of Make.
Quantum Cryptography Research Advances and IBM Research May Extend Moore's Law
Deirdre Blake
Quantum cryptography researchers at the University of Toronto have described the first experimental proof of a quantum decoy technique to encrypt data over fiberoptic cable. Also, researchers at IBM have found a way to extend a key chip-manufacturing process to generate smaller chip circuits. (MP3, 2:57 mins.)
Dr. Dobb's Journal April 2006
Jonathan Erickson
Algorithms (13.4 MB)
The Craftsman: Meeting the Visitor
Robert C. Martin
Our apprentices continue their off-duty exploration, as Avery gives Alphonse a lesson on design principles. The challenge: How do you add polymorphic methods to a hierarchy without modifying it?
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