Archive for the ‘software engineering’ Category
Mobile Camp Brussels 2010
The insights and considerations MobileCamp Brussels #mcbxl triggered on options, technologies and tools for developing applications for mobile devices.
Scrum Guide
The Scrum Guide by Ken Schwaber on ScrumAlliance is a condense (14 pages) and recent (May 2009) pocket guide on the major principles and guidelines of Scrum. It’s also gives very practical advice and tips on concrete issues when implementing Scrum.
Design Driven Development
Design Driven development (D3) starts from the premise that the design of any system is an accident that kicks in at conception. Hence, maximizing the opportunities to make that accidents happen is the key for (product) innovation. Thereto D3 integrates design games into the project iteration at the start of the sprints, where the design games can provide input to the product backlogs. However, no process can guarantee a better design; creating the right environment with the right set of people is the only way to bring innovation and design. The Design Cube defines the people, culture and environment aspects that contribute to an innovative organization.
Atom for ReST Data Representation
Atom is a very natural fit for ReST data representation. However you must use its inherent extension points for their intended purpose, otherwise development libraries work contra-productive. Insight in the proper use of those extension points, was my Aha Erlebnis this week.
Cloud computing in plain English
Ever wondered what cloud computing is all about? What is the rationale behind everything as a service? Are you getting dizzy from all the terms and acronyms? rPath has made a very fun video about it, explaining cloud computing in understandable terms.
Installing HBase on Windows
HBase is a scalable, distributed database built on top of Hadoop. Both projects mainly target *nix environments for production installation. However, for development and testing purposes, one can run a one-node instance on a Windows computer by using Cygwin. This document explains how to properly configure your Windows system to get HBase up and running.
