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The Real Problem with Software Development

O'Reilly

That statement nicely summarizes what makes software development difficult. OS X, which used to trumpet “It just works,” has evolved to “it used to just work”; the most user-centric Unix-like system ever built now staggers under the load of new and poorly thought-out features. Controlling complexity is.” I’m not the one to say.)

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Is MongoDB Open Source? Is Planet Earth Flat?

Percona

Let’s start with this: MongoDB is accurately referred to as source-available software. Many open source proponents, including the Open Source Initiative (OSI) , do not consider software under the SSPL to be open source. We agree with the OSI’s determination that any software under the SSPL cannot be open source.

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COVID-19 Triggered the Turning Point

Tasktop

A period of frenzied growth is turning into a mass extinction event for those companies that do not learn how to connect business operations to software delivery. Those who master digital business models and software at scale will thrive. Cloud software will become more central to both social and professional connectivity.

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Progress Delayed Is Progress Denied

Alex Russell

After 20 years of neck-in-neck competition, often starting from common code lineages, there just isn't that much left to wring out of the system. Consistent improvement is the name of the game, and it can still have positive impacts, particularly as users lean on the system more heavily over time. Delayed five years. Gamepad API.

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The Management Revolution that Never Happened

The Agile Manager

The shift from manufacturing jobs to service jobs was supposed to give rise to networks of independent knowledge workers collaborating to achieve business outcomes. Wall Street Journal, 24 December 2007. The "networked organization" functions because its members develop complex communication patterns. What happened?

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World’s Top Web Performance Leaders To Watch

Rigor

Rachel is also one of the people behind Perch , a PHP content management system (CMS). Rick is a software engineer on the Google Chrome team, “leading an effort to make the web just work for developers.” She works directly with organizations to build clear and coherent products and design systems. Rick Byers.

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Rules versus Results

The Agile Manager

Or, Because we ask users to review security policies and procedures at the time their network credentials expire, we have fewer security issues. It may be that our network has never been the target of a cyber attack. Does unit testing lead to higher quality? Does our insistence on policy result in tighter security?