Because real money is involved, the Build or Buy decisions are made close to the business case. There’s another level of procurement below this that the business seldom knows about.

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There are a lot of software frameworks out there, most available for ‘free’ as in a Siren’s Song. The laws of thermodynamics are still in effect, making most of these worth something less than their original price. (more…)

Nature is full of lessons that we can profitably apply. Some of them can take surprising forms. Our Number Two Cat provided an insightful lesson on software development, although it took a while for us to recognize it. (more…)

Yet another story about the End Of The Operating System As We Know It, based more on wishful thinking than cold reality. Hope springs eternal, more now with the Browser as the ultimate program, instead of another dig at Microsoft.
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Being a paid-up certified partner has its privileges, but the overhead is starting to really add up, which leads us to re-examine the original reason for becoming a member.
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Something that sounds too good to be true probably is, at least in its pure form. The rest might be successfully exploited if we know the limitations as well as the strengths.
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