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My top ten tips for a software developer
Top 10 tips for a software developer I was updating the blog and getting a few advance posts in place for February 2009. Thanks Blogger.com for the neat features of scheduling…
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The "Wooo! moment" Factor
Wooo! I love coding! This is another one of my general life blogs and follows up from my recent article about what makes a good programmer where I refer to a ‘Rocky Balboa’ moment…
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What makes a good software developer?
I have decided to move on from my current role after over four years working at my present company. My reasons are varied and plentiful but as always the lure of a fresh new…
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The Great 3GL v 4GL debate - Part III
This is part III of a trilogy of articles regarding the usage and evolution of software development languages. Part I can be found here and part II can be found here . All of…
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The Great 3GL v 4GL debate - Part II
This is part II of a trilogy of articles regarding the usage and evolution of software development languages. Part 1 can be found here . So what are the benefits or otherwise of…
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Where's the dishcloth?
An analogy to describe technical debt build up! Bugs!!!! Love them or loathe them, realistic developers understand that bugs are part of our everyday life. We have technical bugs,…
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The Great 3GL v 4GL debate - Part I
Ever since development languages were invented we have sought ways of making the development of software easier. We have attempted to do this by abstracting the level at which the…
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"It's a funny old game."
This is a phrase that was immortalised many years ago into the educated soccer commentators punditry. To this day it is associated with the footballing legend Jimmy Greaves. He…
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For those long time IBMrs out there.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . THIS PAGE HAS BEEN INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK . . . . . . . . . . . . Thanks for reading the Synon 2E and Plex Emporium by Lee Dare (A developer blog) .…
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What do you do for a living?
This has to be one of the most common questions asked of anyone in life. Apart from, How are you?, Can I buy you a drink? or cringingly, Do you come here often?. Well, this isn't…
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Software Development Standards
Development Standards are an important aspect of software development. Whether you are a one man band developing a small product for sale over the internet or part of a…
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The new millennium Bug?
Will we run out of TLA (Three letter acronyms?) There are only 17576 combinations that can be considered when allocating a TLA (Three Letter Acronym) for airport codes. Part of…
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