http://opinion.dzone.com/interviews/current en http://opinion.dzone.com/news/a-review-ovf-a-systems-managem I finally took a look at (Open Virtual Machine Format) OVF, the virtual machine distribution specification that was recently submitted to DMTF. The document is authored by VMware and XenSource, but they are joined in the submission to DMTF by some other biggies, namely Microsoft, HP, IBM and Dell. http://opinion.dzone.com/news/a-review-ovf-a-systems-managem#comments DMTF Everything IT Systems Management OVF Specs standards Tech Virtualization VMware XenSource http://opinion.dzone.com/crss/node/4419 Mon, 11 Aug 2008 08:43:17 -0400 17 0 vambenepe http://opinion.dzone.com/sites/all/files/avatars/picture-303460.jpg Mon, 11 Aug 2008 08:43:17 -0400 vambenepe 4419 at http://opinion.dzone.com http://opinion.dzone.com/news/goal-driven-development It’s always amazing to see how people find it hard to compromise, to nuance their opinions about things. And I’m probably the first one finding it hard. But when it comes to software practices, boy it’s annoying. I was talking to a colleague of mine the other day, we were talking about unit testing and other best practices, and I boldly and shamelessly said to him: “I haven’t written... http://opinion.dzone.com/news/goal-driven-development#comments MDA TDD http://opinion.dzone.com/crss/node/1635 Mon, 10 Mar 2008 17:38:03 -0400 84 0 sarbogast http://opinion.dzone.com/sites/all/files/avatars/picture-271223.jpg Mon, 10 Mar 2008 17:38:03 -0400 sarbogast 1635 at http://opinion.dzone.com http://opinion.dzone.com/news/code-complete-doesnt-mean-your Joe Coder runs through his feature in the UI. It works. The doodad renders beautifully on the screen, and when he clicks the button, all the right things happen on the server. He checks his code in, writes a quick comment in Jira, changes the issue status to “Completed & Checked-in”, and goes to his next task. Lo and behold, his To Do list is empty! Joe’s done coding! http://opinion.dzone.com/news/code-complete-doesnt-mean-your#comments opinion qa http://opinion.dzone.com/crss/node/1233 Fri, 22 Feb 2008 10:28:22 -0500 2179 1 markturansky http://opinion.dzone.com/sites/all/files/avatars/picture-270288.jpg Fri, 22 Feb 2008 10:28:22 -0500 markturansky 1233 at http://opinion.dzone.com http://opinion.dzone.com/news/groovy-and-ruby-only-solves-ha It is with some dismay I've been reading the latest Groovy discussions on Javalobby. I've spent quite some time learning Scala, so it bothered me a bit that I minded another competing language a spot in the limelight. Why would I care? To me as a consultant, language fragmentation is great. http://opinion.dzone.com/news/groovy-and-ruby-only-solves-ha#comments C# f# groovy ironpython java JRuby Jython Ruby Scala http://opinion.dzone.com/crss/node/1180 Wed, 20 Feb 2008 17:59:42 -0500 7031 10 mats.henricson http://opinion.dzone.com/sites/all/files/avatars/picture-3450.jpg Wed, 20 Feb 2008 17:59:42 -0500 mats.henricson 1180 at http://opinion.dzone.com http://opinion.dzone.com/news/mission-software-architect Recently, I read Steven Devijver's The YAGNI Argument (You Ain't Gonna Need It) and found a link to one of Martin Fowler's IEEE articles Who needs an Architect? in it. What I didn't know was that this article was 5 years old and was impressed by how up to date the statements were. It led me to start thinking: What is the Mission of a Software Architect? http://opinion.dzone.com/news/mission-software-architect#comments Business Culture Disrespect Distrust Efficiency Mission Psychology Software Architect Working Environment http://opinion.dzone.com/crss/node/1175 Wed, 20 Feb 2008 15:42:57 -0500 3706 8 rainwebs http://opinion.dzone.com/sites/all/files/avatars/picture-215370.jpg Wed, 20 Feb 2008 15:42:57 -0500 rainwebs 1175 at http://opinion.dzone.com http://opinion.dzone.com/news/will-made-india-software-produ This article discusses the reasoning as to why India should adopt a "Product Development" strategy to give a further boost to it's software exports. India has so far only been recognized with excellent talent pool in various consulting houses. It's time India starts it journey towards Software Product Development. http://opinion.dzone.com/news/will-made-india-software-produ#comments india software trends http://opinion.dzone.com/crss/node/1171 Wed, 20 Feb 2008 10:08:18 -0500 688 3 sunilbhatia79 http://opinion.dzone.com/sites/all/files/avatars/picture-165945.jpg Wed, 20 Feb 2008 10:08:18 -0500 sunilbhatia79 1171 at http://opinion.dzone.com http://opinion.dzone.com/news/7-habits-highly-effective-free I have developed these based on my freelancing experience. Though I have discontinued freelancing, but would like to share my practices with you. These are basic practices and have been developed over time with experience (good and bad). Please feel free to leave your experiences and comment on this article. http://opinion.dzone.com/news/7-habits-highly-effective-free#comments experiences freelance tips http://opinion.dzone.com/crss/node/1123 Mon, 18 Feb 2008 23:29:41 -0500 4440 3 sunilbhatia79 http://opinion.dzone.com/sites/all/files/avatars/picture-165945.jpg Mon, 18 Feb 2008 23:29:41 -0500 sunilbhatia79 1123 at http://opinion.dzone.com http://opinion.dzone.com/news/nytimes-dumb-and-dumber-americ One of this week's most emailed stories at The New York Times is "Dumb and Dumber: Are Americans Hostile to Knowledge?" Here's a brief excerpt from the beginning to give you a feeling for what the author's position is: http://opinion.dzone.com/news/nytimes-dumb-and-dumber-americ#comments digital divide nytimes trends http://opinion.dzone.com/crss/node/1103 Mon, 18 Feb 2008 09:19:57 -0500 1522 6 rick http://opinion.dzone.com/sites/all/files/avatars/picture-3.jpg Mon, 18 Feb 2008 09:19:57 -0500 rick 1103 at http://opinion.dzone.com http://opinion.dzone.com/news/9-signs-you-shouldnt-hire-web- My employer specializes in creating websites for middle-sized businesses. We rarely create "Mom'n'Pops" websites and generally don't pursue contracts with major corporations. Working with mid-size business has given me the opportunity to speak with executives and "decision-makers" within each business. Our discussions eventually end up with the other person telling me about... http://opinion.dzone.com/news/9-signs-you-shouldnt-hire-web-#comments css html http://opinion.dzone.com/crss/node/922 Mon, 11 Feb 2008 08:58:00 -0500 30000 39 davidwalsh http://opinion.dzone.com/sites/all/files/avatars/picture-238392.jpg Mon, 11 Feb 2008 08:58:00 -0500 davidwalsh 922 at http://opinion.dzone.com http://opinion.dzone.com/news/will-eclipse-rcp-ever-be-used- The Eclipse RCP is a framework for client applications that has clearly been used with great success to support the IDE itself, but when it comes to building other applications the picture is not necessarily as clear. Lately I have had to ask myself, "Will Eclipse RCP ever be used for more than the IDE and for making nerd applications?" http://opinion.dzone.com/news/will-eclipse-rcp-ever-be-used-#comments application Business documentation Eclipse eclipse RCP http://opinion.dzone.com/crss/node/853 Fri, 08 Feb 2008 03:02:22 -0500 2022 14 hugo1677 http://opinion.dzone.com/sites/all/files/avatars/picture-212186.jpg Fri, 08 Feb 2008 03:02:22 -0500 hugo1677 853 at http://opinion.dzone.com http://opinion.dzone.com/news/no-more-free-interviews A friend of mine went to a job interview today in Istanbul, Turkey. The company was situated at the other end of the city and given that there are 15 million inhabitants it was quite a long trip. He was invited by the company to do an interview for the position of team leader for software development. The guy that was doing the interview however only wanted to discuss a position as developer for... http://opinion.dzone.com/news/no-more-free-interviews#comments interview job agencies NotchUp opinion http://opinion.dzone.com/crss/node/833 Thu, 07 Feb 2008 14:58:59 -0500 919 0 sdevijver http://opinion.dzone.com/sites/all/files/avatars/picture-160772.jpg Thu, 07 Feb 2008 14:58:59 -0500 sdevijver 833 at http://opinion.dzone.com http://opinion.dzone.com/news/another-poetic-perspective-jav This vision of JavaLobby had appeared quite some time ago, before the new trends showed up... But I thought I would share it with you - now more as an edification and another way to bring smiles upon your faces :-) http://opinion.dzone.com/news/another-poetic-perspective-jav#comments funny stuff http://opinion.dzone.com/crss/node/796 Wed, 06 Feb 2008 09:50:48 -0500 1396 2 ann http://opinion.dzone.com/sites/all/files/avatars/picture-56984.jpg Wed, 06 Feb 2008 09:50:48 -0500 ann 796 at http://opinion.dzone.com http://opinion.dzone.com/news/comic-view-jcp Thinking of how people sometimes get united around one common idea, I thought of JCP as an apt illustration... The goal sounds great, the people involved are bright and brilliant, but somehow something goes wrong... http://opinion.dzone.com/news/comic-view-jcp#comments Comic humor java JCP http://opinion.dzone.com/crss/node/728 Mon, 04 Feb 2008 09:33:53 -0500 2648 4 ann http://opinion.dzone.com/sites/all/files/avatars/picture-56984.jpg Mon, 04 Feb 2008 09:33:53 -0500 ann 728 at http://opinion.dzone.com http://opinion.dzone.com/news/what-if-dzone-had-reality-tv-s What if there was a reality TV show that featured everyday programmers/software developers like you and me? It could give the rest of the world a glimpse into our jobs and see that the stereotypes are true, but they could also see that a sizable majority of folks in this profession are actually pretty normal. On top of that, young people that may be interested in going into the software... http://opinion.dzone.com/news/what-if-dzone-had-reality-tv-s#comments humor http://opinion.dzone.com/crss/node/472 Fri, 25 Jan 2008 14:58:11 -0500 2216 5 jimbethancourt http://opinion.dzone.com/sites/all/files/avatars/picture-201874.jpg Fri, 25 Jan 2008 14:58:11 -0500 jimbethancourt 472 at http://opinion.dzone.com