Archive for August, 2007
Well, I just finished work on developing a new product. It is a Windows application. And the deployment part took much more time than we had estimated. Deployment is a different kind of programming altogether. People use different kinds of technologies for deployment, but we used .NET. Here I just summarize some of the issues we ran into [...]
Funny video……….
Is that phone or what!
Writing Software Requirements Specification (SRS) is a very very popular topic in software development. If you are already reading this, then I believe that you are not from a “Software Requirements are Useless” paradigm. You are already convinced that a SRS will greatly benefit your project. So why bother about explaining WHY to write a [...]
One of my all time favorite songs. Madubala is one of the most beautiful women ever. Check it out.
A very very interesting interview.
More Posts- Software Requirements Document – PurposeI have been reading the book: Agile Software Development by Alistair Cockburn It is a truly interesting book that first speaks about the role of communication in Software Development, how critical communication is for the success of any software project, how all communication is imperfect and how we still manage with it. Here is an [...]
- Tere Bina – Nusrat Fateh Ali KhanThe genius of his master’s voice.
- Career advice for people on top!Well getting on top is tough. But what happens when you get there? There are instances in life where you can get to the top very fast. So you are working for a start up. Within a couple of years you proved yourself to be one of the top performers. What next? So you started [...]
- User StoriesUser Stories are stories narrated by users about how an application or parts of application should function. Enhancements It is comparatively easier for users to write User Stories when they ask enhancements to an existing application. For example while asking for enhancements for Microsoft Outlook, a user may ask for more fields in the address [...]
- Thoughts are things“Thoughts are things” Napoleon Hill once wrote. Like bricks and steel and mortar that make buildings. Just like a brick which is red, shatters when dropped and weakens in water, thoughts have properties. Anger subsides after shouting, encouragement strengthens resolve, love reduces stress and ambition reduces love. And to observe one’s thou […]
- Software Release NumberingAll softwares come with release number. Here is how I think it can be numbered. Every release will be denoted by a four digit release number of the format A.B.C.D where A = Application Life Cycle Number This number is a function of the number of complete Software Development Cycles the application has witnessed. One [...]
- Rainy DayIt is eight o clock in the evening. I am walking out of my house. I climb two stories down and step in between the gates of my building. I open my umbrella. It is raining. A pond of water has collected just in front of my house. I step into it. It is a [...]
- Anjane Raho Mein – Lucky AliOne my favorite Lucky Ali songs
- Fleetwood MacFleetwood Mac was a great band. One of my favorites. Take a look at some of my favorite numbers from them.
- RAStik Feature TourWell, we just finished work on a Project Management System for Registered Accessibility Specialists in Texas USA. It was exiting thing to work for. Just take a look at the features.
- Software Requirements Document – Purpose
