Clever Design
TDD for Infrastructure
Test Driven Development (TDD) is an important principle for producing quality software. This is not a new concept. The Extreme Programming (XP) agile methodology (1999) outlined the concept before the acronym became more widely accepted as “Another requirement is testability.
Read moreWatching what you say?
Marten has opened the 2008 MySQL Conference and Expo this morning in Santa Clara. What was funny in the early slides was the photo showing the burning of the IPO Prospectus.
Read moreWeb Site – Stumble Upon
This week eBay bought Stumble Upon . Popular names that are also eBay companies include PayPal and Skype for example. It’s rather cool, it lists hot sites that people discover. As if I didn’t have enough to look at.
Read moreClever Design – Lost Password
Type: <td> Image </td> Source: <td> <a href="http://www.okcupid.com/lostpassword">Online Web Site</a> </td> Comments: <td> Takes a boring but essential component of any community web site and gives clear sense of what we have all done at some time previously.
Read moreClever Design – Australian Beer Export
Type: <td> Image </td> Source: <td> Billlboard inside Brisbane Airport </td> Comments: <td> Simplicity, appropriateness with poster location and with a great Aussie icon. </td>
Read moreClever Design – Presenting your business card visually
Type: <td> Image </td> Source: <td> <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/jbrenman/shift-happens-33834">Online Slide Presentation</a> (See Slide 67) </td> Comments: <td> Provides your details with that human touch, subtle but personal </td>
Read moreNew Category – Clever Design
I am sometimes really impressed by Clever Design in print media or TV media. Over the years I’ve even collected piles of ideas, who knows where they all are now. Time to consolidate into one area, a new category on my Blog aptly named “Clever Design”.
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