Saturday, September 3, 2011
Friday, September 2, 2011
Microsoft.com : Windows XP : command shell overview : %CD%
Microsoft Windows XP - Command shell overview
%CD% : Returns the current directory string. That's like $PWD in a Unix shell.
Windows environment variable %CD%
Environment variable - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Examples from Microsoft Windows: "%CD% : This variable points to the current directory. Equivalent to the output of the command cd when called without arguments."
emacs on OS X: switching to overwrite-mode via shortcut?
On Unix/Linux is assigned to the Insert key, but how are things on OS X?
stakeholder - Wiktionary
stakeholder - Wiktionary: "A person or organisation with a legitimate interest in a given situation, action or enterprise."
The Right Process: Use only reliable technology that serves people and processes
Your team has to be masters of the tools they use.
The Right Process: Work like the tortoise, not the hare
Rushing repeatedly to short-term deadlines can produce poor quality and burnout that destroys products and teams.
The Right Process: Pull work to avoid overproduction
An overproducing group produces waste by creating backlog. Produce only when the downstream group request it.
Toyota Production System Principles: Respect for people
Even if a process fosters the delivery of quality software, it is a failure if it does so at the expense of the workers who employ it.
Toyota Production System - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Toyota Production System - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: "The Toyota Production System (TPS) is an integrated socio-technical system, developed by Toyota, that comprises its management philosophy and practices. The TPS organizes manufacturing and logistics for the automobile manufacturer, including interaction with suppliers and customers. The system is a major precursor of the more generic "Lean manufacturing." Taiichi Ohno, Shigeo Shingo and Eiji Toyoda developed the system between 1948 and 1975."
Pillars of Software Craftsmanship: Share
We share what we've learned. We build the good examples others learn from. We are all simultaneously masters and apprentices, teachers and students, mentors and mentored, coaches and coachees.
Thursday, September 1, 2011
Redefining Discipline: Know when to call it a day
A few more minutes of digging might crack a tough problem, but so could a night's sleep. Learn when to stop.
keep it simple by introducing features and complexity only when demanded, no sooner
From card#3 Principles Behind the Agile Manifesto: Maintain a constant pace indefinitely:
To maintain a consistent rhythm of delivery, the team must adapt through retrospection. An incremental mindset helps sustain this rhythm: keep it simple by introducing features and complexity only when demanded, no sooner.
To maintain a consistent rhythm of delivery, the team must adapt through retrospection. An incremental mindset helps sustain this rhythm: keep it simple by introducing features and complexity only when demanded, no sooner.
it is effective to bypass paperwork and just talk to people
From card#2 The Agile Values, aka the Agile Manifesto:
you may need "the things on the right" (column) to succeed with agile, but it is effective …
Google+: members of circles, that get notified via e-mail
I think, this can be a rather annoying feature for those, that get notified via e-mail. I rather remove them from the relevant circles.
Gone again: James Gosling leaves Google - The H Open Source: News and Features
Gone again: James Gosling leaves Google - The H Open Source: News and Features: After less than six months, the inventor of the Java programming language turns his back on Google to join Californian start-up Liquid Robotics ...
He is also devoloped the Gosling Emacs quite a couple of years ago.
He is also devoloped the Gosling Emacs quite a couple of years ago.
SCO vs Linux: it's over - The H Open Source: News and Features
SCO vs Linux: it's over - The H Open Source: News and Features: In the SCO case, the US Court of Appeals has fully confirmed the previous court's decision: the copyright to Unix is owned by Novell
iPad vs Android tablets: onto the next round - The H Open Source: News and Features
iPad vs Android tablets: onto the next round - The H Open Source: News and Features: So far, none of the iPad competitors have really stood out from the crowd; however, the IFA trade show is heralding a wave of new tablets: Sony, Samsung, Medion and other vendors have all announced devices
Security breach at kernel.org - The H Open Source: News and Features
Security breach at kernel.org - The H Open Source: News and Features: An attacker managed to obtain root privileges at kernel.org, the main distribution site for the Linux kernel and for a variety of Linux-related software. However, the developers say that it is unlikely that malicious code has been injected into the Linux source code
Atlassian Confluence: Enterprise Collaboration and Wiki Software
- atlassian.com/software/confluence/
- atlassian.com/software/confluence/docs/
- Confluence Wiki Markup (referring to developer releases)
- Confluence Wiki Markup – "Atlassian OnDemand Documentation" – for the latest released version
- MediaWiki lets you edit sub-units of an article, Confluence doesn't.
- in preview mode MediaWiki lets you preview and edit the source below the preview pane; Confluence doesn't let you view both aspects at the same time.
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