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Archive for April 2005
Links Roundup for 2005-04-29
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Sparklines for Minimalists:
Sparklines in Ruby Keywords: Ruby
Utility Class to Compare Objects and Graphs for Unit Testing:
Keywords: C#
Ruby and Mysql:
Keywords: Ruby/Databases
Links Roundup for 2005-04-28
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Choosing an XML editor:
Detailed review of 20 different XML editors (some free), with recommendations. Keywords: XML
From footnotes to sidenotes:
Creating sidenotes with Css3 Keywords: CSS, Webmaster
Why I Don’t Use DataSets:
Scott Mitchell explains… Keywords: ASP.Net
The Official Monster Raving Loony Party 2005 manicfesto:
Where would a UK election be without them? [...]
Links Roundup for 2005-04-27
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Want to manage tacit knowledge?:
PDF from Shawn Callahan on managing tacit knowledge with communities of practice. Keywords: KM
Give me parameterized SQL, or give me death:
Why you should use parameterised SQL in data-access code Keywords: Development
Scenario planning in project management:
Keywords: Project_Management
Aardvark:
Aardvark allows you to select various block [...]
Links Roundup for 2005-04-26
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The Continuous Environmental Scan:
Dave Pollard’s process for implementing Imperato and Harari’s Continuous Environmental Scan Keywords: KM
SessionSaver:
SessionSaver remembers loaded tabs and their history items when Firefox is manually closed, then restores the tabs and history items when next started Keywords: Firefox/Extensions
Create an intention calendar:
It’s a simple idea - [...]
Links Roundup for 2005-04-25
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Open Space Conversations:
Dave Pollard draws comparisons between good dialogue practice and the principles of Open Space Keywords: Dialogue
Deconstructing stupidity:
James Boyle article from the FT on the fallacies behind current IP law and government thinking Keywords: IPR
The Praxis Equation: Design Principles for Intelligent Organisation:
Two draft chapters from Michael [...]
Developing Deliverable Strategies - Trams Study 1
I’ve started looking at one of the pieces of pre-work for the strategy course.
Summary notes of the problem are here.
The challenge is to make the system profitable, with a strong steer to focus on increasing revenue. This post contains my first thoughts about a solution.
My first thought was to look at the constraints in [...]
Links Roundup for 2005-04-24
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Enhanced Daily Del.icio.us:
Script to extract a daily report from del.icio.us and post as an entry to a Wordpress blog Keywords: WordPress
Links Roundup for 2005-04-22
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WW II Codes and Ciphers:
Fascinating site run by Tony Sale, founder and curator of the Bletchley PArk musuem Keywords: Encryption
Links Roundup
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WW II Codes and Ciphers:
Fascinating site run by Tony Sale, founder and curator of the Bletchley PArk musuem Keywords: Encryption
Developing Deliverable Strategies
I’ve just received the joining instructions and pre-work for Developing Deliverable Strategies
There are two pieces of pre-work:
The Right Game: Use Game Theory to Shape Strategy [notes]
Will Biddiford’s Trams Make a Return? [notes]
Some interesting stuff to get my teeth into!
As I’ve noted here my learning goals are to:
Enhance my ability to think strategically
Gain further insight [...]
Links Roundup for 2005-04-20
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Pluggable Use Cases:
Keywords: Agile/Requirements
Use Case Fundamentals:
Keywords: Agile/Requirements
System Requirements Document:
Keywords: Agile/Requirements
Structuring Use Cases with Goals:
Keywords: Agile/Requirements
UseCases.org:
Collection of useful links from Alistair Cockburn Keywords: Agile/Requirements
Customizing Folders with Desktop.ini:
Keywords: Development/Windows
Use case modeling tips:
Advice from Scott Ambler Keywords: Agile/Requirements
Modeling essential use cases:
Scott Ambler on the difference [...]
Links Roundup
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Pluggable Use Cases:
Keywords: Agile/Requirements
Use Case Fundamentals:
Keywords: Agile/Requirements
System Requirements Document:
Keywords: Agile/Requirements
Structuring Use Cases with Goals:
Keywords: Agile/Requirements
Links Roundup for 2005-04-19
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.NET Encryption Simplified:
Keywords: Development/Crypto
Splits and multi-file editing:
Keywords: Tools/Vim
Why smart people defend bad ideas:
Keywords: Psychology
Links Roundup
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.NET Encryption Simplified:
Keywords: Development/Crypto
Splits and multi-file editing:
Keywords: Tools/Vim
Why smart people defend bad ideas:
Keywords: Psychology
Links Roundup for 2005-04-18
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Mock Object Patterns:
Keywords: Development/Test-Driven
Mock Roles, not Objects:
Keywords: Development/Test-Driven
Ruby Test Unit:
Keywords: Development/Test-Driven, Ruby
Endo-Testing: Unit Testing with Mock Objects:
Keywords: Development/Test-Driven
Links Roundup for 2005-04-15
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Smashing Heads Does not Open Minds:
Keywords: Dialogue
How to prevent robots caching your site:
Keywords: Webmaster
NTLM Authentication - is it worth it?:
Keywords: ASP.Net
Unit testing database code:
database testing Keywords: Development/Test-Driven
Implementing NTLM Authentication for Your ASP.NET Web Services:
Keywords: ASP.Net
Unit Testing and Isolation:
Testing Facade classes Keywords: Development/Test-Driven
Links Roundup
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Smashing Heads Does not Open Minds:
Keywords: Dialogue
How to prevent robots caching your site:
Keywords: Webmaster
NTLM Authentication - is it worth it?:
Keywords: ASP.Net
Unit testing database code:
database testing Keywords: Development/Test-Driven
Implementing NTLM Authentication for Your ASP.NET Web Services:
Keywords: ASP.Net
Unit Testing and Isolation:
Testing Facade classes Keywords: Development/Test-Driven
Links Roundup for 2005-04-13
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Intelligent Test Automation:
Keywords: Development/Test-Driven
TDD with Ruby:
Walk-through of basic TDD with Ruby Keywords: Development/Test-Driven, Ruby
Links Roundup
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Intelligent Test Automation:
Keywords: Development/Test-Driven
TDD with Ruby:
Walk-through of basic TDD with Ruby Keywords: Development/Test-Driven, Ruby
Links Roundup for 2005-04-12
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Gmail Delete Button:
Keywords: Mozilla/GreaseMonkey
Bridging the gap:
James Robertson says ‘we need to be able to go to clients and say: ”you have this problem, here is a way of solving i”. The challenge, of course, is that each organisation (or industry sector) has different challenges, cultures and [...]
Links Roundup
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Gmail Delete Button:
Keywords: Mozilla/GreaseMonkey
Bridging the gap:
James Robertson says ‘we need to be able to go to clients and say: ”you have this problem, here is a way of solving i”. The challenge, of course, is that each organisation (or industry sector) has different challenges, cultures and [...]
Links Roundup for 2005-04-11
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The Power of Influence:
Article about Robert Cialdini’s book Influence Keywords: Psychology
7 Myths About Network Security:
Keywords: Security
TestDriven.NET:
Unit testing add-in for Visual Studio Keywords: Development/Test-Driven
Links Roundup
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The Power of Influence:
Article about Robert Cialdini’s book Influence Keywords: Psychology
7 Myths About Network Security:
Keywords: Security
TestDriven.NET:
Unit testing add-in for Visual Studio Keywords: Development/Test-Driven
Introducing Agile to a legacy project:
Keywords: Agile
Constructing or Traversing URIs?:
Keywords: WebServices/REST
Links Roundup for 2005-04-08
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Lean consumption:
Keywords: Lean
Links Roundup
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Lean consumption:
Keywords: Lean
Links Roundup for 2005-04-07
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Party policies at a glance:
BBC summary of where the three main parties stand on 14 major issues Keywords: Politics
Comment on Ideas for Better Conversations:
Keywords: mycomments
Reith Lectures 2005:
This year’s Reith Lecturer is the distinguished engineer, Lord Broers who is President of the Royal Academy of Engineering and [...]
Links Roundup
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Party policies at a glance:
BBC summary of where the three main parties stand on 14 major issues Keywords: Politics
Comment on Ideas for Better Conversations:
Keywords: mycomments
Reith Lectures 2005:
This year’s Reith Lecturer is the distinguished engineer, Lord Broers who is President of the Royal Academy of Engineering and [...]
Links Roundup for 2005-04-06
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PHP/SWF Charts:
generate flash graphs with PHP Keywords: Webmaster
Four Threads Unify Reality:
Ian Glendinning reviews David Deutsch’s Fabric of Reality Keywords: Books
Links Roundup
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PHP/SWF Charts:
generate flash graphs with PHP Keywords: Webmaster
Four Threads Unify Reality:
Ian Glendinning reviews David Deutsch’s Fabric of Reality Keywords: Books
Links Roundup for 2005-04-01
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Implementing a Pattern Library in the Real World: A Yahoo! Case Study:
A case study of the definition, design, and roll-out of an interaction design pattern library at Yahoo! Inc. The process for defining the requirements, design of the application, process for defining the lifecycle of a pattern, [...]
Links Roundup
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Implementing a Pattern Library in the Real World: A Yahoo! Case Study:
A case study of the definition, design, and roll-out of an interaction design pattern library at Yahoo! Inc. The process for defining the requirements, design of the application, process for defining the lifecycle of a pattern, [...]
Links Roundup
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Implementing a Pattern Library in the Real World: A Yahoo! Case Study:
A case study of the definition, design, and roll-out of an interaction design pattern library at Yahoo! Inc. The process for defining the requirements, design of the application, process for defining the lifecycle of a pattern, [...]
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