Analysis: In shift, IT vendors outsource R&D to India. Companies tap India to reduce development costs [InfoWorld: Top News] LOB: This is primarily anecdotal (there's no numbers that justify the concept that a "shift" is occurring or accelerating), but it's interesting to see companies like Ericsson and Cisco being …
more ...I'm not the biggest fan of the Americans with Disabilities Act, but I'm shocked to read that a judge has ruled that it doesn't apply to cyberspace. Of all the endeavors that might deserve a mandate of accessibility, I would rank computer programs (at least, commercial Web sites) very high …
more ...WebPutty upgrades app dev platform. Version 6 features visualization [InfoWorld: Top News]
more ...Women take note: Shoe-size: No. Finger-length: Yes. I guess this explains the continued popularity of those foam "#1" hands.
more ...Bird with 14-foot wingspan reported in Alaska Keep your kids indoors.
more ...Highly recommended: Focus Night & Day Contact Lenses. I had pretty much given up on contact lenses as my eyes have become less tolerant over decades of staring at a computer monitor for mumble, mumble hours per day. After saving my pennies for Lasik, I decided the operation wasn't right for …
more ...EJB Bashing. Listen to the EJB's go Pop. [James Duncan Davidson]
It's interesting to see the java bloggers are starting to agree that EJB isn't a good idea.
There was another interesting thread about this a week ago, which is well summarized in James Strachan's weblog.
[Andres Aguiar's Weblog]
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more ...John Lam has written a cross-language "weaver" for adding aspects (as in aspect-oriented programming) into .NET languages. Aspects allow one to compose behavior based on the method signature of a target program. In that sense, they're similar to .NET's native attributes. The difference is that attribute behavior is restricted to …
more ...Just met with Ed Kaim and Melissa Hovis of Microsoft and Waggener Edstrom to discuss the .NET Compact Framework. Without violating NDA, I can say that it is my opinion that post-desktop form factors such as phone-enabled handhelds (especially with GPS or E911 location info) and tablets represent a huge …
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