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Guest Post: Succeeding With Reuse In The Enterprise

March 17, 2011 by Vijay Narayanan
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Who doesn’t like the idea of reuse? It’d be like saying you don’t like mom, apple pie and puppies (or kittens if you’re a cat person). We can all say that we like the concept – but putting a successful reuse program into action has been a challenge. To help increase the chances of success in running a reuse effort, we can embrace two... [read more]

Software- Does Moore’s Law Suddenly Matter Less?

March 8, 2011 by Brad Feld
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A post in the New York Times this morning asserted that Software Progress Beats Moore’s Law. It’s a short post, but the money quote is from Ed Lazowska at the University of Washington: “The rate of change in hardware captured by Moore’s Law, experts agree, is an extraordinary achievement. “But the ingenuity that computer scientists have... [read more]

Share Software Assets With Care

April 12, 2010 by Vijay Narayanan
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An often ignored aspect of systematic software reuse is the need for integration maturity – both with respect to existing and new consumers of shared reusable assets. With all the excitement about the benefits of sharing software assets across projects, it is easy to forget the ramifications of reuse. Remember: Thoroughly and... [read more]

Selecting New Business Software - The First Thing to Ask Is - WHY?

January 8, 2009 by CarlLewis
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Typically, the first thing I ask when meeting with a new prospective customer is, "Why are you looking for new business management software for your business?" I am probably jusy overly curious, but given more than a few years in the industry, it still amazes me that people actually want to undertake the challenge. By now, most people... [read more]

The End Software Patents Coalition

November 13, 2007 by Brad Feld
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My railing against software patents shouldn't be new to you, dear reader.  Recently, this tilting at windmills has generated some attention.  Among other things, a new group of interesting people is forming a coalition named End Software Patents. This group is being spearheaded by several very smart people, including Ben... [read more]

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