How Well Are We Preparing The Next Generation? "There is only one problem with common sense; it's not very common."- Bryce's LawWe've got some very bright and ambitious young people joining the work force now but they are coming at a very different time in the business world. Thanks to technology, we now live and wor... Similar Editorial : Next Generation by Topbiz. | Source : Internet Parenting Classes
Craftsmanship In Business Systems Analysis Recently I wrote a paper on the general state of craftsmanship which was geared more for public consumption as opposed to any specific industry. To my way of thinking, craftsmanship is a universal concept that touches all industries, regardless if they are product or service related. This resulted in a flurry of e-mails to me questioning how it pertains to specific types of work, including...... Similar Editorial : Business Feasibility Analysis by edmondj. | Source : C# Controls
Is Systems Development An Art Or A Science? This is an important question which is ultimately at the heart of a lot of the problems in systems and software development. There is one camp that believes development to be an art form requiring free-spirited creative types of people, and another camp believing it to be a science requiring people that are more disciplined and organized.The difference between an art and a science is subtle but...... Similar Editorial : The Wages of Science by Sam Vaknin. | Source : C# Controls
When You Hit A Wall, Go Around It Years ago we were hired by a Blue Cross/Blue Shield plan to look over a new Claims Processing system they were building. The focal point of their problems centered on adjudicating claims whereby they wanted to devise an automated way to analyze a claim and determine the amount of money to be paid out. They had spent a lot of time and money analyzing adjudication and were frustrated they couldn't...... Similar Editorial : A Brick Wall by Wayne and Tamara. | Source : C# 3.5
The Cost Of Technology Not long ago I was cleaning out my files and shredding bills from years ago. Each year I dutifully box up my bills and income tax statements and store them away in case I ever need to reference them. Periodically I dispose of them after sufficient time has passed and they no longer serve any purpose. On this particular occasion I was examining what I had been paying for over ten years ago.One of...... Similar Editorial : Cost vs by cm-copywriter. | Source : Future Technology
Has Ibm Become Irrelevant? Years ago the technology industry was defined by IBM and the "BUNCH" (Burroughs, Univac, NCR, CDC, and Honeywell). One by one, the BUNCH slowly evaporated and have either been merged into other entities or taken a back seat to others, such as Digital, Wang, Data General, and others, all of which have also ridden off into the sunset. In the software industry, the big guns used to be Cincom,...... Source : Technology Transfer
The Adverse Effects Of Technology (NOTE) The following is an excerpt of my upcoming book entitled, "MORPHING INTO THE REAL WORLD - THE HANDBOOK FOR ENTERING THE WORK FORCE."Today, our society is driven by technology and some would accuse me of being an anti-technologist. Having been actively involved with the Information Technology industry over the last 30 years, I can assure you this is simply not true. I have witnessed many...... Similar Editorial : Car Ground Effects by Marc Deschamps. | Source : Vision Technology
Adverse Effects Of Technology My earlier article entitled "Adverse Effect of Technology" resulted in an avalanche of e-mail from readers, all predominantly favorable. In that article I put forth an observation that "As the use of technology increases, social skills decreases." I want to take this concept a little further herein.Before we had computers and the sophisticated communication devices we now have in the work place,...... Similar Editorial : Effects of Alcohol by . | Source : Corporation Technology
Is Software Hard? "Systems are logical, programming is physical."- Bryce's LawFor something that is supposed to be "soft", software exhibitssome pretty "hard" characteristics. The original premise behind theCOBOL programming language was to devise a language that couldbe easily ported to several computers. As we all know, this never truly happened due to computer manufacturers who tweaked the language to suit...... Similar Editorial : The Hard Disk by Pawan Bangar. | Source : C++ Programmer
Managing Crunch Time "All of your hard work, regardless of how well it is intended, is for naught if it results in a pile of rubbage."- Bryce's LawINTRODUCTIONOkay, you are under the gun to produce something by a given date; you do not have a lot of time for a robust methodology, nor are you interested in being encumbered with a lot of bureaucracy; you want to get the job done quickly and you want few problems; its ...... Similar Editorial : Credit Crunch Crisis by Elisha Burberry. | Source : C++ Programmer
What Is A Good Program Spec? "Whenever you see a ratio of 1:4 analysts:programmers you will find systems analysis being performed at the wrong time and by the wrong person."- Bryce's LawINTRODUCTIONSince the industry is preoccupied with producing software faster(and not necessarily better), let's stop and consider how we typically approach programming and allow me to put my spin on it. There are fundamentally three aspects...... Similar Editorial : Navys JAG Program by vgevge. | Source : C++ Programmer
Diagnosing System Problems "Without a road map, you might be driving in circles."- Bryce's LawINTRODUCTIONOkay, you've run your program debugger repetitively and everything checks out fine. But for some unknown reason, the whole system is inoperable. Both the software and data base design looks fine, but you are going stark-raving mad trying to locate the problem. Have you considered that it might not be a flaw in the...... Similar Editorial : Serious Eye Problems by teahupoo. | Source : C++ Programmer
Boxes And Lines "Documentation is an inherent part of the design process."- Bryce's LawINTRODUCTIONI recently overheard a Business Analyst say there was more to systems architecture than drawing boxes and arrows on a piece of paper. This may be true to a degree, but the ultimate deliverable of any engineering/architectural practice is a set of drawings from which to build a product. Architects and engineers do...... Similar Editorial : Roof Boxes by Garry Kelkar. | Source : C++ Programmer
The Dichotomy Of Systems Development Management "A Systems Development Manager speaks with a forked tongue." – Bryce's LawINTRODUCTIONIn order to be a Systems Development Manager, you have to be a lot of things: front man, educator, mentor, sage, politician, etc. Oh yea, something else, you also have to be a hypocrite. In order for you to survive in today's corporate world you have to say one thing to your superiors and staff, but then...... Similar Editorial : Management Development by mphcoach. | Source : C++ Programmer
Stress Perhaps the best way to cope with bedlam is to laugh now and then. I think my father put the best spin on it years ago when he said, I dont have ulcers, I give them.... Similar Editorial : Management Development by mphcoach. | Source : remedies anxiety depression
