"It ain't braggin' if you can do it."-Dizzy Dean, 1930's baseball player
Size and effort is all what matters eventually :-). Estimation of work is really a tricky job. Here are a few resources I think a good start point to gather estimation techniques: Books and papers o Brooks, F., The Mythical Man Month, Addison-Wesley o COCOMO II Model Definition Manual, University of Southern California, 1991 (for more information visit \\.sunset.usc.edu/cse/) o Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers Inc., Glossary of Software Engineering Terminology, IEEE Std 610.12-1990, ......
I have been quite off of the blog scene here for a while. The product I was working on has been released, a time for a breather now and so, starting on a lighter vein, here are some interesting trivia about names : -): ADOBE> This came from name of the river Adobe Creek that ran behind the house of founder John Warnock. APPLE COMPUTERS> It was the favourite fruit of founder Steve Jobs. He was three months late in filing a name for the business, and he threatened to call his company Apple Computers ......
Reverse Engineering:A method of recreating software system components for which the source code is missing, out of date, or is otherwise not in agreement with existing components. Disassemblers and decompilers are examples of Reverse Engineering Tools.www.users.qwest.net/~... The process of analyzing an existing system to identify its components and their interrelationships, and to create representations of the system in another form or at a higher level of abstraction (Dictionary.com).\\.rigi.cs... ......
Another good work done by Vamseedhar . He has moved Interview Questions to a new dedicated site with comments option and no registration required and the url is http://www.geekinterview.com/.
Check this out.
Vamseedhar has been doing a great job, first with
http://www.exforsys.com/ and now, he has come up with
http://www.itquestionbank.com/, its a site with different ebooks, tutorials, articles, code samples, ceritifcation questions etc. Good job done. Check out this site.
Check this out -> TechTarget's 'Paul Gillin' offers top 10 trends to watch in 2005:
http://whatis.techtarget.com/definition/0,,sid9_gci1042466,00.html
Check out this compilation on CSTE Exam details and preparation strategy by Siva Rama Krishna:
http://geekswithblogs.net/srkprasad/category/48.aspx
Now, this is really interesting, Michael Swanson (now with Microsoft) built a cardboard cutout of himself and sent it along with his resume as the “model Microsoft employee” to Redmond. Quite an innovatie idea :-) and he did get invited for an interview with Microsoft and got selected too:-).
Check this out: http://weblogs.asp.net/mswanson/archive/2004/08/21/218216.aspx
“Methods and Tools” is a pretty good on-line magazine on software development, testing and management: http://www.methodsandtools.com/
Past issues can be downloaded from the following location (it's free): http://www.methodsandtools.com/mt/download.html
Check out Joel Spolsky’s (Fog Creek Software, Inc) advice for Computer Science Students: http://www.joelonsoftware.c... Here are Joel's Seven Pieces of Advice for Computer Science College Students: Learn how to write before graduating. Learn C before graduating. Learn microeconomics before graduating. Don't blow off non-CS classes just because they're boring. Take programming-intensive courses. Stop worrying about all the jobs going to India. No matter what you do, ......
By Trina Mukherjee in \\.rediff.com Illustrations By Dominic Xavier http://specials.rediff.com/... Here are the mistakes one can make while deciding about a suitable career. 1. Going by scores This is the most common and biggest mistake one can make. "Many factors determine one's choice of career -- aptitude, personality, interests and skills -- apart from scoring high marks in one subject or the other. You cannot let your one-time marks decide your whole future. 2. Succumbing ......
What makes a good tester Check out the following writeups by experts on the topic 'what makes a good tester': By Boris Beizer: http://www.sqatester.com/qa... Joel Spolsky: http://www.joelonsoftware.c... Harry Robinson: http://www.stickyminds.com/... Rob Davis: http://www.robdavispe.com/f... By Michael Hunter: http://blogs.msdn.com/micah... ......
Interesting!
Check this out: http://blameindiawatch.blogspot.com/
This keeps a track on ‘Blame India’ news :-).
Quality magazine's Top 100 Quality Plant list are impressive companies that lead their respective industries. They strive to balance quality issues with customer demands for today's and tomorrow's business environments. The article can be accessed at: http://www.qualitymag.com/C... Following are the top 5 companies that improve processes, empower workers and satisfy customers: 1. General Electric2. General Motors3. Honeywell 4. ......
One of my friends forwarded this link to me which have a compilation of tutorial links on the web and it looks really a very good compilation,check it out: http://stommel.tamu.edu/~baum/programming.html
This free Function Point Training Manual provides a step by step instruction on how to count function points, can be downloaded from:
http://www.ifpug.com/Function%20Point%20Training%20Booklet%20New.pdf
For any difficulty downloading the manual, send a mail to: david@softwaremetrics.com
"Harvey Roy Divinagracia" has designed a Function Point Calculator, this can be accessed at:
http://www.engin.umd.umich.edu/CIS/course.des/cis525/js/f00/harvey/FP_Calc.html
Indian Parliament passed the Information Technology Bill in May 2000 which is known as the Information Technology Act, 2000. This IT Act, 2000 contains the Cyber laws. This act has founded the legal framework for electronic records and other activities done by electronic means/ways. The IT Act provides for the following amongst many other things: Legal recognition of electronic records E-commerce Digital signatures E-governance Cyber crimes, etc. The IT Act 2000 can be downloaded from the following ......
Check out this learning material for PMP certification compiled by "Abrachan Pudussery": http://www.youpm.com
W Edwards Deming set out the following 14 points for management: 1."Create constancy of purpose towards improvement". Replace short-term reaction with long-term planning. 2."Adopt the new philosophy". The implication is that management should actually adopt his philosophy, rather than merely expect the workforce to do so. 3."Cease dependence on inspection". If variation is reduced, there is no need to inspect manufactured items for defects, because there won't be any. 4."Move towards a single supplier ......
It’s undoubtedly one among the best commercials I have ever seen. It’s a complicated Honda Accord commercial that required 606 takes to get right and was achieved without the use of computer-generated images. The commercial ends with the words “Isn't it nice when things just work?" Really worth a look (I guess most of us have already seen this, but it deserves a second look too :-)). http://multimedia.honda-eu.... http://screeningroom.boards... ......
A compilation of SQA/Testing interview questions can be found on the following locations: http://www.techinterviews.c... http://www.techinterviews.c... http://www.geocities.com/xt... http://www.eng.mu.edu/corli... Capability Maturity Model (CMM) Interview Questions:http://www.onesma... -Devankur ......
“Do unto others until they hate you“.
James A.Whittaker in his site http://www.howtobreaksoftware.com/
In this age when concurrent development has replaced sequential development, Agile Modeling and Lean Software Development has assumed vital importance. It's basically a systematic approach to identify and eliminate waste through continuous improvement, flowing the product at the pull of the customer in pursuit of perfection. Lean Software Development goals include developing software in one-third the time, with one-third the budget, and with one-third the defect rate. IT "reduces defects and cycle ......
(Collected from Internet) Question: How many testers does it take to change a light bulb? Answer: None. Testers just noticed that the room was dark. Testers don't fix the problems, they just find them. To the optimist, the glass is half full. To the pessimist, the glass is half empty. To the good tester, the glass is twice as big as it needs to be. There was an software tester who had an exceptional gift for finding all bugs. After serving his company for many years, he happily retired. Several years ......
One of my friends forwarded an email to me the other day with the the following, which i think is worth a look. Am jotting it down here: Be a voracious and strategic learner. Build a wide repertoire of transferable skills-- those that (a) are not likely to become obsolete any time soon, and (b) will make you more valuable no matter where you go or what you do. Be a knowledge-worker no matter what you do; leverage skill, knowledge, and wisdom in every project you undertake, every task you accomplish, ......
This is a write up by Eric Steven Raymond and its really a good reading about how to ask smart questions:http://www.catb.o... Another write up about asking Yes/No questions:http://homepages.... -Devankur ......