lex parsimoniae
Nothing short of world domination will do
A good friend of mine sent me an email commenting on the changes in Apple’s Developer Program license for the 4.0 iPhone OS, and I decided to share my thoughts here, as my email grew to become the tome you see here. Image via Wikipedia Apple has, as you’ve probably heard, indicated that it will allow [...]
Self-Managing distributed applications
I recently read about the SELFMAN project on ReadWriteWeb (Coming Soon: Internet Apps that Heal Themselves). This project, started in 2006, aims to standardize and package the infrastructure needed to manage large-scale distributed applications. So far, they’ve produced some sample / reference applications using components written in Java. I don’t know if the bits themselves [...]
Apple is really pushing its luck
Apple has been the undisputed darling of electronics marketing since the introduction of the iPod. Everything they touch turns to gold, and they’ve built the mystique of the Apple brand into a legendary golden goose. Image via CrunchBase But it’s been a tough week for Apple. People have been grumbling about the arbitrary and seemingly [...]
Backwards compatibility can kill you
Image via Wikipedia “Release early, release often.” This is the Web 2.0 mantra, and it’s also a major guiding principle behind agile development proceses. In product development, conventional wisdom has it that first-to-market- or first-mover advantage is hugely important. But for software products, this can kill you by painting your product into a corner from [...]
New syncing options for WinMo phones
Image via Wikipedia Microsoft and Google have each announced syncing tools for Windows Mobile phones recently, but based on what I’m seeing, I’m sticking with a service you’ve probably never heard of. Microsoft announced “My Phone” last week, and today announced that it will be available for free. At present, it’s in limited beta, but [...]
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