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Develop an intranet to save time, money, and effort

August 15, 2002 12:43pm PDT

Interaction is key! What I've found missing from most intranets is employee interaction. Typically, an intranet's content is strictly controlled. While this might be good to ensure quality and...

3 Started by sparent | Latest comment by era82

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Turn your senior developers into mentors

August 18, 2002 10:05pm PDT

Guru == Unemployable? The archetypal 'guru' who shuns human interaction cannot go far in this world, can they? There is only one place people like that can function effectively and that place is...

7 Started by deetee2000 | Latest comment by mahendral

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Is SQL a legitimate programming language?

August 23, 2002 12:21am PDT

No, it isn't! SQL developers live and breath within the database of their choice. I would consider SQL a scripting language of the particular database vendor. SQL developers are nowhere near Java...

19 Started by Goober Bob | Latest comment by admin@...

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Just say no to a centralized program management office

August 28, 2002 12:15am PDT

All true All the comments in the article were true. Most particularly, the problem of getting isolated from the development team(s). I've seen people sitting proudly in an office covered in charts...

4 Started by changecontrol | Latest comment by sandie.mcculloch@...

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Build a release checklist to track software development

September 4, 2002 3:09am PDT

Knowing when software is "done" How does your team know when software is ready to release? Are there elements that are on your release checklist that Patrick doesn't mention in his article? Have...

10 Started by Mary Weilage | Latest comment by checklistexpert

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Should you choose Linux for development?

September 9, 2002 9:14pm PDT

Kylix anyone? http://www.borland.com/kylix/index.html More to add You miss a few things about developing on Linux/Unix. Many 'applications' are in fact web-delivered, so although they may...

10 Started by kelby.price@... | Latest comment by kirovs@...

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The role of the .NET CLR in creating a global development framework

September 17, 2002 5:23pm PDT

Question When you lose .net frameworkdyn.dll how can you reinstall it? No such thing I checked MSDN and there's apparently no such thing as a "frameworkdyn.dll". RE: The role of the .NET CLR in...

4 Started by bshoemaker@... | Latest comment by gopianands@...

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JavaScript supports object-oriented development

September 17, 2002 11:27pm PDT

A few comments It is surprising how many JavaScript "experts" don't know about the OO features of the language. I'd like to add a few things learned over the years. 1. Inheritance is much easier...

7 Started by davidhusnian@... | Latest comment by fuhtahxhit

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Write your VB apps so deleted files are recoverable

September 19, 2002 8:34pm PDT

Doubt-on-setting-const Could not understand the chunck that you set with FO_DELETE = &H3; FOF_ALLOWUNDO = &H40; Why you set that. I understand by commenting, the operation is stopped and no...

3 Started by maruthakumar@... | Latest comment by calemchoem@...

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Will .NET kill off all the VB6 developers?

September 25, 2002 12:03pm PDT

VB 6 Will be around I manage a team of 7 programmers and we have years of VB 6 apps to maintain. We are currently building new stuff with J2EE and .Net so I have had my guys trained in both. I'm...

24 Started by hraindev@... | Latest comment by jdimairho@...

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Download these guidelines for developing a disaster recovery plan

October 3, 2002 2:35am PDT

Sounds Good!! These are guidelines that we should keep handy. Sound Advice Entirely too often I have seen companies with absolutely no disaster recovery procedure of any kind in place. I've...

6 Started by mcgowanbirlj@... | Latest comment by mfstuart

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Developing a simple database client solution using Microsoft Access

December 23, 2002 7:29am PST

Spread sheet 'hammers' I find it amusing that a company used a spread sheet for something that is better set up as a database. But I don't find it too unusual. Over the years I have seen quite a...

45 Started by generalist@... | Latest comment by mlee3680

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What to do when impossible project deadlines are common procedure

January 19, 2003 10:50pm PST

Consider an iterative SDLC Iterative software development life cycles were developed in response to this very question. Most users are unable to think about a system in the completely abstract...

3 Started by ProcessGuy | Latest comment by mukunddhaygude1@...

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What XHTML means for wireless development

January 23, 2003 1:15pm PST

Nice Article Informative article RE: What XHTML means for wireless development very good, make me more clear for mobile web.

2 Started by shanti.y@... | Latest comment by youzx@...

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Developing your .NET certification strategy

February 15, 2003 7:51am PST

starting programing hey everyone I'm a student in high school and I want to start programing pc's but need free help or programs as well.. I"LL appreciate all your help Thanks,Daniel n. c. Good...

3 Started by dannyme109cito@... | Latest comment by mubashir422@...

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Using Oracle database event triggering to develop distributed applications

February 26, 2003 11:15pm PST

Thanks. More...? Thanks for the article on Oracle. Keep them coming. More Oracle.... This article fits right in with a project that I am currently working on. Thanks!!!! I AM NOT ABLE TO...

4 Started by blarman | Latest comment by EFortunato

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Prove your skills with a Lotus Notes/Domino version 6 certification

March 26, 2003 12:21pm PST

Good improvements I like the version 6 environment, but I haven't had a chance to tackle any real application development. My company is apprehensive about upgrading. RE: Prove your skills with a...

2 Started by Goober Bob | Latest comment by dsunil@...

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Five tips for developing the soft skills IT pros need

April 1, 2003 12:14am PST

The problem begins here! The fact that there has been no discussion on this topic until now emphasizes the severity of the problems discussed. If this article had been on setting up one of the...

11 Started by stevej@... | Latest comment by kondai

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Easily develop work breakdown structure charts with Project and Visio

April 28, 2003 10:32am PDT

Often misused The Visio and Project tools are often underutilized; people need to spend the time to fully understand their features to take advantage of them. Keeping it simple for Stakeholders...

6 Started by Goober Bob | Latest comment by ds@...

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Get good results by hiring experience

May 11, 2003 10:06pm PDT

Thank you It's heartening to read some common sense on this issue. There was a recent article and discussion about hiring "raw talent and passion" over experience that slanted in the opposite...

17 Started by rick@... | Latest comment by Falconeer