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Glitch Watch - 250,000 cell phone subscribers without service
Approximately 250,000 cell phone subscribers lost service for most of Tuesday this week in Vermont and neighboring states. According to the Brattleboro Reformer, a “software issue” caused the problem, which caused the loss of Unicel̵
Video: New Features in Java 6
With JavaOne commencing this week, there will be much persuasion for those not yet upgraded to Java 6 to do so. Although not as rich in features as the move to Java 5 was, Java 6 still has benefits. My favorites include: - A scripting engine (Rhino)
Glitch Watch - Volvo recalls 65,000 cars
Ford Motor Company announced this week that it will recall 65,000 Volvo V70 and XC70 cars because of a problem with the software that controls the side-impact air bags. Apparently the recall applies only to cars in Europe. According to Volvo’
Book Review - Implementing Lean Software Development: From Concept to Cash
Tom and Mary Poppendieck are two leading evangelists of Lean software development who share their experiences at conferences on a regular basis. Their first book was an excellent introduction to lean principles and tools, and this book continues the
Glitch Watch - Lower than low fares at Aer Lingus
Glitch Watch is a bit abbreviated this week by virtue of the fact that I am on the road which severely limits the amount of time I have available to sort through the mail bag. However, one story did catch my eye this week. Irish airline Aer Lingus
Video: Cease Inspections
When investigating Lean for the first time, books and articles that give an overview of the principles and tenets of Lean can appear to be contradictory. For example many managers may question how Cease Inspections can be advocated where a basic prin
Glitch Watch - Nuclear software fault goes undetected for 28 years
Stillwater, MN: the Stillwater Lift Bridge got stuck in the open position for more than two hours this week after its controlling computer got “confused”. According to Minnesota Department of Transportation spokeswoman Mary McFarland-Bro
Glitch Watch - TomTom gets lost in FLA
Problems with a new $3m automated trip reservation system caused difficulties last week for disabled users of Chicago’s paratransit system. Apparently, computerizing the dispatch system was supposed to make things better for the roughly 6,000
Video: Small steps
When your manager says: “We expect you to write good quality code,” many people, especially junior developers, will freeze, thinking about code structure, performance, best practices, company coding standards, patternsÂ… the list goes on a
Glitch Watch - Turkey hunters forced to wait in line
Wednesday last week in Lake Placid, FL, residents were warned to boil water after a computer glitch caused the town’s water storage tanks, which together hold some 300,000 gallons, to run dry. By Friday, the water was back on, and certified dr
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Ruby-on-Rails Start-up Gets $6.2m in Funding
Ruby On Rails News Desk wrote: FiveRuns Corporation, a pioneer of monitoring products for Ruby on Rails, described by some as the new Java, has gotten $6.2 million in funding from Austin Ventures. The money is earmarked for acceleration product development, sales and marketin...
AJAXWorld Conference Announces "Ruby on Rails" Session
online shopping wrote: There's definitely something to be said for Resource Oriented Architecture in terms of simplicity but let's move on and start discussing not how simplistic it is when pitted against Service Oriented Architecture but how useful it is. Take a look at the ...
Testing in Ruby on Rails
Ruby on Rails News Desk wrote: You've just finished writing your Ruby on Rails application, your test suite tests your models and controllers in depth, but you still can't tell from your tests if your RJS responses are functioning properly, or if a Javascript error is happeni...
Microsoft Distributes Pre-Alpha Code of IronRuby for Silverlight
Silverlight News Desk wrote: Microsoft has sent out pre-alpha code of IronRuby, its version of the Ruby language that will let developers write .NET programs in, well, Ruby and suggestively IE and the Safari browser programs using the soon-to-be Adobe Flash-like Silverlight 1...
Ruby on Gears Will Exhibit at the Enterprise Open Source Conference & Expo This Week
Ruby on Gears News wrote: Ruby on Gears is a content plus framework built in 100% Ruby on top of the popular Ruby on Rails. Ruby on Gears provides a turn-key user & administration environment suitable for CRM, Project Management, Document Management, Corporate Intranets, Expe...
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