October 2006 - Posts

The next Accidental Difficulty in software
13 October 06 11:13 AM

First, go read this article by Joel: Book Review: Beyond Java . He mentions this list, of great advances that have address some accidental difficulties in software: Assemblers Algebraic languages (including Fortran) Structured languages (Algol-60 and Read More...

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Filed under: Development Practices

Backing up your data
04 October 06 11:21 AM

I've been engaged in a bunch of discussion about how to keep your personal data safe at home. I hear a lot of people say they want to build a RAID5 array in a server, and put their family photos on it. I can think of many ways to lose my data: Hardware Read More...

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Filed under: Windows Home Server