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April 2008 - Posts

Friday, April 25, 2008 11:08 AM

Discussing uncomfortable questions

For those with critical thinking habits, let’s cogitate about this: If day after day goes by with nobody discussing uncomfortable questions like these , won't the good people of my country be guilty of making things worse?” —Donald E. Knuth Could this
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Monday, April 21, 2008 8:48 PM

Update on what is software development -art or science- debate

This is an update on my internal inquiry: What is software development, art or science? Not surprisingly, the act of programming digital computers is both, art and science. Now I know. Actually, the simple question “what is software development, art or
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Monday, April 21, 2008 8:09 PM

Belief and behavior

A belief is —for practical purposes— something that we thought is true. The incredulity or disbelief is a case of belief where we thought of a belief to be false. To doubt about something means to keep the related true-false judgment in suspended or pending
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Friday, April 11, 2008 1:19 PM

The "What's coming after X?" question

What could be say about the question: What's coming after X? Where X could be: Object-orientation Software engineering best findings Agile development The context for the question: Asked by blind advocates of X Usually young people (mental youth mainly)
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Monday, April 07, 2008 10:45 AM

Learning items in software development

A subjectively created list of books about software development grouped in the following categories: Category I: Practitioners sharing their hard-won and thoughtful experiences. Category II: Foundational knowledge. Category I: Practitioners sharing their
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