Posts for February, 2007

Feb 28, 2007

What Made Me Think About Accessibility

Ian Lloyd asks when did I start considering accessibility. I am not a designer, so ironically it is easier for me to answer. My entry into Web programming was quite late, and one of the things I did when I started was to visit other sites. [Continue]

Feb 28, 2007

Engineering And Manufacturing

Alistair Cockburn highlights the commonalities between engineering and manufacturing. Apply it to software engineering and you might come across some problems that you have already experienced. A lot of times, as a software engineer, I like to show off how it is different from the others. [Continue]

Feb 28, 2007

Tools For Distributed Teams

Alex Iskold lists software for virtual teams. A team with geographically distributed members needs more assistance from software for collaboration. There has been a growing trend in distributed teams and being a part of one I have experienced some of its pros and cons. [Continue]

Feb 27, 2007

Developer Testing Master

Alberto Savoia thinks up a Developer Testing Master. A specialist who will bridge the gap between development and QA. I do not believe this applies in all cases, but I agree that as the development grows and as the testing grows, the gap grows too. [Continue]

Feb 27, 2007

Bloggers Not Responsible For Comments

Bloggers can feel safer. Federal Court ruled that a blogger cannot be sued for what a commenter says. Fair enough, though like someone said in the Slashdot discussion, a suit against the commenter is not that all frivolous. [Continue]

Feb 27, 2007

Drupal Association

Drupal is seeking support, and have created the Drupal Association. It is an organization to help the open source project. If you look at the list of responsibilities mentioned, it does not include Drupal development, but everything else supporting it. [Continue]

Feb 26, 2007

Design Free Of Process

There are times when you feel that you had the freedom to invent everything. That you did not have to worry about reinventing or following on what others have said or processes that other have laid or standards and best practices that others have recommended. Free of everything, a chance to start from scratch without any imposition or the way things are to be done. [Continue]

Feb 25, 2007

And The Winner Is

Not me! But as I had said earlier, I am quite happy with even the status of a nominee. Congratulations to Amit Agarwal, Arunn and the team behind WATBlog for grabbing the top places under the Best Science/Technology Blog category. [Continue]

Feb 25, 2007

Now Supporting OpenID For Comments

This blog now supports OpenID for comments. I got a favorable response and that was enough for me to use it here. I am using the wpopenid fork created by Will Norris. [Continue]

Feb 25, 2007

Shiksha India Might Boost Open Source Usage

Shiksha E-Learning Portal was launched last month. It is done by Shiksha India is a non-profit organization created by the Confederation of Indian Industry to aid in educating underprivileged students. CII-Shiksha is a non-profit initiative working with schools, colleges and other institutions to enable create a paradigm shift from I.T. [Continue]

Posts for February, 2007

What Made Me Think About Accessibility

Engineering And Manufacturing

Tools For Distributed Teams

Developer Testing Master

Bloggers Not Responsible For Comments

Drupal Association

Design Free Of Process

And The Winner Is

Now Supporting OpenID For Comments

Shiksha India Might Boost Open Source Usage

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