Topic: Software Development
The 170 million software debacle known as the FBI Virtual Case File is a textbook example of large scale software development gone wrong. On IEEE Spectrum Radio, Peter Neumann, Robert Charette, Steve Bellovin and Matt Blaze comment on mismanagement of the development and implementation of the project, where to place the blame for the project flopping, and the difficulties of developing large scale software implementations.
Hardware vendors need to stand up and support open source software solutions that meet the needs of their customers. Christine Martino, VP of the Open Source and Linux Organization at Hewlett-Packard, speaks at the 2006 MySQL User's Conference about HP's commitment to Linux and the open source community. Learn about how HP is helping their enterprise customers leverage the power of open source software.
Open source Web server software available under the Apache license powers many corporations. Standing behind and supporting much popular Apache software is Covalent Technologies. Learn why Covalent contributed its proprietary modules back to Apache, and how it indemnifies customers using code Covalent doesn't own. CEO Mark Brewer also explains how Covalent chooses which Apache projects to support, and why it expedited its support of the Geronimo application server.
Mark Shuttleworth founded the Ubuntu project in 2004 with the aim of producing a free, high quality desktop OS. In this presentation Mark outlines the core values of the Ubuntu project and his vision for it's future. He covers topics including governance, transparancy, certification, support and collaboration. His passion for 'delivering on the promise of free software' is clear throughout and helps explain the rapid rise of Ubuntu.
Alistair Cockburn, one of the creators of the Agile Development Manifesto for software design, believes that software development is dependent on people speaking out and that one of the most important tasks of a software developer is to "bring your boss bad news". He joins Phil and Scott in a discussion of software engineering, as both a term and a process. He also relates his experiences with teaching software development methods with other cultures, as well as number of his articles related to the topic.
While many software evangelists preach that it matters to establish a culture where we talk about and accept mistakes, few go ahead and talk about their own. Leading heads of Adaptive Path reveal what they did wrong and what they learned from it. Mistakes in project management and especially in communication may lead to months of work wasted.
Are your users passionate? You need to seduce their legacy brains, says Kathy Sierra, who has successfully seduced the brains of countless readers of O'Reilly's Head First book series. Find out what turns users' brains on, holds their attention and even brings them to the Koolaid Point. Listening to Kathy talk about how what our brains care about could change how you interact with your users - and they'll thank you for it.
Mobile phones have evolved into a mature media platform capable of much more than just making calls or processing textual data. Nokia is empowering developers with APIs for their mobile platforms. At the 2006 Emerging Telephone Conference, Srikanth Raju, who works at Forum Nokia's technical services, presents the company's plans for mobile, VoIP and open source technologies.
Larry Wall, the creator of Perl and author of "Programming Perl," delivers the tenth 'State of the Onion' address at the 2006 Open Source Convention. In this wacky annual speech, Wall rambles (as he puts it) about things marginally related to all things Perl. Listen to an entertaining take on the state of Perl and the community around it.
MySQL is encroaching upon enterprise space from its early beginnings of being a humble lightweight web database for hackers, geeks and hobbyist programmers. With customers preferring the subscription model of software licenses, the new economy is changing. The ecosystem is the new computer and collaboration, the new operating system. MySQL CEO Mickos gives an update on how MySQL AB is doing, including a view behind the scenes of the business, the vision, the phenomenal growth, and some of the plans for the future.
