November 2010
5 posts
3 tags
Software development methodologies
There are almost a dozen different development methodologies. Some are closely related to the other. I only want to highlight two, which I believe sets the main path for others:
Waterfall model
Agile software development
… and actually there is a third, which I will not write about but one needs to be mentioned as it is often confused with the Agile method: Cowboy coding.
Cowboy coding...
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New directions in web architecture. Again. -... →
Designing and publishing a stable API to a data service becomes the highest priority!
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How to recognise a good programmer →
Posted by daniel Tue, 13 Nov 2007 13:28:00 GMT
How do you recognise good programmers if you’re a business guy?
It’s not as easy as it sounds. CV experience is only of limited use here, because great programmers don’t always have the “official” experience to demonstrate that they’re great. In fact, a lot of that CV experience can be misleading. Yet there are a number of subtle cues that...
October 2010
2 posts
2 tags
Automatic Link Building with High Rankings in Mind
The following article is also available in Linkvana.com newsletter.
Establish Your Blog for Instant Traffic with Social Posting Why Use A Blog for Traffic Generation? Most people who own a blog will make some posts to it and then hope for traffic. This will rarely ever work. You’ll need to proactively promote your blog posts to get traffic. Each new post is an opportunity to get more...
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Create Automated Website Tests with Ease →
Great tool for website testing, unit tests or debugging: Fake
September 2010
4 posts
How to make a link request →
So you’ve found some great link prospects. And
you’ve created some great reasons why someone should link to
you. Now you want to make an approach and craft a great link
request. But are your link requests missing the most vital
ingredient? Ken McGaffin asks the question and gives the
answers.
A few years back, it used to be that a polite email would set
you off on your link...
1 tag
Facebook is replacing the “Ignore” button with a...
I read it on Mashable.com that Facebook is replacing the “ignore” button with a “Not Now” button. This is a great move from Facebook. It will keep all connections live even if they are not confirmed. This lets Facebook better target ads and searches. It is also helpful for users.
Read here the full article to find out how it works and what it means for you. This maybe the...
The SEO Friendly Way to Use Tabbed Menus →
Most of
the tabbed content I see online is implemented
backwards.
They have on-click javascript events that “show”
hidden content when a tab is clicked. It is a perfectly white-hat
way to get more content into a limited amount of page real estate.
But why not show content to non-java users instead of hiding it?
Or, to put it another way – why hide all content
until the user...
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Why Big Software Projects Fail: The 12 Key...
A friend of mine sent the link to this useful and informative study. It is a must read to anybody who is planning to launch a new software project (not necessary online).
This article explores the reasons for these failures and reviews the questions to consider in improving your organization’s performance with large-scale software projects. Not surprisingly, considering these same...
August 2010
2 posts
10 Essential Free E-Books for Web Designers →
August
18, 2010 Grace Smith
While many may still
prefer print for long-form reading, e-books are
gaining popularity as a worthy digital alternative. Aside from
all the usual benefits of digitizing a book (faster searches, less
page-flipping, linked pages, additional resources, etc.), e-books
are a huge help to digital and online professionals.
There are now e-books available on...
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Great Place to find country names in different...
List of country names in alphabetical order in English and German (or other languages), with the official names and alternative names.
July 2010
5 posts
1 tag
New on Geni: Forty Languages. One Family Tree
Geni is now available in over forty languages. Choose your language from our list of languages and Geni will immediately appear in that language. Each user chooses their own language, so your relatives can choose a different language and continue working on the same tree. If English is your first language, you don’t have to do anything to continue using Geni in English.
Choose your...
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How to pick a co-founder
(This extremely useful article was taken from Venture Hacks. Enjoy.)
Picking a co-founder is your most important decision. It’s more important than your product, market, and investors.
Jobs and Woz
The ideal founding team is two individuals, with a history of working together, of similar age and financial standing, with mutual respect. One is good at building products and the other is good at...
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Good advice for startups
Great resource with lots of must read articles:
http: //venturehacks.com
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As Caffeine Takes Effect, Best Practices Rule
Caffeine allows Google to index more pages in more languages than ever before to produce the most relevant results for the online user. So what does that mean for rankings and long-term health of websites? In this case, SEO best practices continue to shine:
Ensure the site uses siloing (theming) best practices, so the search engine and the online user can navigate it with ease to find what...
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Using Web Analytics to Uncover Problem Pages on...
Landing page optimization and testing can often produce double-digit conversion rate improvements that help transform the economics of an online business.
Given that, I’m often asked. “How do I get ideas for what to improve or test?” A starting point is web analytics related to your website’s content, which can provide many important clues to uncover and prioritize...