Autor: Tim Strehle

I’m currently learning/exploring RDFa (try searching my blog for “rdfa”). As a total newbie to the world of RDF and RDFa, these tools and resources have been helpful so far: First, the W3C RDFa 1.1 Primer is easy reading, a great introduction to RDFa. And it links to the full specifications (which are also well-written).…

A week ago, I wrote on Twitter: “A bit harsh, but: CxOs tend to fantasize, salespeople to lie, developers to underestimate. Poor project managers (and customers).” This wasn’t intended as a rant: These are common pitfalls which contribute to software projects not being finished on time (or not at all). It’s a well-known fact that…

Henrik Kniberg – The Solution to Technical Debt: “Crap gets into the code because programmers put it in! Let me make that crystal clear: Crappy Code is created by programmers. […] However, the most probable reason for why you are writing crappy code is: Pressure. […] Sometimes the cause of the pressure is the programmers…

Can you read Derek Sivers’ book Anything You Want (from 2011) and not want to start a company? I’ve been following Derek Sivers’ blog since 2004 so I was familiar with many of the stories he’s telling in the book. But I still loved to read it. Favorite quotes: “Business is not about money. It’s…

Jeff Atwood – The Rule of Three: “We think we’ve built software that is a general purpose solution to some set of problems, but we are almost always wrong. […] To build something truly reusable, you must convince three different audiences to use it thoroughly first. […] One customer or user or audience might be…

Ralph Windsor on Digital Asset Management News – Telerik Add Digital Asset Management To Sitefinity: “This does mark a clear point of convergence between WCM and DAM – an outcome which has been talked about for some time and now looks to be definitely happening. It’s interesting to note similar trends with DAM systems starting…

Des Traynor – Product Strategy Means Saying No: “When your product gets traction, you’ll find yourself inundated with good ideas for features. These will come from your customers, your colleagues, and yourself. Because they’re good ideas, there’ll always be lots of reasons to say yes to them. Here’s 12 arguments in the style of Don…