Kategorie: Tim’s Weblog

Robert D. Currier at linux.com – FusionCharts Free: Cross-platform charts that rock: „If you’ve struggled with GNUplot, JPgraph or other charting applications, FusionCharts Free is a breath of fresh air. Have you dreamed of finding a charting and graphing application that is simple to install, easy to configure, and drop-dead gorgeous? Stop dreaming and download…

Gojko Adzic – Put the web server on a diet and increase scalability: „HTTP sessions are often used to store frequently accessed user-specific information, but that is wrong. It is error-prone from the consistency perspective, but it also significantly inhibits scalability. […] I strongly suggest using a proper caching mechanism instead of session objects for…

Gojko Adzic – Delivering useful software: „If an iteration produces software that can really be used every day, then ship it and make the clients use it. It is definitely useful to get feedback early, but having something go live, even if it causes rework or throwing away parts of software later, is much much…