http://perl.sys-con.com/ Latest articles from From the Blogosphere Copyright 2008 PERL DEVELOPER'S JOURNAL Fri, 04 Jul 2008 20:13:00 GMT PERL DEVELOPER'S JOURNAL 10 http://backend.userland.com/rss http://perl.sys-con.com/read/492719.htmhttp://perl.sys-con.com/read/492719.htm Sun, 27 Apr 2008 08:45:00 GMT Is software development a science or an art? The software industry treats it as a science. It uses processes like MRDs, PRDs, and functional specs to convert customer needs into software that solves their problems. Various roles like product managers, engineering managers, project managers, architects, and programmers work together to drive the process like an efficient machine. http://perl.sys-con.com/read/536718.htmhttp://perl.sys-con.com/read/536718.htm Mon, 07 Apr 2008 14:30:00 GMT The NY Times had a story yesterday, much-written-about in the blogosphere, that said that bloggers were working themselves to death. This was one article about blogging I was glad to be left out of, even so, it could have been about me, a number of years ago, when my lifestyle almost did kill me. http://perl.sys-con.com/read/463023.htmhttp://perl.sys-con.com/read/463023.htm Thu, 15 Nov 2007 13:00:00 GMT I asked what she did for a living. She said she was a software engineer working with SOA. I did not think about my plane ride much until I arrived in San Francisco to attend the SOA World Conference & Expo this past Monday and Tuesday. The first day of the conference as I walked into the hotel, guess who I saw? My friend who I met on the Turkish Airlines flight from Istanbul. What a small world, isn't it? Her company was one of the sponsors of the event.