Dennis Forbes - Pragmatic Software Development

Postings By Dennis W. Forbes

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Posted Date Title/Link Synopsis

December 16th, 2005 Podcasting An assessment of the realistic impact and importance of podcasting

December 13th, 2005 Adoption = (Functionality - Cost) ^ Ease of Use How small usability changes dramatically change usage patterns

May 4th, 2005 Satvertising Will large scale advertisements targeting satellite images be the next ad trend?

September 11th, 2004 Mini-Reviews Micro-reviews of various topical things

September 5th, 2003 Time keeps on slipping... Oh how time flies when you're having fun.

January 1st, 2003 Likes/Dislikes Random things that amuse or abuse me at a given point in time.

October 2nd, 2002 A (Sun)Day In Toronto This is nothing more than a couple of scans of pictures taken of the Toronto Financial District on September 22nd, 2002.

August 13th, 2002 The Democracy of <A> A brief discussion of Google's page ranking technology

July 28, 2002 The Tragedy of the Internet Commons So you're thinking of boosting your site revenue by launching dozens of pop-ups...

December 17th, 2001 The Resurgence of Internet Appliances Internet appliances have had a bad run of luck, and this much maligned child of the internet revolution is consider dead by many...or is it?

August 29th, 2001 Of Software Coding Styles Learn the #1 super best mondo way to make quality code that will amaze and inspire all who look at it.

June 19th, 2001 Another One Bites The Dust With the collapse of Suck.com another mainstay in web content creation (since 1995) has disappeared. When will the bleeding stop?

April 29th, 2001 From Zero to Demo in 10 seconds flat Misperceptions based upon the ease of creating interactive graphical appliations have led to grossly incorrect assumptions about the complexity and time required to build software systems. I rant about two situations that I've seen far too often.

March 13th, 2001 Hey Jerk : Get Off My Computer! A rant fresh from fighting a devious popup window engine.

March 6th, 2001 Energy Conservation Energy conservation can avoid situations like what occurred in California, and it can save you $ while reducing the resources consumed and pollution needlessly put into our environment.

February 24th, 2001 Micropayments: The Salvation of the Net? The advertiser driven model of net financial support is failing miserably and old standbys are downsizing or shutting down. Are micropayments viable, and will they save the content of the net?

February 21st, 2001 E-Conomy or dotCon? The nightly news rushes to report the latest victim of the .COM collapse...but is it really a .COM collapse, or it it just a good old fashioned pyramid scheme having run its course and run out of victims?

Disclaimer: These are opinion pieces and as you know, opinions change. Dennis is not claiming these opinions to be immutable (or even remotely correct), and indeed he constantly re-evaluates what he thinks and what he believes, as arguing for something purely because you did in the past is folly. Also the views and opinions expressed do not necessarily represent the opinions of yafla, and should never be construed as such.

Posted Date	Title/Link	Synopsis
December 16th, 2005	Podcasting	An assessment of the realistic impact and importance of podcasting
December 13th, 2005	Adoption = (Functionality - Cost) ^ Ease of Use	How small usability changes dramatically change usage patterns
May 4th, 2005	Satvertising	Will large scale advertisements targeting satellite images be the next ad trend?
September 11th, 2004	Mini-Reviews	Micro-reviews of various topical things
September 5th, 2003	Time keeps on slipping...	Oh how time flies when you're having fun.
January 1st, 2003	Likes/Dislikes	Random things that amuse or abuse me at a given point in time.
October 2nd, 2002	A (Sun)Day In Toronto	This is nothing more than a couple of scans of pictures taken of the Toronto Financial District on September 22nd, 2002.
August 13th, 2002	The Democracy of <A>	A brief discussion of Google's page ranking technology
July 28, 2002	The Tragedy of the Internet Commons	So you're thinking of boosting your site revenue by launching dozens of pop-ups...
December 17th, 2001	The Resurgence of Internet Appliances	Internet appliances have had a bad run of luck, and this much maligned child of the internet revolution is consider dead by many...or is it?
August 29th, 2001	Of Software Coding Styles	Learn the #1 super best mondo way to make quality code that will amaze and inspire all who look at it.
June 19th, 2001	Another One Bites The Dust	With the collapse of Suck.com another mainstay in web content creation (since 1995) has disappeared. When will the bleeding stop?
April 29th, 2001	From Zero to Demo in 10 seconds flat	Misperceptions based upon the ease of creating interactive graphical appliations have led to grossly incorrect assumptions about the complexity and time required to build software systems. I rant about two situations that I've seen far too often.
March 13th, 2001	Hey Jerk : Get Off My Computer!	A rant fresh from fighting a devious popup window engine.
March 6th, 2001	Energy Conservation	Energy conservation can avoid situations like what occurred in California, and it can save you $ while reducing the resources consumed and pollution needlessly put into our environment.
February 24th, 2001	Micropayments: The Salvation of the Net?	The advertiser driven model of net financial support is failing miserably and old standbys are downsizing or shutting down. Are micropayments viable, and will they save the content of the net?
February 21st, 2001	E-Conomy or dotCon?	The nightly news rushes to report the latest victim of the .COM collapse...but is it really a .COM collapse, or it it just a good old fashioned pyramid scheme having run its course and run out of victims?