compute.org.za
A blog by aisnt
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Industrial Computing
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The Third Software Engineering Colloquium (SE10)
Creating value by enhancing software engineering in the Western Cape Background to the Colloquium Enhancing software engineering in the Western Cape is essential if the region is to achieve its potential of becoming a world-class, global exporter of software and other ICT-related products and services. With this
5 Perfect Platonic Solids
Carl Sagan led me to review the existence proof of the 5 perfect Platonic solids as a schoolboy. Beautiful maths but completely useless - this theory caused self-inflicted confusion for thousands of years. Why is it relevant in a blog about computers and science? Well, the Not Even Wrong
Indices
According to one of the opposition parties South Africa does worse and worse every year in its ranking on benchmark indices. Now while I am sceptical of these indices, they are quite concerning. For example, if the developed world took its own medicine with regard to economic "reform" it
Certified Software Development Professional
Here is an article from the IEEE discussing Certification and their the Certified Software Development Master / Professional / Associate program. Whether you agree with certification or not, included is a nice history.
South African investors
Here is a picture of a South African investor: say your company turns over R2 million per year (in my mind then you are a micro industry, however you are now one step beyond seed financing, and probably in the realm of angel investors.) In all likelihood you have
Agile vs CMMI
There is a lot of angst and anger generated whether the Agile methodology or more formal methodologies like CMMI are 'right' for software. Then there is the crowd that pulls the term 'methodology' apart, into 'framework' and 'process'. In an article by Sarah Sheard, she draws your attention to
$250m MS-HP deal to benefit SA
ITWeb By Nicola Mawson, Johannesburg, 14 Jan 2010 The deal will see investment coming to SA, says HP's Manoj Bhoola. Microsoft's $250 million collaboration with HP is set to benefit about 10 000 channel distributors in SA. The deal, the largest to date in the companies'
The language of exclusion vs excellence
The language of exclusion is often used in IT - "'web designers' are not real IT professionals"; "SCRUM is better than XP"; "Microsoft is better than Ubuntu"; ... This uncritical approach is not useful, intelligent or professional. Unfortunately this language of exclusion is not confined to IT, being the
Cloud growth outstrips rest of industry
ITWeb Cloud computing has a bright future over the next four years, according to HP's VP and GM of software products, Robin Purohit. Speaking at HP's annual Software Universe Conference, in Hamburg, Germany, Purohit said although HP is not here to hype the technology, cloud does have the
Eating Your Own Tail: HPC in 2009
Linux Magazine Douglas Eadline, Wednesday, December 23rd, 2009 Truth is stranger than fiction. The connection that helped end HPC careers and companies in 2009 At various times, I start to write science fiction stories in my head. You know that place where all the books I have
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