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The Essence of Software Engineering: The SEMAT Kernel
A thinking framework in the form of an actionable kernel.
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Resilience Engineering: Learning to Embrace Failure
A discussion with Jesse Robbins, Kripa Krishnan, John Allspaw, and Tom Limoncelli.
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Weathering the Unexpected
Failures happen, and resilience drills help organizations prepare for them.
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A Generation Lost in the Bazaar
Quality happens only when someone is responsible for it.
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Getting What You Measure
There are four common pitfalls to avoid when using software metrics in a project management setting.
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Managing Technical Debt
Shortcuts that save money and time today can cost you down the road.
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The Hyperdimensional Tar Pit
Make a guess, double the number, and then move to the next larger unit of time.
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How Will Astronomy Archives Survive the Data Tsunami?
Astronomers are collecting more data than ever. What practices can keep them ahead of the flood?
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Coding Guidelines: Finding the Art in the Science
Computer science is both a science and an art. Yet, when it comes time for implementation, there is a combination of artistic flare, nuanced style, and technical...
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The Software Industry is the Problem
The time has come for software liability laws.
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ACM CTO Roundtable on Mobile Devices in the Enterprise
Finding solutions as growth and fragmentation complicate mobile device support.
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The Most Expensive One-Byte Mistake
Did Ken, Dennis, and Brian choose wrong with NUL-terminated text strings?
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Arrogance in Business Planning
Technology business plans that assume no competition — ever.
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Passing a Language Through the Eye of a Needle
How the embeddability of Lua impacted its design.
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Does Deterrence Work in Reducing Information Security Policy Abuse By Employees?
Methods for evaluating and effectively managing the security behavior of employees.
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Weapons of Mass Assignment
A Ruby on Rails app highlights some serious, yet easily avoided, security vulnerabilities.
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National Internet Defense - Small States on the Skirmish Line
Despite the global and borderless nature of the Internet's underlying protocols and driving philosophy, there are significant ways in which it remains substantively...
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System Administration Soft Skills
How can system administrators reduce stress and conflict in the workplace?
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A Plea from Sysadmins to Software Vendors: 10 Do's and Don'ts
What can software vendors do to make the lives of system administrators a little easier?
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