Author: stanley
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Agile Software Development by Martin
This book is simple. This book is complex. This book covers a lot of relevant information. This book is practical. This book is written in an easy to read, concise way. This book has become one of my favorite books. All in all, this is a great book. First, the simplicity. Martin covers quite a…
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Continuous Learning by Reading
I was slipping… I got my B.S. in Computer Science from NJIT after four years. I spent another two years there and got my M.S., in CS as well. In between, I got my first full-time job. I can say that everything was going well. What could be better? Yet, not realizing it, I was…
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Professional Software Development by McConnell
Steve McConnell is one of my favorite writers. He writes in an interesting and easy to follow way. There is only a few (that I know of) in the software industry that do it as good as him. This book is a general overview of the whole software industry. It’s general, but contains some good…
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Learning GoF Design Patterns and Refactoring
To learn design patterns is not easy. It’s one thing to just read about them and think you know them. It’s another thing to actually know how to use them, and to remember them as time passes by. I must admit, there is only a couple of the GoF patterns I remember. I read about…
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AJAX with J2EE
There’s been a lot of talk about AJAX (Asynchronous JavaScript and XML). Mainly because of what Google is doing with it. But AJAX, in my opinion, will be a key part of web development in the future. If you’re involved in web development, you will have to learn it (this year or next). I actually…
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Software Craftsmanship by McBreen
I’m disappointed. I expected more from this book. Being that I want to become a software craftsman, I thought this book is going to give me a fairly clear direction on how to get there. There are some bits and pieces of it, but not very convincing. What I did not like about this book,…
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Soft-Eng World in Apr 05
I’ve been reading some really good articles lately. Below, you’ll find the best ones. Readings of the Month J2EE Project Dangers by Humphrey Sheil If you are involved in J2EE development (seems like everybody is, lately), this article is a must read. It’s well written and very practical. And the article makes me think about…
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How to Position Yourself
I liked this article, How to Position Yourself as the Top Candidate by Jeff Hocking. It probably gives you the information you heard somewhere else, but you choose to ignore it anyway. As the number of hiring companies increases, you’ll have more choices. Therefore, make sure you choose a company that fits your needs. Do…
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My Goals for Next Couple Years
Ever since I read Goals by Brian Tracy, I’ve been writing my 10-15 goals every night as the last thing before I go to sleep. I am going to share the goals that pertain to becoming a software craftsman so you get a sense of where I am going. First, I’d like to know J2EE…
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IT Employment On Upswing?
According to a report by Information Week, it is. It looks like the unemployment rate for IT professionals is 3.7%. which is close to the lowest rate reached at the end of 2001. Are things looking better for us? I think so. And altough things still look a little murky, it looks like the situation…
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