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Methods & Tools - News, Facts & Comments Edition - May 2007
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MySQL Waits for an IPO
The "M" company of the LAMP acronym has increased its revenues to about $50 million in 2006, up from $34 million in 2005. According to a speech given by its CEO Marten Mickos at the recent MySQL user conference, the company is also close to breakeven, even if this is not a specific goal. MySQL earns money selling supports for its database product.
MySQL is the dominant player of the open source database market. Its strength has forced Microsoft and Oracle to offer free basic versions of their own databases. MySQL has been a target for Oracle in the past. Oracle did not get MySQL but instead acquired InnoDB, the editor of one of the transactional engine behind the MySQL database. To justify the IPO, MySQL's CEO declared that some customers will deal more easily with a public company. The IPO could also provide funds to acquire other companies. Both MySQL and Zend (the company behind PHP) are de facto managing the products that are the foundations of many Web sites. I think that the best interest of Web developers is that these companies stay independent. They could be acquired more easily by a competitor after an IPO, depending on the attitude of the new shareholders.
http://www.mysql.com/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LAMP_%28software_bundle%29
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* M&T Industry Press Releases Channel
You can view the last product and company press releases from software development tools vendors on:
http://www.softdevtools.com/modules/news/
*** Job Propositions ***************************************************
Senior Software Process Engineer
Pearson Educational Measurement is the world’s largest educational test processor and a leader in developing educational software. We currently have an opening for a Senior Software Process Engineer to train and coach software development teams, product owners, and facilitators (ScrumMasters) in the use of agile software development values, principles, and practices. This position will work with software development teams and other engineers/architects to ensure that processes fit within the larger context of all business processes, metrics, and QA activities. The ideal candidate would have experience as a ScrumMaster or implementing agile practices in a large software organization. Qualified candidates will have a Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of four (4) years experience with software development or process improvement. Candidates must have knowledge and experience with agile methods and the ability to lead projects. Pearson Educational Measurement is located in Iowa City, Iowa, a vibrant University community. We offer competitive salaries, exceptional relocation program a comprehensive benefit package, opportunity for advancement and a great place to work! If you are interested in joining our team or would like to learn more about us, check us out at: www.pearsonedmeasurement.com. Please apply on-line to posting "Senior Process Engineer" (# 19177) or send your resume to: Margo [dot] Massey [at] Pearson [dot] com
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* The Relative Importance of Web Development
If you follow the evolution of software development on Internet, you may have the impression that every new development is Web based and that the main areas of concern are whether you should develop new application with Ruby on Rail or if you should choose Flash rather than Ajax for the interface. However, if you ask developers, you may find that the Web is not as ubiquitous in their work as you may think.
Click here to see the complete results
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* Estimating the maintenance efforts
Our current poll wants to know what percentage of your software development budget is devoted to maintenance. Maintenance is defined as process of correcting, enhancing and optimising deployed software. Go to [Polls] to participate and to see intermediate results.
*** Conferences ********************************************************
* IBM Rational Software Development Conference June 10-14, Orlando, USA
Join the 2,500-plus great minds from around the world that to join in the conversation: "What Keeps Me Rational?", by attending the IBM Rational Software Development Conference at the Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin in Orlando, Florida. This year program promises over 285 technical sessions, hands-on workshops, certification testing, inspiring and informative keynotes, technology demonstrations and a multitude of networking opportunities. For more information or to register to attend go to
http://www.ibm.com/rational/rsdc
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* European SEPG, June 11-14 2007, Amsterdam
The European SEPG is the largest and most authoritative event in Europe focused on current practice and thinking in process improvement models, methods and techniques that support business goals. This practical, industry-based conference aims to help systems and software professionals understand how process improvement can be utilised within their organisations: the issues, pitfalls and how to succeed. It also brings together the industry leaders and practitioners to discuss new ideas, approaches and experience-based results.
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* Agile Open Europe Summer 2007, June 11-12, Hilversum, The Netherlands
Agile Open Europe is a two day Open Space conference, meant for practitioners with some degree of experience with an agile way of working. It is a peer to peer conference where you co-create the conference while it happens. "
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* XP 2007, June 18-22 2007, Como, Italy
XP 2007, the leading world event on the topics of Agile software development, will be held in Como (Italy) on June 18-22, 2007. It offers a unique forum for executives, managers, software practitioners and researchers from labs and academia to meet together and discuss their needs and new ideas regarding agile development methods, practices, and tools.
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* SPICE Days 2007, June 18-20 2007, Frankfurt/Main, Germany
Register now for the International SPICE Days 2007! Topics: Automotive SPICE, Finance SPICE, Safety, Medical and Space, Agile and Innovation and more. Special: iNTACS Provisional Assessor Update Course and Exam in one day only!
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* ProjectWorld Regional June 19-22 2007, Boston, USA
Advance Your Career, Advance Your Team, and Advance Your Organization. This event is geared to the overall discipline and rigor of project management and business analysis at both a micro and macro level.
http://www.projectworldregional.com
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* SOAWorld Conference 2007 + Enterprise Open Source Conference
June 25-27, 2007 New York, USA
The SOAWorld Conference & Expo 2007, co-located with the Enterprise Open Source Conference and the first Virtualization Conference, will take place on June 25-27, 2007 at the Roosevelt Hotel in New York City, together delivering the #1 i-technology educational and networking opportunity of the year. Register Now and Save!
Register as a Methods & Tools reader with coupon code "mtgold" and get a $50 discount on Golden Pass
https://www3.sys-con.com/june07/registernew.cfm
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* Ubuntu Live July 22-24 2007, Portland, USA
Useful, accessible, customizable, and freely available, Ubuntu is the most popular Linux variant on the planet. Ubuntu Live is being launched to provide a meeting place for Ubuntu users, contributors, and partners - and the Ubuntu-curious. Learn how Ubuntu can make a critical difference in your business or project and engage with the global open source community at the largest Ubuntu gathering yet. Register by June 4 and save $150. Methods & Tools readers will save an additional 35% if they use discount code ubu07mht when they register.
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* O'Reilly Open Source Convention 2007 July 23-27 2007, Portland, USA
Now in its ninth year, the O'Reilly Open Source Convention is the bazaar of open source technologies, welcoming new voices and projects alongside the platforms, languages, and apps that started the open source movement. More then 2500 open source professionals come together to network, learn, and share the latest knowledge around open source software. Methods & Tools readers save 10% when they use discount code os07mtht. Register by June 4 and save even more.
http://conferences.oreillynet.com/os2007/
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* Real-World Java Seminar August 13, 2007, New York USA
The Real-World Java Seminar is a one-day event that's packed with technical presentations delivered by the Java industry experts. Attending this event will allow you to take a fresh look at the architecture of your the projects you're working on now, and can serve as a roadmap for your further development as a Java professional. Register Now!
Register as a Methods & Tools reader with coupon code "mtgold" and get a $50 discount on Golden Pass
https://www3.sys-con.com/aug07java/registernew.cfm
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* Agile 2007, August 13-17, 2007, Washington DC, USA
The Agile 2007 conference is for any individual or organization interested in succeeding with Agile in the areas of software development, leadership, team development, education or research. Learn on how to successfully implement Agile methods by choosing from hundreds of practical, interactive sessions led by Agile thought leaders, experts and developers.
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* SDL Forum September 18-21 2007, Paris, France
"The SDL Forum is held every 2 years and is one of the most important events in the calendar for anyone involved in System Design Languages and modelling technologies. It is the primary conference event where the evolution and use of these languages is discussed. The 13th SDL Forum will be held during the third week of September 2007 in Paris."
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* AJAXWorld Conference & Expo 2007 September 24-26, 2007 Santa Clara CA, USA
On September 24-26, 2007 over 1,000 developers, architects, IT managers, and software professionals of every stripe will be converging in Santa Clara, CA to attend the West coast AJAXWorld Conference & Expo -- the most comprehensive meeting on the most significant technology subjects of recent times: AJAX, Rich Internet Apps & Web 2.0. Register Now & Save!
Register as a Methods & Tools reader with coupon code "mtgold" and get a $50 discount on Golden Pass
https://www3.sys-con.com/sep07/registernew.cfm
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* ProjectWorld & the World Congress for Business Analysts
Flagship
November 13-16, 2007, Anaheim, CA – Disneyland Hotel
Collaborate to Accelerate Organizational Performance and ROI. This event will help you better communicate the significant of building business value and organizational excellence TOGETHER.
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* Software Development Articles
Some of the last interesting additions to http://www.softdevarticles.com:
* Smells to Refactorings
This handy cheat sheet maps code smells to their likely refactorings with corresponding page references to source material contained in the books Refactoring: Improving the Design of Existing Code by Martin Fowler and Refactoring to Patterns by Joshua Kerievsky.
http://www.softdevarticles.com/modules/weblinks/singlelink.php?lid=605
* Invasion Of The Dynamic Language Weenies
A critical and humorous look at the increased usage of dynamic (interpreted) languages for Web applications.
http://www.softdevarticles.com/modules/weblinks/singlelink.php?lid=610
* Bare-Naked Languages or What Not to Model
Domain-specific language (DSL) technology was introduced at Microsoft as part of the software factories methodology. While DSLs are useful as stand-alone languages, placing them in the context of a software factory makes them more powerful and helps avoid some common pitfalls in applying the technology. This article explains how DSLs fit into the software factories methodology and how using the methodology can help DSL developers avoid some common pitfalls.
http://www.softdevarticles.com/modules/weblinks/singlelink.php?lid=618
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* Future Issues of Methods & Tools
In future issues, you will find articles on:
- * TDD for Embedded Software
- * What's Wrong with Agile Approaches
- * Evaluating Web Testing Tools
- * Personal Quality Management
- * Software Factories
- * Requirements for Outsourcing
- * Agile Retrospectives
- * Lean Configuration Management
- * Earned Value Management for Agile Projects
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