Annoying Software

May 21st, 2008

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One of the funniest things i read this morning… or maybe it was the tea?
“And yes, when I ask to exit the software, that’s because I really want to, not because I’m having a crisis of doubt.” (The bold is my emphasis)
LOL How many times have you joked about this? Are you really really really [...]

IT “Industry”

February 22nd, 2008

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I say “industry” but there’s no real regulation put in by the government (at least here) which keeps the industry in check. For one, it’s not illegal to provide IT services or build software without a licence, while in more established industries, it is illegal to, for example, provide medical, financial, engineering or manufacturing services [...]

Crack My App

January 21st, 2008

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What do you do if someone asks you to do something illegal?
Of course (and i do sincerely mean and hope, “of course”) the first response is to just say “No”. But does it end there? Maybe it depends, maybe it doesn’t?
Well, I was asked by a company to crack some software. Everything was totally illegal [...]

Quality

December 26th, 2007

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Much has been said about quality of software, and even more attention has been given to it. Further, a lot of methodology, and general how-to-do-stuff from project management to code implementation, even design and testing is focused on quality, including the ubiquitous “best practices” and framework collections out there. But then it struck me. All [...]