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Software in 2014

Posted on January 22, 2014 by way0utwest

What’s the state of software in 2014? Here’s one set of thoughts from Tim Bray. He works for Google, and understandably has a bit of a slant towards the Google view of the world. Or maybe that’s his view and that’s … Continue reading →

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Vendor Value

Posted on November 25, 2013 by way0utwest

This editorial was originally published on May 18, 2009. It is being re-run as Steve is on vacation. Software is a very interesting business. Where else can you produce a product that has zero marginal costs for additional units? Where … Continue reading →

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Data Will Drive the World

Posted on May 28, 2013 by way0utwest

There’s a well known essay from Marc Andreeson that talks about howsoftware is eating the world. There’s a lot of truth to this, in my opinion, and it becomes very important for more and more people to realize that software … Continue reading →

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Staging Deployments

Posted on November 30, 2012 by way0utwest

Software development can be a complicated dance. Most of us do not work for a software vendor and don’t have the strict requirements for our deployments when we control the client systems. That doesn’t mean it’s easier for us, especially … Continue reading →

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