Java programming best practices - Create interfaces for your Dao classes
Java programming best practices - Create interfaces for your Dao classes By Alvin Alexander. Last updated: October 22 2016 One Java programming "best practice" that has been strongly reinforced for me...
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The magic of deadlines (Software best practices) By Alvin Alexander. Last updated: June 3 2016 Wow, I've been reminded lately how important deadlines are. I've been working on this website all summer,...
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Software cost estimating - Cocomo model variables By Alvin Alexander. Last updated: June 3 2016 Over time I hope to write more posts about software cost estimating, but for today I just want to list...
View ArticleOne thing a business analyst should ask about any requirement
One thing a business analyst should ask about any requirement By Alvin Alexander. Last updated: October 22 2016 As a business analyst (or any person interested in writing software requirements and...
View ArticleSoftware best practice: Never say “X% done”
Software best practice: Never say “X% done” By Alvin Alexander. Last updated: May 8 2018 Note: This is a post from 2007 that I just updated a little bit because I think there’s still some value in it....
View ArticleAn intense curiosity about how things are done
An intense curiosity about how things are done By Alvin Alexander. Last updated: January 29 2017 In his book, The Universal Tone: Bringing My Story to Light, Carlos Santana writes about hearing other...
View ArticleThe “reduce, reduce, reduce” mantra applied to writing
The “reduce, reduce, reduce” mantra applied to writing By Alvin Alexander. Last updated: February 23 2017 One philosophy I have about writing technical material is that I want to condense the material...
View ArticleFocus on the road, not the wall
Focus on the road, not the wall By Alvin Alexander. Last updated: September 16 2017 “When someone learns to drive a race car, one of the first lessons taught is that when you are going around a curve...
View ArticleDeming’s 14 Points for Management
Deming’s 14 Points for Management By Alvin Alexander. Last updated: October 30 2017 Read more about Deming’s 14 Points for Management Way back in the late 1970s and early 1980s the U.S. economy wasn’t...
View ArticleA software self healing pattern (part 1)
A software self healing pattern (part 1) By Alvin Alexander. Last updated: March 1 2019 Over the last 18 months I've been working with a 24x7 manufacturing group, and no matter what I say, they always...
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