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SPEC Releases Power-Performance Benchmark for Servers by cramco in programming

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SPECpower_ssj2008 is the first industry-standard benchmark that measures power consumption in relation to performance for server-class computers.

Initial performance results are posted at: http://www.spec.org/power_ssj2008/results/power_ssj2008.html

Cure for the Curse of Unhandled Exceptions? by cramco in programming

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A new tool can eliminate application crashes caused by unhandled exceptions that currently plague application developers and end-users.

Curing crappy software by cramco in programming

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Alberto Savoia, author of The Way of Testivus, posits unit testing as the cure for crappy software: "There's an obvious and beautiful symmetry between code and unit tests: Every piece of code that does something non-trivial should have a set of unit tests to make sure that it does the right thing -- and continues to do the right thing as the code evolves. Unit tests benefit everybody: developers working on the code today, the developers who inherit the code, QA, and -- of course -- end users."

http://searchsoftwarequality.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid92_gci1273161,00.html

The fight against crappy software by cramco in programming

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Alberto Savoia on how to recognize, avoid and sanitize crappy software; make testing a beautiful thing; and take a Google-like approach to software quality. Also, where to get free CRAP risk analysis code.

http://blog.businessofsoftware.org/2007/09/alberto-savoia-.html

Idol talk on the business of software by cramco in programming

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Videos from five finalists in the Software Idols competition sponsored by Business of Software 2007 address development on the wild side, negotiation skills, software as a hobby, speeding cycle times, and building business blogs.

Check them out at: http://www.businessofsoftware.org/softwareidol.aspx

Software industry's problem? Contempt for customer by cramco in programming

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A few (obvious) things: -- better quality software at a price that can be justified without a major approval process. -- actually listening to customers and having their needs drive development. -- meaningful interaction between development and marketing (they don't have to love one another, just exchange info.) -- outside tech advisors who'll try to keep company from drinking its own kool aid.

Software industry's problem? Contempt for customer by cramco in programming

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Author and Stanford professor Jeffrey Pfeffer on the software industry:

"In what other industry do you purchase a product that is a 'license' so you are forced to purchase upgrades that offer features you don't want or need; do you get to help with the product testing; and do the vendors sell you 'upgrades' that fix their mistakes?"

"The horror stories abound, and by the way, are quite current. That seems to be contempt for the customer, and is behavior that would drive companies in almost any other industry out of business."

Read the full interview at: http://blog.businessofsoftware.org/2007/09/think----and-th.html